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GulfCoast66

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20. Coastal surge prone areas and other areas are being evacuated

Reply to ananda (Reply #18)

Thu Sep 7, 2017, 03:50 PM

Sep 2017

Plus mobile homes and other substandard housing.
There is no way the entire peninsula can be evacuated and no need for it.

Many of us have done this before. This one looks to be bad, but most Floridians are best off staying in their homes.

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The weather guy on CNN just said.... [View all] CloudsInMyCoffee Sep 2017 OP

He just said..if you are in a Miami Condo hi-rise that is 'hurricane proof' HipChick Sep 2017 #1

This is seriously scary as hell. CloudsInMyCoffee Sep 2017 #2

My friend lives in one of those in Jacksonville Beach. She's moved to a hotel near the airport... Hekate Sep 2017 #6

One of my best friends, upped and retired to one of those condos HipChick Sep 2017 #8

I don't think most hurricane proofing is rated to take those kind of wind/gust speeds if straight RKP5637 Sep 2017 #9

Exactly...and one point...condo's in Miami were selling a dime a dozen HipChick Sep 2017 #10

Plus a lot of the buildings were built before the stiffer hurricane codes. A lot might have RKP5637 Sep 2017 #13

A friend in Miami leftynyc Sep 2017 #16

This is a nightmare lately lillypaddle Sep 2017 #3

Question of the day.... CloudsInMyCoffee Sep 2017 #4

Belated welcome Delphinus Sep 2017 #23

Thank you very much! CloudsInMyCoffee Sep 2017 #31

Yes, it's going to be strong bearsfootball516 Sep 2017 #5

That's what we're doing. No way are we going to get into the evacuation mess. If on the keys or RKP5637 Sep 2017 #11

On another thread - Hollywood FLA Mayor "shelter in place" not enough gas to get everyone out underpants Sep 2017 #7

Yeah, IMO the roads can sometimes be more treacherous than the hurricane. With that RKP5637 Sep 2017 #12

A friend of mine, Delphinus Sep 2017 #24

I'm not surprised at all. Plus, guns are now permitted for evacuations. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2017 #28

On the positive side we left the Paris agreement over cost to the US Johonny Sep 2017 #26

hunkering down here in Pinellas County onethatcares Sep 2017 #14

If I could make a suggestion leftynyc Sep 2017 #17

I know this is not the right place to say this, but you made me think about it, so I wont Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #27

Construction cranes in Miami still up? irisblue Sep 2017 #15

I saw a report last night not enough time to bring the cranes down gratuitous Sep 2017 #19

Ooh, Delphinus Sep 2017 #25

Yes ornotna Sep 2017 #21

It's really crucial to evacuate from Florida. ananda Sep 2017 #18

Coastal surge prone areas and other areas are being evacuated GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #20

there isn't any evacuation left anyway onethatcares Sep 2017 #32

I'm assuming those are gusts? Yesterday I heard gusts up to 225 were expected. Native Sep 2017 #22

Those Trump buildings will probably fall like a house of cards. TheBlackAdder Sep 2017 #29

GOOD Skittles Sep 2017 #30

Praying MFM008 Sep 2017 #33

You know, that's a lot of people to pray for. Chellee Sep 2017 #34

God is going after Mar a Lago ... L. Coyote Sep 2017 #35