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Warpy

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4. You can't even get everybody out of Miami

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Original post)

Sat Sep 9, 2017, 02:19 PM

Sep 2017

Even if they've got a car in the family and they all cram into it, they drive for 8 hours and they're still in Florida, flat and swampy Florida. The best you can do in a thing like this is try to cram as many people as possible into substantial buildings inland.

Even if the storm doesn't strengthen significantly once it leaves Cuba and stays a 3 or so, this is going to suck and some people are likely to die. We hope they're all Darwin candidates, but that is not often the case. Mostly, they're people who think cinder block walls will save them and don't realize the roof isn't attached all that well. They didn't go anywhere because the car was low on gas and traffic was gridlocked by the time they realized the storm was headed their way.

I just hope they got everybody out of South Beach. They flood during lunar high tides on sunny days.

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Evacuating Florida [View all] PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 OP

if you are prepared and the house that was built to take the forces beachbum bob Sep 2017 #1

I've read customerserviceguy Sep 2017 #8

. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #13

Thanks, didn't know about that one. customerserviceguy Sep 2017 #14

There have been a number of hits. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #17

complacency has always been a problem in florida with hurricanes and new residents beachbum bob Sep 2017 #23

Storm surge and flooding is another result of the storm, which produces monsoon like rains. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #15

florida house had stringent building codes for years then to cheapen construction and speed beachbum bob Sep 2017 #24

There are expensive homes on a sand spit out of Mobile dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #25

rules should be simple, home owner assumes all risk when building in a flood zone beachbum bob Sep 2017 #29

I did a quick estimate in another thread using numbers that traffic engineers use. reposting here: drray23 Sep 2017 #2

Tallahassee reported no gas as of yesterday dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #9

There were stations with gas last night csziggy Sep 2017 #26

evacuate to where exactly? nt msongs Sep 2017 #3

You can't even get everybody out of Miami Warpy Sep 2017 #4

Yeah. I'd rather ride out the storm in my home than in my car TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #5

Yup. Scurrilous Sep 2017 #7

And the gridlock gives you Hurr. Rita scenario dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #11

Thanks to all of you for your replies. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #6

Where are 20 million people going to go? cwydro Sep 2017 #10

Yes, I know. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #16

Non-Floridians don't necessarily understand that not everyone is situated the same. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2017 #12

Not all can evacuate for different reasons. William769 Sep 2017 #18

Apparently reading comprehension is not what it used to be. drray23 Sep 2017 #19

Thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #21

I drove from Miami to Orlando last night on the turnpike Awsi Dooger Sep 2017 #20

I like to think that if I lived in Florida PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #22

Your Mature Approach RobinA Sep 2017 #30

Not a Fl expert by any means crazycatlady Sep 2017 #27

And that really is the problem. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #28