Jeb declares statewide emergency..... twin tropical storms.

[madfloridian]

Just got an alert from
www.baynews9.com

[Ducks In A Row]

1. God hates Florida for stealing all those votes

and not voting out Jeb and his goons.


ha ha ha ha ha

[tridim]

2. God is pissed at the Bushes

He/she is throwing his/her one-two punch.

[WLKjr]

3. OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Doooohhhh! we just did what falwell did after 9-11.

Hope they make it through Okay down there in FL.

[Ducks In A Row]

24. not like falwell

we were asked to do it.


(get it, get it, I did an alan keyes)

ha ha ha ha

[WLKjr]

59. that was worth a minnehaha, lol

and I am not talking about the place along the tracks going up pikes peak cog railroad either....lol.

[yellowcanine]

4. Poor Jeb - he was hoping the "emergency" would come Nov. 2

so he could cancel the election and have the state legislature pick the electors. "Dang! Foiled again!"

[madfloridian]

5. My thanks for all the concerns shown here.

Geez

[Cha]

8. Do you live by any of the Tropical Storm warnings,

madflor?

I went through a hurricane on Kauai in '92 so I can relate to tropical storms.

[madfloridian]

9. Could be either one for us. Most Floridians here did not vote Jeb.

I thought that crap was over with here. I don't recall when the whole state has been under emergency alert.....no one seems to know how it works...or doesn't work.

[Bridget Burke]

18. Hey, most Floridians didn't vote for his brother, either!

Batten down. As a Texan I've also been thrrough a few storms. I've seen my entire state bashed by the ignorant.

Next time a big quake hits out West, I'm sure some will think it's God's vengeance on the ungodly.

[mourningdove92]

10. Sometimes we tend to have tunnel vision.

Right now, we see Bush conspiracies everywhere!!!

Are you in a safe place? Is this a normal thing to declare a State of Emergency? The article said they were encouraging the visitors to leave the Keys, but not the residents. Again, is that normal?

[madfloridian]

15. No one seems to be very aware of it yet.

I don't think it is a normal thing. I have been through many hurricanes here, lifelong resident. I don't remember putting the whole state under alert.

[Eloriel]

58. I just looked at the probable tracks for both

WOW. They're both scheduled to hit head on, tracking pretty much right over the whole state. Bonnie hits the panhandle (with overflow to central FL), and Charlie looks like it'll bounce off the other and come straight up the state:

On Thursday, Charley is forecasted to pass over the Cayman Islands and then turn to the northwest into western Cuba. Late Thursday night, forecasts having Charley moving north very close to the Florida Keys.


On the current forecast track, the west coast of Florida would also be feeling the affects of Charley by early Friday morning. Charley is forecasted to come ashore near Fort Myers, Florida with winds that could be close to 105 mph.


Charley has recently been tracking southwest of where previous forecast models have indicated, and the timing of its turn to the northwest and north remain somewhat uncertain.


Residents in southern and central Florida should monitor Charley closely and begin to make preparations to weather a category 2 hurricane early Friday.


Keep your WeatherBug active in your system tray to monitor all the latest news on this storm and other tropical weather.

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On Thursday, Charley is forecasted to pass over the Cayman Islands and then turn to the northwest into western Cuba. Late Thursday night, forecasts having Charley moving north very close to the Florida Keys.

On the current forecast track, the west coast of Florida would also be feeling the affects of Charley by early Friday morning. Charley is forecasted to come ashore near Fort Myers, Florida with winds that could be close to 105 mph.

Charley has recently been tracking southwest of where previous forecast models have indicated, and the timing of its turn to the northwest and north remain somewhat uncertain.

Residents in southern and central Florida should monitor Charley closely and begin to make preparations to weather a category 2 hurricane early Friday.

And Bonnie:

It is important to note that since Bonnie is a relatively small tropical cyclone, any slight changes in its path will have a big impact on which area is hardest hit

A tropical storm warning and hurricane watch remain in effect from the Florida-Alabama border eastward to Destin, Florida. A hurricane warning has been issued from Destin eastward to the mouth of the Suwanee River

Landfall is likely to take place in the late morning hours on Thursday. Tropical storm force winds are expected to reach the coastline of the Florida panhandle by around 5AM EDT (4AM CDT).

Bonnie`s winds had increased to 65 mph, and a hurricane hunter aircraft flying in the storm found a small eye wall had formed. A NOAA buoy in the central Gulf of Mexico and reported peak gusts to 76 mph around midday Wednesday, when Bonnie`s center was about 30 miles to the west.

You have my sympathy!! You're in Central FL, right? Uh, wanna come up to GA? (Actually, it looks like we could get a bit of a bite from these babies too. Glad they're small and I sure hope they stay that way.)

[jmowreader]

38. They do it on the NC Outer Banks, so it makes sense for the Keys

There is only one road servicing the entire Keys chain--US 1. It wouldn't take much to block it...like some tourist from Minnesota who's never driven in a tropical storm before.

[Bunny]

14. Do you have enough supplies?

Batteries, flashlights, water, canned goods, etc? Gas up the car, put boards over the windows? Stay safe.

[chookie]

19. Batten down the hatches and stay safe, my dear!

Floridian living in exile here.

I know what the summer storms can be like.

I wish you and yours all the best. Stay safe.

[BentleyJD]

6. oh well...

I remember how he "handled"
+the fires in 98
+the stolen election
+his wife's criminal behavior
If the handles the hurricane like he did the fires we are in deep doo-doo
take care
tony and dietrich

[MsFlorida]

7. Near Daytona here

some clouds, still a nice day though

[7th_Sephiroth]

11. pensacola here

these things materializes after bush came so i believe that he is indeed responsible for them

[Gin]

13. My daughter is in Tampa....I will send all you Floridians...good vibes..

and hope Charlie doesn't get us here in Va beach....oh..I forgot...we have the 700 club headquarters here....god wouldn't dare. :)

[7th_Sephiroth]

16. wouldent that be funny

if charlie came though and the only thig it destroyed was the 700 club?

[bluedog]

17. Pinellas County here

St Pete...they usually give warnings..people panic.jam the stores.glut the gas......well hell it gives the local media something to talk about.......

[recoveringrepublican]

27. Tarpon Springs here

Was just at Costco, water was flying off the shelves already. Bread was going fast.

[madinmaryland]

12. Holy sh*t, Jenna & Barbara are

going to be in Florida today.

:evilgrin:

[TrustingDog]

21. heh. on reading the title I really thought it meant the twins were...

visiting uncle Jeb.

[rbnyc]

20. Hope my mom will be okay.

I think they're still doing repairs from the last hurricane.

[bluedog]

22. if it does hit

near her......and you can't get through to her.let one of us here know and I'm sure someone is nearby will help you out

[rbnyc]

23. Cool!

Thanks so much!

:loveya:

[jpak]

25. Hurricanes suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

I hate 'em and do not trust them until the last advisory is issued.

Got all me gear ready and hope Bonnie is a bust.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

[doc03]

26. Pat Robertson has been praying again!

[BiggJawn]

48. Yep, this'll teach Disney to have "Gay Pride Days"...

Won't it?

Watch Marion take credit for it. "Oh, I never said the LAWD works quickly, but he DOES answer prayer!"

Here's to hoping the first building flattened is a frothing-at-the-mouth church! :beer:

[Rockholm]

28. Jenna & Barbara are BOTH in Florida?

Time to tape the windows!

[soup]

29. the entire state?

and activating the National Guard in advance? how odd.

We're in a flood zone and possibly in Charley's path. So we're calmly getting ready, but it sounds like jeb is in a panic.

the entire state. Again, how odd.

[madfloridian]

30. Bingo. Thanks for getting it.

:hi:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

34. Well Andrew ruined Poppy in Fla so the Bush boys want to appear caring

[FlaGranny]

41. When I checked out the

projected paths of these two storms, the whole state COULD possibly be affected, although most probably it will be the entire west coast.

[soup]

44. Yes. Watching the Weather Channel now.

A statewide state of emergency might make more sense than it did earlier.

Looks like Florida is in for a rough couple of days.

Stay safe, everyone.

[ScreamingMeemie]

31. Be safe...

That has got to be incredibly scary...especially with another incompetent in charge there.

My thoughts are with you!

Laura

[bluedog]

32. kick

[Bandit]

33. I wonder if there were not enough National Guardsmen there to help

in this emergency could the Bush* Cabal be liable. The number one mission for the National Guard is to help the state in times of trouble. I don't see the fighting in Iraq as helping any state.

[americanstranger]

36. I blogged about this today.

I found out that nearly half the NG from Florida are... not in florida. they're in Iraq and Afghanistan.

http://www.blah3.com/article.php?story=20040811142400238

Let's hope the hurricane season is a mild one.

-as

[NewYorkerfromMass]

40. No. That's why it's an emergency.

Clearly that is the case.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

35. Be safe, Floridians....

I hope the best for all...

[Bluebear]

37. Likewise, hoping the best for all of you.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

39. Former Floridian here

Tampa (30 yrs), Tallahassee (2 yrs). Ya'll be safe.

[onecitizen]

42. Take real good care all..........

I love really, really big storms. BUT when I lived in Fl. I got cured of that! I was in the meanest mama of all storms! Never again!

Stay safe guys!

[Baclava]

43. I'm right in the crosshairs of Bonnie

Yep - the Weather Channel vultures are here.
You can always tell - they're the idiots out there in the raincoats standing on the beach during the worst of the blow...anybody with any sense is inside drinking beer.

(that would be me) Hurricane parties are bitchin'!

Not a very big storm, but, since these creatures can change course/strength very quickly - got my boat battened down - I had a talk this mornng with the guy at the marina/boatyard where I keep her...he said I was the only one to come and check out/prepare their boat for heavy weather. Are these people that dumb? Don't ask.

[QC]

49. Panama City here.

We're supposed to take a direct hit around 6:00 A.M., last I heard.

[quaker bill]

45. Central Florida here

I coordinate flood response for a living. I am expecting a rather busy week or two.

[pinto]

46. hang in there.

[madfloridian]

47. We have already had so much rain, it could get really bad.

I feel for you and that job. Low-lying areas are so drenched now it is dangerous.
We are about 40 miles inland from Tampa, and we have had heavy rains lately.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

50. I'm in Orlando

Looks like maybe it might be here Friday night.

[graywarrior]

51. In Sarasota

Sarasota hasn't had a hurricane hit in years. Wish I stayed in NH.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

56. New Hampshire is cool...

probably should have stayed there. I'm in Orlando and wishing I was still in Maine.

[Cha]

52. Hang tough, QB!

[democratreformed]

53. Take care, madfloridian

I will keep you and your family (and other Florida families) in my thoughts.

[lanparty]

54. Dubaya and Cheney are visiting!!!! (nm)

[Unforgiven]

55. How Convenient

Yea, oh Yea, this is great, no fricking state workers left in D.O.T. or any other agency for that matter, because this maniac (JEB) has downsized and outsourced to the point of schored earth policy.

This could be some sight, really we'll see!

God help the budgets of these counties and cities in harms way!

Damn Terrorist Hurricanes! Ugh!

Let's get those contractors rolling!!, There's money in them there storms, damn it! And stealing elections don't come cheap! ;)

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

57. Terrorist Hurricanes...

hahaha