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Hurricane Irma: Biggest Storm Surge Threat Along Florida's Southwest Coast
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By Andrea Thompson, Live Science Contributor | September 9, 2017 03:04pm ET
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Hurricane Irma: Biggest Storm Surge Threat Along Florida's Southwest Coast
Here, a map showing potential storm surge due to Hurricane Irma, with the coastline from Naples to Fort Myers expect to get hit the hardest by surge. Red indicates the highest surge of 9 feet and greater.
Credit: National Hurricane Center
As the forecasted path of Hurricane Irma has shifted westward over the last couple of days, so has the biggest storm surge threat. Southwest Florida is now staring down the barrel of a surge of up to 15 feet (4.6 meters). But the rest of Florida isn't getting away scot-free, with prolonged surge still expected along the east coast of the state.
There's also the potential for rain to exacerbate surge flooding — or flooding resulting from water being pushed ashore by the hurricane — from the Keys to Georgia's coast.
The first in line as Irma pulls away from the coast of Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane are the Florida Keys.
The archipelago faces a double whammy of surge as the storm moves through, said William South, a tropical weather meteorologist at the National Weather Service's (NWS) Key West office. As Irma approaches from the southeast, its winds will be hitting the islands from the northeast, pushing water toward the Keys from Florida Bay and the nearshore Gulf of Mexico. But as the storm gets closer on Sunday (Sept. 10) morning, "the winds will abruptly turn to the south," bringing in surge from the Atlantic, he told Live Science.
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That surge, expected to reach 5 to 10 feet (1.5 to 3 m), according to the National Hurricane Center, will be exacerbated by large, bruising waves, South said. (Storm surge measurements indicate the amount the water will rise above the normal tide level.)
The last time the Keys faced a situation like this was Hurricane Donna in 1960, he said. Donna hit as a Category 4 storm and caused storm surge of up to 13 feet (4 m) in the Keys, according to National Weather Service records.
An aerial view of Marathon Key after Hurricane Donna in 1960.
Credit: State Archives of Florida
The heavy rain expected in the Keys — isolated amounts of 25 inches (63.5 centimeters) are possible, according to the NHC — could exacerbate the surge flooding. When Hurricane Katrina passed over in 2005, the Keys got 10 inches (25 cm) of rain, "and that was a major flooding even without really any storm surge threats at all," South said.
Naples, Fort Myers and Tampa
The biggest surge threat right now is along the southwest coast of mainland Florida, including the Naples and Fort Myers areas.
The waters off the west coast of Florida are shallow, which allows the surge to build up. From the southwest tip of the state up to the Fort Myers area could see 10 to 15 feet (3 to 4.5 m) of surge, according to the NHC. From north of Fort Myers to South of Tampa could see 6 to 10 feet (1.8 to 3 m), and the Tampa area could see 5 to 10 feet (1.5 to 3 m).
As the storm moves parallel to the coast, areas will first see waters moving away from the coast — called negative surge — because Irma's winds will be blowing offshore, said Rick Davis, a meteorologist with the Tampa Bay NWS office. This will be particularly noticeable in Tampa Bay, where mud flats could be exposed, said Hal Needham, and founder of Marine Weather and Climate, a private company that helps communities improve resiliency against coastal hazards.
But as the storm passes to the north and the winds shift onshore, "then you're going to have a very rapid surge that's going to come in," Davis told Live Science.
Some of the hardest-hit areas will be those aligned with the winds, such as Captiva Island, off the coast of Fort Myers, as well as downtown Tampa. Captiva is "a narrow island and it faces due west," so when the storm's winds swing around to come from the west, it will face its highest surge risk.
Likewise, winds from the southwest and west will push waters on the northeast side of Tampa "pretty much where downtown Tampa is" and where cruise terminals are located, Davis said.
Timing will also be an issue with Irma's surge, as the biggest inundation won't coincide with the highest winds. Forecasters and emergency managers are warning people in the region not to let their guard down after the strongest winds have passed out of concern they could be surprised by the surge, which is also expected to coincide with a high tide in the middle of the night, at 3 a.m. local time, Davis said.
Florida's west coast
Surge will also be pushed up into rivers along the west coast of Florida, so "we could have flooding well up the river," he said. Heavy rains could also compound those river floods, with the surge preventing the rains from draining into the Gulf of Mexico.
From Cedar Key north through Saint Marks (in the Tallahassee area), or the bend in Florida's west coast, a so-called shelf wave could develop, Needham said. "Sort of a shelf of water gets trapped between the storm and the shelf" and is "really extremely efficient for storm surge," he said.
The storm surge threat has diminished on the east coast, but is still a threat and will be prolonged as onshore winds are followed by winds pushing up water from the south as Irma churns northward.
Florida's east coast
The stretch of coast from Key Largo to North Miami Beach could see 4 to 6 feet (1.2 to 1.8 m) of surge, while the rest of the coast up to the Georgia border could see 2 to 4 feet (0.6 to 1.2 m).
Needham is concerned about the combined threat of rain and surge along the Georgia coast. Even though the surge is expected to be relatively small there, its prolonged nature could prevent heavy rains from draining away, he said.
Some enhanced flooding could happen in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, as southerly winds push water up the St. Johns River, which is aligned north to south, said Jason Hess, a NWS meteorologist with the Jacksonville office. Where the river takes an eastward turn in the middle of the city, water could build up.
The coast near Jacksonville is also already vulnerable because of damage done last year by Hurricane Matthew's surge.
"There's an enhanced risk because the dunes and the beach system are weakened from Matthew," Hess said.
There is still some uncertainty about the exact track of the storm. If it makes landfall over the southern tip of Florida, that will decrease the surge risk for the west coast, though it won't change the impacts much for the east coast.
"It's really doing this tightrope walk, and even a 10-mile [16 km] shift in track can shift things a lot" along the west coast, Needham said.
Original article on Live Science.
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By Andrea Thompson, Live Science Contributor | September 9, 2017 03:04pm ET
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Hurricane Irma: Biggest Storm Surge Threat Along Florida's Southwest Coast
Here, a map showing potential storm surge due to Hurricane Irma, with the coastline from Naples to Fort Myers expect to get hit the hardest by surge. Red indicates the highest surge of 9 feet and greater.
Credit: National Hurricane Center
As the forecasted path of Hurricane Irma has shifted westward over the last couple of days, so has the biggest storm surge threat. Southwest Florida is now staring down the barrel of a surge of up to 15 feet (4.6 meters). But the rest of Florida isn't getting away scot-free, with prolonged surge still expected along the east coast of the state.
There's also the potential for rain to exacerbate surge flooding — or flooding resulting from water being pushed ashore by the hurricane — from the Keys to Georgia's coast.
The first in line as Irma pulls away from the coast of Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane are the Florida Keys.
The archipelago faces a double whammy of surge as the storm moves through, said William South, a tropical weather meteorologist at the National Weather Service's (NWS) Key West office. As Irma approaches from the southeast, its winds will be hitting the islands from the northeast, pushing water toward the Keys from Florida Bay and the nearshore Gulf of Mexico. But as the storm gets closer on Sunday (Sept. 10) morning, "the winds will abruptly turn to the south," bringing in surge from the Atlantic, he told Live Science.
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That surge, expected to reach 5 to 10 feet (1.5 to 3 m), according to the National Hurricane Center, will be exacerbated by large, bruising waves, South said. (Storm surge measurements indicate the amount the water will rise above the normal tide level.)
The last time the Keys faced a situation like this was Hurricane Donna in 1960, he said. Donna hit as a Category 4 storm and caused storm surge of up to 13 feet (4 m) in the Keys, according to National Weather Service records.
An aerial view of Marathon Key after Hurricane Donna in 1960.
Credit: State Archives of Florida
The heavy rain expected in the Keys — isolated amounts of 25 inches (63.5 centimeters) are possible, according to the NHC — could exacerbate the surge flooding. When Hurricane Katrina passed over in 2005, the Keys got 10 inches (25 cm) of rain, "and that was a major flooding even without really any storm surge threats at all," South said.
Naples, Fort Myers and Tampa
The biggest surge threat right now is along the southwest coast of mainland Florida, including the Naples and Fort Myers areas.
The waters off the west coast of Florida are shallow, which allows the surge to build up. From the southwest tip of the state up to the Fort Myers area could see 10 to 15 feet (3 to 4.5 m) of surge, according to the NHC. From north of Fort Myers to South of Tampa could see 6 to 10 feet (1.8 to 3 m), and the Tampa area could see 5 to 10 feet (1.5 to 3 m).
As the storm moves parallel to the coast, areas will first see waters moving away from the coast — called negative surge — because Irma's winds will be blowing offshore, said Rick Davis, a meteorologist with the Tampa Bay NWS office. This will be particularly noticeable in Tampa Bay, where mud flats could be exposed, said Hal Needham, and founder of Marine Weather and Climate, a private company that helps communities improve resiliency against coastal hazards.
But as the storm passes to the north and the winds shift onshore, "then you're going to have a very rapid surge that's going to come in," Davis told Live Science.
Some of the hardest-hit areas will be those aligned with the winds, such as Captiva Island, off the coast of Fort Myers, as well as downtown Tampa. Captiva is "a narrow island and it faces due west," so when the storm's winds swing around to come from the west, it will face its highest surge risk.
Likewise, winds from the southwest and west will push waters on the northeast side of Tampa "pretty much where downtown Tampa is" and where cruise terminals are located, Davis said.
Timing will also be an issue with Irma's surge, as the biggest inundation won't coincide with the highest winds. Forecasters and emergency managers are warning people in the region not to let their guard down after the strongest winds have passed out of concern they could be surprised by the surge, which is also expected to coincide with a high tide in the middle of the night, at 3 a.m. local time, Davis said.
Florida's west coast
Surge will also be pushed up into rivers along the west coast of Florida, so "we could have flooding well up the river," he said. Heavy rains could also compound those river floods, with the surge preventing the rains from draining into the Gulf of Mexico.
From Cedar Key north through Saint Marks (in the Tallahassee area), or the bend in Florida's west coast, a so-called shelf wave could develop, Needham said. "Sort of a shelf of water gets trapped between the storm and the shelf" and is "really extremely efficient for storm surge," he said.
The storm surge threat has diminished on the east coast, but is still a threat and will be prolonged as onshore winds are followed by winds pushing up water from the south as Irma churns northward.
Florida's east coast
The stretch of coast from Key Largo to North Miami Beach could see 4 to 6 feet (1.2 to 1.8 m) of surge, while the rest of the coast up to the Georgia border could see 2 to 4 feet (0.6 to 1.2 m).
Needham is concerned about the combined threat of rain and surge along the Georgia coast. Even though the surge is expected to be relatively small there, its prolonged nature could prevent heavy rains from draining away, he said.
Some enhanced flooding could happen in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, as southerly winds push water up the St. Johns River, which is aligned north to south, said Jason Hess, a NWS meteorologist with the Jacksonville office. Where the river takes an eastward turn in the middle of the city, water could build up.
The coast near Jacksonville is also already vulnerable because of damage done last year by Hurricane Matthew's surge.
"There's an enhanced risk because the dunes and the beach system are weakened from Matthew," Hess said.
There is still some uncertainty about the exact track of the storm. If it makes landfall over the southern tip of Florida, that will decrease the surge risk for the west coast, though it won't change the impacts much for the east coast.
"It's really doing this tightrope walk, and even a 10-mile [16 km] shift in track can shift things a lot" along the west coast, Needham said.
Original article on Live Science.
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MIAMI (AP) -- A monster Hurricane Irma roared into Florida with 130 mph winds Sunday for what could be a sustained assault on nearly the entire Sunshine State, submerging streets, knocking out power to millions and snapping construction cranes over the Miami skyline.
The 400-mile-wide (640-kilometer-wide) storm blew ashore in the morning in the mostly cleared-out Florida Keys and then began a slow march up the state's west coast. Forecasters said it could hit the heavily populated Tampa-St. Petersburg area by Monday morning.
"Pray, pray for everybody in Florida," Gov. Rick Scott said on "Fox News Sunday" as some 116,000 people statewide waited it out in shelters.
Irma struck as a Category 4 but by late afternoon had weakened to a Category 2 with 110 mph (177 kph) winds that whipped Florida's palm trees with drenching squalls. A storm surge of over 10 feet (3 meters) was recorded in the Keys, and forecasters warned some places on the mainland could get up to 15 feet of water.
There were no immediate confirmed reports of any deaths in Florida, on top of 24 people killed during the storm's destructive trek across the Caribbean.
Many streets were flooded in downtown Miami and other cities. Appliances and furniture were seen floating away in the low-lying Keys, though the full extent of Irma's fury there was not clear.
A Miami woman who went into labor was guided through delivery by phone when authorities couldn't reach her in high winds and street flooding. Firefighters later took her to the hospital.
An apparent tornado spun off by Irma destroyed six mobile homes in Palm Bay, hundreds of miles away along the state's Atlantic coast. Flooding was reported along Interstate 4, which cuts across Florida's midsection.
In downtown Miami, two of the two dozen construction cranes looming over the skyline collapsed in the wind. No injuries were reported. City officials said it would have taken about two weeks to move the massive equipment.
Curfews were imposed in Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and much of the rest of South Florida, and some arrests of violators were reported. Miami Beach barred outsiders from the island.
Fort Lauderdale police arrested nine people they said were caught on TV cameras looting sneakers and other items from a sporting goods store and a pawn shop during the hurricane.
More than 2 million homes and businesses across the state lost power, and utility officials said it will take weeks to restore electricity to everyone.
While the projected track showed Irma raking the state's Gulf Coast, forecasters warned that the entire state — including the Miami metropolitan area of 6 million people — was in danger because of the sheer size of the storm.
Nearly 7 million people in the Southeast were warned to evacuate, including 6.4 million in Florida alone.
About 30,000 people heeded orders to leave the Keys as the storm closed in, but an untold number refused, in part because to many storm-hardened residents, staying behind in the face of danger is a point of pride.
John Huston, who stayed in his Key Largo home, watched his yard flood even before the arrival of high tide. "Small boats floating down the street next to furniture and refrigerators. Very noisy," he said by text message. "Shingles are coming off."
Irma made landfall just after 9 a.m. at Cudjoe Key, about 20 miles outside Key West, forecasters said. During the afternoon, it rounded Florida's southwestern corner and pushed toward Naples, Sanibel, Fort Myers and, beyond that, Sarasota, at 14 mph (23 kph).
Its hurricane-force winds extended 80 miles (129 kilometers) from its center.
Meteorologist Ryan Maue of WeatherBell Analytics said the entire Florida peninsula will be raked by Irma's right front quadrant — the part of a hurricane that usually brings the strongest winds, storm surge, rain and tornadoes.
The Tampa-St. Petersburg area, with a population of about 3 million, has not taken a direct hit from a major hurricane since 1921.
The wind began picking up in St. Petersburg, some 400 miles north the Keys, and people started bracing for the onslaught.
"I've been here with other storms, other hurricanes. But this one scares me," Sally Carlson said as she snapped photos of the waves crashing against boats. "Let's just say a prayer we hope we make it through."
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MIAMI (AP) -- A monster Hurricane Irma roared into Florida with 130 mph winds Sunday for what could be a sustained assault on nearly the entire Sunshine State, submerging streets, knocking out power to millions and snapping construction cranes over the Miami skyline.
The 400-mile-wide (640-kilometer-wide) storm blew ashore in the morning in the mostly cleared-out Florida Keys and then began a slow march up the state's west coast. Forecasters said it could hit the heavily populated Tampa-St. Petersburg area by Monday morning.
"Pray, pray for everybody in Florida," Gov. Rick Scott said on "Fox News Sunday" as some 116,000 people statewide waited it out in shelters.
Irma struck as a Category 4 but by late afternoon had weakened to a Category 2 with 110 mph (177 kph) winds that whipped Florida's palm trees with drenching squalls. A storm surge of over 10 feet (3 meters) was recorded in the Keys, and forecasters warned some places on the mainland could get up to 15 feet of water.
There were no immediate confirmed reports of any deaths in Florida, on top of 24 people killed during the storm's destructive trek across the Caribbean.
Many streets were flooded in downtown Miami and other cities. Appliances and furniture were seen floating away in the low-lying Keys, though the full extent of Irma's fury there was not clear.
A Miami woman who went into labor was guided through delivery by phone when authorities couldn't reach her in high winds and street flooding. Firefighters later took her to the hospital.
An apparent tornado spun off by Irma destroyed six mobile homes in Palm Bay, hundreds of miles away along the state's Atlantic coast. Flooding was reported along Interstate 4, which cuts across Florida's midsection.
In downtown Miami, two of the two dozen construction cranes looming over the skyline collapsed in the wind. No injuries were reported. City officials said it would have taken about two weeks to move the massive equipment.
Curfews were imposed in Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and much of the rest of South Florida, and some arrests of violators were reported. Miami Beach barred outsiders from the island.
Fort Lauderdale police arrested nine people they said were caught on TV cameras looting sneakers and other items from a sporting goods store and a pawn shop during the hurricane.
More than 2 million homes and businesses across the state lost power, and utility officials said it will take weeks to restore electricity to everyone.
While the projected track showed Irma raking the state's Gulf Coast, forecasters warned that the entire state — including the Miami metropolitan area of 6 million people — was in danger because of the sheer size of the storm.
Nearly 7 million people in the Southeast were warned to evacuate, including 6.4 million in Florida alone.
About 30,000 people heeded orders to leave the Keys as the storm closed in, but an untold number refused, in part because to many storm-hardened residents, staying behind in the face of danger is a point of pride.
John Huston, who stayed in his Key Largo home, watched his yard flood even before the arrival of high tide. "Small boats floating down the street next to furniture and refrigerators. Very noisy," he said by text message. "Shingles are coming off."
Irma made landfall just after 9 a.m. at Cudjoe Key, about 20 miles outside Key West, forecasters said. During the afternoon, it rounded Florida's southwestern corner and pushed toward Naples, Sanibel, Fort Myers and, beyond that, Sarasota, at 14 mph (23 kph).
Its hurricane-force winds extended 80 miles (129 kilometers) from its center.
Meteorologist Ryan Maue of WeatherBell Analytics said the entire Florida peninsula will be raked by Irma's right front quadrant — the part of a hurricane that usually brings the strongest winds, storm surge, rain and tornadoes.
The Tampa-St. Petersburg area, with a population of about 3 million, has not taken a direct hit from a major hurricane since 1921.
The wind began picking up in St. Petersburg, some 400 miles north the Keys, and people started bracing for the onslaught.
"I've been here with other storms, other hurricanes. But this one scares me," Sally Carlson said as she snapped photos of the waves crashing against boats. "Let's just say a prayer we hope we make it through."
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MIAMI (AP) — A monster Hurricane Irma roared into Florida with 130 mph winds Sunday for what could be a sustained assault on nearly the entire Sunshine State, flooding streets, knocking out power to more than 1.8 million homes and businesses and snapping massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline.
The nearly 400-mile-wide storm blew ashore in the morning in the mostly cleared-out Florida Keys and was expected to make a slow, ruinous march up the state's west coast, hitting the heavily populated Tampa-St. Petersburg area by Monday morning.
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"Pray, pray for everybody in Florida," Gov. Rick Scott said on "Fox News Sunday" as some 116,000 people statewide waited it out in shelters.
Irma struck as a Category 4 but by midafternoon had weakened to a Category 3 with still-fearsome 120 mph winds and heavy rain. A storm surge of more than 10 feet of water was recorded in part of the Keys, and similar flooding was expected on the mainland.
Many streets were underwater in downtown Miami and other cities. Roof damage and floating appliances and furniture were reported in the low-lying Keys, but the full extent of Irma's wrath there was not clear.
A Miami woman who went into labor was guided through delivery by phone when authorities couldn't reach her in high winds and street flooding. Firefighters later took her to the hospital.
An apparent tornado spun off by Irma destroyed six mobile homes in Palm Bay, hundreds of miles away along the state's Atlantic coast. Flooding was reported along Interstate 4, which cuts across Florida's midsection.
In downtown Miami, two construction cranes collapsed in the high winds. No injuries were reported. City officials said it would have taken about two weeks to move the cranes.
There were no immediate confirmed reports of any deaths in Florida, on top of 24 people killed during the storm's destructive trek across the Caribbean.
While the projected track showed Irma raking the state's Gulf Coast, forecasters warned that the entire state — including the Miami metropolitan area of 6 million people — was in danger because of the sheer size of the storm.
Nearly 7 million people in the Southeast were warned to evacuate, including 6.4 million in Florida alone.
About 30,000 people heeded orders to leave the Keys as the storm closed in, but an untold number refused, in part because to many storm-hardened residents, staying behind in the face of danger is a point of pride.
John Huston, who stayed in his Key Largo home, watched his yard flood even before the arrival of high tide. "Small boats floating down the street next to furniture and refrigerators. Very noisy," he said by text message. "Shingles are coming off."
Irma made landfall just after 9 a.m. at Cudjoe Key, about 20 miles outside Key West, forecasters said. By midafternoon, it was advancing at about 12 mph toward Florida's southwestern corner, which includes Naples, Fort Myers and Sarasota.
For days, forecasters had warned that Irma was taking dead aim at the Miami metropolitan area and the rest of Florida's Atlantic coast.
But then Irma made a more pronounced westward shift — the result of what meteorologists said was an atmospheric tug-of-war between weather systems that nudged Irma and determined when it made its crucial right turn into Florida.
Meteorologist Ryan Maue of WeatherBell Analytics said the entire Florida peninsula will be raked by Irma's right front quadrant — the part of a hurricane that usually brings the strongest winds, storm surge, rain and tornadoes.
The Tampa-St. Petersburg area, with a population of about 3 million, has not taken a direct hit from a major hurricane since 1921. The wind was already picking up in St. Petersburg, some 400 miles north the Keys, and people began bracing for the onslaught.
"I've been here with other storms, other hurricanes. But this one scares me," Sally Carlson said as she snapped photos of the waves crashing against boats. "Let's just say a prayer we hope we make it through."
The governor activated all 7,000 members of the Florida National Guard, and 10,000 guardsmen from elsewhere were being deployed.
Forecasters warned that after charting up Florida's west coast, a weakened Irma could push into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and beyond. A tropical storm warning was issued for the first time ever in Atlanta, some 200 miles from the sea.
"Once this system passes through, it's going to be a race to save lives and sustain lives," Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long said on "Fox News Sunday."
With FEMA still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Irma could test the agency's ability to handle two disasters at the same time.
Florida Power and Light warned it will take weeks before electricity is fully restored.
Irma at one time was the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the open Atlantic, a Category 5 with a peak wind speed of 185 mph (300 kph). Given its size, strength and projected course, it could prove one of the most devastating hurricanes ever to hit Florida.
The storm brought memories of Hurricane Charley, which blew ashore near Fort Myers in 2004 with winds near 149 mph. It caused $15 billion in damage and was blamed for as many as 35 deaths in the U.S.
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MIAMI (AP) — A monster Hurricane Irma roared into Florida with 130 mph winds Sunday for what could be a sustained assault on nearly the entire Sunshine State, flooding streets, knocking out power to more than 1.8 million homes and businesses and snapping massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline.
The nearly 400-mile-wide storm blew ashore in the morning in the mostly cleared-out Florida Keys and was expected to make a slow, ruinous march up the state's west coast, hitting the heavily populated Tampa-St. Petersburg area by Monday morning.
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"Pray, pray for everybody in Florida," Gov. Rick Scott said on "Fox News Sunday" as some 116,000 people statewide waited it out in shelters.
Irma struck as a Category 4 but by midafternoon had weakened to a Category 3 with still-fearsome 120 mph winds and heavy rain. A storm surge of more than 10 feet of water was recorded in part of the Keys, and similar flooding was expected on the mainland.
Many streets were underwater in downtown Miami and other cities. Roof damage and floating appliances and furniture were reported in the low-lying Keys, but the full extent of Irma's wrath there was not clear.
A Miami woman who went into labor was guided through delivery by phone when authorities couldn't reach her in high winds and street flooding. Firefighters later took her to the hospital.
An apparent tornado spun off by Irma destroyed six mobile homes in Palm Bay, hundreds of miles away along the state's Atlantic coast. Flooding was reported along Interstate 4, which cuts across Florida's midsection.
In downtown Miami, two construction cranes collapsed in the high winds. No injuries were reported. City officials said it would have taken about two weeks to move the cranes.
There were no immediate confirmed reports of any deaths in Florida, on top of 24 people killed during the storm's destructive trek across the Caribbean.
While the projected track showed Irma raking the state's Gulf Coast, forecasters warned that the entire state — including the Miami metropolitan area of 6 million people — was in danger because of the sheer size of the storm.
Nearly 7 million people in the Southeast were warned to evacuate, including 6.4 million in Florida alone.
About 30,000 people heeded orders to leave the Keys as the storm closed in, but an untold number refused, in part because to many storm-hardened residents, staying behind in the face of danger is a point of pride.
John Huston, who stayed in his Key Largo home, watched his yard flood even before the arrival of high tide. "Small boats floating down the street next to furniture and refrigerators. Very noisy," he said by text message. "Shingles are coming off."
Irma made landfall just after 9 a.m. at Cudjoe Key, about 20 miles outside Key West, forecasters said. By midafternoon, it was advancing at about 12 mph toward Florida's southwestern corner, which includes Naples, Fort Myers and Sarasota.
For days, forecasters had warned that Irma was taking dead aim at the Miami metropolitan area and the rest of Florida's Atlantic coast.
But then Irma made a more pronounced westward shift — the result of what meteorologists said was an atmospheric tug-of-war between weather systems that nudged Irma and determined when it made its crucial right turn into Florida.
Meteorologist Ryan Maue of WeatherBell Analytics said the entire Florida peninsula will be raked by Irma's right front quadrant — the part of a hurricane that usually brings the strongest winds, storm surge, rain and tornadoes.
The Tampa-St. Petersburg area, with a population of about 3 million, has not taken a direct hit from a major hurricane since 1921. The wind was already picking up in St. Petersburg, some 400 miles north the Keys, and people began bracing for the onslaught.
"I've been here with other storms, other hurricanes. But this one scares me," Sally Carlson said as she snapped photos of the waves crashing against boats. "Let's just say a prayer we hope we make it through."
The governor activated all 7,000 members of the Florida National Guard, and 10,000 guardsmen from elsewhere were being deployed.
Forecasters warned that after charting up Florida's west coast, a weakened Irma could push into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and beyond. A tropical storm warning was issued for the first time ever in Atlanta, some 200 miles from the sea.
"Once this system passes through, it's going to be a race to save lives and sustain lives," Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long said on "Fox News Sunday."
With FEMA still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Irma could test the agency's ability to handle two disasters at the same time.
Florida Power and Light warned it will take weeks before electricity is fully restored.
Irma at one time was the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the open Atlantic, a Category 5 with a peak wind speed of 185 mph (300 kph). Given its size, strength and projected course, it could prove one of the most devastating hurricanes ever to hit Florida.
The storm brought memories of Hurricane Charley, which blew ashore near Fort Myers in 2004 with winds near 149 mph. It caused $15 billion in damage and was blamed for as many as 35 deaths in the U.S.
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MIAMI (AP) — A monster Hurricane Irma roared into Florida with 130 mph winds Sunday for what could be a sustained assault on nearly the entire Sunshine State, flooding streets, knocking out power to more than 1.8 million homes and businesses and snapping massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline.
The nearly 400-mile-wide storm blew ashore in the morning in the mostly cleared-out Florida Keys and was expected to make a slow, ruinous march up the state's west coast, hitting the heavily populated Tampa-St. Petersburg area by Monday morning.
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"Pray, pray for everybody in Florida," Gov. Rick Scott said on "Fox News Sunday" as some 116,000 people statewide waited it out in shelters.
Irma struck as a Category 4 but by midafternoon had weakened to a Category 3 with still-fearsome 120 mph winds and heavy rain. A storm surge of more than 10 feet of water was recorded in part of the Keys, and similar flooding was expected on the mainland.
Many streets were underwater in downtown Miami and other cities. Roof damage and floating appliances and furniture were reported in the low-lying Keys, but the full extent of Irma's wrath there was not clear.
A Miami woman who went into labor was guided through delivery by phone when authorities couldn't reach her in high winds and street flooding. Firefighters later took her to the hospital.
An apparent tornado spun off by Irma destroyed six mobile homes in Palm Bay, hundreds of miles away along the state's Atlantic coast. Flooding was reported along Interstate 4, which cuts across Florida's midsection.
In downtown Miami, two construction cranes collapsed in the high winds. No injuries were reported. City officials said it would have taken about two weeks to move the cranes.
There were no immediate confirmed reports of any deaths in Florida, on top of 24 people killed during the storm's destructive trek across the Caribbean.
While the projected track showed Irma raking the state's Gulf Coast, forecasters warned that the entire state — including the Miami metropolitan area of 6 million people — was in danger because of the sheer size of the storm.
Nearly 7 million people in the Southeast were warned to evacuate, including 6.4 million in Florida alone.
About 30,000 people heeded orders to leave the Keys as the storm closed in, but an untold number refused, in part because to many storm-hardened residents, staying behind in the face of danger is a point of pride.
John Huston, who stayed in his Key Largo home, watched his yard flood even before the arrival of high tide. "Small boats floating down the street next to furniture and refrigerators. Very noisy," he said by text message. "Shingles are coming off."
Irma made landfall just after 9 a.m. at Cudjoe Key, about 20 miles outside Key West, forecasters said. By midafternoon, it was advancing at about 12 mph toward Florida's southwestern corner, which includes Naples, Fort Myers and Sarasota.
For days, forecasters had warned that Irma was taking dead aim at the Miami metropolitan area and the rest of Florida's Atlantic coast.
But then Irma made a more pronounced westward shift — the result of what meteorologists said was an atmospheric tug-of-war between weather systems that nudged Irma and determined when it made its crucial right turn into Florida.
Meteorologist Ryan Maue of WeatherBell Analytics said the entire Florida peninsula will be raked by Irma's right front quadrant — the part of a hurricane that usually brings the strongest winds, storm surge, rain and tornadoes.
The Tampa-St. Petersburg area, with a population of about 3 million, has not taken a direct hit from a major hurricane since 1921. The wind was already picking up in St. Petersburg, some 400 miles north the Keys, and people began bracing for the onslaught.
"I've been here with other storms, other hurricanes. But this one scares me," Sally Carlson said as she snapped photos of the waves crashing against boats. "Let's just say a prayer we hope we make it through."
The governor activated all 7,000 members of the Florida National Guard, and 10,000 guardsmen from elsewhere were being deployed.
Forecasters warned that after charting up Florida's west coast, a weakened Irma could push into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and beyond. A tropical storm warning was issued for the first time ever in Atlanta, some 200 miles from the sea.
"Once this system passes through, it's going to be a race to save lives and sustain lives," Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long said on "Fox News Sunday."
With FEMA still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Irma could test the agency's ability to handle two disasters at the same time.
Florida Power and Light warned it will take weeks before electricity is fully restored.
Irma at one time was the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the open Atlantic, a Category 5 with a peak wind speed of 185 mph (300 kph). Given its size, strength and projected course, it could prove one of the most devastating hurricanes ever to hit Florida.
The storm brought memories of Hurricane Charley, which blew ashore near Fort Myers in 2004 with winds near 149 mph. It caused $15 billion in damage and was blamed for as many as 35 deaths in the U.S.
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Associated Press writers Seth Borenstein in Washington; Tamara Lush in St. Petersburg; Terry Spencer in Palm Beach County; Gary Fineout in Tallahassee; Terrance Harris and Claire Galofaro in Orlando; and Jason Dearen and David Fischer in Miami contributed to this report.
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MIAMI (AP) — A monster Hurricane Irma roared into Florida with 130 mph winds Sunday for what could be a sustained assault on nearly the entire Sunshine State, flooding streets, knocking out power to more than 1.8 million homes and businesses and snapping massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline.
The nearly 400-mile-wide storm blew ashore in the morning in the mostly cleared-out Florida Keys and was expected to make a slow, ruinous march up the state's west coast, hitting the heavily populated Tampa-St. Petersburg area by Monday morning.
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"Pray, pray for everybody in Florida," Gov. Rick Scott said on "Fox News Sunday" as some 116,000 people statewide waited it out in shelters.
Irma struck as a Category 4 but by midafternoon had weakened to a Category 3 with still-fearsome 120 mph winds and heavy rain. A storm surge of more than 10 feet of water was recorded in part of the Keys, and similar flooding was expected on the mainland.
Many streets were underwater in downtown Miami and other cities. Roof damage and floating appliances and furniture were reported in the low-lying Keys, but the full extent of Irma's wrath there was not clear.
A Miami woman who went into labor was guided through delivery by phone when authorities couldn't reach her in high winds and street flooding. Firefighters later took her to the hospital.
An apparent tornado spun off by Irma destroyed six mobile homes in Palm Bay, hundreds of miles away along the state's Atlantic coast. Flooding was reported along Interstate 4, which cuts across Florida's midsection.
In downtown Miami, two construction cranes collapsed in the high winds. No injuries were reported. City officials said it would have taken about two weeks to move the cranes.
There were no immediate confirmed reports of any deaths in Florida, on top of 24 people killed during the storm's destructive trek across the Caribbean.
While the projected track showed Irma raking the state's Gulf Coast, forecasters warned that the entire state — including the Miami metropolitan area of 6 million people — was in danger because of the sheer size of the storm.
Nearly 7 million people in the Southeast were warned to evacuate, including 6.4 million in Florida alone.
About 30,000 people heeded orders to leave the Keys as the storm closed in, but an untold number refused, in part because to many storm-hardened residents, staying behind in the face of danger is a point of pride.
John Huston, who stayed in his Key Largo home, watched his yard flood even before the arrival of high tide. "Small boats floating down the street next to furniture and refrigerators. Very noisy," he said by text message. "Shingles are coming off."
Irma made landfall just after 9 a.m. at Cudjoe Key, about 20 miles outside Key West, forecasters said. By midafternoon, it was advancing at about 12 mph toward Florida's southwestern corner, which includes Naples, Fort Myers and Sarasota.
For days, forecasters had warned that Irma was taking dead aim at the Miami metropolitan area and the rest of Florida's Atlantic coast.
But then Irma made a more pronounced westward shift — the result of what meteorologists said was an atmospheric tug-of-war between weather systems that nudged Irma and determined when it made its crucial right turn into Florida.
Meteorologist Ryan Maue of WeatherBell Analytics said the entire Florida peninsula will be raked by Irma's right front quadrant — the part of a hurricane that usually brings the strongest winds, storm surge, rain and tornadoes.
The Tampa-St. Petersburg area, with a population of about 3 million, has not taken a direct hit from a major hurricane since 1921. The wind was already picking up in St. Petersburg, some 400 miles north the Keys, and people began bracing for the onslaught.
"I've been here with other storms, other hurricanes. But this one scares me," Sally Carlson said as she snapped photos of the waves crashing against boats. "Let's just say a prayer we hope we make it through."
The governor activated all 7,000 members of the Florida National Guard, and 10,000 guardsmen from elsewhere were being deployed.
Forecasters warned that after charting up Florida's west coast, a weakened Irma could push into Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and beyond. A tropical storm warning was issued for the first time ever in Atlanta, some 200 miles from the sea.
"Once this system passes through, it's going to be a race to save lives and sustain lives," Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long said on "Fox News Sunday."
With FEMA still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Irma could test the agency's ability to handle two disasters at the same time.
Florida Power and Light warned it will take weeks before electricity is fully restored.
Irma at one time was the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the open Atlantic, a Category 5 with a peak wind speed of 185 mph (300 kph). Given its size, strength and projected course, it could prove one of the most devastating hurricanes ever to hit Florida.
The storm brought memories of Hurricane Charley, which blew ashore near Fort Myers in 2004 with winds near 149 mph. It caused $15 billion in damage and was blamed for as many as 35 deaths in the U.S.
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Associated Press writers Seth Borenstein in Washington; Tamara Lush in St. Petersburg; Terry Spencer in Palm Beach County; Gary Fineout in Tallahassee; Terrance Harris and Claire Galofaro in Orlando; and Jason Dearen and David Fischer in Miami contributed to this report.
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Hurricane Irma is pummeling Florida with powerful winds and rain after making landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm this morning. The hurricane, which this afternoon was downgraded to a Category 3, has left at least three people dead in the state, including a sheriff's deputy, and over 1.5 million households and businesses without power.
In Miami, winds whipped around high-rise buildings at speeds approaching 100 mph, the National Weather Service said. A 94 mph wind gust was recorded at Miami International Airport.
A tower crane slammed by the high winds collapsed on top of a high-rise under construction in Miami this morning, city officials said.
PHOTO: Waves crash over a seawall at the mouth of the Miami River from Biscayne Bay, Fla., as Hurricane Irma passes by, Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
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PHOTO: The rough waters where the Miami River meets Biscayne Bay shows the full effects of Hurricane Irma strike in Miami, Florida, Sept. 10, 2017. (Erik S. Lesser/EPA)
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The Miami-Dade Police Department tweeted that its officers are sheltered for their safety and cannot respond to calls for help, warning residents, "DO NOT venture out!"
In Pembroke Pines north of Miami, a 109 mph wind gust was reported.
PHOTO: Recently planted palm trees lie strewn across the road as Hurricane Irma passes by, Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
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Irma this morning also brought wind gusts of 120 mph to the National Key Deer Refuge on the Florida Keys and 89 mph winds to Key West.
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Florida Keys officials said today that residents who evacuated should not return until further notice.
By 11 a.m., the storm had moved away from the Keys and up toward Naples on Florida's west coast.
Irma is forecast to move up the western coastline of Florida this afternoon, with another landfall possible later today near Fort Myers and Naples, with winds of up to 115 mph expected this afternoon in the western part of Collier County.
At 2 p.m., Irma was 35 miles south of Naples.
Wind gusts of 75 mph were recorded at the Naples Airport early today, and officials were warning people to stay indoors and away from windows.
Some now sheltered in Naples had fled from the eastern side of Florida when it was first forecast that Irma would hit the eastern coastline. The mayor of Naples said those in hotels around the city are being ordered out of common areas and into their rooms.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned residents of dangerous storm surges that could reach 10 to 15 feet above sea level in the Naples area.
"Do not think the storm is over when the wind slows down," Scott said Saturday. The dangerous storm surge "will rush in and could kill you."
"You need to stay in a safe place," the governor said. "Be prepared, listen to local evacuation advisories."
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The National Weather Service warned Florida residents that being in the eye of a hurricane can lead to a false sense of security: "IF winds go calm, you're in the eye. Stay inside! Winds dramatically shift and will do so violently! STAY INSIDE!"
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Eric Bolling was recently fired from Fox News due to allegations of sexual harassment that were yet to be confirmed. Just one day after his termination, he received heartbreaking news that no parent wants to hear.
Bolling’s only child, Eric Chase, 19, tragically committed suicide Friday night, according to Daily Mail. The news broke when journalist Yashar Ali took to Twitter to write, “Very sad news, Eric Bolling’s son, who was only 19, died last night.” This news came just one day after Fox let Bolling go from their network, and wished him the best of luck in future endeavors.
Why Chase committed suicide is still unknown, as the story is developing at this current time. Regardless of what side of the fence you are on politically, there is nothing as heartbreaking as losing a child.
Many people from Bolling’s former employer sent their condolences to Bolling following the news of his son’s untimely death. Even rivals of his former employer reached out to let him know that both he and his son are on their mind.
Sean Hannity tweeted, “@ericbolling To my dear friend, please know we all love you, will be here for you and your family.”
Geraldo Rivera also reached out, saying, “Gut-wrenching news about #EricBolling 19-year old only son Eric. Erica and I weep for the Bolling family. This is horrible, our condolences.”
Bolling had his own show called “The Specialists,” which was rising in popularity every week. He also appeared as a regular panel member on “The Five.” Bolling was initially suspended during the investigation of sexual harassment charges after it was alleged that he sent photos of his genitals to three of his co-workers.
Fox told Daily Mail, “Fox News Channel is canceling The Specialists, and Eric Bolling and Fox have agreed to part ways amicably.” Once the charges were initially announced, Bolling fought for his innocence tweeting, “I will continue to fight against these false smear attacks! THANK YOU FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT.”
Now, in the wake of his son’s death, Bolling has not made a public statement. There is no doubt that he is grieving the sudden and unexpected loss of his only child. We truly could not imagine what he must be going through now.
Political differences were put aside when CNN host Don Lemon tweeted, “So awful. My heart goes out to Eric and his family.” He also included a link to the article detailing the death of Bolling’s son.
There is a long road ahead for Bolling and his family, as they try to put together the pieces of this tragedy, and try to figure out what exactly happened. No parent should ever have to experience the loss of their child, yet, it happens more often than we would like to admit.
Our hearts, prayers, and thoughts are with Eric Bolling and his family. They are going to need the support of others now, more than ever. As more news of this story breaks, we will continue to publish new information in this tragic story.
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Pope Francis hit his head inside the popemobile during a tour of Cartagena, Colombia on Sunday. The incident left the Pope dripping blood onto his cassock, along with a bruised cheek.
Francis apparently knocked his head as he was travelling in the popemobile upon arriving in the city of Cartagena for the last day of his Colombia trip.
Vatican spokesman Greg Burke says: “The pope is fine” but has “a bruise on his cheekbone and eyebrow.”
Burke says the pope hit himself on the popemobile and is receiving ice treatment.
The pope continued greeting thousands of people along the streets of Cartagena’s San Francisco neighborhood, without any problems.
Pope Francis is wrapping up his Colombia trip with a deeply personal final day honoring St. Peter Claver, a fellow Jesuit who ministered to thousands of African slaves who passed through the port of Cartagena during Spanish colonial times.
The incident comes amid a rocky summer for the Vatican. Recently Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI issued shock criticism of his successor Pope Francis, warning the Catholic Church is a boat “on the verge of capsizing.”
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Pope Benedict XVI sent a sobering message at the funeral of Cardinal Joachim Meisner today, saying he was moved at the dubia cardinal’s ability to “live out of a deep conviction that the Lord does not abandon His Church, even when the boat has taken on so much water as to be on the verge of capsizing.”
The Church “stands in particularly pressing need of convincing shepherds who can resist the dictatorship of the spirit of the age and who live and think the faith with determination,” Pope Benedict said in a message read by Archbishop Georg Gänswein, his personal secretary and head of the papal household. Because of this “pressing need,” Meisner “found it difficult to leave his post.”
“What moved me all the more was that, in this last period of his life, he learned to let go and to live out of a deep conviction that the Lord does not abandon His Church, even when the boat has taken on so much water as to be on the verge of capsizing,” the pope emeritus concluded.
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Irma’s fierce eyewall battered the Lower Keys early Sunday as the record-breaking hurricane descended on the low-lying chain of islands curling off South Florida. The north side of Irma’s eye, about 23 miles wide, began brushing Key West at daybreak, hammering the islands with waves and gusty winds. Landfall, which is not officially declared until half the eye comes ashore, is expected any time. Social
media posts showed white-topped waves rushing across streets and trees whipping in the wind. At 8 a.m., Irma was located 20 miles southeast of Key West, with sustained winds still reaching 130 mph, National Hurricane Center forecasters said. Irma’s eye should move over the Lower Keys shortly, forecasters said, before the storm rolls up Florida’s Gulf Coast. READ MORE http://www.flkeysnews.com/article172400282.html
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Irma’s fierce eyewall battered the Lower Keys early Sunday as the record-breaking hurricane descended on the low-lying chain of islands curling off South Florida.
The north side of Irma’s eye, about 23 miles wide, began brushing Key West at daybreak, hammering the islands with waves and gusty winds. Landfall, which is not officially declared until half the eye comes ashore, is expected any time. Social media posts showed white-topped waves rushing across streets and trees whipping in the wind.
At 8 a.m., Irma was located 20 miles southeast of Key West, with sustained winds still reaching 130 mph, National Hurricane Center forecasters said.
Irma’s eye should move over the Lower Keys shortly, forecasters said, before the storm rolls up Florida’s Gulf Coast. Hurricane-force winds extend 80 miles, likely guaranteeing widespread damage. Tropical storm force winds reach another 220 miles from Irma’s center.
Across the islands and on the mainland, Wind gusts picked up throughout the morning, with an 89 mph gust measured at the Key West National Weather Service Forecast Office and sustained 46 mph winds at Tamiami Airport in West Kendall.
Key West could see widespread, “catastrophic” damage, hurricane specialist Mike Brennan said. “The storm surge on top of that can literally wipe structures entirely away.”
In Miami-Dade and Broward counties, tropical storm force winds could last for hours, through the afternoon, he said.
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Storm surge could all deal a double-barreled blow to the islands as the storm pushes rising water from the east, turns and hits the west side of the islands, he said.
“It could be a very long recovery period down here,” he said.
The storm has picked up speed to 8 mph, but that’s still a slow pace that could put Key West and the Lower Keys in the grip of hurricane conditions for 15 long hours. Tropical storm winds of up to 73 mph could last well over a day for up to 35 hours, said National Weather Service Key West meteorologist Adam Futterman. Forecasters do not declare landfall until half the storm’s eye passes.
Storm surge remains a very dangerous threat to the chain of low-lying islands, with water levels expected to rise between five and 10 feet through the morning. Flooding could be worse because the surge coincides with the arrival of high tides, he said. The highest elevations in the Keys are in Key West and Key Largo, but most of the other islands sit less than six feet above sea level, he said. Just before 4 a.m., water levels around Key West were already two feet above normal, the Service reported.
“This is quite disconcerting to the folks who didn’t get the message,” Futterman said of the stubborn Conchs who stayed behind. “That’s a very dangerous threat to the people who have not evacuated.”
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The storm’s continued westward movement has likely spared the Miami area the storm’s worst wrath. Even so, Irma’s immense size and strength — pushing hurricane-force winds outward up to 70 miles from the center and tropical-storm force winds to 205 miles — mean it can wreak considerable havoc in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, even from a distance.
And the Keys will fare much worse. The wind gauge atop the National Weather Service’s Key West Office recorded a hurricane-force gust of 79 mph in the early morning hours Sunday. With Irma’s strongest winds and eyewall not expected to arrive until daybreak, the outlook is not good.
Chip Casper, a senior forecaster for the Service, told The Weather Channel that Irma would be worst for the Keys since Donna in 1960, which crossed Marathon as a Cat 4 with 130 mph winds.
But Irma was a much larger storm, he said, and on a path closer to Key West. It could first inundate city streets with sea water, then pound it with major hurricane winds for 12 hours or more.
“We are expecting a very damaging storm surge just before sunrise,” he said.
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Irma has finally made a long-awaited turn and should continue moving to the north-northwest over the next 36 hours as it picks up speed, forecasters said at 5 a.m. As it runs parallel to the Gulf Coast, predicting where it makes landfall remains difficult, forecasters said. Over the next 12 to 36 hours, Irma could weaken as it moves up the coast and brushes land, they said. However, they still believe the storm will be a major hurricane as it nears Tampa.
A potential strike by Irma in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area would be the first direct hit from a powerful hurricane in more than 90 years.
Meanwhile, powerful winds and stinging rain continue to buffet Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
A tornado was sighted in Oakland Park Saturday night, and the National Weather Service issued a tornado for every place between Monroe and Palm Beach counties. Florida officials urged residents not to let down their guard against Irma or assume that the storm’s worst has already passed, which is surely not true.
“Don’t be the guy that gets killed by the tree, all right?” U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said at a press conference, warning people against leaving their refuges. “Every year, we have it – the guy that’s standing around, the tree falls on their head. Don’t be the guy or gal that gets killed by the tree.”
While the forecast track shows the storm’s center crossing south of Big Pine, fierce winds and storm surge will likely be widespread. Water could be as high as 10 feet throughout the Keys. From Card Sound Road to Miami Beach, a four- to six-foot surge is possible, hurricane center officials said.
Ed Rappaport, the acting director of the hurricane center, said Hurricane Irma’s impending visit to the Florida Keys and the state’s west coast is “capable of causing loss of life and major damage.”
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Irma’s jog to the west caught much of the Gulf Coast by surprise. At midday Saturday, the plywood sheets and metal window shutters so ubiquitous in South Florida were still comparatively rare in St. Petersburg.
As for the Keys, their relationship with hurricanes is intimate and infamous, going back in recorded history at least to the early 17th century.
Over the past 100 years, the islands have been struck by a hurricane an average of one every 4.5 years — most disastrously on Labor Day weekend of 1935, when a nameless storm with 200 mph winds killed as many as 485 people and an entire railroad, the Keys extension of the the Florida East Coast Railway, which was totally wrecked and never rebuilt.
The Keys were already taking punches from Irma on Saturday. Tropical-storm force winds pounded the islands, pushing storm surge ashore. Water levels were up throughout the day, rising nearly a foot above normal in Key West after 4:30 p.m. and more than a foot near Vaca Key.
The toll extended to many other areas of the state. Florida Power & Light reported more than 752,000 customers without electricity Sunday morning. More than 600,000 were located in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Broward counties.
Irma has killed more than 20 people and left a wide swath of destruction as it smashed its way through Caribbean resort islands like Saint Martin, St. Barts, St. Thomas, Barbuda and Antigua.
And little is known of the damage Irma did to Cuba, where it lingered much of the day Saturday. It struck the island as a Category 5 storm and moved away as a Category 3. It lashed the island with such fury that the government began moving people into underground military bunkers built decades ago when the Castro regime expected war with the United States.
But not much news has emerged since Irma reached Cuba. The national electric company announced that high winds were forcing it to cut power to Havana, and the Ministry of Communications said it was shutting down all public wi-fi receivers in the capital.
Miami Herald staff writers Glenn Garvin, Kyra Gurney and Curtis Morgan contributed to this report.
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Hurricane Irma is pummeling Florida with powerful winds and rain after making landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm this morning. The hurricane, which this afternoon was downgraded to a Category 3, has left at least three people dead in the state, including a sheriff's deputy, and over 1.5 million households and businesses without power.
In Miami, winds whipped around high-rise buildings at speeds approaching 100 mph, the National Weather Service said. A 94 mph wind gust was recorded at Miami International Airport.
A tower crane slammed by the high winds collapsed on top of a high-rise under construction in Miami this morning, city officials said.
PHOTO: Waves crash over a seawall at the mouth of the Miami River from Biscayne Bay, Fla., as Hurricane Irma passes by, Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
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PHOTO: The rough waters where the Miami River meets Biscayne Bay shows the full effects of Hurricane Irma strike in Miami, Florida, Sept. 10, 2017. (Erik S. Lesser/EPA)
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The Miami-Dade Police Department tweeted that its officers are sheltered for their safety and cannot respond to calls for help, warning residents, "DO NOT venture out!"
In Pembroke Pines north of Miami, a 109 mph wind gust was reported.
PHOTO: Recently planted palm trees lie strewn across the road as Hurricane Irma passes by, Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
PHOTO: Recently planted palm trees lie strewn across the road as Hurricane Irma passes by, Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
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Irma this morning also brought wind gusts of 120 mph to the National Key Deer Refuge on the Florida Keys and 89 mph winds to Key West.
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Florida Keys officials said today that residents who evacuated should not return until further notice.
By 11 a.m., the storm had moved away from the Keys and up toward Naples on Florida's west coast.
Irma is forecast to move up the western coastline of Florida this afternoon, with another landfall possible later today near Fort Myers and Naples, with winds of up to 115 mph expected this afternoon in the western part of Collier County.
At 2 p.m., Irma was 35 miles south of Naples.
Wind gusts of 75 mph were recorded at the Naples Airport early today, and officials were warning people to stay indoors and away from windows.
Some now sheltered in Naples had fled from the eastern side of Florida when it was first forecast that Irma would hit the eastern coastline. The mayor of Naples said those in hotels around the city are being ordered out of common areas and into their rooms.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned residents of dangerous storm surges that could reach 10 to 15 feet above sea level in the Naples area.
"Do not think the storm is over when the wind slows down," Scott said Saturday. The dangerous storm surge "will rush in and could kill you."
"You need to stay in a safe place," the governor said. "Be prepared, listen to local evacuation advisories."
PHOTO: Hurricane Irma forecast track 11 a.m. Sept. 10, 2017. (ABC News)
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The National Weather Service warned Florida residents that being in the eye of a hurricane can lead to a false sense of security: "IF winds go calm, you're in the eye. Stay inside! Winds dramatically shift and will do so violently! STAY INSIDE!"
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Eric Bolling was recently fired from Fox News due to allegations of sexual harassment that were yet to be confirmed. Just one day after his termination, he received heartbreaking news that no parent wants to hear.
Bolling’s only child, Eric Chase, 19, tragically committed suicide Friday night, according to Daily Mail. The news broke when journalist Yashar Ali took to Twitter to write, “Very sad news, Eric Bolling’s son, who was only 19, died last night.” This news came just one day after Fox let Bolling go from their network, and wished him the best of luck in future endeavors.
Why Chase committed suicide is still unknown, as the story is developing at this current time. Regardless of what side of the fence you are on politically, there is nothing as heartbreaking as losing a child.
Many people from Bolling’s former employer sent their condolences to Bolling following the news of his son’s untimely death. Even rivals of his former employer reached out to let him know that both he and his son are on their mind.
Sean Hannity tweeted, “@ericbolling To my dear friend, please know we all love you, will be here for you and your family.”
Geraldo Rivera also reached out, saying, “Gut-wrenching news about #EricBolling 19-year old only son Eric. Erica and I weep for the Bolling family. This is horrible, our condolences.”
Bolling had his own show called “The Specialists,” which was rising in popularity every week. He also appeared as a regular panel member on “The Five.” Bolling was initially suspended during the investigation of sexual harassment charges after it was alleged that he sent photos of his genitals to three of his co-workers.
Fox told Daily Mail, “Fox News Channel is canceling The Specialists, and Eric Bolling and Fox have agreed to part ways amicably.” Once the charges were initially announced, Bolling fought for his innocence tweeting, “I will continue to fight against these false smear attacks! THANK YOU FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT.”
Now, in the wake of his son’s death, Bolling has not made a public statement. There is no doubt that he is grieving the sudden and unexpected loss of his only child. We truly could not imagine what he must be going through now.
Political differences were put aside when CNN host Don Lemon tweeted, “So awful. My heart goes out to Eric and his family.” He also included a link to the article detailing the death of Bolling’s son.
There is a long road ahead for Bolling and his family, as they try to put together the pieces of this tragedy, and try to figure out what exactly happened. No parent should ever have to experience the loss of their child, yet, it happens more often than we would like to admit.
Our hearts, prayers, and thoughts are with Eric Bolling and his family. They are going to need the support of others now, more than ever. As more news of this story breaks, we will continue to publish new information in this tragic story.
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Pope Francis hit his head inside the popemobile during a tour of Cartagena, Colombia on Sunday. The incident left the Pope dripping blood onto his cassock, along with a bruised cheek.
Francis apparently knocked his head as he was travelling in the popemobile upon arriving in the city of Cartagena for the last day of his Colombia trip.
Vatican spokesman Greg Burke says: “The pope is fine” but has “a bruise on his cheekbone and eyebrow.”
Burke says the pope hit himself on the popemobile and is receiving ice treatment.
The pope continued greeting thousands of people along the streets of Cartagena’s San Francisco neighborhood, without any problems.
Pope Francis is wrapping up his Colombia trip with a deeply personal final day honoring St. Peter Claver, a fellow Jesuit who ministered to thousands of African slaves who passed through the port of Cartagena during Spanish colonial times.
The incident comes amid a rocky summer for the Vatican. Recently Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI issued shock criticism of his successor Pope Francis, warning the Catholic Church is a boat “on the verge of capsizing.”
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Pope Benedict XVI sent a sobering message at the funeral of Cardinal Joachim Meisner today, saying he was moved at the dubia cardinal’s ability to “live out of a deep conviction that the Lord does not abandon His Church, even when the boat has taken on so much water as to be on the verge of capsizing.”
The Church “stands in particularly pressing need of convincing shepherds who can resist the dictatorship of the spirit of the age and who live and think the faith with determination,” Pope Benedict said in a message read by Archbishop Georg Gänswein, his personal secretary and head of the papal household. Because of this “pressing need,” Meisner “found it difficult to leave his post.”
“What moved me all the more was that, in this last period of his life, he learned to let go and to live out of a deep conviction that the Lord does not abandon His Church, even when the boat has taken on so much water as to be on the verge of capsizing,” the pope emeritus concluded.
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Irma’s fierce eyewall battered the Lower Keys early Sunday as the record-breaking hurricane descended on the low-lying chain of islands curling off South Florida. The north side of Irma’s eye, about 23 miles wide, began brushing Key West at daybreak, hammering the islands with waves and gusty winds. Landfall, which is not officially declared until half the eye comes ashore, is expected any time. Social
media posts showed white-topped waves rushing across streets and trees whipping in the wind. At 8 a.m., Irma was located 20 miles southeast of Key West, with sustained winds still reaching 130 mph, National Hurricane Center forecasters said. Irma’s eye should move over the Lower Keys shortly, forecasters said, before the storm rolls up Florida’s Gulf Coast. READ MORE http://www.flkeysnews.com/article172400282.html
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Irma’s fierce eyewall battered the Lower Keys early Sunday as the record-breaking hurricane descended on the low-lying chain of islands curling off South Florida.
The north side of Irma’s eye, about 23 miles wide, began brushing Key West at daybreak, hammering the islands with waves and gusty winds. Landfall, which is not officially declared until half the eye comes ashore, is expected any time. Social media posts showed white-topped waves rushing across streets and trees whipping in the wind.
At 8 a.m., Irma was located 20 miles southeast of Key West, with sustained winds still reaching 130 mph, National Hurricane Center forecasters said.
Irma’s eye should move over the Lower Keys shortly, forecasters said, before the storm rolls up Florida’s Gulf Coast. Hurricane-force winds extend 80 miles, likely guaranteeing widespread damage. Tropical storm force winds reach another 220 miles from Irma’s center.
Across the islands and on the mainland, Wind gusts picked up throughout the morning, with an 89 mph gust measured at the Key West National Weather Service Forecast Office and sustained 46 mph winds at Tamiami Airport in West Kendall.
Key West could see widespread, “catastrophic” damage, hurricane specialist Mike Brennan said. “The storm surge on top of that can literally wipe structures entirely away.”
In Miami-Dade and Broward counties, tropical storm force winds could last for hours, through the afternoon, he said.
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Storm surge could all deal a double-barreled blow to the islands as the storm pushes rising water from the east, turns and hits the west side of the islands, he said.
“It could be a very long recovery period down here,” he said.
The storm has picked up speed to 8 mph, but that’s still a slow pace that could put Key West and the Lower Keys in the grip of hurricane conditions for 15 long hours. Tropical storm winds of up to 73 mph could last well over a day for up to 35 hours, said National Weather Service Key West meteorologist Adam Futterman. Forecasters do not declare landfall until half the storm’s eye passes.
Storm surge remains a very dangerous threat to the chain of low-lying islands, with water levels expected to rise between five and 10 feet through the morning. Flooding could be worse because the surge coincides with the arrival of high tides, he said. The highest elevations in the Keys are in Key West and Key Largo, but most of the other islands sit less than six feet above sea level, he said. Just before 4 a.m., water levels around Key West were already two feet above normal, the Service reported.
“This is quite disconcerting to the folks who didn’t get the message,” Futterman said of the stubborn Conchs who stayed behind. “That’s a very dangerous threat to the people who have not evacuated.”
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The storm’s continued westward movement has likely spared the Miami area the storm’s worst wrath. Even so, Irma’s immense size and strength — pushing hurricane-force winds outward up to 70 miles from the center and tropical-storm force winds to 205 miles — mean it can wreak considerable havoc in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, even from a distance.
And the Keys will fare much worse. The wind gauge atop the National Weather Service’s Key West Office recorded a hurricane-force gust of 79 mph in the early morning hours Sunday. With Irma’s strongest winds and eyewall not expected to arrive until daybreak, the outlook is not good.
Chip Casper, a senior forecaster for the Service, told The Weather Channel that Irma would be worst for the Keys since Donna in 1960, which crossed Marathon as a Cat 4 with 130 mph winds.
But Irma was a much larger storm, he said, and on a path closer to Key West. It could first inundate city streets with sea water, then pound it with major hurricane winds for 12 hours or more.
“We are expecting a very damaging storm surge just before sunrise,” he said.
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Irma has finally made a long-awaited turn and should continue moving to the north-northwest over the next 36 hours as it picks up speed, forecasters said at 5 a.m. As it runs parallel to the Gulf Coast, predicting where it makes landfall remains difficult, forecasters said. Over the next 12 to 36 hours, Irma could weaken as it moves up the coast and brushes land, they said. However, they still believe the storm will be a major hurricane as it nears Tampa.
A potential strike by Irma in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area would be the first direct hit from a powerful hurricane in more than 90 years.
Meanwhile, powerful winds and stinging rain continue to buffet Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
A tornado was sighted in Oakland Park Saturday night, and the National Weather Service issued a tornado for every place between Monroe and Palm Beach counties. Florida officials urged residents not to let down their guard against Irma or assume that the storm’s worst has already passed, which is surely not true.
“Don’t be the guy that gets killed by the tree, all right?” U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said at a press conference, warning people against leaving their refuges. “Every year, we have it – the guy that’s standing around, the tree falls on their head. Don’t be the guy or gal that gets killed by the tree.”
While the forecast track shows the storm’s center crossing south of Big Pine, fierce winds and storm surge will likely be widespread. Water could be as high as 10 feet throughout the Keys. From Card Sound Road to Miami Beach, a four- to six-foot surge is possible, hurricane center officials said.
Ed Rappaport, the acting director of the hurricane center, said Hurricane Irma’s impending visit to the Florida Keys and the state’s west coast is “capable of causing loss of life and major damage.”
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Irma’s jog to the west caught much of the Gulf Coast by surprise. At midday Saturday, the plywood sheets and metal window shutters so ubiquitous in South Florida were still comparatively rare in St. Petersburg.
As for the Keys, their relationship with hurricanes is intimate and infamous, going back in recorded history at least to the early 17th century.
Over the past 100 years, the islands have been struck by a hurricane an average of one every 4.5 years — most disastrously on Labor Day weekend of 1935, when a nameless storm with 200 mph winds killed as many as 485 people and an entire railroad, the Keys extension of the the Florida East Coast Railway, which was totally wrecked and never rebuilt.
The Keys were already taking punches from Irma on Saturday. Tropical-storm force winds pounded the islands, pushing storm surge ashore. Water levels were up throughout the day, rising nearly a foot above normal in Key West after 4:30 p.m. and more than a foot near Vaca Key.
The toll extended to many other areas of the state. Florida Power & Light reported more than 752,000 customers without electricity Sunday morning. More than 600,000 were located in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Broward counties.
Irma has killed more than 20 people and left a wide swath of destruction as it smashed its way through Caribbean resort islands like Saint Martin, St. Barts, St. Thomas, Barbuda and Antigua.
And little is known of the damage Irma did to Cuba, where it lingered much of the day Saturday. It struck the island as a Category 5 storm and moved away as a Category 3. It lashed the island with such fury that the government began moving people into underground military bunkers built decades ago when the Castro regime expected war with the United States.
But not much news has emerged since Irma reached Cuba. The national electric company announced that high winds were forcing it to cut power to Havana, and the Ministry of Communications said it was shutting down all public wi-fi receivers in the capital.
Miami Herald staff writers Glenn Garvin, Kyra Gurney and Curtis Morgan contributed to this report.
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Beachgoers were left shocked after the ocean ‘disappeared’ as Hurricane Irma cut a devastating path through the Caribbean. The extreme force of the killer storm was on full display as it sucked water away from shores in the Bahamas in a rare weather phenomenon. Footage posted on social media shows people walking along the seabed which is normally under several feet of water. There was dry land as far
as the eye could see as Irma passed just south of Long Island. A woman who shared the footage on Twitter wrote: “I am in disbelief right now… This is Long Island, Bahamas and the ocean water is missing!!! That’s as far as they see.” The video was also shared by the “Alternative NOAA” Twitter account, which wrote: “Dear #KeyWest. The ocean is literally gone in The Bahamas, and it’s heading your way. Still want to be there?”
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VIDEO NO WATER OF SEA SURROUNDING BAHAMAS
Beachgoers were left shocked after the ocean 'disappeared' as Hurricane Irma cut a devastating path through the Caribbean.
The extreme force of the killer storm was on full display as it sucked water away from shores in the Bahamas in a rare weather phenomenon.
Footage posted on social media shows people walking along the seabed which is normally under several feet of water.
There was dry land as far as the eye could see as Irma passed just south of Long Island.
Locals were left shocked after the ocean 'disappeared' (Image: @Kaydi_K/Twitter)
Experts say the water was sucked from the shores by Irma (Image: @Kaydi_K/Twitter)
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A woman who shared the footage on Twitter wrote: "I am in disbelief right now... This is Long Island, Bahamas and the ocean water is missing!!! That's as far as they see."
The video was also shared by the "Alternative NOAA" Twitter account, which wrote: "Dear #KeyWest. The ocean is literally gone in The Bahamas, and it's heading your way. Still want to be there?"
The clip sparked fears on Twitter that the water had receded due to a tsunami, but that was not the case.
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Beachgoers were left shocked after the ocean ‘disappeared’ as Hurricane Irma cut a devastating path through the Caribbean. The extreme force of the killer storm was on full display as it sucked water away from shores in the Bahamas in a rare weather phenomenon. Footage posted on social media shows people walking along the seabed which is normally under several feet of water. There was dry land as far
as the eye could see as Irma passed just south of Long Island. A woman who shared the footage on Twitter wrote: “I am in disbelief right now… This is Long Island, Bahamas and the ocean water is missing!!! That’s as far as they see.” The video was also shared by the “Alternative NOAA” Twitter account, which wrote: “Dear #KeyWest. The ocean is literally gone in The Bahamas, and it’s heading your way. Still want to be there?”
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Ocean 'disappears' as killer Hurricane Irma sucks water away from shores on devastating path to Florida
Footage posted on social media shows people walking along the seabed which is normally under several feet of water
BYCHRIS KITCHING
23:18, 9 SEP 2017UPDATED08:32, 10 SEP 2017
VIDEO NO WATER OF SEA SURROUNDING BAHAMAS
Beachgoers were left shocked after the ocean 'disappeared' as Hurricane Irma cut a devastating path through the Caribbean.
The extreme force of the killer storm was on full display as it sucked water away from shores in the Bahamas in a rare weather phenomenon.
Footage posted on social media shows people walking along the seabed which is normally under several feet of water.
There was dry land as far as the eye could see as Irma passed just south of Long Island.
Locals were left shocked after the ocean 'disappeared' (Image: @Kaydi_K/Twitter)
Experts say the water was sucked from the shores by Irma (Image: @Kaydi_K/Twitter)
READ MORE Hurricane Irma: Live updates as deadly storm batters Florida with 125mph winds, heavy rain and huge waves
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/hurricane-irma-update-florida-live-11137572
A woman who shared the footage on Twitter wrote: "I am in disbelief right now... This is Long Island, Bahamas and the ocean water is missing!!! That's as far as they see."
The video was also shared by the "Alternative NOAA" Twitter account, which wrote: "Dear #KeyWest. The ocean is literally gone in The Bahamas, and it's heading your way. Still want to be there?"
The clip sparked fears on Twitter that the water had receded due to a tsunami, but that was not the case.
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Sea at Miami Beach being 'sucked away' by Hurricane Irma as water level drops by 3ft
VIDEOs Astonishing footage posted on social media shows how water levels have dropped as a result of the deadly storm in Florida after similar scenes in the devastated Bahamas
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Hurricane Irma strengthened back into a Category 5 storm Friday night as it made landfall on the Camaguey Archipelago of Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Irma's status as a Category 4 storm was relatively short-lived, having been downgraded from a Category 5 storm early Friday morning.
As of 2 a.m. ET, Irma was about 275 miles south-southeast of Miami and moving about 12 mph toward the west, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Irma remains forecast to hit the Florida Keys as a Category 5 storm.
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South Florida is already experiencing power outages, according to the Florida Power & Light Company. As of 3 a.m. Saturday, in Miami-Dade County there were 9,613 outages affecting 1,124,252 customers. In Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, there were 456 outages affecting 939,339 customers.
Ahead of Irma's arrival in the Sunshine State, the last flights departed Friday night from Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Miami's airport officially remains open, while Fort Lauderdale's airport is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
Also ahead of its arrival, The Associated Press reported late Friday night that many ATM machines across southwest Florida were out of cash as people stocked up in case Hurricane Irma power outages make credit card transactions impossible.
Meteorologists expect Irma to make landfall in the Keys between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. ET on Sunday. Overnight projections of Irma's path showed less of a threat to the Carolinas as the monster storm appeared likely to move directly up the middle of Florida and curve inland.
The National Weather Service's Key West office issued a dire warning in the wake of the updated forecast.
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"Obviously Hurricane Irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the United States," Brock Long, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said at a press conference Friday morning. "We're going to have a couple rough days."
The National Hurricane Center on Friday cautioned that Irma is "extremely dangerous," with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, which are strong enough to uproot trees, bring down power poles and rip off the roofs and some exterior walls of well-built frame homes.
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The National Hurricane Center issued its first hurricane warnings for Florida overnight, warning residents that "preparations to protect life should be rushed to completion."
Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for barrier islands, coastal communities, low-lying areas and mobile homes across Florida, including the counties of Brevard, Broward, Collier, Indian River, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach and St. John. According to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, 5.6 million Floridians have been told to evacuate.
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Meteorologists predict Irma will continue to weaken as the storm moves inland Sunday into Monday. Irma will approach Jacksonville on Monday around 8 a.m. ET with winds of about 75 mph, which would make it a dangerous Category 1 hurricane. Then, Irma should weaken rapidly to a tropical storm, depression or a remnant low later Monday as it moves across state lines into Georgia, then potentially Alabama and Tennessee on Tuesday into Wednesday, meteorologists say.
California Could be Struck by 8.2 Mega-Quake, Damage Would Be Catastrophic
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California Could be Struck by 8.2 Mega-Quake, Damage Would Be Catastrophic
The magnitude 8.2 earthquake that ravaged southern Mexico on Thursday was the largest to shake the country in nearly a century. Like California, Mexico is a seismically active region that has seen smaller quakes that have caused death and destruction. But Thursday’s temblor is a reminder that even larger quakes — while rare — do occur. Scientists say it’s possible for Southern California to be hit by a
magnitude 8.2 earthquake. Such a quake would be far more destructive to the Los Angeles area because the San Andreas fault runs very close to and underneath densely populated areas. The devastating quakes that hit California over the last century were far smaller than the Thursday temblor, which Mexican authorities set at magnitude 8.2 and the U.S. Geological Survey placed at 8.1.
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Richard Branson's Necker Island home destroyed as Hurricane Irma obliterates swathes of the Caribbean
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Richard Branson’s Necker Island home has been left “uninhabitable” after Hurricane Irma obliterated swathes of the Caribbean.
The British billionaire retreated to his concrete wine cellar with his team as the powerful category 5 hurricane swept through his private retreat the British Virgin Islands.
It is the second time the Necker Island home has been severely damaged after the building caught fire when it was struck by lightning caused by Hurricane Irene six years ago.
Hurricane Irma – the most powerful ever recorded in the Atlantic – tore a deadly path through the Caribbean on Wednesday, killing at least eight people.
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Branson said his whole staff slept together in two rooms as the hurricane approached (Virgin.com)
The storm destroyed nearly all buildings on the island of Barbuda, killing a two-year-old child as a family tried to escape, before wreaking havoc on the French territories of St Martin and St Barts, leaving a further seven people dead.
After the hurricane hit Necker Island, Branson’s son Sam said his father and family were safe.
He added that most of the buildings on the island had been destroyed and that their main house had been left “unhabitable”.
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Branson stayed on Necker Island during the hurricane (Virgin.com)
Writing on Instagram, his son said: “Glad to say that all humans on Necker are OK. Sad to say that most of the buildings have been destroyed and main house is ‘uninhabitable’.
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“[It’s] making me very concerned for our friends and everyone on the neighbouring islands and people in its path.
“Please don’t take this hurricane lightly if it is heading your way. If your building is not very solid, do find somewhere safe. Homes can be rebuilt but lives can’t.
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“Nature warning us again of the impact of climate change. We must all do more.”
Actress Kate Winslet was on the island with Branson, his mother and 20 other guests when Huricane Irene hit in 2011. Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, model Kate Moss and singer Harry Styles are among the famous faces to have visited the island.
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Princess Diana also holidayed there.
Virgin boss and business tycoon Branson had earlier revealed in his online blog that he would be staying on the island of Necker for Hurricane Irma, despite warnings from officials of a “potentially catastrophic” impact.
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Branson stacked up furniture at his luxury home in preparation for the storm (Virgin.com)
He posted pictures of furniture stacked up and hurricane blinds down on his luxury home as he braced for the Category five storm.
Branson also shared photos of he and his team having a sleepover on Tuesday night and playing card games while “howling wind and rain” battered his home as the storm approached.
Writing on his blog on Wednesday, he said: “We are expecting to get the full force of the hurricane in around five hours’ time, when we will retreat to a concrete wine cellar under the Great House.
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“Knowing our wonderful team as I do, I suspect there will be little wine left in the cellar when we all emerge.”
The British overseas territory of Anguilla was among the first islands to be hit by the hurricane.
Britons have been urged by the Foreign Office to follow evacuation orders, while states of emergency have been declared in Puerto Rico, Cuba and Florida - amid fears Miami could be struck directly by the hurricane.
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A man walks along the beach at sunrise ahead of Hurricane Irma in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. Coastal residents around South Florida have been ordered to evacuate as the killer storm closes in on the peninsula for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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MIAMI (AP) — With the window closing fast for anyone wanting to escape, Irma hurtled toward Florida with 125 mph winds Saturday on a shifting track that took it away from Miami and instead threatened the Tampa area with its first direct hit from a major hurricane in nearly a century.
"You need to leave — not tonight, not in an hour, right now," Gov. Rick Scott warned residents in the evacuation zones ahead of the storm's predicted arrival on Sunday morning.
For days, the forecast had made it look as if the Miami metropolitan area of 6 million people could get hit head-on with the catastrophic and long-dreaded Big One.
The swing in the hurricane's projected path overnight caught many on Florida's Gulf coast off guard. By late morning, few businesses in St. Petersburg had even put plywood or hurricane shutters on their windows, and some locals groused about the change in the forecast.
"For five days, we were told it was going to be on the east coast, and then 24 hours before it hits, we're now told it's coming up the west coast," said Jeff Beerbohm, a 52-year-old entrepreneur in St. Petersburg. "As usual, the weatherman, I don't know why they're paid."
Tampa has not been struck by a major hurricane since 1921, when its population was about 10,000, National Hurricane Center spokesman Dennis Feltgen said. Now the area has around 3 million people.
The new course threatened everything from Tampa Bay's bustling twin cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg to Naples' mansion- and yacht-lined canals, Sun City Center's sprawling compound of modest retirement homes, and Sanibel Island's shell-filled beaches.
With the new forecast, Pinellas County, home to St. Petersburg, ordered 260,000 people to leave.
Irma has left more than 20 people dead in its wake across the Caribbean, ravaging such resort islands as St. Martin, St. Barts, St. Thomas, Barbuda and Antigua.
Irma weakened slightly in the morning but was expected to pick up strength again before hitting the Sunshine State.
Meteorologists predicted its center would blow ashore Sunday in the perilously low-lying Florida Keys, then hit southwestern Florida and move north, plowing into the Tampa Bay area. Though the center is expected to miss Miami, the metro area will still get pounded with life-threatening hurricane winds, Feltgen said.
On Saturday morning, the state was already beginning to feel Irma's muscle. Nearly 25,000 people had lost power, mostly in the Miami area, as the wind began gusting.
In Key West, 60-year-old Carol Walterson Stroud sought refuge in a senior center with her husband, granddaughter and dog. The streets were nearly empty, shops were boarded up and the wind started to blow.
"Tonight, I'm sweating," she said. "Tonight, I'm scared to death."
In one of the biggest evacuations ever ordered in the U.S., about 6.3 million people in Florida — more than one-quarter of the state's population — were warned to leave, and 540,000 were directed to clear out from the Georgia coast.
Gas shortages and gridlock plagued the evacuations. Parts of interstates 75 and 95 north were bumper-to-bumper.
Major tourist attractions, including Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World, all prepared to close Saturday. The Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports shut down, and those in Orlando and Tampa planned to do the same later in the day.
With winds that peaked at 185 mph (300 kph), Irma was once the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the open Atlantic. But given its mammoth size and strength and its projected course, it could still prove one of the most devastating hurricanes ever to hit Florida and inflict damage on a scale not seen here in 25 years.
It could also test the Federal Emergency Management Agency's ability to handle two crises at the same time. FEMA is still dealing with aftermath of catastrophic Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area.
Ray Scarborough and girlfriend Leah Etmanczyk left their home in Big Pine Key and fled north with her parents and three big dogs to stay with relatives in Orlando. Scarborough was 12 when Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992 and remembers lying on the floor in a hall as the storm nearly ripped the roof off his house.
"They said this one is going to be bigger than Andrew. When they told me that, that's all I needed to hear," said Scarborough, now a 37-year-old boat captain. "That one tore everything apart."
Andrew razed Miami's suburbs with winds topping 165 mph (265 kph), damaging or blowing apart over 125,000 homes. The damage in Florida totaled $26 billion, and at least 40 people died.
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Galofaro reported from Orlando. Associated Press writers Seth Borenstein in Washington; Terry Spencer in Palm Beach County; Gary Fineout in Tallahassee, Terrance Harris in Orlando; and Jason Dearen and David Fischer in Miami contributed to this report.
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Hurricane Irma strengthened back into a Category 5 storm Friday night as it made landfall on the Camaguey Archipelago of Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Irma's status as a Category 4 storm was relatively short-lived, having been downgraded from a Category 5 storm early Friday morning.
As of 2 a.m. ET, Irma was about 275 miles south-southeast of Miami and moving about 12 mph toward the west, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Irma remains forecast to hit the Florida Keys as a Category 5 storm.
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South Florida is already experiencing power outages, according to the Florida Power & Light Company. As of 3 a.m. Saturday, in Miami-Dade County there were 9,613 outages affecting 1,124,252 customers. In Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, there were 456 outages affecting 939,339 customers.
Ahead of Irma's arrival in the Sunshine State, the last flights departed Friday night from Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Miami's airport officially remains open, while Fort Lauderdale's airport is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
Also ahead of its arrival, The Associated Press reported late Friday night that many ATM machines across southwest Florida were out of cash as people stocked up in case Hurricane Irma power outages make credit card transactions impossible.
Meteorologists expect Irma to make landfall in the Keys between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. ET on Sunday. Overnight projections of Irma's path showed less of a threat to the Carolinas as the monster storm appeared likely to move directly up the middle of Florida and curve inland.
The National Weather Service's Key West office issued a dire warning in the wake of the updated forecast.
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"Obviously Hurricane Irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the United States," Brock Long, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said at a press conference Friday morning. "We're going to have a couple rough days."
The National Hurricane Center on Friday cautioned that Irma is "extremely dangerous," with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, which are strong enough to uproot trees, bring down power poles and rip off the roofs and some exterior walls of well-built frame homes.
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The National Hurricane Center issued its first hurricane warnings for Florida overnight, warning residents that "preparations to protect life should be rushed to completion."
Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for barrier islands, coastal communities, low-lying areas and mobile homes across Florida, including the counties of Brevard, Broward, Collier, Indian River, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach and St. John. According to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, 5.6 million Floridians have been told to evacuate.
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Meteorologists predict Irma will continue to weaken as the storm moves inland Sunday into Monday. Irma will approach Jacksonville on Monday around 8 a.m. ET with winds of about 75 mph, which would make it a dangerous Category 1 hurricane. Then, Irma should weaken rapidly to a tropical storm, depression or a remnant low later Monday as it moves across state lines into Georgia, then potentially Alabama and Tennessee on Tuesday into Wednesday, meteorologists say.
California Could be Struck by 8.2 Mega-Quake, Damage Would Be Catastrophic
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California Could be Struck by 8.2 Mega-Quake, Damage Would Be Catastrophic
The magnitude 8.2 earthquake that ravaged southern Mexico on Thursday was the largest to shake the country in nearly a century. Like California, Mexico is a seismically active region that has seen smaller quakes that have caused death and destruction. But Thursday’s temblor is a reminder that even larger quakes — while rare — do occur. Scientists say it’s possible for Southern California to be hit by a
magnitude 8.2 earthquake. Such a quake would be far more destructive to the Los Angeles area because the San Andreas fault runs very close to and underneath densely populated areas. The devastating quakes that hit California over the last century were far smaller than the Thursday temblor, which Mexican authorities set at magnitude 8.2 and the U.S. Geological Survey placed at 8.1.
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Richard Branson's Necker Island home destroyed as Hurricane Irma obliterates swathes of the Caribbean
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Richard Branson plays a game of Perudo with staff as Hurricane Irma speeds towards his Necker Island home Virgin.com
Richard Branson’s Necker Island home has been left “uninhabitable” after Hurricane Irma obliterated swathes of the Caribbean.
The British billionaire retreated to his concrete wine cellar with his team as the powerful category 5 hurricane swept through his private retreat the British Virgin Islands.
It is the second time the Necker Island home has been severely damaged after the building caught fire when it was struck by lightning caused by Hurricane Irene six years ago.
Hurricane Irma – the most powerful ever recorded in the Atlantic – tore a deadly path through the Caribbean on Wednesday, killing at least eight people.
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Branson said his whole staff slept together in two rooms as the hurricane approached (Virgin.com)
The storm destroyed nearly all buildings on the island of Barbuda, killing a two-year-old child as a family tried to escape, before wreaking havoc on the French territories of St Martin and St Barts, leaving a further seven people dead.
After the hurricane hit Necker Island, Branson’s son Sam said his father and family were safe.
He added that most of the buildings on the island had been destroyed and that their main house had been left “unhabitable”.
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Branson stayed on Necker Island during the hurricane (Virgin.com)
Writing on Instagram, his son said: “Glad to say that all humans on Necker are OK. Sad to say that most of the buildings have been destroyed and main house is ‘uninhabitable’.
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“[It’s] making me very concerned for our friends and everyone on the neighbouring islands and people in its path.
“Please don’t take this hurricane lightly if it is heading your way. If your building is not very solid, do find somewhere safe. Homes can be rebuilt but lives can’t.
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“Nature warning us again of the impact of climate change. We must all do more.”
Actress Kate Winslet was on the island with Branson, his mother and 20 other guests when Huricane Irene hit in 2011. Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, model Kate Moss and singer Harry Styles are among the famous faces to have visited the island.
Rain from Irma slams US Virgin Islands
Princess Diana also holidayed there.
Virgin boss and business tycoon Branson had earlier revealed in his online blog that he would be staying on the island of Necker for Hurricane Irma, despite warnings from officials of a “potentially catastrophic” impact.
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Branson stacked up furniture at his luxury home in preparation for the storm (Virgin.com)
He posted pictures of furniture stacked up and hurricane blinds down on his luxury home as he braced for the Category five storm.
Branson also shared photos of he and his team having a sleepover on Tuesday night and playing card games while “howling wind and rain” battered his home as the storm approached.
Writing on his blog on Wednesday, he said: “We are expecting to get the full force of the hurricane in around five hours’ time, when we will retreat to a concrete wine cellar under the Great House.
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“Knowing our wonderful team as I do, I suspect there will be little wine left in the cellar when we all emerge.”
The British overseas territory of Anguilla was among the first islands to be hit by the hurricane.
Britons have been urged by the Foreign Office to follow evacuation orders, while states of emergency have been declared in Puerto Rico, Cuba and Florida - amid fears Miami could be struck directly by the hurricane.
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A man walks along the beach at sunrise ahead of Hurricane Irma in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. Coastal residents around South Florida have been ordered to evacuate as the killer storm closes in on the peninsula for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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MIAMI (AP) — With the window closing fast for anyone wanting to escape, Irma hurtled toward Florida with 125 mph winds Saturday on a shifting track that took it away from Miami and instead threatened the Tampa area with its first direct hit from a major hurricane in nearly a century.
"You need to leave — not tonight, not in an hour, right now," Gov. Rick Scott warned residents in the evacuation zones ahead of the storm's predicted arrival on Sunday morning.
For days, the forecast had made it look as if the Miami metropolitan area of 6 million people could get hit head-on with the catastrophic and long-dreaded Big One.
The swing in the hurricane's projected path overnight caught many on Florida's Gulf coast off guard. By late morning, few businesses in St. Petersburg had even put plywood or hurricane shutters on their windows, and some locals groused about the change in the forecast.
"For five days, we were told it was going to be on the east coast, and then 24 hours before it hits, we're now told it's coming up the west coast," said Jeff Beerbohm, a 52-year-old entrepreneur in St. Petersburg. "As usual, the weatherman, I don't know why they're paid."
Tampa has not been struck by a major hurricane since 1921, when its population was about 10,000, National Hurricane Center spokesman Dennis Feltgen said. Now the area has around 3 million people.
The new course threatened everything from Tampa Bay's bustling twin cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg to Naples' mansion- and yacht-lined canals, Sun City Center's sprawling compound of modest retirement homes, and Sanibel Island's shell-filled beaches.
With the new forecast, Pinellas County, home to St. Petersburg, ordered 260,000 people to leave.
Irma has left more than 20 people dead in its wake across the Caribbean, ravaging such resort islands as St. Martin, St. Barts, St. Thomas, Barbuda and Antigua.
Irma weakened slightly in the morning but was expected to pick up strength again before hitting the Sunshine State.
Meteorologists predicted its center would blow ashore Sunday in the perilously low-lying Florida Keys, then hit southwestern Florida and move north, plowing into the Tampa Bay area. Though the center is expected to miss Miami, the metro area will still get pounded with life-threatening hurricane winds, Feltgen said.
On Saturday morning, the state was already beginning to feel Irma's muscle. Nearly 25,000 people had lost power, mostly in the Miami area, as the wind began gusting.
In Key West, 60-year-old Carol Walterson Stroud sought refuge in a senior center with her husband, granddaughter and dog. The streets were nearly empty, shops were boarded up and the wind started to blow.
"Tonight, I'm sweating," she said. "Tonight, I'm scared to death."
In one of the biggest evacuations ever ordered in the U.S., about 6.3 million people in Florida — more than one-quarter of the state's population — were warned to leave, and 540,000 were directed to clear out from the Georgia coast.
Gas shortages and gridlock plagued the evacuations. Parts of interstates 75 and 95 north were bumper-to-bumper.
Major tourist attractions, including Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World, all prepared to close Saturday. The Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports shut down, and those in Orlando and Tampa planned to do the same later in the day.
With winds that peaked at 185 mph (300 kph), Irma was once the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the open Atlantic. But given its mammoth size and strength and its projected course, it could still prove one of the most devastating hurricanes ever to hit Florida and inflict damage on a scale not seen here in 25 years.
It could also test the Federal Emergency Management Agency's ability to handle two crises at the same time. FEMA is still dealing with aftermath of catastrophic Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area.
Ray Scarborough and girlfriend Leah Etmanczyk left their home in Big Pine Key and fled north with her parents and three big dogs to stay with relatives in Orlando. Scarborough was 12 when Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992 and remembers lying on the floor in a hall as the storm nearly ripped the roof off his house.
"They said this one is going to be bigger than Andrew. When they told me that, that's all I needed to hear," said Scarborough, now a 37-year-old boat captain. "That one tore everything apart."
Andrew razed Miami's suburbs with winds topping 165 mph (265 kph), damaging or blowing apart over 125,000 homes. The damage in Florida totaled $26 billion, and at least 40 people died.
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Galofaro reported from Orlando. Associated Press writers Seth Borenstein in Washington; Terry Spencer in Palm Beach County; Gary Fineout in Tallahassee, Terrance Harris in Orlando; and Jason Dearen and David Fischer in Miami contributed to this report.
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END OF DAYS? ECLIPSE, HURRICANES, WILDFIRES, AND NOW EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMI IN MEXICO
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End of Days? Eclipse, Hurricanes, Wildfires, and Now Earthquakes and Tsunami in Mexico
An 8.4 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico, killing at least six and generating a tsunami. The quake, which was felt as far as Mexico City and Guatemala City, struck 74 miles off the southern Pacific Coast at 12:49 a.m. ET Friday. The United States Geological Survey reported several aftershocks, most registering more than magnitude 5. Mexico’s civil protection agency reported this was the most powerful earthquake to hit the capital since a 1985 quake destroyed sections of Mexico City, killing thousands of people.
Initial waves were recorded at the Mexican cities of Salina Cruz, Puerto Madero, and Huatulco between 0.3 and 0.7 meters over tide level. They predicted waves between 0.3 and 1 meters for the Cook Islands, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guatemala, and Kiribati. Waves below 0.3 meters were forecast for countries as far as Australia, Japan, and Vietnam. This is the most recent in a wave of major natural disasters in that part of the world. Texas suffered the costliest natural disaster in US history when Hurrican Harvey slammed into the Gulf Coast two weeks ago. The hurricane dumped a record 51.88 inches of rain, causing 38 deaths and $190 billion damage from the massive flooding.
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“It will be a time of trouble, the like of which has never been since the nation came into being. At that time, your people will be rescued, all who are found inscribed in the book.” Daniel 12:1 (The Israel Bible™)
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HURRICANE IRMA FORECAST TO STRIKE FLORIDA KEYS AS CATEGORY 5
Sep 8, 2017 | 0 |
Hurricane Irma forecast to strike Florida Keys as Category 5
Hurricane Irma is now forecast to hit the Florida Keys as a Category 5 storm. “Obviously Hurricane Irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the United States,” Brock Long, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said at a press conference Friday morning. “We’re going to have a couple rough days.” Irma was downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 4 storm early
Friday morning. As of 5 p.m. Eastern Time, the storm was moving west at 12 mph and located 345 miles southeast of Miami. The National Hurricane Center cautioned that Irma is “extremely dangerous,” with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, which are strong enough to uproot trees, bring down power poles and rip off the roofs and some exterior walls of well-built frame homes.
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HURRICANE IRMA COULD SPARK MULTIPLE TORNADOES
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Hurricane Irma Could Spark Multiple Tornadoes
Hurricane Irma will trigger tornadoes when her destructive 235mph winds hit mainland USA, weather experts feared today. The record-breaking, mega-tornado, which has already claimed at least 10 lives and left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, is due to hit Florida, probably around Miami, on Sunday. The hurricane’s sustained 185mph, which have gusted up to 235mph, will have dropped slightly to
around 110mph – still a terrifying wind speed capable of levelling buildings and sending cars and boats spinning into the air. Irma is then expected to barrel up the eastern seaboard – but now many weather experts say the mega-weather system will trigger inland tornadoes as she moves upwards towards cities like Savannah on the Georgia / South Carolina border. READ MORE http://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/851120/NOAA-Hurricane-Irma-latest-track-tornadoes-Jose-threat-Storm-Katia-USA-Caribbean
HURRICANE IRMA IS BEING CALLED ‘A LAWNMOWER FROM THE SKY’ AND FEMA WARNS IT WILL ‘DEVASTATE’ THE SOUTHEAST
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Hurricane Irma Is Being Called ‘A Lawnmower From The Sky’ And FEMA Warns It Will ‘Devastate’ The Southeast
(By Michael Snyder) It looks like Hurricane Irma is going to make landfall in south Florida on Sunday morning. Of course, that could still change, but this is what the meteorologists are telling us at this point. But of course, the exact spot where Irma makes landfall is not so important because of the absolutely immense size of this storm. Irma is going to cause chaos and devastation over a very large area, and just like Hurricane
Harvey the recovery from this storm is literally going to be measured in years. Down in the Caribbean, the destruction that Irma has caused has been absolutely unprecedented. The president of the island of Saint Martin “estimated that 95 percent of his country had been obliterated”, and one resident of the island described the storm as “a lawnmower from the sky”… Witnesses described similar scenes on the island’s Dutch half. “It’s like someone with a lawnmower from the sky has gone over the island,” said Mairlou Rohan, a European tourist visiting Sint Maarten, part of the Netherlands.
READ MORE http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/hurricane-irma-is-being-called-a-lawnmower-from-the-sky-and-fema-warns-it-will-devastate-the-southeast
: EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO SWAYED BUILDINGS 650 MILES AWAY, DEATH TOLL RISES TO 60
Sep 8, 2017 | 0 |
Earthquake In Mexico Swayed Buildings 650 Miles Away, Death Toll Rises to 60
One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico struck off the country’s southern coast, toppling hundreds of buildings and sending panicked people fleeing into the streets in the middle of the night. At least 60 people were reported dead. The quake that hit minutes before midnight Thursday was strong enough to cause buildings to sway violently in the capital city more than 650 miles (1,000 kilometers) away.
As beds banged against walls, people still wearing pajamas ran out of their homes and gathered in frightened groups. Rodrigo Soberanes, who lives near San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, the state nearest the epicenter, said his house “moved like chewing gum.” The furious shaking created a second national emergency for Mexican agencies already bracing for Hurricane Katia on the other side of the country.
READ MORE http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Magnitude-8-earthquake-hits-southern-Mexico-felt-12182044.php
CALIFORNIA COULD BE STRUCK BY 8.2 MEGA-QUAKE, DAMAGE WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC
Sep 8, 2017 | 0 |
California Could be Struck by 8.2 Mega-Quake, Damage Would Be Catastrophic
The magnitude 8.2 earthquake that ravaged southern Mexico on Thursday was the largest to shake the country in nearly a century. Like California, Mexico is a seismically active region that has seen smaller quakes that have caused death and destruction. But Thursday’s temblor is a reminder that even larger quakes — while rare — do occur. Scientists say it’s possible for Southern California to be hit by a
magnitude 8.2 earthquake. Such a quake would be far more destructive to the Los Angeles area because the San Andreas fault runs very close to and underneath densely populated areas. The devastating quakes that hit California over the last century were far smaller than the Thursday temblor, which Mexican authorities set at magnitude 8.2 and the U.S. Geological Survey placed at 8.1.
READ MORE https://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/09/california-could-be-struck-by-8-2-mega-quake-damage-would-be-catastrophic/
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End of Days? Eclipse, Hurricanes, Wildfires, and Now Earthquakes and Tsunami in Mexico
An 8.4 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico, killing at least six and generating a tsunami. The quake, which was felt as far as Mexico City and Guatemala City, struck 74 miles off the southern Pacific Coast at 12:49 a.m. ET Friday. The United States Geological Survey reported several aftershocks, most registering more than magnitude 5. Mexico’s civil protection agency reported this was the most powerful earthquake to hit the capital since a 1985 quake destroyed sections of Mexico City, killing thousands of people.
Initial waves were recorded at the Mexican cities of Salina Cruz, Puerto Madero, and Huatulco between 0.3 and 0.7 meters over tide level. They predicted waves between 0.3 and 1 meters for the Cook Islands, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guatemala, and Kiribati. Waves below 0.3 meters were forecast for countries as far as Australia, Japan, and Vietnam. This is the most recent in a wave of major natural disasters in that part of the world. Texas suffered the costliest natural disaster in US history when Hurrican Harvey slammed into the Gulf Coast two weeks ago. The hurricane dumped a record 51.88 inches of rain, causing 38 deaths and $190 billion damage from the massive flooding.
READ MORE https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/94556/end-days-phenomena-8-4-earthquake-mexico-leads-tsunami/#/
“It will be a time of trouble, the like of which has never been since the nation came into being. At that time, your people will be rescued, all who are found inscribed in the book.” Daniel 12:1 (The Israel Bible™)
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HURRICANE IRMA FORECAST TO STRIKE FLORIDA KEYS AS CATEGORY 5
Sep 8, 2017 | 0 |
Hurricane Irma forecast to strike Florida Keys as Category 5
Hurricane Irma is now forecast to hit the Florida Keys as a Category 5 storm. “Obviously Hurricane Irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the United States,” Brock Long, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said at a press conference Friday morning. “We’re going to have a couple rough days.” Irma was downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 4 storm early
Friday morning. As of 5 p.m. Eastern Time, the storm was moving west at 12 mph and located 345 miles southeast of Miami. The National Hurricane Center cautioned that Irma is “extremely dangerous,” with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, which are strong enough to uproot trees, bring down power poles and rip off the roofs and some exterior walls of well-built frame homes.
READ MORE http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-irma-forecast-strike-florida-keys-category/story?id=49697542
HURRICANE IRMA COULD SPARK MULTIPLE TORNADOES
Sep 8, 2017 | 0 |
Hurricane Irma Could Spark Multiple Tornadoes
Hurricane Irma will trigger tornadoes when her destructive 235mph winds hit mainland USA, weather experts feared today. The record-breaking, mega-tornado, which has already claimed at least 10 lives and left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, is due to hit Florida, probably around Miami, on Sunday. The hurricane’s sustained 185mph, which have gusted up to 235mph, will have dropped slightly to
around 110mph – still a terrifying wind speed capable of levelling buildings and sending cars and boats spinning into the air. Irma is then expected to barrel up the eastern seaboard – but now many weather experts say the mega-weather system will trigger inland tornadoes as she moves upwards towards cities like Savannah on the Georgia / South Carolina border. READ MORE http://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/851120/NOAA-Hurricane-Irma-latest-track-tornadoes-Jose-threat-Storm-Katia-USA-Caribbean
HURRICANE IRMA IS BEING CALLED ‘A LAWNMOWER FROM THE SKY’ AND FEMA WARNS IT WILL ‘DEVASTATE’ THE SOUTHEAST
Sep 8, 2017 | 0 |
Hurricane Irma Is Being Called ‘A Lawnmower From The Sky’ And FEMA Warns It Will ‘Devastate’ The Southeast
(By Michael Snyder) It looks like Hurricane Irma is going to make landfall in south Florida on Sunday morning. Of course, that could still change, but this is what the meteorologists are telling us at this point. But of course, the exact spot where Irma makes landfall is not so important because of the absolutely immense size of this storm. Irma is going to cause chaos and devastation over a very large area, and just like Hurricane
Harvey the recovery from this storm is literally going to be measured in years. Down in the Caribbean, the destruction that Irma has caused has been absolutely unprecedented. The president of the island of Saint Martin “estimated that 95 percent of his country had been obliterated”, and one resident of the island described the storm as “a lawnmower from the sky”… Witnesses described similar scenes on the island’s Dutch half. “It’s like someone with a lawnmower from the sky has gone over the island,” said Mairlou Rohan, a European tourist visiting Sint Maarten, part of the Netherlands.
READ MORE http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/hurricane-irma-is-being-called-a-lawnmower-from-the-sky-and-fema-warns-it-will-devastate-the-southeast
: EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO SWAYED BUILDINGS 650 MILES AWAY, DEATH TOLL RISES TO 60
Sep 8, 2017 | 0 |
Earthquake In Mexico Swayed Buildings 650 Miles Away, Death Toll Rises to 60
One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico struck off the country’s southern coast, toppling hundreds of buildings and sending panicked people fleeing into the streets in the middle of the night. At least 60 people were reported dead. The quake that hit minutes before midnight Thursday was strong enough to cause buildings to sway violently in the capital city more than 650 miles (1,000 kilometers) away.
As beds banged against walls, people still wearing pajamas ran out of their homes and gathered in frightened groups. Rodrigo Soberanes, who lives near San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, the state nearest the epicenter, said his house “moved like chewing gum.” The furious shaking created a second national emergency for Mexican agencies already bracing for Hurricane Katia on the other side of the country.
READ MORE http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Magnitude-8-earthquake-hits-southern-Mexico-felt-12182044.php
CALIFORNIA COULD BE STRUCK BY 8.2 MEGA-QUAKE, DAMAGE WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC
Sep 8, 2017 | 0 |
California Could be Struck by 8.2 Mega-Quake, Damage Would Be Catastrophic
The magnitude 8.2 earthquake that ravaged southern Mexico on Thursday was the largest to shake the country in nearly a century. Like California, Mexico is a seismically active region that has seen smaller quakes that have caused death and destruction. But Thursday’s temblor is a reminder that even larger quakes — while rare — do occur. Scientists say it’s possible for Southern California to be hit by a
magnitude 8.2 earthquake. Such a quake would be far more destructive to the Los Angeles area because the San Andreas fault runs very close to and underneath densely populated areas. The devastating quakes that hit California over the last century were far smaller than the Thursday temblor, which Mexican authorities set at magnitude 8.2 and the U.S. Geological Survey placed at 8.1.
READ MORE https://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/09/california-could-be-struck-by-8-2-mega-quake-damage-would-be-catastrophic/
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Demolished by Irma, Barbuda braces for Hurricane Jose
By Melissa Gray, CNN
Updated 0636 GMT (1436 HKT) September 9, 2017
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/08/us/barbuda-hurricane-destruction-irma-jose/index.html
The tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda has no time to clean up the major devastation left by Hurricane Irma as it braces for its second major hurricane in four days.
A hurricane warning is in effect for Barbuda, which lies in the forecast path of Hurricane Jose, expected to slam into the island Saturday afternoon as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 150 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
So dire is the threat to the island that any of the 1,800 residents who didn't already flee before Irma are being evacuated by a flotilla of ferries being sent from Antigua, the other major island in the nation of Antigua and Barbuda.
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda says 95% of the Barbuda's buildings are damaged.
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda says 95% of the Barbuda's buildings are damaged.
The eye of Jose will pass just east of Barbuda on Saturday afternoon, the hurricane center said in its Friday afternoon advisory. A "dangerous" storm surge accompanied by "large and destructive waves" will raise water levels by more than two feet above normal tide levels in the hurricane warning areas, and between 3 and 5 inches of rain is expected with the storm.
Barbuda PM: Unprecedented level of destruction
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Hurricane Irma hit Barbuda as a Category 5 hurricane on Wednesday, killing one person and damaging 95% of the island's buildings, said Gaston Browne, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He estimated the damage from Irma will cost $100 million to fix.
CNN drone footage from Barbuda on Friday showed nearly every house and building ripped open or torn apart. Trees were stripped or toppled. Windows, roofs and even walls were gone. Some buildings were empty, their contents blown away.
"Total destruction, honestly," said one 45-year-old man, a Barbuda resident, after evacuating to Antigua. "It's like someone threw an explosive."
A man surveys the wreckage on his property after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.
A man surveys the wreckage on his property after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.
He told CNN the island "is like a shell" with widespread destruction.
"The whole island -- very few houses that didn't get really damaged. Very few houses liveable."
CNN's Leyla Santiago toured Barbuda on Friday and described "pure destruction."
"It is desolate. People are overwhelmed," she said. "The priority now is not so much to save what Irma left behind, (it's) more so to save lives. They're trying to get people out."
By Melissa Gray, CNN
Updated 0636 GMT (1436 HKT) September 9, 2017
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/08/us/barbuda-hurricane-destruction-irma-jose/index.html
The tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda has no time to clean up the major devastation left by Hurricane Irma as it braces for its second major hurricane in four days.
A hurricane warning is in effect for Barbuda, which lies in the forecast path of Hurricane Jose, expected to slam into the island Saturday afternoon as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 150 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
So dire is the threat to the island that any of the 1,800 residents who didn't already flee before Irma are being evacuated by a flotilla of ferries being sent from Antigua, the other major island in the nation of Antigua and Barbuda.
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda says 95% of the Barbuda's buildings are damaged.
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda says 95% of the Barbuda's buildings are damaged.
The eye of Jose will pass just east of Barbuda on Saturday afternoon, the hurricane center said in its Friday afternoon advisory. A "dangerous" storm surge accompanied by "large and destructive waves" will raise water levels by more than two feet above normal tide levels in the hurricane warning areas, and between 3 and 5 inches of rain is expected with the storm.
Barbuda PM: Unprecedented level of destruction
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Hurricane Irma hit Barbuda as a Category 5 hurricane on Wednesday, killing one person and damaging 95% of the island's buildings, said Gaston Browne, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He estimated the damage from Irma will cost $100 million to fix.
CNN drone footage from Barbuda on Friday showed nearly every house and building ripped open or torn apart. Trees were stripped or toppled. Windows, roofs and even walls were gone. Some buildings were empty, their contents blown away.
"Total destruction, honestly," said one 45-year-old man, a Barbuda resident, after evacuating to Antigua. "It's like someone threw an explosive."
A man surveys the wreckage on his property after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.
A man surveys the wreckage on his property after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.
He told CNN the island "is like a shell" with widespread destruction.
"The whole island -- very few houses that didn't get really damaged. Very few houses liveable."
CNN's Leyla Santiago toured Barbuda on Friday and described "pure destruction."
"It is desolate. People are overwhelmed," she said. "The priority now is not so much to save what Irma left behind, (it's) more so to save lives. They're trying to get people out."
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President Trump’s Caribbean Home Destroyed by Hurricane Irma
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By Rusty | Featured Contributor | September 8, 2017 11:32AM
Well, liberals got their wish … sort of.
It may not have been the Mar-a-Lago home they were hoping for, but President Trump’s mansion in the Caribbean, a 9-bedroom mansion on the island of St. Martin, has been destroyed in the wake of an historically powerful Hurricane Irma.
According to Market Watch, the home “is reported to have been torn apart by Hurricane Irma” though “the extent of the damage to Trump’s property is not yet fully known.”
Check out an image of the home, which was on the market for an asking price of $16.9 million.
French Interior Minister Gerard Collomba gave an assessment of the side of the island in which the Trump estate resides.
“We know that the four most solid buildings on the island have been destroyed,” Collomba said, “which means that more rustic structures have probably been completely or partially destroyed.”
This has to provide great joy to the deplorable liberals who just hours earlier were wishing for Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago to be destroyed.
The far-left kooks at Death and Taxes said it would at least be consolation if Trump’s home were destroyed.
Others even said they wouldn’t mind if the President himself was in the home when it was wiped out.
Stay classy, libs. Stay classy.
Meanwhile, Team Trump was actually responding to reports of the St. Martin home being hammered by Irma with some class, brushing it off and offering concern for other victims.
Amanda Miller, a spokesperson for the Trump Organization, told the Washington Post that “All of the proper precautions and protections have been implemented and right now we are just praying for all those in the path of Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean and beyond.”
“We continue to send our thoughts and prayers to victims of Hurricane Harvey and are praying for those that are in the path of Hurricane Irma,” she added.
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By Rusty | Featured Contributor | September 8, 2017 11:32AM
Well, liberals got their wish … sort of.
It may not have been the Mar-a-Lago home they were hoping for, but President Trump’s mansion in the Caribbean, a 9-bedroom mansion on the island of St. Martin, has been destroyed in the wake of an historically powerful Hurricane Irma.
According to Market Watch, the home “is reported to have been torn apart by Hurricane Irma” though “the extent of the damage to Trump’s property is not yet fully known.”
Check out an image of the home, which was on the market for an asking price of $16.9 million.
French Interior Minister Gerard Collomba gave an assessment of the side of the island in which the Trump estate resides.
“We know that the four most solid buildings on the island have been destroyed,” Collomba said, “which means that more rustic structures have probably been completely or partially destroyed.”
This has to provide great joy to the deplorable liberals who just hours earlier were wishing for Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago to be destroyed.
The far-left kooks at Death and Taxes said it would at least be consolation if Trump’s home were destroyed.
Others even said they wouldn’t mind if the President himself was in the home when it was wiped out.
Stay classy, libs. Stay classy.
Meanwhile, Team Trump was actually responding to reports of the St. Martin home being hammered by Irma with some class, brushing it off and offering concern for other victims.
Amanda Miller, a spokesperson for the Trump Organization, told the Washington Post that “All of the proper precautions and protections have been implemented and right now we are just praying for all those in the path of Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean and beyond.”
“We continue to send our thoughts and prayers to victims of Hurricane Harvey and are praying for those that are in the path of Hurricane Irma,” she added.
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DEVELOPING: Irma could cause power outages lasting days, weeks and months
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DEVELOPING: Irma could cause power outages lasting days, weeks and months
Anticipating that Hurricane Irma will “devastate” part of the United States, U.S. officials were preparing a massive response to the storm, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on Friday. With Irma set to hit Florida as early as Saturday night, parts of Florida was expected to lose electricity for days, if not longer, and more than 100,000 people may need shelter, FEMA Administrator
Brock Long warned at a news conference. “Hurricane Irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the United States in either Florida or some of the southeastern states,” Long said. Irma was a Category 5 hurricane, the most dangerous measure by the National Hurricane Center, before being downgraded to Category 4 early Friday after pummeling islands in the Caribbean. READ MORE https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/08/hurricane-irma-will-devastate-parts-of-the-united-states-fema-chief-says.html
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DEVELOPING: Irma could cause power outages lasting days, weeks and months
Anticipating that Hurricane Irma will “devastate” part of the United States, U.S. officials were preparing a massive response to the storm, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on Friday. With Irma set to hit Florida as early as Saturday night, parts of Florida was expected to lose electricity for days, if not longer, and more than 100,000 people may need shelter, FEMA Administrator
Brock Long warned at a news conference. “Hurricane Irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the United States in either Florida or some of the southeastern states,” Long said. Irma was a Category 5 hurricane, the most dangerous measure by the National Hurricane Center, before being downgraded to Category 4 early Friday after pummeling islands in the Caribbean. READ MORE https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/08/hurricane-irma-will-devastate-parts-of-the-united-states-fema-chief-says.html
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Hurricane Irma destroys weather station on Caribbean island
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Hurricane Irma destroys weather station on Caribbean island
Hurricane Irma appears to have broken the weather station on the Caribbean island of St Barthelemy (St Barts). No data has been received from the station since 9am UTC, the French Observatory of Tornadoes and Violent Storms reported. The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history made its first landfall in the islands of the northeast Caribbean. It is now churning along a path pointing to Puerto
Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend.The eye of Hurricane Irma passed over Barbuda around 1.47am, the National Weather Service said. Residents said over local radio that phone lines went down. Heavy rain and howling winds raked the neighbouring island of Antigua, sending debris flying as people huddled in their homes or government shelters. READ MORE http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hurricane-irma-st-barts-island-weath-station-destroy-caribbean-gulf-mexico-tropical-storm-category-5-a7931881.html
DEVELOPING: Hurricane Irma Could Hit East Tennessee
Sep 6, 2017 | 0 |
DEVELOPING: Hurricane Irma Could Hit East Tennessee
Be aware, but don’t be alarmed. Hurricane Irma may impact East Tennessee if it treks in this direction, as some projections indicate, but the extremely dangerous Category 5 storm won’t pack the wallop here that it will bring during its initial coastal landfall. Packing winds of 185 mph, Irma is expected to hit or brush by several Caribbean islands in the next few days as a high-pressure system steers the storm
toward Florida, where it may make landfall this weekend. Several predicted paths show Irma impacting Florida and then turning north toward East Tennessee. “There is still a lot of uncertainty of how it will affect us – if it will affect us at all,” cautioned Jeremy Buckles, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Morristown, on Tuesday afternoon. READ MORE http://www.knoxnews.com/story/weather/2017/09/05/hurricane-irma-could-impact-knoxville-east-tennessee-but-dont-panic-just-yet/635733001/
Hurricane Irma is registering on devices designed to detect earthquakes
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Hurricane Irma is registering on devices designed to detect earthquakes
Hurricane Irma is so strong it’s showing up on seismometers — equipment designed to measure earthquakes. “What we’re seeing in the seismogram are low-pitched hums that gradually become stronger as the hurricane gets closer to the seismometer on the island of Guadeloupe,” said Stephen Hicks, a seismologist at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
The noise is likely caused by high winds — which cause tiny motions in the ground — and also by trees swaying in the wind, which also transfers energy into the ground, he said. The seismometer is located close to the ocean, so waves crashing along the coastline reverberate around the island, also generating seismic energy, Hicks added.
READ MORE https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/09/05/hurricane-irma-so-strong-its-registering-devices-designed-detect-earthquakes/634419001/
Hurricane Irma Is Stronger Than All of 2017’s Other Atlantic Storms Combined
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Hurricane Irma Is Stronger Than All of 2017’s Other Atlantic Storms Combined
Hurricane Irma is more powerful than all eight major storms of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season combined. That’s just one shattering measure of the storm’s strength from meteorologist Phil Klotzbach, research scientist at Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science. Irma’s 185 mph winds make it the strongest storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, according to Klotzbach’s research, which he shared with The Daily Beast. Irma’s wind speeds are tied with the second-strongest maximum winds of all time for an Atlantic hurricane, matching a 1935 storm in the Florida Keys and Hurricanes Gilbert (1988) and Wilma (2005). Only one hurricane, Allen in 1980, has recorded stronger winds, at 190 mph. The intense winds make Irma a Category 5 storm, the most severe on the hurricane scale. Hurricane Harvey, which flooded Houston and destroyed swaths of Texas, was a Category 4.
READ MORE http://www.thedailybeast.com/hurricane-irma-is-stronger-than-all-of-2017s-other-eight-atlantic-storms-combined
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Hurricane Irma destroys weather station on Caribbean island
Hurricane Irma appears to have broken the weather station on the Caribbean island of St Barthelemy (St Barts). No data has been received from the station since 9am UTC, the French Observatory of Tornadoes and Violent Storms reported. The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history made its first landfall in the islands of the northeast Caribbean. It is now churning along a path pointing to Puerto
Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend.The eye of Hurricane Irma passed over Barbuda around 1.47am, the National Weather Service said. Residents said over local radio that phone lines went down. Heavy rain and howling winds raked the neighbouring island of Antigua, sending debris flying as people huddled in their homes or government shelters. READ MORE http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hurricane-irma-st-barts-island-weath-station-destroy-caribbean-gulf-mexico-tropical-storm-category-5-a7931881.html
DEVELOPING: Hurricane Irma Could Hit East Tennessee
Sep 6, 2017 | 0 |
DEVELOPING: Hurricane Irma Could Hit East Tennessee
Be aware, but don’t be alarmed. Hurricane Irma may impact East Tennessee if it treks in this direction, as some projections indicate, but the extremely dangerous Category 5 storm won’t pack the wallop here that it will bring during its initial coastal landfall. Packing winds of 185 mph, Irma is expected to hit or brush by several Caribbean islands in the next few days as a high-pressure system steers the storm
toward Florida, where it may make landfall this weekend. Several predicted paths show Irma impacting Florida and then turning north toward East Tennessee. “There is still a lot of uncertainty of how it will affect us – if it will affect us at all,” cautioned Jeremy Buckles, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Morristown, on Tuesday afternoon. READ MORE http://www.knoxnews.com/story/weather/2017/09/05/hurricane-irma-could-impact-knoxville-east-tennessee-but-dont-panic-just-yet/635733001/
Hurricane Irma is registering on devices designed to detect earthquakes
Sep 6, 2017 | 0 |
Hurricane Irma is registering on devices designed to detect earthquakes
Hurricane Irma is so strong it’s showing up on seismometers — equipment designed to measure earthquakes. “What we’re seeing in the seismogram are low-pitched hums that gradually become stronger as the hurricane gets closer to the seismometer on the island of Guadeloupe,” said Stephen Hicks, a seismologist at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
The noise is likely caused by high winds — which cause tiny motions in the ground — and also by trees swaying in the wind, which also transfers energy into the ground, he said. The seismometer is located close to the ocean, so waves crashing along the coastline reverberate around the island, also generating seismic energy, Hicks added.
READ MORE https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/09/05/hurricane-irma-so-strong-its-registering-devices-designed-detect-earthquakes/634419001/
Hurricane Irma Is Stronger Than All of 2017’s Other Atlantic Storms Combined
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Hurricane Irma Is Stronger Than All of 2017’s Other Atlantic Storms Combined
Hurricane Irma is more powerful than all eight major storms of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season combined. That’s just one shattering measure of the storm’s strength from meteorologist Phil Klotzbach, research scientist at Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science. Irma’s 185 mph winds make it the strongest storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, according to Klotzbach’s research, which he shared with The Daily Beast. Irma’s wind speeds are tied with the second-strongest maximum winds of all time for an Atlantic hurricane, matching a 1935 storm in the Florida Keys and Hurricanes Gilbert (1988) and Wilma (2005). Only one hurricane, Allen in 1980, has recorded stronger winds, at 190 mph. The intense winds make Irma a Category 5 storm, the most severe on the hurricane scale. Hurricane Harvey, which flooded Houston and destroyed swaths of Texas, was a Category 4.
READ MORE http://www.thedailybeast.com/hurricane-irma-is-stronger-than-all-of-2017s-other-eight-atlantic-storms-combined
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If There Was Such A Thing As A Category 6 Hurricane, This Would Be It
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If There Was Such A Thing As A Category 6 Hurricane, This Would Be It
(By Michael Snyder) Hurricane Irma has become even stronger than the most extreme forecasts were projecting. According to the National Hurricane Center, Irma had sustained winds of 185 miles per hour at one point on Tuesday. That makes it the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history “outside the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean”. I was criticized for suggesting that Irma could become so powerful that it could potentially be labeled a “category 6” storm if such a thing existed. Well, now it has actually happened. If you
extrapolate the Saffir-Simpson scale, “category 6” would begin at 158 knots, which would be 181.8 miles per hour. Since Irma has surpassed that mark, I believe that it is entirely reasonable if people want to refer to it as a “category 6” storm. Of course some meteorologists will get very heated with you when you use the term “category 6” because no such category exists at this point. But we need some way to describe an Atlantic hurricane with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. “Category 5” simply does not do such a storm justice, and yes, Hurricane Irma is the type of storm that could wipe entire cities off the map if it came ashore at this power.
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Hurricane Irma: If There Was Such A Thing As A Category 6 Hurricane, This Would Be It
By Michael Snyder, on September 5th, 2017
Hurricane Irma has become even stronger than the most extreme forecasts were projecting. According to the National Hurricane Center, Irma had sustained winds of 185 miles per hour at one point on Tuesday. That makes it the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history “outside the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean”. I was criticized for suggesting that Irma could become so powerful that it could potentially be labeled a “category 6” storm if such a thing existed. Well, now it has actually happened. If you extrapolate the Saffir-Simpson scale, “category 6” would begin at 158 knots, which would be 181.8 miles per hour. Since Irma has surpassed that mark, I believe that it is entirely reasonable if people want to refer to it as a “category 6” storm.
Of course some meteorologists will get very heated with you when you use the term “category 6” because no such category exists at this point.
But we need some way to describe an Atlantic hurricane with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. “Category 5” simply does not do such a storm justice, and yes, Hurricane Irma is the type of storm that could wipe entire cities off the map if it came ashore at this power.
We don’t know where this immensely powerful storm will make landfall in the U.S. yet, but you don’t want to be there when it does. I don’t want to freak people out, but the truth is that the best thing you can do is to get as far away from this storm as you can.
Just remember what happened in Houston. The people were told not to evacuate, and that turned out to be an absolutely disastrous decision.
This is not just another storm. This is a history making event, and if Irma slams directly into one of our major cities as a category 5 storm, it could potentially make Hurricane Harvey look like a Sunday picnic. The following are some of the key things that you need to know about Hurricane Irma…
#1 According to the Miami Herald, Hurricane Irma had sustained winds of 185 miles per hour on Tuesday afternoon…
Irma continued to explode into a powerful storm Tuesday afternoon, with winds increasing to 185 mph, National Hurricane Center forecasters said in a 2 p.m. advisory.
As the storm continued to track westward, islands in its path raced to complete last minute preparations. The Leeward Islands are expected to get hit with “catastrophic” winds tonight, forecasters said, with the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico slammed tomorrow. In Puerto Rico, the governor asked President Donald Trump to declare a state of emergency, while the electric company warned Irma’s fierce winds could leave the island without power for four to six months.
#2 The NOAA is saying that Irma is “the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic — outside the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico.”
#3 As mentioned above, if you extrapolate the Saffir-Simpson scale, Irma could be considered a category 6 storm…
While few are willing to admit it yet, according to meteorologist Ryan Maye, Hurricane Irma is still intensifying, with winds up to 155-knots (180 mph) and that extrapolating Saffir-Simpson scale, 158-knots would be Category 6.
Yes, I know that a “category 6” does not exist yet, but perhaps it is about time that scientists got together and updated the scale in light of the dangerous new realities that we are now facing.
#4 Hurricane Irma is so enormously powerful that it is even “showing up on seismometers”…
Hurricane Irma is so strong it’s showing up on seismometers — equipment designed to measure earthquakes.
“What we’re seeing in the seismogram are low-pitched hums that gradually become stronger as the hurricane gets closer to the seismometer on the island of Guadeloupe,” said Stephen Hicks, a seismologist at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
#5 In all of U.S. history, only three category 5 hurricanes have ever hit the United States – an unnamed storm in 1935, Hurricane Camille in 1969, and Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
#6 A state of emergency has already been declared for every single county in the state of Florida.
#7 If you are in the “danger zone” and you have not already stockpiled food, water and supplies, it is probably already too late. Reports of “panic prepping” are coming in from all over Florida, and down in Puerto Rico many stores are already out of all the most important supplies…
On Tuesday, the lines for fast-dwindling gas, food, water and hardware were interminable and anxiety mounted. One hardware store in San Juan had been nearly picked clean by afternoon.
“This has been like this for the last three days,” said Juan Carlos Ramirez, the store manager. “We’ve sold all of the most necessary items — flashlight, batteries, plywood.”
One of my readers made the point the other day that this isn’t the kind of storm that you can “prepare” for.
And my reader was precisely correct. You can’t “get prepared” for a hurricane with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. Such a storm will snap homes like toothpicks.
If I was in Florida, I would be heading north immediately. Those that wait could find themselves in absolutely nightmarish traffic jams.
And if I lived on the Gulf coast, I would be watching this storm very, very carefully.
Because the waters in the Gulf of Mexico are so warm, there is the possibility that Irma could get even stronger if it slides to the south of Florida.
Let us hope that it does not happen, but a scenario in which Irma makes landfall along the Gulf coast as a category 5 storm would probably be the worst of all potential possibilities.
If such a scenario plays out, please get out of the path of this storm. Trying to “ride this storm out” would do you no good whatsoever.
Michael Snyder is a Republican candidate for Congress in Idaho’s First Congressional District, and you can learn how you can get involved in the campaign on his official website. His new book entitled “Living A Life That Really Matters” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com.
Four Navy Ships and Thousands of Troops Being Sent for Hurricane Irma
Sep 7, 2017 | 0 |
Four Navy Ships and Thousands of Troops Being Sent for Hurricane Irma
The U.S. military began preparing in earnest for Hurricane Irma on Wednesday, readying four Navy ships for potential disaster relief while moving aircraft and U.S. troops in advance of the arrival of the Category 5 storm. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has approved the use of the USS Oak Hill and the USS Kearsarge, amphibious ships now off Florida’s east coast, if help is requested from Gov. Rick Scott (R-
Fla.), said Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. The ships were originally deployed late last month with hundreds of Marines and sailors aboard to respond to Hurricane Harvey in Texas, but could instead be sent to Florida. The Navy also is preparing to dispatch a second contingent of amphibious ships, the USS Iwo Jima and the USS New York, if they are needed.
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Eye Of Irma Is the Size Of Detroit Metropolitan Area.
Sep 7, 2017 | 0 |
Eye Of Irma Is the Size Of Detroit Metropolitan Area.
Hurricane Irma is already the most powerful hurricane in recorded Atlantic Ocean history. The Category-5 hurricane just made landfall in the Caribbean early today with winds of up to 185 mph and is headed toward Florida, with the possibility that it could make United States landfall by Friday. So how
massive is this storm? As of this morning, its eye is almost as big as the Detroit metropolitan area. And the entire hurricane would engulf the state of Michigan. Take a look at the illustration below, which compares the size of Michigan with the size of Hurricane Irma.
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Here's how big Hurricane Irma is compared to Michigan
Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press Published 9:26 a.m. ET Sept. 6, 2017 | Updated 10:19 a.m. ET Sept. 6, 2017
Hurricane Irma was clearly visible from the International Space Station. The storm is a powerful category 5 with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. (Sept. 6) AP
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Hurricane Irma is already the most powerful hurricane in recorded Atlantic Ocean history.
The Category-5 hurricane just made landfall in the Caribbean early today with winds of up to 185 mph and is headed toward Florida, with the possibility that it could make United States landfall by Friday.
So how massive is this storm?
As of this morning, its eye is almost as big as the Detroit metropolitan area. And the entire hurricane would engulf the state of Michigan.
Take a look at the illustration below, which compares the size of Michigan with the size of Hurricane Irma.
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Irma is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph and its eye moved over Antigua and Barbuda around 2 a.m.
Only three Category-5 hurricanes have ever hit the United States: Andrew (1992), Camille (1969) and an unnamed storm in 1935. As of now, Irma is expected to lose a little steam and become a Category 4 before it hits the United States.
Read more:
Michigan gas prices are soaring: Why, when they'll peak, how high they might go
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Another look at Irma's size compared to Michigan:
USA TODAY contributed to this report.
Is Irma Prophetically Named to Indicate the Coming World War?
Sep 6, 2017 | 0 |
Is Irma Prophetically Named to Indicate the Coming World War?
Hurricane Irma is the worst storm to come through the Atlantic in more than a decade with rumors sparking that government agencies may have to create a new category just to describe the growing winds and rains associated with it. Even the “most solid” buildings in the Caribbean have been destroyed, and the United States is next in its path. “In 5 or 10 years from now, will we be looking back on this
September of 2017 as the month the next world war began? Will my future grandchildren be studying what we are experiencing right now? If so, don’t you think God would give us clear warning signs of such an event? Maybe, just maybe the hidden message within Irma is telling us something,” Zach Drew of TRUNews tells Charisma News. In German, Irma is derived from the old German irmin, which means universal or war goddess.
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Hurricane Irma is the worst storm to come through the Atlantic in more than a decade with rumors sparking that government agencies may have to create a new category just to describe the growing winds and rains associated with it.
Even the "most solid" buildings in the Caribbean have been destroyed, and the United States is next in its path.
"In 5 or 10 years from now, will we be looking back on this September of 2017 as the month the next world war began? Will my future grandchildren be studying what we are experiencing right now? If so, don't you think God would give us clear warning signs of such an event? Maybe, just maybe the hidden message within Irma is telling us something," Zach Drew of TRUNews tells Charisma News.
In German, Irma is derived from the old German irmin, which means universal or war goddess.
"So, what is a whole or universal war? That's world war. Is God trying to tell us something? WWIII on the horizon?" Drew says.
Is this one of the signs of the times? Sound off below!
Jessilyn Justice is the director of online news for Charisma. Born and raised in a pastor's family in Alabama, she attended Lee University and the Washington Journalism Center. She's passionate about sharing God's goodness through storytelling. Tell her what you think of this story on Twitter @jessilynjustice.
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Water and Gas Running Out In South Florida
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Water and Gas Running Out In South Florida
A South Florida continues to prepare for Hurricane Irma gas and water are high demand. A gas station on U.S. 1 where it meets Card Sound Road in Florida City has been busy around the clock as Keys residents and visitors head north ahead of the storm. Most of the pumps were not running because they
were out of gas. Ruben Diaz, who has lived in Key West for ten years, stopped to gas up. He said he’s never evacuated in the past, but this time is different. “It’s a Cat 5, maybe a Cat 4, we’re not taking any chances. We tied our boats up and we’re leaving,” he said. Monty Pearson, who was also leaving the Keys, couldn’t agree more.
READ MORE http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/09/06/dade-residents-finds-some-pumps-dry-water-in-short-supply/
Two South Florida nuclear power plants lie in Irma’s path
Sep 6, 2017 | 0 |
Two South Florida nuclear power plants lie in Irma’s path
The last time a major hurricane hit the Turkey Point nuclear power plant, it caused $90 million in damages but left the nuclear reactors along southern Biscayne Bay unscathed. In anticipation of powerful Hurricane Irma, which projections on Wednesday showed headed straight for South Florida,
Florida Power & Light’s two nuclear plants were finalizing staffing plans and cleaning up the grounds. But neither Turkey Point nor the St. Lucie plant further up the coast had made the call yet to shutting down the plants. Peter Robbins, spokesman for FPL, said shutting down a reactor is a gradual process, and the decision will be made “well in advance” of the storm making landfall.
READ MORE http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article171542692.html
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If There Was Such A Thing As A Category 6 Hurricane, This Would Be It
(By Michael Snyder) Hurricane Irma has become even stronger than the most extreme forecasts were projecting. According to the National Hurricane Center, Irma had sustained winds of 185 miles per hour at one point on Tuesday. That makes it the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history “outside the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean”. I was criticized for suggesting that Irma could become so powerful that it could potentially be labeled a “category 6” storm if such a thing existed. Well, now it has actually happened. If you
extrapolate the Saffir-Simpson scale, “category 6” would begin at 158 knots, which would be 181.8 miles per hour. Since Irma has surpassed that mark, I believe that it is entirely reasonable if people want to refer to it as a “category 6” storm. Of course some meteorologists will get very heated with you when you use the term “category 6” because no such category exists at this point. But we need some way to describe an Atlantic hurricane with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. “Category 5” simply does not do such a storm justice, and yes, Hurricane Irma is the type of storm that could wipe entire cities off the map if it came ashore at this power.
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Hurricane Irma: If There Was Such A Thing As A Category 6 Hurricane, This Would Be It
By Michael Snyder, on September 5th, 2017
Hurricane Irma has become even stronger than the most extreme forecasts were projecting. According to the National Hurricane Center, Irma had sustained winds of 185 miles per hour at one point on Tuesday. That makes it the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history “outside the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean”. I was criticized for suggesting that Irma could become so powerful that it could potentially be labeled a “category 6” storm if such a thing existed. Well, now it has actually happened. If you extrapolate the Saffir-Simpson scale, “category 6” would begin at 158 knots, which would be 181.8 miles per hour. Since Irma has surpassed that mark, I believe that it is entirely reasonable if people want to refer to it as a “category 6” storm.
Of course some meteorologists will get very heated with you when you use the term “category 6” because no such category exists at this point.
But we need some way to describe an Atlantic hurricane with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. “Category 5” simply does not do such a storm justice, and yes, Hurricane Irma is the type of storm that could wipe entire cities off the map if it came ashore at this power.
We don’t know where this immensely powerful storm will make landfall in the U.S. yet, but you don’t want to be there when it does. I don’t want to freak people out, but the truth is that the best thing you can do is to get as far away from this storm as you can.
Just remember what happened in Houston. The people were told not to evacuate, and that turned out to be an absolutely disastrous decision.
This is not just another storm. This is a history making event, and if Irma slams directly into one of our major cities as a category 5 storm, it could potentially make Hurricane Harvey look like a Sunday picnic. The following are some of the key things that you need to know about Hurricane Irma…
#1 According to the Miami Herald, Hurricane Irma had sustained winds of 185 miles per hour on Tuesday afternoon…
Irma continued to explode into a powerful storm Tuesday afternoon, with winds increasing to 185 mph, National Hurricane Center forecasters said in a 2 p.m. advisory.
As the storm continued to track westward, islands in its path raced to complete last minute preparations. The Leeward Islands are expected to get hit with “catastrophic” winds tonight, forecasters said, with the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico slammed tomorrow. In Puerto Rico, the governor asked President Donald Trump to declare a state of emergency, while the electric company warned Irma’s fierce winds could leave the island without power for four to six months.
#2 The NOAA is saying that Irma is “the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic — outside the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico.”
#3 As mentioned above, if you extrapolate the Saffir-Simpson scale, Irma could be considered a category 6 storm…
While few are willing to admit it yet, according to meteorologist Ryan Maye, Hurricane Irma is still intensifying, with winds up to 155-knots (180 mph) and that extrapolating Saffir-Simpson scale, 158-knots would be Category 6.
Yes, I know that a “category 6” does not exist yet, but perhaps it is about time that scientists got together and updated the scale in light of the dangerous new realities that we are now facing.
#4 Hurricane Irma is so enormously powerful that it is even “showing up on seismometers”…
Hurricane Irma is so strong it’s showing up on seismometers — equipment designed to measure earthquakes.
“What we’re seeing in the seismogram are low-pitched hums that gradually become stronger as the hurricane gets closer to the seismometer on the island of Guadeloupe,” said Stephen Hicks, a seismologist at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
#5 In all of U.S. history, only three category 5 hurricanes have ever hit the United States – an unnamed storm in 1935, Hurricane Camille in 1969, and Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
#6 A state of emergency has already been declared for every single county in the state of Florida.
#7 If you are in the “danger zone” and you have not already stockpiled food, water and supplies, it is probably already too late. Reports of “panic prepping” are coming in from all over Florida, and down in Puerto Rico many stores are already out of all the most important supplies…
On Tuesday, the lines for fast-dwindling gas, food, water and hardware were interminable and anxiety mounted. One hardware store in San Juan had been nearly picked clean by afternoon.
“This has been like this for the last three days,” said Juan Carlos Ramirez, the store manager. “We’ve sold all of the most necessary items — flashlight, batteries, plywood.”
One of my readers made the point the other day that this isn’t the kind of storm that you can “prepare” for.
And my reader was precisely correct. You can’t “get prepared” for a hurricane with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. Such a storm will snap homes like toothpicks.
If I was in Florida, I would be heading north immediately. Those that wait could find themselves in absolutely nightmarish traffic jams.
And if I lived on the Gulf coast, I would be watching this storm very, very carefully.
Because the waters in the Gulf of Mexico are so warm, there is the possibility that Irma could get even stronger if it slides to the south of Florida.
Let us hope that it does not happen, but a scenario in which Irma makes landfall along the Gulf coast as a category 5 storm would probably be the worst of all potential possibilities.
If such a scenario plays out, please get out of the path of this storm. Trying to “ride this storm out” would do you no good whatsoever.
Michael Snyder is a Republican candidate for Congress in Idaho’s First Congressional District, and you can learn how you can get involved in the campaign on his official website. His new book entitled “Living A Life That Really Matters” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com.
Four Navy Ships and Thousands of Troops Being Sent for Hurricane Irma
Sep 7, 2017 | 0 |
Four Navy Ships and Thousands of Troops Being Sent for Hurricane Irma
The U.S. military began preparing in earnest for Hurricane Irma on Wednesday, readying four Navy ships for potential disaster relief while moving aircraft and U.S. troops in advance of the arrival of the Category 5 storm. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has approved the use of the USS Oak Hill and the USS Kearsarge, amphibious ships now off Florida’s east coast, if help is requested from Gov. Rick Scott (R-
Fla.), said Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. The ships were originally deployed late last month with hundreds of Marines and sailors aboard to respond to Hurricane Harvey in Texas, but could instead be sent to Florida. The Navy also is preparing to dispatch a second contingent of amphibious ships, the USS Iwo Jima and the USS New York, if they are needed.
READ MORE Four Navy Ships and Thousands of Troops Being Sent for Hurricane Irma
Eye Of Irma Is the Size Of Detroit Metropolitan Area.
Sep 7, 2017 | 0 |
Eye Of Irma Is the Size Of Detroit Metropolitan Area.
Hurricane Irma is already the most powerful hurricane in recorded Atlantic Ocean history. The Category-5 hurricane just made landfall in the Caribbean early today with winds of up to 185 mph and is headed toward Florida, with the possibility that it could make United States landfall by Friday. So how
massive is this storm? As of this morning, its eye is almost as big as the Detroit metropolitan area. And the entire hurricane would engulf the state of Michigan. Take a look at the illustration below, which compares the size of Michigan with the size of Hurricane Irma.
READ MORE http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/09/06/hurricane-irma-size/636727001/
Here's how big Hurricane Irma is compared to Michigan
Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press Published 9:26 a.m. ET Sept. 6, 2017 | Updated 10:19 a.m. ET Sept. 6, 2017
Hurricane Irma was clearly visible from the International Space Station. The storm is a powerful category 5 with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. (Sept. 6) AP
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(Photo: Detroit Free Press illustration)
Hurricane Irma is already the most powerful hurricane in recorded Atlantic Ocean history.
The Category-5 hurricane just made landfall in the Caribbean early today with winds of up to 185 mph and is headed toward Florida, with the possibility that it could make United States landfall by Friday.
So how massive is this storm?
As of this morning, its eye is almost as big as the Detroit metropolitan area. And the entire hurricane would engulf the state of Michigan.
Take a look at the illustration below, which compares the size of Michigan with the size of Hurricane Irma.
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Irma is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph and its eye moved over Antigua and Barbuda around 2 a.m.
Only three Category-5 hurricanes have ever hit the United States: Andrew (1992), Camille (1969) and an unnamed storm in 1935. As of now, Irma is expected to lose a little steam and become a Category 4 before it hits the United States.
Read more:
Michigan gas prices are soaring: Why, when they'll peak, how high they might go
Hurricane Harvey survivors face more devastation | Kim Adams
Another look at Irma's size compared to Michigan:
USA TODAY contributed to this report.
Is Irma Prophetically Named to Indicate the Coming World War?
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Is Irma Prophetically Named to Indicate the Coming World War?
Hurricane Irma is the worst storm to come through the Atlantic in more than a decade with rumors sparking that government agencies may have to create a new category just to describe the growing winds and rains associated with it. Even the “most solid” buildings in the Caribbean have been destroyed, and the United States is next in its path. “In 5 or 10 years from now, will we be looking back on this
September of 2017 as the month the next world war began? Will my future grandchildren be studying what we are experiencing right now? If so, don’t you think God would give us clear warning signs of such an event? Maybe, just maybe the hidden message within Irma is telling us something,” Zach Drew of TRUNews tells Charisma News. In German, Irma is derived from the old German irmin, which means universal or war goddess.
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Hurricane Irma is the worst storm to come through the Atlantic in more than a decade with rumors sparking that government agencies may have to create a new category just to describe the growing winds and rains associated with it.
Even the "most solid" buildings in the Caribbean have been destroyed, and the United States is next in its path.
"In 5 or 10 years from now, will we be looking back on this September of 2017 as the month the next world war began? Will my future grandchildren be studying what we are experiencing right now? If so, don't you think God would give us clear warning signs of such an event? Maybe, just maybe the hidden message within Irma is telling us something," Zach Drew of TRUNews tells Charisma News.
In German, Irma is derived from the old German irmin, which means universal or war goddess.
"So, what is a whole or universal war? That's world war. Is God trying to tell us something? WWIII on the horizon?" Drew says.
Is this one of the signs of the times? Sound off below!
Jessilyn Justice is the director of online news for Charisma. Born and raised in a pastor's family in Alabama, she attended Lee University and the Washington Journalism Center. She's passionate about sharing God's goodness through storytelling. Tell her what you think of this story on Twitter @jessilynjustice.
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Water and Gas Running Out In South Florida
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Water and Gas Running Out In South Florida
A South Florida continues to prepare for Hurricane Irma gas and water are high demand. A gas station on U.S. 1 where it meets Card Sound Road in Florida City has been busy around the clock as Keys residents and visitors head north ahead of the storm. Most of the pumps were not running because they
were out of gas. Ruben Diaz, who has lived in Key West for ten years, stopped to gas up. He said he’s never evacuated in the past, but this time is different. “It’s a Cat 5, maybe a Cat 4, we’re not taking any chances. We tied our boats up and we’re leaving,” he said. Monty Pearson, who was also leaving the Keys, couldn’t agree more.
READ MORE http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/09/06/dade-residents-finds-some-pumps-dry-water-in-short-supply/
Two South Florida nuclear power plants lie in Irma’s path
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Two South Florida nuclear power plants lie in Irma’s path
The last time a major hurricane hit the Turkey Point nuclear power plant, it caused $90 million in damages but left the nuclear reactors along southern Biscayne Bay unscathed. In anticipation of powerful Hurricane Irma, which projections on Wednesday showed headed straight for South Florida,
Florida Power & Light’s two nuclear plants were finalizing staffing plans and cleaning up the grounds. But neither Turkey Point nor the St. Lucie plant further up the coast had made the call yet to shutting down the plants. Peter Robbins, spokesman for FPL, said shutting down a reactor is a gradual process, and the decision will be made “well in advance” of the storm making landfall.
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Hurricane Irma update: Storm shifts West heading straight for Miami
HURRICANE Irma has killed at least 13 people as the Category 5 storm tore through the Caribbean is heading to Miami, Florida.
By NICOLE STINSON
PUBLISHED: 00:21, Fri, Sep 8, 2017 | UPDATED: 05:11, Fri, Sep 8, 2017
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Irma has killed at least 13 people as the Category 5 storm tore through the Caribbean
An 11pm EDT NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC) public advisory announced Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings for Florida and the Florida Keys, upgrading from an initial advice at 8pm EDT.
Irma is just 585miles from Miami, Florida and is currently around 55miles east north-east of Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas.
The NHC said: “A Storm Surge Warning has been issued from Jupiter Inlet southward around the Florida peninsula to Bonita Beach, as well as for the Florida Keys.
“A Hurricane Warning has been issued from Jupiter Inlet southward around the Florida peninsula to Bonita Beach, as well as for the Florida Keys, Lake Okeechobee, and Florida Bay.
“A Storm Surge Watch has been issued for the east coast of Florida north of Jupiter Inlet to Sebastian Inlet and for the west coast of Florida north of Bonita Beach to Venice.
“A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the east coast of Florida north of Jupiter Inlet to Sebastian Inlet and for the west coast of Florida north of Bonita Beach to Anna Maria Island.”
It follows a 5pm EDT NHC update that warned that Irma is tracking towards the British territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands, then the Bahamas before making a potentially devastating strike on Florida this weekend.
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The NHC said: “Irma is forecast to remain a powerful category 4 or 5 hurricane during the next couple of days.”
The centre added: “It has become more likely that Irma will make landfall in southern Florida as a dangerous major hurricane, and bring life-threatening storm surge and wind impacts to much of the state.
“A Hurricane Watch is in effect for South Florida, the Florida Keys, Lake Okeechobee, and Florida Bay, and will likely be expanded northward tonight.”
Hurricane Irma’s centre is currently located 40 miles south of Grand Turk Island is moving northwest at around 16mph, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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The National Weather Service warned: “Irma’s wind field extends well beyond the forecast cone. [Storm] impacts reach far outside the forecast track.”
Irma’s maximum winds are currently 175mph, according to the NOAA, while an Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft reporting 185mph winds for up to 35 hours.
Hurricane warnings have been issued for parts of the northern coast of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the southeastern, central and northwestern Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Cuba.
The NHC said: “The government of Cuba has issued a Hurricane Warning for the Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, and Villa Clara.
“This includes the Cuban Keys along the north shore of these provinces.”
Irma to produce another catastrophic event for the United States
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Irma to produce another catastrophic event for the United States
After blasting the northern Caribbean, deadly Hurricane Irma will turn toward the United States, unleashing destructive winds, flooding rain and dangerous seas across Florida starting on Saturday. “Unfortunately, there is no way the United States is going to avoid another catastrophic weather event,” Dr. Joel N. Myers, founder, president and chairman of AccuWeather said. “There will be massive damage in Florida.
[It will be] the worst single hurricane to hit Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992,” Myers said. The current track of Irma will bring the most severe impacts to the eastern side of the state, including Miami, West Palm Beach, Melbourne, Daytona Beach and Jacksonville. However, with the forecast track now taking Irma right up the Florida Peninsula, hurricane-force winds will reach western parts of the state as well, including Tampa, Fort Myers and Sarasota.
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HURRICANE Irma has killed at least 13 people as the Category 5 storm tore through the Caribbean is heading to Miami, Florida.
By NICOLE STINSON
PUBLISHED: 00:21, Fri, Sep 8, 2017 | UPDATED: 05:11, Fri, Sep 8, 2017
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Irma has killed at least 13 people as the Category 5 storm tore through the Caribbean
An 11pm EDT NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC) public advisory announced Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings for Florida and the Florida Keys, upgrading from an initial advice at 8pm EDT.
Irma is just 585miles from Miami, Florida and is currently around 55miles east north-east of Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas.
The NHC said: “A Storm Surge Warning has been issued from Jupiter Inlet southward around the Florida peninsula to Bonita Beach, as well as for the Florida Keys.
“A Hurricane Warning has been issued from Jupiter Inlet southward around the Florida peninsula to Bonita Beach, as well as for the Florida Keys, Lake Okeechobee, and Florida Bay.
“A Storm Surge Watch has been issued for the east coast of Florida north of Jupiter Inlet to Sebastian Inlet and for the west coast of Florida north of Bonita Beach to Venice.
“A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the east coast of Florida north of Jupiter Inlet to Sebastian Inlet and for the west coast of Florida north of Bonita Beach to Anna Maria Island.”
It follows a 5pm EDT NHC update that warned that Irma is tracking towards the British territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands, then the Bahamas before making a potentially devastating strike on Florida this weekend.
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The NHC said: “Irma is forecast to remain a powerful category 4 or 5 hurricane during the next couple of days.”
The centre added: “It has become more likely that Irma will make landfall in southern Florida as a dangerous major hurricane, and bring life-threatening storm surge and wind impacts to much of the state.
“A Hurricane Watch is in effect for South Florida, the Florida Keys, Lake Okeechobee, and Florida Bay, and will likely be expanded northward tonight.”
Hurricane Irma’s centre is currently located 40 miles south of Grand Turk Island is moving northwest at around 16mph, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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The National Weather Service warned: “Irma’s wind field extends well beyond the forecast cone. [Storm] impacts reach far outside the forecast track.”
Irma’s maximum winds are currently 175mph, according to the NOAA, while an Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft reporting 185mph winds for up to 35 hours.
Hurricane warnings have been issued for parts of the northern coast of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the southeastern, central and northwestern Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Cuba.
The NHC said: “The government of Cuba has issued a Hurricane Warning for the Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, and Villa Clara.
“This includes the Cuban Keys along the north shore of these provinces.”
Irma to produce another catastrophic event for the United States
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Irma to produce another catastrophic event for the United States
After blasting the northern Caribbean, deadly Hurricane Irma will turn toward the United States, unleashing destructive winds, flooding rain and dangerous seas across Florida starting on Saturday. “Unfortunately, there is no way the United States is going to avoid another catastrophic weather event,” Dr. Joel N. Myers, founder, president and chairman of AccuWeather said. “There will be massive damage in Florida.
[It will be] the worst single hurricane to hit Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992,” Myers said. The current track of Irma will bring the most severe impacts to the eastern side of the state, including Miami, West Palm Beach, Melbourne, Daytona Beach and Jacksonville. However, with the forecast track now taking Irma right up the Florida Peninsula, hurricane-force winds will reach western parts of the state as well, including Tampa, Fort Myers and Sarasota.
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Hurricane Irma Is Stronger Than All of 2017’s Other Atlantic Storms Combined
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Hurricane Irma Is Stronger Than All of 2017’s Other Atlantic Storms Combined
Hurricane Irma is more powerful than all eight major storms of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season combined. That’s just one shattering measure of the storm’s strength from meteorologist Phil Klotzbach, research scientist at Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science. Irma’s 185 mph winds make it the strongest storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of
Mexico, according to Klotzbach’s research, which he shared with The Daily Beast. Irma’s wind speeds are tied with the second-strongest maximum winds of all time for an Atlantic hurricane, matching a 1935 storm in the Florida Keys and Hurricanes Gilbert (1988) and Wilma (2005). Only one hurricane, Allen in 1980, has recorded stronger winds, at 190 mph. The intense winds make Irma a Category 5 storm, the most severe on the hurricane scale. Hurricane Harvey, which flooded Houston and destroyed swaths of Texas, was a Category 4.
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Two South Florida nuclear power plants lie in Irma’s path
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Two South Florida nuclear power plants lie in Irma’s path
The last time a major hurricane hit the Turkey Point nuclear power plant, it caused $90 million in damages but left the nuclear reactors along southern Biscayne Bay unscathed. In anticipation of powerful Hurricane Irma, which projections on Wednesday showed headed straight for South Florida,
Florida Power & Light’s two nuclear plants were finalizing staffing plans and cleaning up the grounds. But neither Turkey Point nor the St. Lucie plant further up the coast had made the call yet to shutting down the plants. Peter Robbins, spokesman for FPL, said shutting down a reactor is a gradual process, and the decision will be made “well in advance” of the storm making landfall. READ MORE Is Irma Prophetically Named to Indicate the Coming World War?
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Is Irma Prophetically Named to Indicate the Coming World War?
Hurricane Irma is the worst storm to come through the Atlantic in more than a decade with rumors sparking that government agencies may have to create a new category just to describe the growing winds and rains associated with it. Even the “most solid” buildings in the Caribbean have been destroyed, and the United States is next in its path. “In 5 or 10 years from now, will we be looking back on this
September of 2017 as the month the next world war began? Will my future grandchildren be studying what we are experiencing right now? If so, don’t you think God would give us clear warning signs of such an event? Maybe, just maybe the hidden message within Irma is telling us something,” Zach Drew of TRUNews tells Charisma News. In German, Irma is derived from the old German irmin, which means universal or war goddess.
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Hurricane Irma could strike New York on 9/11 with 116mph winds
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Hurricane Irma could strike New York on 9/11 with 116mph winds
Hurricane Irma could strike New York on 9/11 as the city mourns 16 years on from the heinous attack on the World Trade Centre, a shocking projection of the storm’s path has claimed. The US is still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, which has killed at least 45 people and caused flooding and destruction across Texas.
Now with the Atlantic hurricane season continuing, one projection has claimed there is a risk Hurricane Irma could make landfall in the US on September 10, causing devastation to the city as the storm continues to rage into the following day. Some current projections show the storm landing as a category 3 hurricane, capable of ripping roofs from houses and causing huge waves and storm surges.
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HURRICANE Irma is set to strike New York on 9/11 as the city mourns 16 years on from the heinous attack on the World Trade Centre, a shocking projection of the storm’s path shows.
By VINCENT WOOD
PUBLISHED: 00:25, Mon, Sep 4, 2017 | UPDATED: 22:16, Mon, Sep 4, 2017
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Hurricane Irma Is Stronger Than All of 2017’s Other Atlantic Storms Combined
Hurricane Irma is more powerful than all eight major storms of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season combined. That’s just one shattering measure of the storm’s strength from meteorologist Phil Klotzbach, research scientist at Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science. Irma’s 185 mph winds make it the strongest storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of
Mexico, according to Klotzbach’s research, which he shared with The Daily Beast. Irma’s wind speeds are tied with the second-strongest maximum winds of all time for an Atlantic hurricane, matching a 1935 storm in the Florida Keys and Hurricanes Gilbert (1988) and Wilma (2005). Only one hurricane, Allen in 1980, has recorded stronger winds, at 190 mph. The intense winds make Irma a Category 5 storm, the most severe on the hurricane scale. Hurricane Harvey, which flooded Houston and destroyed swaths of Texas, was a Category 4.
READ MORE Mattis Warns “US will launch massive military response to North Korea threats”
Two South Florida nuclear power plants lie in Irma’s path
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Two South Florida nuclear power plants lie in Irma’s path
The last time a major hurricane hit the Turkey Point nuclear power plant, it caused $90 million in damages but left the nuclear reactors along southern Biscayne Bay unscathed. In anticipation of powerful Hurricane Irma, which projections on Wednesday showed headed straight for South Florida,
Florida Power & Light’s two nuclear plants were finalizing staffing plans and cleaning up the grounds. But neither Turkey Point nor the St. Lucie plant further up the coast had made the call yet to shutting down the plants. Peter Robbins, spokesman for FPL, said shutting down a reactor is a gradual process, and the decision will be made “well in advance” of the storm making landfall. READ MORE Is Irma Prophetically Named to Indicate the Coming World War?
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Is Irma Prophetically Named to Indicate the Coming World War?
Hurricane Irma is the worst storm to come through the Atlantic in more than a decade with rumors sparking that government agencies may have to create a new category just to describe the growing winds and rains associated with it. Even the “most solid” buildings in the Caribbean have been destroyed, and the United States is next in its path. “In 5 or 10 years from now, will we be looking back on this
September of 2017 as the month the next world war began? Will my future grandchildren be studying what we are experiencing right now? If so, don’t you think God would give us clear warning signs of such an event? Maybe, just maybe the hidden message within Irma is telling us something,” Zach Drew of TRUNews tells Charisma News. In German, Irma is derived from the old German irmin, which means universal or war goddess.
CONTINUE https://www.charismanews.com/us/67162-is-irma-prophetically-named-to-indicate-the-coming-world-war
Hurricane Irma could strike New York on 9/11 with 116mph winds
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Hurricane Irma could strike New York on 9/11 with 116mph winds
Hurricane Irma could strike New York on 9/11 as the city mourns 16 years on from the heinous attack on the World Trade Centre, a shocking projection of the storm’s path has claimed. The US is still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, which has killed at least 45 people and caused flooding and destruction across Texas.
Now with the Atlantic hurricane season continuing, one projection has claimed there is a risk Hurricane Irma could make landfall in the US on September 10, causing devastation to the city as the storm continues to rage into the following day. Some current projections show the storm landing as a category 3 hurricane, capable of ripping roofs from houses and causing huge waves and storm surges.
READ MORE http://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/849648/Hurricane-Irma-Updates-US-storm-Harvey-New-York-9-11-September-World-Trade-Center
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Hurricane Irma to hit New York on 9/11 with DEVASTATING 116mph winds threatening 9million
HURRICANE Irma is set to strike New York on 9/11 as the city mourns 16 years on from the heinous attack on the World Trade Centre, a shocking projection of the storm’s path shows.
By VINCENT WOOD
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Barcelona hold a minute's silence for victims of attack
The US is still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, which has killed at least 45 people and caused flooding and destruction across Texas.
Now with the Atlantic hurricane season continuing, a meteorological projection shows Hurricane Irma making landfall in the US on September 10 and September 11, potentially bringing fresh devastation to the city.
Many projections show the category storm strengtheing to a category 5 hurricane, capable of ripping roofs from houses and causing huge waves and storm surges.
Predictions from both the National Environmental Satellite data and Information Service (NESDIS) and international weather forecaster Ventusky suggest though Irma is currently a Category 3 storm by Thursday she is expected to strengthen to a Category 5.
A category 5 storm has winds of more than 157mph – enough to destroy whole buildings and cause devastating flooding.
According to Ventusky predictions:
On Friday September 8 Irma drops to a strong category 4 storm
On September 9 Irma is about 150 miles off the coast of North Carolina with winds of 161mph.
On September 10 it hits New York City and its 8million inhabitants
On September 11 Irma continues to wreak havoc on New York City and across huge swathes of New York state.
The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said it was “still far too early to discuss impacts on mainland US” but warned residents in potentially affected areas to check with local officials on hurricane saftey procedures.
The projected 116mph winds would make it stronger than Hurricane Sandy, the deadliest and most destructive storm of 2012 – and the second costliest in US history.
Sandy, which went on to whip up devastating floods in Haiti, caused an estimated £55.1billion ($71.4billion) of property damage in the US alone and led to the deaths of 49 New Yorkers.
The tribute has gone ahead every year since the horrendous terror attack
Hurricane Harvey's catastrophic destruction
Sat, September 2, 2017
Hurricane Harvey was the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005
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A U.S. Air Force pararescueman carries a young girl to safety over flood waters caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman carries a young girl to safety over flood waters caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston
Rescue crews save residents in Port Arthur, Texas on September 1, 2017
A bicyclist looks at a truck flipped into floodwater in Port Arthur, Texas
A yacht that was washed up onto dry land after Hurricane Harvey caused widespread destruction in Rockport, Texas
Jenna Fountain and her father Kevin carry a bucket down Regency Drive to try to recover items from their flooded home in Port Arthur, Texas
Smoke is seen rising from the Arkema chemical manufacturing and storage facility that burst into flames after Hurricane Harvey
An E-3 Sentry flies over southeast Texas after a mid-air refueling in this handout photo
It is currently unclear how the 16th anniversary of the tragic day would be affected by the potential threat of Hurricane Irma.
On Friday the Queen sent a heartfelt message to the victims of Hurricane Harvey, which has flooded hundreds of thousands of homes in Texas.
She said: “I was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and the devastation following the recent terrible floods caused by Hurricane Harvey.
“Prince Philip and I send our sincere condolences to the victims of this disaster, to those who have lost loved ones, and to those who have seen their homes and property destroyed.
“My thoughts and prayers are with those affected.”
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Barcelona hold a minute's silence for victims of attack
The US is still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, which has killed at least 45 people and caused flooding and destruction across Texas.
Now with the Atlantic hurricane season continuing, a meteorological projection shows Hurricane Irma making landfall in the US on September 10 and September 11, potentially bringing fresh devastation to the city.
Many projections show the category storm strengtheing to a category 5 hurricane, capable of ripping roofs from houses and causing huge waves and storm surges.
Predictions from both the National Environmental Satellite data and Information Service (NESDIS) and international weather forecaster Ventusky suggest though Irma is currently a Category 3 storm by Thursday she is expected to strengthen to a Category 5.
A category 5 storm has winds of more than 157mph – enough to destroy whole buildings and cause devastating flooding.
According to Ventusky predictions:
On Friday September 8 Irma drops to a strong category 4 storm
On September 9 Irma is about 150 miles off the coast of North Carolina with winds of 161mph.
On September 10 it hits New York City and its 8million inhabitants
On September 11 Irma continues to wreak havoc on New York City and across huge swathes of New York state.
The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said it was “still far too early to discuss impacts on mainland US” but warned residents in potentially affected areas to check with local officials on hurricane saftey procedures.
The projected 116mph winds would make it stronger than Hurricane Sandy, the deadliest and most destructive storm of 2012 – and the second costliest in US history.
Sandy, which went on to whip up devastating floods in Haiti, caused an estimated £55.1billion ($71.4billion) of property damage in the US alone and led to the deaths of 49 New Yorkers.
The tribute has gone ahead every year since the horrendous terror attack
Hurricane Harvey's catastrophic destruction
Sat, September 2, 2017
Hurricane Harvey was the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005
PLAY SLIDESHOW
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman carries a young girl to safety over flood waters caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston REUTERS
1 of 26
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman carries a young girl to safety over flood waters caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman carries a young girl to safety over flood waters caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston
Rescue crews save residents in Port Arthur, Texas on September 1, 2017
A bicyclist looks at a truck flipped into floodwater in Port Arthur, Texas
A yacht that was washed up onto dry land after Hurricane Harvey caused widespread destruction in Rockport, Texas
Jenna Fountain and her father Kevin carry a bucket down Regency Drive to try to recover items from their flooded home in Port Arthur, Texas
Smoke is seen rising from the Arkema chemical manufacturing and storage facility that burst into flames after Hurricane Harvey
An E-3 Sentry flies over southeast Texas after a mid-air refueling in this handout photo
It is currently unclear how the 16th anniversary of the tragic day would be affected by the potential threat of Hurricane Irma.
On Friday the Queen sent a heartfelt message to the victims of Hurricane Harvey, which has flooded hundreds of thousands of homes in Texas.
She said: “I was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and the devastation following the recent terrible floods caused by Hurricane Harvey.
“Prince Philip and I send our sincere condolences to the victims of this disaster, to those who have lost loved ones, and to those who have seen their homes and property destroyed.
“My thoughts and prayers are with those affected.”
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Irma becomes strongest Atlantic hurricane outside Gulf and Caribbean ever recorded
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Irma becomes strongest Atlantic hurricane outside Gulf and Caribbean ever recorded
Irma spun into a monster storm Tuesday morning with sustained winds topping 180 mph, becoming the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded outside the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, National Hurricane Center forecasters said in their 11 a.m. advisory. As the hurricane churns closer to the U.S. coast, its path becomes more certain, with South Florida, particularly the Keys, increasingly likely to take a hit. Tropical storm force winds could arrive as early as Friday. Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency for
all 67 counties and has all 7,000 members of the state’s National Guard to report to duty on Friday.Because Irma is so large, forecasters urged caution in paying too much attention to its exact track. The storm is continuing to roll west at 14 mph, with winds expected to begin battering the Leeward Islands today. A powerful high-pressure ridge is steering the storm and will likely stay in place over the next few days, forecasters said.
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Irma becomes strongest Atlantic hurricane outside Gulf and Caribbean ever recorded
BY JENNY STALETOVICH
SEPTEMBER 05, 2017 11:01 AM
Irma spun into a monster storm Tuesday morning with sustained winds topping 180 mph, becoming the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded outside the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, National Hurricane Center forecasters said in their 11 a.m. advisory.
As the hurricane churns closer to the U.S. coast, its path becomes more certain, with South Florida, particularly the Keys, increasingly likely to take a hit. Tropical storm force winds could arrive as early as Friday. Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency for all 67 counties and has all 7,000 members of the state’s National Guard to report to duty on Friday.
UPDATE: Irma’s winds have intensified. To read the latest, see http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article171330777.html
Because Irma is so large, forecasters urged caution in paying too much attention to its exact track. The storm is continuing to roll west at 14 mph, with winds expected to begin battering the Leeward Islands today. A powerful high pressure ridge is steering the storm and will likely stay in place over the next few days, forecasters said. In five days, a trough moving across the U.S. should begin weakening the western edge of the ridge, allowing the storm to slide north. Where Irma makes the turn will determine impacts to Florida.
Monroe County announced that it will begin issuing mandatory evacuation orders for visitors at sunrise Wednesday. Residents will also be ordered to leave, although no time has yet been determined, county officials said. Schools and county offices will also be closed, beginning Wednesday.
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“If ever there was a storm to take seriously in the Keys, this is it,” Monroe County Emergency Management Director Martin Senterfitt said. “The sooner people leave, the better.”
Dangerous conditions, with hurricane force winds, are expected to hit the Leeward Islands tonight and Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Fierce hurricane winds extend 60 miles from Irma’s center, with tropical storm force winds reaching another 160 miles.
Hurricane watches have also been issued for portions of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the southeastern Bahamas and Turks and Caicos, with fierce winds, storm surge and heavy rain Thursday and Friday. In Puerto Rico, the governor has declared a state of emergency and is preparing to open 456 shelters that can house more than 62,000. Puerto Rico’s power company also warned that Irma could cut off the island’s electricity for four to six months.
Satellite view of Hurricane Irma's eye as it ravages in the Atlantic on Sept. 5, 2017.
Irma could strike a direct blow on the remainder of the Bahamas and Cuba later in the week, they said. The likelihood of Irma hitting the Keys or parts of South Florida is also increasing, however forecasters warned it’s too soon to determine what impacts the region might feel.
At 11 a.m., Irma was located 225 miles east of Antigua, heading west at 14 mph. While wind speeds could fluctuate over the next day or two, forecasters say it will likely remain a very dangerous Cat 4 or 5 storm as it heads westward.
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In South Florida, the Keys would be the first region to undergo evacuation orders. Monroe County officials plan to activate their emergency operations center at noon today to begin announcing plans. Evacuations are generally ordered for any storm at Cat 1 strength or higher.
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Scott also said he spoke to President Donald Trump Monday to request a federal state of emergency in advance of Irma’s arrival.
“This morning, I am requesting the president declare a pre-landfall emergency for the State of Florida to help preposition necessary resources and support emergency protective measures across the state,” he said. “It is crucial that we have access to every available resource to protect our families and communities.”
Satellite images show Irma approaching Leeward Islands
This animation of NOAA's GOES East satellite imagery from Sept. 2 to Sept. 5, shows Hurricane Irma move west toward the Leeward Islands and strengthen to a Category 5 storm.
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Across the mainland, the South Florida Water Management District has already begun inspecting pumps and gates and lowering canals to make room for heavy rain, flushing as much water as possible starting in South Dade. In a morning press conference, Chief Engineer John Mitnik said he expects the storm to dump between eight and 10 inches of rain, but where it falls depends on Irma’s track. Unlike Harvey, Irma is not forecast to linger and deliver the kind of punishing rain that triggered widespread flooding and likely billions of dollars in damage. Mitnik said South Florida’s extensive system of canals are also capable of moving water quickly, however local drainage depends on flood controls set up in neighborhoods and subdivisions.
Hurricane Hunters make first pass through Irma
A WP-3D Orion aircraft made the first hurricane hunter pass through Hurricane Irma on Sunday, September 3, getting a first hand look at the storm as it edges toward the Caribbean.
“If your particular subdivision was designed to have street flooding, then that’s what you’ll expect to see,” he said.
Timing is another issue.
“If you take eight to 10 inches over several days, or compact it in 30 minutes, those are two different things,” he said.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is also keeping a close eye on the aging dike around Lake Okeechobee, where water levels Tuesday were at 13.65 feet, still well below the 15.5 feet level where discharges begin and the more than 18 feet limit set to protect the dike.
While models have shifted Irma’s path up and down over the weekend, Tuesday morning’s runs largely agree on the storm’s path over the next three days, with less certainty after that.
Over the last week, Irma has also undergone repeated eyewall replacements, a common structural change for such massive storms. While the replacement may initially weaken the storm, it allows it to spread and grow in size. With each replacement, Irma has also been able to regain steam.
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Where Will Hurricane Irma Make Landfall?
By Sarah B. Puschmann, Staff Writer | September 5, 2017 04:14pm ET
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Where Will Hurricane Irma Make Landfall?
On Sept. 4 at 17:24 UTC, NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured this view of Hurricane Irma as a Category 4 hurricane approaching the Leeward Islands.
Credit: NOAA/NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team
Hurricane Irma, a "potentially catastrophic" storm that is gaining strength in the Atlantic Ocean, was upgraded to a Category 5 storm early today, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Where is this monster storm headed, and which cities could feel the most devastating impacts?
As of 8 a.m. EDT this morning, the hurricane was 270 miles (435 kilometers) southeast of St. John, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (298 km/h), according to the NHC.Yesterday (Sept. 4), both Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló declared states of emergency in response to the growing storm.
Irma is expected to trace a northwest path through the Atlantic, likely blasting parts of the northeastern Leeward Islands with severe winds, storm surge and intense rainfall later today before hitting the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, according to the NHC. Although the likelihood that Irma will impact the Florida Keys and parts of the Florida peninsula is increasing, it is too soon to say where else the hurricane might directly impact the continental United States, NHC officials said. [Hurricane Irma Photos: Images of a Monster Storm]
To predict which part of the continental U.S. the storm will hit first, officials need to determine when the storm's path will curve toward the north, said Dave Gochis, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
"That's where the uncertainty lies, and the options are moving up the east coast of Florida or the main part of Florida or scooting through the Florida Key area — between Florida and Cuba — and going into the Gulf of Mexico, which seems a little less likely right now," Gochis told Live Science. He added that within the next three or four days, meteorologists will likely have a better idea of the path Irma will take.
It's unlikely Irma will increase significantly in intensity before it makes landfall on the continental U.S., because the storm is already near the maximum possible strength for an Atlantic hurricane, Jeff Weber, a meteorologist for the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research, told Live Science.
Irma's course depends strongly on the jet stream, a fast-moving air current that arcs down across the U.S. and is currently flowing through New England. The stream will move farther south across the continental U.S. in the next few days. Once Irma interacts with the jet stream, the hurricane will downgrade significantly in strength, although it will still retain a lot of its moisture, according to Weber.
He said he anticipates this interaction taking place over the Florida peninsula Saturday evening into Sunday morning.
The latest advisories for the Atlantic can be found on the National Hurricane Center website.
Original article on Live Science.
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Irma becomes strongest Atlantic hurricane outside Gulf and Caribbean ever recorded
Irma spun into a monster storm Tuesday morning with sustained winds topping 180 mph, becoming the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded outside the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, National Hurricane Center forecasters said in their 11 a.m. advisory. As the hurricane churns closer to the U.S. coast, its path becomes more certain, with South Florida, particularly the Keys, increasingly likely to take a hit. Tropical storm force winds could arrive as early as Friday. Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency for
all 67 counties and has all 7,000 members of the state’s National Guard to report to duty on Friday.Because Irma is so large, forecasters urged caution in paying too much attention to its exact track. The storm is continuing to roll west at 14 mph, with winds expected to begin battering the Leeward Islands today. A powerful high-pressure ridge is steering the storm and will likely stay in place over the next few days, forecasters said.
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Irma becomes strongest Atlantic hurricane outside Gulf and Caribbean ever recorded
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SEPTEMBER 05, 2017 11:01 AM
Irma spun into a monster storm Tuesday morning with sustained winds topping 180 mph, becoming the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded outside the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, National Hurricane Center forecasters said in their 11 a.m. advisory.
As the hurricane churns closer to the U.S. coast, its path becomes more certain, with South Florida, particularly the Keys, increasingly likely to take a hit. Tropical storm force winds could arrive as early as Friday. Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency for all 67 counties and has all 7,000 members of the state’s National Guard to report to duty on Friday.
UPDATE: Irma’s winds have intensified. To read the latest, see http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article171330777.html
Because Irma is so large, forecasters urged caution in paying too much attention to its exact track. The storm is continuing to roll west at 14 mph, with winds expected to begin battering the Leeward Islands today. A powerful high pressure ridge is steering the storm and will likely stay in place over the next few days, forecasters said. In five days, a trough moving across the U.S. should begin weakening the western edge of the ridge, allowing the storm to slide north. Where Irma makes the turn will determine impacts to Florida.
Monroe County announced that it will begin issuing mandatory evacuation orders for visitors at sunrise Wednesday. Residents will also be ordered to leave, although no time has yet been determined, county officials said. Schools and county offices will also be closed, beginning Wednesday.
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“If ever there was a storm to take seriously in the Keys, this is it,” Monroe County Emergency Management Director Martin Senterfitt said. “The sooner people leave, the better.”
Dangerous conditions, with hurricane force winds, are expected to hit the Leeward Islands tonight and Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Fierce hurricane winds extend 60 miles from Irma’s center, with tropical storm force winds reaching another 160 miles.
Hurricane watches have also been issued for portions of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the southeastern Bahamas and Turks and Caicos, with fierce winds, storm surge and heavy rain Thursday and Friday. In Puerto Rico, the governor has declared a state of emergency and is preparing to open 456 shelters that can house more than 62,000. Puerto Rico’s power company also warned that Irma could cut off the island’s electricity for four to six months.
Satellite view of Hurricane Irma's eye as it ravages in the Atlantic on Sept. 5, 2017.
Irma could strike a direct blow on the remainder of the Bahamas and Cuba later in the week, they said. The likelihood of Irma hitting the Keys or parts of South Florida is also increasing, however forecasters warned it’s too soon to determine what impacts the region might feel.
At 11 a.m., Irma was located 225 miles east of Antigua, heading west at 14 mph. While wind speeds could fluctuate over the next day or two, forecasters say it will likely remain a very dangerous Cat 4 or 5 storm as it heads westward.
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In South Florida, the Keys would be the first region to undergo evacuation orders. Monroe County officials plan to activate their emergency operations center at noon today to begin announcing plans. Evacuations are generally ordered for any storm at Cat 1 strength or higher.
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Scott also said he spoke to President Donald Trump Monday to request a federal state of emergency in advance of Irma’s arrival.
“This morning, I am requesting the president declare a pre-landfall emergency for the State of Florida to help preposition necessary resources and support emergency protective measures across the state,” he said. “It is crucial that we have access to every available resource to protect our families and communities.”
Satellite images show Irma approaching Leeward Islands
This animation of NOAA's GOES East satellite imagery from Sept. 2 to Sept. 5, shows Hurricane Irma move west toward the Leeward Islands and strengthen to a Category 5 storm.
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Across the mainland, the South Florida Water Management District has already begun inspecting pumps and gates and lowering canals to make room for heavy rain, flushing as much water as possible starting in South Dade. In a morning press conference, Chief Engineer John Mitnik said he expects the storm to dump between eight and 10 inches of rain, but where it falls depends on Irma’s track. Unlike Harvey, Irma is not forecast to linger and deliver the kind of punishing rain that triggered widespread flooding and likely billions of dollars in damage. Mitnik said South Florida’s extensive system of canals are also capable of moving water quickly, however local drainage depends on flood controls set up in neighborhoods and subdivisions.
Hurricane Hunters make first pass through Irma
A WP-3D Orion aircraft made the first hurricane hunter pass through Hurricane Irma on Sunday, September 3, getting a first hand look at the storm as it edges toward the Caribbean.
“If your particular subdivision was designed to have street flooding, then that’s what you’ll expect to see,” he said.
Timing is another issue.
“If you take eight to 10 inches over several days, or compact it in 30 minutes, those are two different things,” he said.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is also keeping a close eye on the aging dike around Lake Okeechobee, where water levels Tuesday were at 13.65 feet, still well below the 15.5 feet level where discharges begin and the more than 18 feet limit set to protect the dike.
While models have shifted Irma’s path up and down over the weekend, Tuesday morning’s runs largely agree on the storm’s path over the next three days, with less certainty after that.
Over the last week, Irma has also undergone repeated eyewall replacements, a common structural change for such massive storms. While the replacement may initially weaken the storm, it allows it to spread and grow in size. With each replacement, Irma has also been able to regain steam.
Follow Jenny Staletovich on Twitter @jenstaletovich
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Where Will Hurricane Irma Make Landfall?
By Sarah B. Puschmann, Staff Writer | September 5, 2017 04:14pm ET
https://www.livescience.com/60311-where-will-hurricane-irma-make-landfall.html?utm_source=notification
Where Will Hurricane Irma Make Landfall?
On Sept. 4 at 17:24 UTC, NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured this view of Hurricane Irma as a Category 4 hurricane approaching the Leeward Islands.
Credit: NOAA/NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team
Hurricane Irma, a "potentially catastrophic" storm that is gaining strength in the Atlantic Ocean, was upgraded to a Category 5 storm early today, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Where is this monster storm headed, and which cities could feel the most devastating impacts?
As of 8 a.m. EDT this morning, the hurricane was 270 miles (435 kilometers) southeast of St. John, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (298 km/h), according to the NHC.Yesterday (Sept. 4), both Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló declared states of emergency in response to the growing storm.
Irma is expected to trace a northwest path through the Atlantic, likely blasting parts of the northeastern Leeward Islands with severe winds, storm surge and intense rainfall later today before hitting the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, according to the NHC. Although the likelihood that Irma will impact the Florida Keys and parts of the Florida peninsula is increasing, it is too soon to say where else the hurricane might directly impact the continental United States, NHC officials said. [Hurricane Irma Photos: Images of a Monster Storm]
To predict which part of the continental U.S. the storm will hit first, officials need to determine when the storm's path will curve toward the north, said Dave Gochis, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
"That's where the uncertainty lies, and the options are moving up the east coast of Florida or the main part of Florida or scooting through the Florida Key area — between Florida and Cuba — and going into the Gulf of Mexico, which seems a little less likely right now," Gochis told Live Science. He added that within the next three or four days, meteorologists will likely have a better idea of the path Irma will take.
It's unlikely Irma will increase significantly in intensity before it makes landfall on the continental U.S., because the storm is already near the maximum possible strength for an Atlantic hurricane, Jeff Weber, a meteorologist for the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research, told Live Science.
Irma's course depends strongly on the jet stream, a fast-moving air current that arcs down across the U.S. and is currently flowing through New England. The stream will move farther south across the continental U.S. in the next few days. Once Irma interacts with the jet stream, the hurricane will downgrade significantly in strength, although it will still retain a lot of its moisture, according to Weber.
He said he anticipates this interaction taking place over the Florida peninsula Saturday evening into Sunday morning.
The latest advisories for the Atlantic can be found on the National Hurricane Center website.
Original article on Live Science.
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Hurricane Irma Gears Up to Reinforce Post-Eclipse Prophecy
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Hurricane Irma Gears Up to Reinforce Post-Eclipse Prophecy
When the solar eclipse crossed over the continental United States two weeks ago, it was immediately followed by a hurricane of epic proportions in a manner that conformed precisely to prophetic sources. Two weeks ago, a rare solar eclipse transversed the US, the first time in 99 years such an event had occurred. Four days later, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. The connection between the eclipse and the hurricane was implicit in how events unfolded.
When the eclipse’s path of totality passed out to sea over the Atlantic Ocean, it crossed over three storm systems. At the time, meteorologists stated that “the odds for development of those systems is very low”, but one of the systems revealed itself to be far more than the scientists anticipated. One of the systems touched by the dark path of the eclipse was the now infamous Hurricane Harvey, currently the second-most costly natural disaster in US history.
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As Hurricane Irma Approaches and North Korea Heats Up, Eclipse Prophecy Stronger Than Ever
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz September 4, 2017 , 11:30 am
“Thus said Hashem: Do not learn to go the way of the nations, And do not be dismayed by portents in the sky; Let the nations be dismayed by them!” Jeremiah 10:2
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A satellite view of Hurricane Irma in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
When the solar eclipse crossed over the continental United States two weeks ago, it was immediately followed by a hurricane of epic proportions in a manner that conformed precisely to prophetic sources. Two weeks ago, a rare solar eclipse transversed the US, the first time in 99 years such an event had occurred. Four days later, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. The connection between the eclipse and the hurricane was implicit in how events unfolded.
When the eclipse’s path of totality passed out to sea over the Atlantic Ocean, it crossed over three storm systems. At the time, meteorologists stated that “the odds for development of those systems is very low”, but one of the systems revealed itself to be far more than the scientists anticipated. One of the systems touched by the dark path of the eclipse was the now infamous Hurricane Harvey, currently the second-most costly natural disaster in US history.
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The path of the eclipse met the embryo Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. (Weather Channel)
The connection was explicitly prophetic. One week before the solar eclipse, Breaking Israel News presented an article describing a prophecy in the Yalkut Moshe, written by Rabbi Moshe ben Yisrael Benyamin in Safed in 1894. Rabbi Benyamin predicted that when a solar eclipse occurs at the beginning of the Hebrew month of Elul, as this one did, “It is a bad sign for the other nations, bringing great damage to the kings of the East, and bringing great storms.”
But the Yalkut Moshe promised “storms”, and now the second storm system over which the eclipse passed is poised to inflict more damage. Irma is now a category three hurricane lingering off the coast, gaining strength and threatening to wreak havoc in an already devastated region.
“Prophecy is meant to reinforce that God is behind all these events. If God says that he is going to do something, and then it happens right in front of your eyes, you should believe the entire message,” Rabbi Yosef Berger, rabbi of King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion, told Breaking Israel News of the storms.
“If a person sees totally unanticipated events, wonders of nature arriving in unexpected fashion, if that person still refuses to believe the prophecy that predicted them, then there is nothing you can say to such a person.”
At the time of the eclipse, Rabbi Berger explained that the prophecy concerning “kings of the east” referred to Kim Jong Un, the despotic leader of North Korea. In the wake of the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Harvey, less attention has been focused on the conflict with North Korea, but that political situation has also progressed in its prophesied manner.
One week after the eclipse, North Korea fired a missile over Japanese airspace. The American response, live-fire runs by heavy bombers, contained an unmistakable threat any sane leader would heed. But in the most illogical manner that seemed intended to lead the rogue Asian nation to destruction, North Korea exploded a hydrogen bomb in their most powerful nuclear test to date. The underground test generated a 6.3 magnitude tremor under the earth and perhaps even greater tremors in international relations.
Rabbi Daniel Asore, a member of the nascent Sanhedrin, also understood current events as part of a prophetic process.
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Kim Jong Un, Supreme Leader of North Korea (Traineek/Wikimedia Commons)
“The eclipse transversed the entire US so it was clearly a message for that nation,” Rabbi Asore told Breaking Israel News. Rabbi Asore quoted the Talmud (Sukkot 29a), which stated that a solar eclipse was a bad sign for the non-Jewish nations, who are represented by the sun and figure their calendar according to the solar year.
“It comes as a natural phenomenon, but it is really meant to affect the people,” Rabbi Asore told Breaking Israel News. “Natural disasters are meant as a warning, like a father slapping the table in order to warn his children that they are doing something that angers him.”
The rabbi noted that the prophecy had two parts: storms, which are entirely natural disasters, and wars, which are entirely man-made.
“Man is the connecting point, made up of body and soul,” the rabbi said. “The two are connected and play off of each other. If you look at America, they are seeing these extreme natural phenomena, but at the same time, there has been rise in Nazism on the right and the extreme left, both sides united by a hatred for Israel.”
The rabbi explained that by emphasizing the physical and denying the spiritual, man gives himself over to nature and is at the mercy of natural disasters. He cited this as the basis of the verse in Jeremiah.
Thus said Hashem: Do not learn to go the way of the nations, And do not be dismayed by portents in the sky; Let the nations be dismayed by them! Jeremiah 10:2
“By accepting God’s rule and his commandments, man can transcend nature and offset disaster,” Rabbi Asore explained.
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Florida Governor declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Hurricane Irma
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Florida Governor declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Hurricane Irma
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in the state as rapidly growing Hurricane Irma, now a Category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall later this week. The state of emergency has been issued for all of Florida’s 67 counties. Scott said that the state would “prepare for the worst and hope for the best” as Irma is expected to hit the state around Friday. The governor tweeted Monday that he urges
“all Floridians to remain vigilant and stay alert to local weather and news and visit FLGetAPlan.com today to get prepared.” “Hurricane Irma poses a severe threat to the entire State of Florida and requires that timely precautions are taken to protect the communities, critical infrastructure, and general welfare of this State,” the executive order stated.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in the state as rapidly growing Hurricane Irma, now a Category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall later this week.
The state of emergency has been issued for all of Florida’s 67 counties. Scott said that the state would “prepare for the worst and hope for the best” as Irma is expected to hit the state around Friday.
The governor tweeted Monday that he urges "all Floridians to remain vigilant and stay alert to local weather and news and visit FLGetAPlan.com today to get prepared."
Goddess Of War Becomes Deadly Category 5 Hurricane, Florida On High Alert
Sep 5, 2017 | 0 |
Goddess Of War Becomes Deadly Category 5 Hurricane, Florida On High Alert
Hurricane Irma continued to strengthen Tuesday as an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 storm, prompting states of emergency in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida, sending residents to stores to prepare for the worst. Irma’s maximum sustained winds had increased to near 175 mph, and the
storm was located about 270 miles east of Antigua, moving west at 14 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its 8 a.m. ET advisory. “Some fluctuations in intensity are likely during the next day or two, but Irma is forecast to remain a powerful category 4 or 5 hurricane during the next couple of days,” the NHC said.
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Hurricane Irma continued to strengthen Tuesday as an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm, prompting states of emergency in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida, sending residents to stores to prepare for the worst.
Irma's maximum sustained winds had increased to near 175 mph, and the storm was located about 270 miles east of Antigua, moving west at 14 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its 8 a.m. ET advisory.
This Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Irma nearing the eastern Caribbean. Hurricane Irma grew into a powerful Category 4 storm Monday. (NOAA via AP)Expand / Collapse
This Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Irma nearing the eastern Caribbean. (NOAA via AP)
"Some fluctuations in intensity are likely during the next day or two, but Irma is forecast to remain a powerful category 4 or 5 hurricane during the next couple of days," the NHC said.
Irma's center was expected to move near or over the northern Leeward Islands late Tuesday and early Wednesday before affecting Puerto Rico by Wednesday, the hurricane center said.
Panic Spreads as Category 5 Hurricane Sets Aim at Florida
Sep 5, 2017 | 0 |
Panic Spreads as Category 5 Hurricane Sets Aim at Florida
(By Michael Snyder) On Monday, Hurricane Irma strengthened into a category 4 hurricane, and some meteorologists are projecting that it will eventually become a category 5 storm before it eventually makes landfall in the United States. And since a “category 6” has not been created yet, category 5 is as high as the scale goes at the moment. Over the past couple of days, the track of the storm has shifted “a lot further to the west”, and at this point it appears that Miami is the most likely to take the full force of the hurricane. But as we
have seen, trying to forecast the behavior of hurricanes is not an exact science. Irma may never become a category 5 storm, and it may never hit the U.S. at all. Or it may zip past Florida to the south and end up making landfall in the Gulf of Mexico. The truth is that we just don’t know. But for the moment things are not looking good for Florida, and a state of emergency has already been declared for every single county in the state… On Monday afternoon, Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for every county in Florida in anticipation of Irma. A state of emergency was also declared in Puerto Rico earlier in the day.
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Hurricane Irma Projected To Reach Category 5 And Hit The East Coast – Panic Prepping Begins In Florida
By Michael Snyder, on September 4th, 2017
On Monday, Hurricane Irma strengthened into a category 4 hurricane, and some meteorologists are projecting that it will eventually become a category 5 storm before it eventually makes landfall in the United States. And since a “category 6” has not been created yet, category 5 is as high as the scale goes at the moment. Over the past couple of days, the track of the storm has shifted “a lot further to the west”, and at this point it appears that Miami is the most likely to take the full force of the hurricane. But as we have seen, trying to forecast the behavior of hurricanes is not an exact science. Irma may never become a category 5 storm, and it may never hit the U.S. at all. Or it may zip past Florida to the south and end up making landfall in the Gulf of Mexico. The truth is that we just don’t know.
But for the moment things are not looking good for Florida, and a state of emergency has already been declared for every single county in the state…
On Monday afternoon, Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for every county in Florida in anticipation of Irma. A state of emergency was also declared in Puerto Rico earlier in the day.
Another scenario still on the table is that Irma curve northward and miss the East Coast entirely. This would still generate large surf and rip currents along the East Coast. However, this scenario is the least likely to occur at this point.
And as I mentioned above, many are projecting that Irma will become a category 5 storm just a few days from now. The following comes from the Express…
Many projections show the category storm strengtheing to a category 5 hurricane, capable of ripping roofs from houses and causing huge waves and storm surges.
Predictions from both the National Environmental Satellite data and Information Service (NESDIS) and international weather forecaster Ventusky suggest though Irma is currently a Category 3 storm by Thursday she is expected to strengthen to a Category 5.
A category 5 storm has winds of more than 157mph – enough to destroy whole buildings and cause devastating flooding.
But just because the experts are telling us that certain scenarios are likely to happen does not mean that they will actually take place.
In the end, it is entirely possible that Florida may not see a single drop of rain. Hurricane Harvey certainly behaved in ways that nobody was expecting, and I have a feeling that the same will be true for Irma.
As Irma inches closer to Florida, “prepping fever” has hit the public. Grocery stores and home improvement chains are already being flooded with traffic, and this is only going to get worse the closer that Irma gets. The following comes from one local news report…
As Hurricane Irma continues to make its way towards a possible strike on the Southeastern U.S., stores in South Florida are beginning to see a rush for supplies.
Several Publix supermarkets were full before noon Monday as residents grabbed water, non-perishable food and other items.
Another local news report noted that essential supplies were already running low at a Home Depot in south Florida…
With Hurricane Irma churning west, many South Florida residents are taking precaution and stocking up on supplies on Labor Day.
A Home Depot in Royal Palm Beach on Monday morning posted a sign that said they were short of some hurricane supplies, including wing nuts, 5-gallon containers for gasoline and 5-gallon jugs of water.
Those that wait until the last minute are going to find that there is nothing left for them. One resident of Palm Beach Gardens told reporters that the local Wal-Mart in her area is already completely out of water…
“There was nothing at Walmart,” said Bianca Rodriguez of Palm Beach Gardens. “Not even like one thing of water.”
Of course those that have been preparing all along don’t have to run out to the store in a panic.
If Irma hits the United States as a category 4 or category 5 storm, it is going to make history.
Meteorologists are telling us that the United States has not been hit by two hurricanes of at least category 4 strength in the same year in more than a century.
And prior to Hurricane Harvey, a hurricane had not made landfall in this country in about 12 years.
There is still a possibility that Irma could miss us completely, but as CNN’s Tom Sater has noted, “that window is shutting quickly”…
Computer models show the system moving through the Caribbean, and by the end of week, it will turn right toward the north, said CNN meteorologist and weather anchor Tom Sater.
“There is a small window. If it turns sooner rather than later, we could maybe see the system slide by the East Coast into the ocean, but that window is shutting quickly,” Sater said. “It definitely looks like we will be impacted by a major hurricane that is a Category 3, 4 or 5.”
If Irma is indeed a category 5 storm when it hits the U.S., it would completely rip coastal communities to shreds.
There haven’t been too many category 5 hurricanes to make landfall in modern American history, and a direct strike on Miami would be catastrophic. But if Irma bypasses Florida and ends up hitting New Orleans or Houston, we could be talking about a disaster that is absolutely unprecedented in our history.
Michael Snyder is a Republican candidate for Congress in Idaho’s First Congressional District, and you can learn how you can get involved in the campaign on his official website. His new book entitled “Living A Life That Really Matters” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com.
DEVELOPING: Puerto Rico declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Irma
Sep 4, 2017 | 1 |
DEVELOPING: Puerto Rico declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Irma
Puerto Rico’s governor declared a state of emergency on Monday ahead of powerful Hurricane Irma, which has strengthened into a Category 4 storm. The National Guard was also activated as the U.S. territory prepares for the storm to hit on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
“Despite the economic challenges Puerto Rico is facing, the approved budget has $15 million for the emergency fund,” Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said in a statement. Government workers on the islands of the eastern Caribbean are clearing drains and pruning trees as authorities urge residents to prepare for Hurricane Irma, a Category 4 storm likely to begin buffeting that area Tuesday.
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Hurricane Irma: Puerto Rico declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 storm
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Puerto Rico's governor declared a state of emergency on Monday ahead of powerful Hurricane Irma, which has strengthened into a Category 4 storm.
The National Guard was also activated as the U.S. territory prepares for the storm to hit on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. “Despite the economic challenges Puerto Rico is facing, the approved budget has $15 million for the emergency fund,” Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said in a statement.
Government workers on the islands of the eastern Caribbean are clearing drains and pruning trees as authorities urge residents to prepare for Hurricane Irma, a Category 4 storm likely to begin buffeting that area Tuesday.
Emergency officials warned that the storm could dump up to 10 inches of rain, unleash landslides and dangerous flash floods and generate waves of up to 23 feet as the storm draws closer.
A hurricane warning has been issued for Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Martin, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten and St. Barts.
"We're looking at Irma as a very significant event," Ronald Jackson, executive director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, said by phone. "I can't recall a tropical cone developing that rapidly into a major hurricane prior to arriving in the central Caribbean."
A hurricane watch was in effect for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, the British and U.S. Virgin islands and Guadeloupe. A tropical storm watch was issued for Dominica.
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Long-range forecasts indicated Irma likely would curve to the northwest beginning late Monday and skirt to the north of the islands in the eastern Caribbean on a path that could potentially take it to the U.S. East Coast, but it was too early to make a definitive prediction.
The Category 4 storm was moving west-southwest at 13 mph with maximum sustained winds up to 130 mph, according to the U.S. Hurricane Center. The storm was centered about 490 miles east of the Leeward Islands.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
DEVELOPING: Increase Threat For Cuba And Florida As Irma Intensifies
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DEVELOPING: Increase Threat For Cuba And Florida As Irma Intensifies
Dangerous Hurricane Irma was intensifying as it approached the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Monday morning, and island residents in the path of Irma need to rush preparations to completion as the storm heads west-southwest at 14 mph. A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft in the storm found that Irma’s central pressure was steadily dropping Monday morning, reaching 944 mb at 11 am EDT. Irma’s top sustained winds are estimated at 120 mph, and winds may not yet have fully responded to this
pressure drop. Update: Based on Hurricane Hunter measurements, NHC raised Irma’s top sustained winds at 5:00 pm EDT to 130 mph, making it a Category 4 storm. Irma is expected to be a major Category 4 hurricane when it passes very close to the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Tuesday, near Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Wednesday, and the Turks and Caicos Islands and Hispaniola on Thursday. As of 5 pm EDT Monday, Hurricane Warnings are in effect for the northern Leeward Islands, and Hurricane Watches are up for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
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Threat Increasing for Cuba, Florida from Intensifying Irma
Bob Henson · September 4, 2017, 4:36 PM
Above: Visible-wavelength satellite image of Hurricane Irma as of 15Z (11 am EDT) Monday, September 4, 2017. Image credit: RAMMB / CIRA @ CSU.
Dangerous Hurricane Irma was intensifying as it approached the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Monday morning, and island residents in the path of Irma need to rush preparations to completion as the storm heads west-southwest at 14 mph. A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft in the storm found that Irma’s central pressure was steadily dropping Monday morning, reaching 944 mb at 11 am EDT. Irma's top sustained winds are estimated at 120 mph, and winds may not yet have fully responded to this pressure drop. Update: Based on Hurricane Hunter measurements, NHC raised Irma's top sustained winds at 5:00 pm EDT to 130 mph, making it a Category 4 storm. Irma is expected to be a major Category 4 hurricane when it passes very close to the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Tuesday, near Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Wednesday, and the Turks and Caicos Islands and Hispaniola on Thursday. As of 5 pm EDT Monday, Hurricane Warnings are in effect for the northern Leeward Islands, and Hurricane Watches are up for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Tropical storm-force winds are expected to begin affecting the east coast of Florida and the Florida Keys on Friday night (Figure 1 below). An evacuation decision for the Florida Keys may have to come as early as Tuesday, since the Keys require 3+ days to evacuate. As of 5 pm EDT, far southeast Florida, including Miami, was in the 5-day cone of uncertainty for Irma.
Satellite images on Monday morning showed a very symmetric well-organized storm with solid spiral banding and a large eye. Irma had a respectable and improving upper-level outflow on all sides. Conditions were favorable for strengthening, with wind shear a low 5 – 10 knots. Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) along Irma's path have risen sharply over the past day, to 29°C (84°F), accompanied by a substantial increase in the total heat content of the ocean (Figure 2), giving the storm plenty of heat energy to fuel intensification. The surrounding atmosphere has been steadily moistening, as seen on precipitable water imagery, with a mid-level relative humidity near 55%, according to the 12Z Monday analysis from the SHIPS model.
Most likely arrival time of tropical storm force winds from Irma as of 9/4/2017
Figure 1. Most likely arrival time of tropical-storm-force winds from Irma, as of the 11 am EDT Monday, September 4, 2017 advisory from NHC.
Intensity forecast for Irma
For the next five days, wind shear is predicted by SHIPS to remain very favorable for development—a low to moderate 5 - 15 knots. SSTs will be very warm, 29 - 30°C (84 - 86°F), accompanied by a high ocean heat content capable of fueling rapid intensification. Mid-level relative humidity is predicted to steadily rise, reaching 70% by the end of the week. We can expect one or more eyewall replacement cycles (ERCs) this week, which will act to temporarily weaken the hurricane by about 10 mph. On Monday morning, the hurricane hunters found that an ERC was likely in progress, and the current intensification cycle will likely pause late today, as a result.
Our most reliable intensity models--the HWRF, COAMPS-TC, LGEM, and DSHIPS--predicted in their Monday morning runs that Irma would peak as a Category 4 or 5 hurricane with 130 - 160 mph winds, and the official NHC forecast of a Category 4 hurricane when it passes by the islands this week looks reasonable. The only major impediment to Irma’s strength would appear to be interaction with land; a close pass or direct hit on Hispaniola or Cuba could potentially damage or destroy the hurricane’s inner core and knock it down to Category 2 or 3 strength.
Figure 2. Total ocean heat content (OHC) along the track of Hurricane Irma, at 2 am EDT Monday, September 4, 2017. Irma is expected to encounter OHC levels of 80 – 100 kilojoules per square centimeter as it passes the Lesser Antilles islands. OHC levels this high are known to be very favorable for rapid intensification, and are similar to what fueled Hurricane Harvey’s rapid intensification over the Gulf of Mexico during its approach to the Texas coast (Figure 3). Image credit: University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
Figure 3. Total ocean heat content (OHC) along the track of Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017. Harvey encountered OHC levels of 80 – 100 kilojoules per square centimeter as it moved to the northwest towards Texas. This large amount of heat helped fuel the storm’s rapid intensification into a Category 4 hurricane. Image credit: University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
How strong could Irma get?
Several computer models have been confronting meteorologists with some eye-opening intensity forecasts for Hurricane Irma, especially for the period around next weekend, when Irma is currently predicted to be arcing northwest from the Eastern Bahamas. We cannot rule out the chance that Irma will reach Category 5 strength, but we can safely discount some of the most extreme model-generated intensities. The GFS global model and the new HMON regional hurricane model have consistently been deepening Irma to pressures below 900 millibars (mb). However, neither of these models fully incorporates the interaction between ocean and atmosphere that serves as a check on a hurricane’s peak strength. A better guide to how strong Irma might get is the HWRF regional hurricane model, which extends out to 126 hours (just over five days). The HWRF has proven to be our most reliable model-based intensity guidance in recent years. The 0Z and 6Z Monday operational runs of HWRF deepened Irma to the 920 - 930 mb range, suggesting Irma will be a very formidable hurricane, but not a mind-blowing all-time record-setter.
For historical context, the lowest hurricane-related pressure ever measured at the surface north of the Caribbean and east of Florida is 921 mb in the Bahamas Hurricane of 1932. Hurricane Hunter dropsondes found a surface pressure of 919 mb within Hurricane Gloria (1985). Such pressures can support a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, but the peak winds depend on the size of the hurricane. As hurricanes move poleward, they typically get bigger. In a larger hurricane, the pressure force from a given central pressure will extend over a larger area, meaning that the top sustained winds will probably be lower but that a larger area could experience high winds and storm surge. This was the case with Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy, which brought record-low surface pressures and record-high surge across a large area despite winds of marginal hurricane force at best when Sandy made landfall.
Potential impact on the Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico
Irma will assume a more westerly and west-northwesterly track over the next day, bringing the core of Irma just north of the Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico on Tuesday and Wednesday. Irma is a medium-sized hurricane, with tropical storm-force winds that extend out 140 miles from the center, and hurricane-force winds that extend out 35 miles from the center. Most of the islands along Irma’s path will be on the weaker left side, where maximum wind speeds 10 – 20 mph less than the peak winds of the storm can be expected.
The 11 am EDT Monday Wind Probability Forecast from NHC highlighted a number of islands that might be at risk of tropical storm-force or hurricane-force winds on Tuesday and Wednesday. The highest odds were for Barbuda and Saint Maarten, with a 93% chance of tropical-storm force winds and a 52 -54% chance of hurricane-force winds. For the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, a 56 - 82% chance of tropical-storm force winds was given, and a 18 - 38% chance of hurricane-force winds.
The 6Z Monday run of the HWRF model predicted that northern portions of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, as well as eastern portions of Cuba, may receive rains of 8 – 16” from Irma. These rains will be capable of causing life-threatening flooding and mudslides. The model also predicted heavy rains of 8 – 16” in the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas.
Long-range outlook for Irma
Computer model guidance on Irma’s future track made an important westward shift on Sunday night. Virtually all models—including our most reliable ones for hurricane track forecasts, the GFS, European, and UKMET—took Irma further west than prior model runs before an expected sharp turn to the north. This shift increases the chance that Irma will directly affect Hispaniola and especially Cuba, as discussed above. The shift also raises the odds for a U.S. landfall considerably, because Irma’s expected right turn toward the north would probably occur too late for Irma to miss the U.S. East Coast entirely. A strong upper-level trough will be moving well offshore by early next week, reducing the odds that Irma would be hauled out to sea.
Figures 4, 5, and 6 show the dramatic shift southwestward and its implications for landfall in three different configurations of ensemble models (GFS, Euro, and Euro high-probability). The 00Z Monday UKMET model, not shown, moves Irma along or near the north coasts of Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and Cuba.
GFS ensemble forecasts for Irma, 0Z 9/4/2017
Figure 4. The 20 track forecasts for Irma from the 0Z Monday, September 4, 2017 GFS model ensemble forecast. Image credit: CFAN.
ECMWF ensemble forecasts for Irma, 0Z 9/4/2017
Figure 5. The 0Z September 4, 2017, track forecast by the operational European model for Irma (red line, adjusted by CFAN using a proprietary technique that accounts for storm movement since 0Z), along with the track of the average of the 50 members of the European model ensemble (heavy black line), and the 50 track forecasts from the 0Z Monday European model ensemble forecast (grey lines). Image credit: CFAN.
ECMWF highest-probability ensemble forecasts for Irma, 0Z 9/4/2017
Figure 6. The 0Z September 2, 2017, track forecast by the operational European model for Irma (red line, adjusted by CFAN using a proprietary technique that accounts for storm movement since 0Z), along with the track of the average of the 50 members of the European model ensemble (heavy black line), and the track forecasts from the “high probability cluster” (grey lines)—the four European model ensemble members that have performed best with Irma thus far. Image credit: CFAN.
It is unclear exactly why the modeled track shifted so dramatically on Sunday night, but the Monday morning (12Z) GFS run is very consistent with this shift, lending support to it. One piece of the puzzle is that the first Hurricane Hunter observations on Irma, gathered Sunday afternoon, were fed into the 00Z Monday runs. A raft of additional new data will be gathered on Monday and fed into upcoming model runs. This includes observations around Irma’s environment from the NOAA Gulfstream-IV, as well as extra radiosonde launches (weather balloons) that will sample the upper atmosphere at midday Monday (18Z) from 21 locations across the central U.S., where the upper-level trough expected to move offshore late this week will be taking shape. The model runs from 00Z Tuesday will incorporate the new data, so this will give us a much better sense of the steering currents guiding Irma and how those may evolve over the next week.
Irma is still four days from any potential direct U.S. impacts, so there is plenty of time for residents along the East Coast and eastern Gulf Coast to make any standard preparations for hurricane season that haven’t yet been squared away. The Sunday night model runs suggest that the entire Florida peninsula will need to pay very close attention to Irma, but it remains possible that Irma will move further north along the East Coast, or it could enter the eastern Gulf of Mexico. There is strong model support for a north-northwest track once Irma makes its major right turn late in the week. The crucial variables will be how long it takes that turn to occur, how sharp the turn is, and whether Irma’s strength has been dented by interactions with Hispaniola and/or Cuba, as noted above.
Bottom line: It is becoming more likely that Irma will move close enough to the northern Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and/or Cuba for significant impacts. There is an increasing chance that Irma will strike the U.S. late in the weekend or early next week, quite possibly as a major hurricane. It is still too soon to predict the location or timing of any U.S. landfall with confidence.
94L in eastern Atlantic, 1630Z 9/4/2017
Figure 7. Infrared satellite image of 94L in central Atlantic at 1630Z (12:30 pm EDT) Monday, September 4, 2017. Image credit: NASA/MSFC Earth Science Branch.
New tropical depression possible in the central Atlantic
A tropical wave located at 8 am EDT Monday morning near 10°N, 35°W, about 500 miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, was moving west-northwest at 10 - 15 mph. This system was designated 94L by NHC on Monday morning. Satellite images on Monday morning showed the wave had a modest amount of spin, and heavy thunderstorm activity was gradually increasing. Conditions were favorable for development, with moderate wind shear of 15 - 20 knots, SSTs near 28.5°C (83°F), and a moist surrounding atmosphere.
The 0Z Monday operational runs of our three reliable models for predicting tropical cyclone genesis—the GFS, European and UKMET models—all predicted development of this wave by the end of the week, over the central tropical Atlantic. Residents of the Lesser Antilles Islands should keep an eye on this system, though less than 10% of the 70 members of the 0Z Monday GFS and European model ensemble forecasts showed 94L affecting the Lesser Antilles in the long term. In its tropical weather outlook issued at 8 am EDT Monday, the National Hurricane Center gave this system 2-day and 5-day odds of development of 30% and 70%, respectively. The next name on the Atlantic list of storms is Jose.
Gulf of Mexico disturbance has marginal chance to develop
A trough of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico’s Bay of Campeche is producing disorganized heavy thunderstorms, as seen on satellite imagery. SSTs are very warm, but wind shear is moderate to high, 10 – 25 knots. One of our reliable models for predicting tropical cyclone genesis, the UKMET, developed the system, predicting that it would affect the coast of Mexico between Veracruz and Tampico with heavy rains late this week. The European model showed some weak development of the system, as did about 60% of its ensemble members; all of these forecasts kept the system bottled up in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico by the coast of Mexico. In its tropical weather outlook issued at 8 am EDT Monday, the National Hurricane Center gave this system 2-day and 5-day odds of development of 20% and 40%, respectively.
Dr. Jeff Masters co-wrote this post.
Irma Strengthens to Category 5 Hurricane
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By Thomas | Featured Commentator | September 5, 2017 10:06AM
This morning, Irma has officially intensified to a Category 5 hurricane, making it “extremely dangerous.” The ranking is on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, and comes from the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) in their later advisory.
According to USA Today, it will blast the northern Caribbean with serious rain and life-threatening wind. And it’s likely headed toward the Gulf or East Coast of the United States next week, which means it could hit Georgia, Florida, or the Carolinas. There is a growing likelihood of serious devastation on the Florida Peninsula and the Florida Keys, which is why Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency for the state’s 67 counties.
The Category 5 ranking means, once Irma lands, the storm has “a high percentage of framed homes will be destroyed, with total roof failure and wall collapse.”
The NHC added, “Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months. Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months.”
This devastating landfall comes on the heels of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas last week. Congress is preparing a vote on a hurricane relief bill, which may be linked to the debt ceiling vote, according to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and President Trump’s White House support combining those efforts, calling for swift action.
Let us pray for those about to be affected by this serious hurricane.
This is a breaking news story. We will add more details as they develop.
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Hurricane Irma Gears Up to Reinforce Post-Eclipse Prophecy
When the solar eclipse crossed over the continental United States two weeks ago, it was immediately followed by a hurricane of epic proportions in a manner that conformed precisely to prophetic sources. Two weeks ago, a rare solar eclipse transversed the US, the first time in 99 years such an event had occurred. Four days later, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. The connection between the eclipse and the hurricane was implicit in how events unfolded.
When the eclipse’s path of totality passed out to sea over the Atlantic Ocean, it crossed over three storm systems. At the time, meteorologists stated that “the odds for development of those systems is very low”, but one of the systems revealed itself to be far more than the scientists anticipated. One of the systems touched by the dark path of the eclipse was the now infamous Hurricane Harvey, currently the second-most costly natural disaster in US history.
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As Hurricane Irma Approaches and North Korea Heats Up, Eclipse Prophecy Stronger Than Ever
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz September 4, 2017 , 11:30 am
“Thus said Hashem: Do not learn to go the way of the nations, And do not be dismayed by portents in the sky; Let the nations be dismayed by them!” Jeremiah 10:2
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A satellite view of Hurricane Irma in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
When the solar eclipse crossed over the continental United States two weeks ago, it was immediately followed by a hurricane of epic proportions in a manner that conformed precisely to prophetic sources. Two weeks ago, a rare solar eclipse transversed the US, the first time in 99 years such an event had occurred. Four days later, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. The connection between the eclipse and the hurricane was implicit in how events unfolded.
When the eclipse’s path of totality passed out to sea over the Atlantic Ocean, it crossed over three storm systems. At the time, meteorologists stated that “the odds for development of those systems is very low”, but one of the systems revealed itself to be far more than the scientists anticipated. One of the systems touched by the dark path of the eclipse was the now infamous Hurricane Harvey, currently the second-most costly natural disaster in US history.
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The path of the eclipse met the embryo Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. (Weather Channel)
The connection was explicitly prophetic. One week before the solar eclipse, Breaking Israel News presented an article describing a prophecy in the Yalkut Moshe, written by Rabbi Moshe ben Yisrael Benyamin in Safed in 1894. Rabbi Benyamin predicted that when a solar eclipse occurs at the beginning of the Hebrew month of Elul, as this one did, “It is a bad sign for the other nations, bringing great damage to the kings of the East, and bringing great storms.”
But the Yalkut Moshe promised “storms”, and now the second storm system over which the eclipse passed is poised to inflict more damage. Irma is now a category three hurricane lingering off the coast, gaining strength and threatening to wreak havoc in an already devastated region.
“Prophecy is meant to reinforce that God is behind all these events. If God says that he is going to do something, and then it happens right in front of your eyes, you should believe the entire message,” Rabbi Yosef Berger, rabbi of King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion, told Breaking Israel News of the storms.
“If a person sees totally unanticipated events, wonders of nature arriving in unexpected fashion, if that person still refuses to believe the prophecy that predicted them, then there is nothing you can say to such a person.”
At the time of the eclipse, Rabbi Berger explained that the prophecy concerning “kings of the east” referred to Kim Jong Un, the despotic leader of North Korea. In the wake of the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Harvey, less attention has been focused on the conflict with North Korea, but that political situation has also progressed in its prophesied manner.
One week after the eclipse, North Korea fired a missile over Japanese airspace. The American response, live-fire runs by heavy bombers, contained an unmistakable threat any sane leader would heed. But in the most illogical manner that seemed intended to lead the rogue Asian nation to destruction, North Korea exploded a hydrogen bomb in their most powerful nuclear test to date. The underground test generated a 6.3 magnitude tremor under the earth and perhaps even greater tremors in international relations.
Rabbi Daniel Asore, a member of the nascent Sanhedrin, also understood current events as part of a prophetic process.
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Kim Jong Un, Supreme Leader of North Korea (Traineek/Wikimedia Commons)
“The eclipse transversed the entire US so it was clearly a message for that nation,” Rabbi Asore told Breaking Israel News. Rabbi Asore quoted the Talmud (Sukkot 29a), which stated that a solar eclipse was a bad sign for the non-Jewish nations, who are represented by the sun and figure their calendar according to the solar year.
“It comes as a natural phenomenon, but it is really meant to affect the people,” Rabbi Asore told Breaking Israel News. “Natural disasters are meant as a warning, like a father slapping the table in order to warn his children that they are doing something that angers him.”
The rabbi noted that the prophecy had two parts: storms, which are entirely natural disasters, and wars, which are entirely man-made.
“Man is the connecting point, made up of body and soul,” the rabbi said. “The two are connected and play off of each other. If you look at America, they are seeing these extreme natural phenomena, but at the same time, there has been rise in Nazism on the right and the extreme left, both sides united by a hatred for Israel.”
The rabbi explained that by emphasizing the physical and denying the spiritual, man gives himself over to nature and is at the mercy of natural disasters. He cited this as the basis of the verse in Jeremiah.
Thus said Hashem: Do not learn to go the way of the nations, And do not be dismayed by portents in the sky; Let the nations be dismayed by them! Jeremiah 10:2
“By accepting God’s rule and his commandments, man can transcend nature and offset disaster,” Rabbi Asore explained.
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Florida Governor declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Hurricane Irma
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Florida Governor declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Hurricane Irma
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in the state as rapidly growing Hurricane Irma, now a Category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall later this week. The state of emergency has been issued for all of Florida’s 67 counties. Scott said that the state would “prepare for the worst and hope for the best” as Irma is expected to hit the state around Friday. The governor tweeted Monday that he urges
“all Floridians to remain vigilant and stay alert to local weather and news and visit FLGetAPlan.com today to get prepared.” “Hurricane Irma poses a severe threat to the entire State of Florida and requires that timely precautions are taken to protect the communities, critical infrastructure, and general welfare of this State,” the executive order stated.
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Caribbean islands prepare for powerful storm; Adam Klotz reports from the Fox Extreme Weather Center
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in the state as rapidly growing Hurricane Irma, now a Category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall later this week.
The state of emergency has been issued for all of Florida’s 67 counties. Scott said that the state would “prepare for the worst and hope for the best” as Irma is expected to hit the state around Friday.
The governor tweeted Monday that he urges "all Floridians to remain vigilant and stay alert to local weather and news and visit FLGetAPlan.com today to get prepared."
Goddess Of War Becomes Deadly Category 5 Hurricane, Florida On High Alert
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Goddess Of War Becomes Deadly Category 5 Hurricane, Florida On High Alert
Hurricane Irma continued to strengthen Tuesday as an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 storm, prompting states of emergency in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida, sending residents to stores to prepare for the worst. Irma’s maximum sustained winds had increased to near 175 mph, and the
storm was located about 270 miles east of Antigua, moving west at 14 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its 8 a.m. ET advisory. “Some fluctuations in intensity are likely during the next day or two, but Irma is forecast to remain a powerful category 4 or 5 hurricane during the next couple of days,” the NHC said.
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Hurricane Irma continued to strengthen Tuesday as an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm, prompting states of emergency in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida, sending residents to stores to prepare for the worst.
Irma's maximum sustained winds had increased to near 175 mph, and the storm was located about 270 miles east of Antigua, moving west at 14 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its 8 a.m. ET advisory.
This Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Irma nearing the eastern Caribbean. Hurricane Irma grew into a powerful Category 4 storm Monday. (NOAA via AP)Expand / Collapse
This Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Irma nearing the eastern Caribbean. (NOAA via AP)
"Some fluctuations in intensity are likely during the next day or two, but Irma is forecast to remain a powerful category 4 or 5 hurricane during the next couple of days," the NHC said.
Irma's center was expected to move near or over the northern Leeward Islands late Tuesday and early Wednesday before affecting Puerto Rico by Wednesday, the hurricane center said.
Panic Spreads as Category 5 Hurricane Sets Aim at Florida
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Panic Spreads as Category 5 Hurricane Sets Aim at Florida
(By Michael Snyder) On Monday, Hurricane Irma strengthened into a category 4 hurricane, and some meteorologists are projecting that it will eventually become a category 5 storm before it eventually makes landfall in the United States. And since a “category 6” has not been created yet, category 5 is as high as the scale goes at the moment. Over the past couple of days, the track of the storm has shifted “a lot further to the west”, and at this point it appears that Miami is the most likely to take the full force of the hurricane. But as we
have seen, trying to forecast the behavior of hurricanes is not an exact science. Irma may never become a category 5 storm, and it may never hit the U.S. at all. Or it may zip past Florida to the south and end up making landfall in the Gulf of Mexico. The truth is that we just don’t know. But for the moment things are not looking good for Florida, and a state of emergency has already been declared for every single county in the state… On Monday afternoon, Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for every county in Florida in anticipation of Irma. A state of emergency was also declared in Puerto Rico earlier in the day.
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Hurricane Irma Projected To Reach Category 5 And Hit The East Coast – Panic Prepping Begins In Florida
By Michael Snyder, on September 4th, 2017
On Monday, Hurricane Irma strengthened into a category 4 hurricane, and some meteorologists are projecting that it will eventually become a category 5 storm before it eventually makes landfall in the United States. And since a “category 6” has not been created yet, category 5 is as high as the scale goes at the moment. Over the past couple of days, the track of the storm has shifted “a lot further to the west”, and at this point it appears that Miami is the most likely to take the full force of the hurricane. But as we have seen, trying to forecast the behavior of hurricanes is not an exact science. Irma may never become a category 5 storm, and it may never hit the U.S. at all. Or it may zip past Florida to the south and end up making landfall in the Gulf of Mexico. The truth is that we just don’t know.
But for the moment things are not looking good for Florida, and a state of emergency has already been declared for every single county in the state…
On Monday afternoon, Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for every county in Florida in anticipation of Irma. A state of emergency was also declared in Puerto Rico earlier in the day.
Another scenario still on the table is that Irma curve northward and miss the East Coast entirely. This would still generate large surf and rip currents along the East Coast. However, this scenario is the least likely to occur at this point.
And as I mentioned above, many are projecting that Irma will become a category 5 storm just a few days from now. The following comes from the Express…
Many projections show the category storm strengtheing to a category 5 hurricane, capable of ripping roofs from houses and causing huge waves and storm surges.
Predictions from both the National Environmental Satellite data and Information Service (NESDIS) and international weather forecaster Ventusky suggest though Irma is currently a Category 3 storm by Thursday she is expected to strengthen to a Category 5.
A category 5 storm has winds of more than 157mph – enough to destroy whole buildings and cause devastating flooding.
But just because the experts are telling us that certain scenarios are likely to happen does not mean that they will actually take place.
In the end, it is entirely possible that Florida may not see a single drop of rain. Hurricane Harvey certainly behaved in ways that nobody was expecting, and I have a feeling that the same will be true for Irma.
As Irma inches closer to Florida, “prepping fever” has hit the public. Grocery stores and home improvement chains are already being flooded with traffic, and this is only going to get worse the closer that Irma gets. The following comes from one local news report…
As Hurricane Irma continues to make its way towards a possible strike on the Southeastern U.S., stores in South Florida are beginning to see a rush for supplies.
Several Publix supermarkets were full before noon Monday as residents grabbed water, non-perishable food and other items.
Another local news report noted that essential supplies were already running low at a Home Depot in south Florida…
With Hurricane Irma churning west, many South Florida residents are taking precaution and stocking up on supplies on Labor Day.
A Home Depot in Royal Palm Beach on Monday morning posted a sign that said they were short of some hurricane supplies, including wing nuts, 5-gallon containers for gasoline and 5-gallon jugs of water.
Those that wait until the last minute are going to find that there is nothing left for them. One resident of Palm Beach Gardens told reporters that the local Wal-Mart in her area is already completely out of water…
“There was nothing at Walmart,” said Bianca Rodriguez of Palm Beach Gardens. “Not even like one thing of water.”
Of course those that have been preparing all along don’t have to run out to the store in a panic.
If Irma hits the United States as a category 4 or category 5 storm, it is going to make history.
Meteorologists are telling us that the United States has not been hit by two hurricanes of at least category 4 strength in the same year in more than a century.
And prior to Hurricane Harvey, a hurricane had not made landfall in this country in about 12 years.
There is still a possibility that Irma could miss us completely, but as CNN’s Tom Sater has noted, “that window is shutting quickly”…
Computer models show the system moving through the Caribbean, and by the end of week, it will turn right toward the north, said CNN meteorologist and weather anchor Tom Sater.
“There is a small window. If it turns sooner rather than later, we could maybe see the system slide by the East Coast into the ocean, but that window is shutting quickly,” Sater said. “It definitely looks like we will be impacted by a major hurricane that is a Category 3, 4 or 5.”
If Irma is indeed a category 5 storm when it hits the U.S., it would completely rip coastal communities to shreds.
There haven’t been too many category 5 hurricanes to make landfall in modern American history, and a direct strike on Miami would be catastrophic. But if Irma bypasses Florida and ends up hitting New Orleans or Houston, we could be talking about a disaster that is absolutely unprecedented in our history.
Michael Snyder is a Republican candidate for Congress in Idaho’s First Congressional District, and you can learn how you can get involved in the campaign on his official website. His new book entitled “Living A Life That Really Matters” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com.
DEVELOPING: Puerto Rico declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Irma
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DEVELOPING: Puerto Rico declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Irma
Puerto Rico’s governor declared a state of emergency on Monday ahead of powerful Hurricane Irma, which has strengthened into a Category 4 storm. The National Guard was also activated as the U.S. territory prepares for the storm to hit on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
“Despite the economic challenges Puerto Rico is facing, the approved budget has $15 million for the emergency fund,” Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said in a statement. Government workers on the islands of the eastern Caribbean are clearing drains and pruning trees as authorities urge residents to prepare for Hurricane Irma, a Category 4 storm likely to begin buffeting that area Tuesday.
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Hurricane Irma: Puerto Rico declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 storm
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Puerto Rico's governor declared a state of emergency on Monday ahead of powerful Hurricane Irma, which has strengthened into a Category 4 storm.
The National Guard was also activated as the U.S. territory prepares for the storm to hit on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. “Despite the economic challenges Puerto Rico is facing, the approved budget has $15 million for the emergency fund,” Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said in a statement.
Government workers on the islands of the eastern Caribbean are clearing drains and pruning trees as authorities urge residents to prepare for Hurricane Irma, a Category 4 storm likely to begin buffeting that area Tuesday.
Emergency officials warned that the storm could dump up to 10 inches of rain, unleash landslides and dangerous flash floods and generate waves of up to 23 feet as the storm draws closer.
A hurricane warning has been issued for Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Martin, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten and St. Barts.
"We're looking at Irma as a very significant event," Ronald Jackson, executive director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, said by phone. "I can't recall a tropical cone developing that rapidly into a major hurricane prior to arriving in the central Caribbean."
A hurricane watch was in effect for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, the British and U.S. Virgin islands and Guadeloupe. A tropical storm watch was issued for Dominica.
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Long-range forecasts indicated Irma likely would curve to the northwest beginning late Monday and skirt to the north of the islands in the eastern Caribbean on a path that could potentially take it to the U.S. East Coast, but it was too early to make a definitive prediction.
The Category 4 storm was moving west-southwest at 13 mph with maximum sustained winds up to 130 mph, according to the U.S. Hurricane Center. The storm was centered about 490 miles east of the Leeward Islands.
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DEVELOPING: Increase Threat For Cuba And Florida As Irma Intensifies
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DEVELOPING: Increase Threat For Cuba And Florida As Irma Intensifies
Dangerous Hurricane Irma was intensifying as it approached the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Monday morning, and island residents in the path of Irma need to rush preparations to completion as the storm heads west-southwest at 14 mph. A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft in the storm found that Irma’s central pressure was steadily dropping Monday morning, reaching 944 mb at 11 am EDT. Irma’s top sustained winds are estimated at 120 mph, and winds may not yet have fully responded to this
pressure drop. Update: Based on Hurricane Hunter measurements, NHC raised Irma’s top sustained winds at 5:00 pm EDT to 130 mph, making it a Category 4 storm. Irma is expected to be a major Category 4 hurricane when it passes very close to the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Tuesday, near Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Wednesday, and the Turks and Caicos Islands and Hispaniola on Thursday. As of 5 pm EDT Monday, Hurricane Warnings are in effect for the northern Leeward Islands, and Hurricane Watches are up for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
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Threat Increasing for Cuba, Florida from Intensifying Irma
Bob Henson · September 4, 2017, 4:36 PM
Above: Visible-wavelength satellite image of Hurricane Irma as of 15Z (11 am EDT) Monday, September 4, 2017. Image credit: RAMMB / CIRA @ CSU.
Dangerous Hurricane Irma was intensifying as it approached the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Monday morning, and island residents in the path of Irma need to rush preparations to completion as the storm heads west-southwest at 14 mph. A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft in the storm found that Irma’s central pressure was steadily dropping Monday morning, reaching 944 mb at 11 am EDT. Irma's top sustained winds are estimated at 120 mph, and winds may not yet have fully responded to this pressure drop. Update: Based on Hurricane Hunter measurements, NHC raised Irma's top sustained winds at 5:00 pm EDT to 130 mph, making it a Category 4 storm. Irma is expected to be a major Category 4 hurricane when it passes very close to the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Tuesday, near Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Wednesday, and the Turks and Caicos Islands and Hispaniola on Thursday. As of 5 pm EDT Monday, Hurricane Warnings are in effect for the northern Leeward Islands, and Hurricane Watches are up for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Tropical storm-force winds are expected to begin affecting the east coast of Florida and the Florida Keys on Friday night (Figure 1 below). An evacuation decision for the Florida Keys may have to come as early as Tuesday, since the Keys require 3+ days to evacuate. As of 5 pm EDT, far southeast Florida, including Miami, was in the 5-day cone of uncertainty for Irma.
Satellite images on Monday morning showed a very symmetric well-organized storm with solid spiral banding and a large eye. Irma had a respectable and improving upper-level outflow on all sides. Conditions were favorable for strengthening, with wind shear a low 5 – 10 knots. Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) along Irma's path have risen sharply over the past day, to 29°C (84°F), accompanied by a substantial increase in the total heat content of the ocean (Figure 2), giving the storm plenty of heat energy to fuel intensification. The surrounding atmosphere has been steadily moistening, as seen on precipitable water imagery, with a mid-level relative humidity near 55%, according to the 12Z Monday analysis from the SHIPS model.
Most likely arrival time of tropical storm force winds from Irma as of 9/4/2017
Figure 1. Most likely arrival time of tropical-storm-force winds from Irma, as of the 11 am EDT Monday, September 4, 2017 advisory from NHC.
Intensity forecast for Irma
For the next five days, wind shear is predicted by SHIPS to remain very favorable for development—a low to moderate 5 - 15 knots. SSTs will be very warm, 29 - 30°C (84 - 86°F), accompanied by a high ocean heat content capable of fueling rapid intensification. Mid-level relative humidity is predicted to steadily rise, reaching 70% by the end of the week. We can expect one or more eyewall replacement cycles (ERCs) this week, which will act to temporarily weaken the hurricane by about 10 mph. On Monday morning, the hurricane hunters found that an ERC was likely in progress, and the current intensification cycle will likely pause late today, as a result.
Our most reliable intensity models--the HWRF, COAMPS-TC, LGEM, and DSHIPS--predicted in their Monday morning runs that Irma would peak as a Category 4 or 5 hurricane with 130 - 160 mph winds, and the official NHC forecast of a Category 4 hurricane when it passes by the islands this week looks reasonable. The only major impediment to Irma’s strength would appear to be interaction with land; a close pass or direct hit on Hispaniola or Cuba could potentially damage or destroy the hurricane’s inner core and knock it down to Category 2 or 3 strength.
Figure 2. Total ocean heat content (OHC) along the track of Hurricane Irma, at 2 am EDT Monday, September 4, 2017. Irma is expected to encounter OHC levels of 80 – 100 kilojoules per square centimeter as it passes the Lesser Antilles islands. OHC levels this high are known to be very favorable for rapid intensification, and are similar to what fueled Hurricane Harvey’s rapid intensification over the Gulf of Mexico during its approach to the Texas coast (Figure 3). Image credit: University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
Figure 3. Total ocean heat content (OHC) along the track of Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017. Harvey encountered OHC levels of 80 – 100 kilojoules per square centimeter as it moved to the northwest towards Texas. This large amount of heat helped fuel the storm’s rapid intensification into a Category 4 hurricane. Image credit: University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
How strong could Irma get?
Several computer models have been confronting meteorologists with some eye-opening intensity forecasts for Hurricane Irma, especially for the period around next weekend, when Irma is currently predicted to be arcing northwest from the Eastern Bahamas. We cannot rule out the chance that Irma will reach Category 5 strength, but we can safely discount some of the most extreme model-generated intensities. The GFS global model and the new HMON regional hurricane model have consistently been deepening Irma to pressures below 900 millibars (mb). However, neither of these models fully incorporates the interaction between ocean and atmosphere that serves as a check on a hurricane’s peak strength. A better guide to how strong Irma might get is the HWRF regional hurricane model, which extends out to 126 hours (just over five days). The HWRF has proven to be our most reliable model-based intensity guidance in recent years. The 0Z and 6Z Monday operational runs of HWRF deepened Irma to the 920 - 930 mb range, suggesting Irma will be a very formidable hurricane, but not a mind-blowing all-time record-setter.
For historical context, the lowest hurricane-related pressure ever measured at the surface north of the Caribbean and east of Florida is 921 mb in the Bahamas Hurricane of 1932. Hurricane Hunter dropsondes found a surface pressure of 919 mb within Hurricane Gloria (1985). Such pressures can support a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, but the peak winds depend on the size of the hurricane. As hurricanes move poleward, they typically get bigger. In a larger hurricane, the pressure force from a given central pressure will extend over a larger area, meaning that the top sustained winds will probably be lower but that a larger area could experience high winds and storm surge. This was the case with Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy, which brought record-low surface pressures and record-high surge across a large area despite winds of marginal hurricane force at best when Sandy made landfall.
Potential impact on the Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico
Irma will assume a more westerly and west-northwesterly track over the next day, bringing the core of Irma just north of the Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico on Tuesday and Wednesday. Irma is a medium-sized hurricane, with tropical storm-force winds that extend out 140 miles from the center, and hurricane-force winds that extend out 35 miles from the center. Most of the islands along Irma’s path will be on the weaker left side, where maximum wind speeds 10 – 20 mph less than the peak winds of the storm can be expected.
The 11 am EDT Monday Wind Probability Forecast from NHC highlighted a number of islands that might be at risk of tropical storm-force or hurricane-force winds on Tuesday and Wednesday. The highest odds were for Barbuda and Saint Maarten, with a 93% chance of tropical-storm force winds and a 52 -54% chance of hurricane-force winds. For the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, a 56 - 82% chance of tropical-storm force winds was given, and a 18 - 38% chance of hurricane-force winds.
The 6Z Monday run of the HWRF model predicted that northern portions of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, as well as eastern portions of Cuba, may receive rains of 8 – 16” from Irma. These rains will be capable of causing life-threatening flooding and mudslides. The model also predicted heavy rains of 8 – 16” in the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas.
Long-range outlook for Irma
Computer model guidance on Irma’s future track made an important westward shift on Sunday night. Virtually all models—including our most reliable ones for hurricane track forecasts, the GFS, European, and UKMET—took Irma further west than prior model runs before an expected sharp turn to the north. This shift increases the chance that Irma will directly affect Hispaniola and especially Cuba, as discussed above. The shift also raises the odds for a U.S. landfall considerably, because Irma’s expected right turn toward the north would probably occur too late for Irma to miss the U.S. East Coast entirely. A strong upper-level trough will be moving well offshore by early next week, reducing the odds that Irma would be hauled out to sea.
Figures 4, 5, and 6 show the dramatic shift southwestward and its implications for landfall in three different configurations of ensemble models (GFS, Euro, and Euro high-probability). The 00Z Monday UKMET model, not shown, moves Irma along or near the north coasts of Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and Cuba.
GFS ensemble forecasts for Irma, 0Z 9/4/2017
Figure 4. The 20 track forecasts for Irma from the 0Z Monday, September 4, 2017 GFS model ensemble forecast. Image credit: CFAN.
ECMWF ensemble forecasts for Irma, 0Z 9/4/2017
Figure 5. The 0Z September 4, 2017, track forecast by the operational European model for Irma (red line, adjusted by CFAN using a proprietary technique that accounts for storm movement since 0Z), along with the track of the average of the 50 members of the European model ensemble (heavy black line), and the 50 track forecasts from the 0Z Monday European model ensemble forecast (grey lines). Image credit: CFAN.
ECMWF highest-probability ensemble forecasts for Irma, 0Z 9/4/2017
Figure 6. The 0Z September 2, 2017, track forecast by the operational European model for Irma (red line, adjusted by CFAN using a proprietary technique that accounts for storm movement since 0Z), along with the track of the average of the 50 members of the European model ensemble (heavy black line), and the track forecasts from the “high probability cluster” (grey lines)—the four European model ensemble members that have performed best with Irma thus far. Image credit: CFAN.
It is unclear exactly why the modeled track shifted so dramatically on Sunday night, but the Monday morning (12Z) GFS run is very consistent with this shift, lending support to it. One piece of the puzzle is that the first Hurricane Hunter observations on Irma, gathered Sunday afternoon, were fed into the 00Z Monday runs. A raft of additional new data will be gathered on Monday and fed into upcoming model runs. This includes observations around Irma’s environment from the NOAA Gulfstream-IV, as well as extra radiosonde launches (weather balloons) that will sample the upper atmosphere at midday Monday (18Z) from 21 locations across the central U.S., where the upper-level trough expected to move offshore late this week will be taking shape. The model runs from 00Z Tuesday will incorporate the new data, so this will give us a much better sense of the steering currents guiding Irma and how those may evolve over the next week.
Irma is still four days from any potential direct U.S. impacts, so there is plenty of time for residents along the East Coast and eastern Gulf Coast to make any standard preparations for hurricane season that haven’t yet been squared away. The Sunday night model runs suggest that the entire Florida peninsula will need to pay very close attention to Irma, but it remains possible that Irma will move further north along the East Coast, or it could enter the eastern Gulf of Mexico. There is strong model support for a north-northwest track once Irma makes its major right turn late in the week. The crucial variables will be how long it takes that turn to occur, how sharp the turn is, and whether Irma’s strength has been dented by interactions with Hispaniola and/or Cuba, as noted above.
Bottom line: It is becoming more likely that Irma will move close enough to the northern Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and/or Cuba for significant impacts. There is an increasing chance that Irma will strike the U.S. late in the weekend or early next week, quite possibly as a major hurricane. It is still too soon to predict the location or timing of any U.S. landfall with confidence.
94L in eastern Atlantic, 1630Z 9/4/2017
Figure 7. Infrared satellite image of 94L in central Atlantic at 1630Z (12:30 pm EDT) Monday, September 4, 2017. Image credit: NASA/MSFC Earth Science Branch.
New tropical depression possible in the central Atlantic
A tropical wave located at 8 am EDT Monday morning near 10°N, 35°W, about 500 miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, was moving west-northwest at 10 - 15 mph. This system was designated 94L by NHC on Monday morning. Satellite images on Monday morning showed the wave had a modest amount of spin, and heavy thunderstorm activity was gradually increasing. Conditions were favorable for development, with moderate wind shear of 15 - 20 knots, SSTs near 28.5°C (83°F), and a moist surrounding atmosphere.
The 0Z Monday operational runs of our three reliable models for predicting tropical cyclone genesis—the GFS, European and UKMET models—all predicted development of this wave by the end of the week, over the central tropical Atlantic. Residents of the Lesser Antilles Islands should keep an eye on this system, though less than 10% of the 70 members of the 0Z Monday GFS and European model ensemble forecasts showed 94L affecting the Lesser Antilles in the long term. In its tropical weather outlook issued at 8 am EDT Monday, the National Hurricane Center gave this system 2-day and 5-day odds of development of 30% and 70%, respectively. The next name on the Atlantic list of storms is Jose.
Gulf of Mexico disturbance has marginal chance to develop
A trough of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico’s Bay of Campeche is producing disorganized heavy thunderstorms, as seen on satellite imagery. SSTs are very warm, but wind shear is moderate to high, 10 – 25 knots. One of our reliable models for predicting tropical cyclone genesis, the UKMET, developed the system, predicting that it would affect the coast of Mexico between Veracruz and Tampico with heavy rains late this week. The European model showed some weak development of the system, as did about 60% of its ensemble members; all of these forecasts kept the system bottled up in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico by the coast of Mexico. In its tropical weather outlook issued at 8 am EDT Monday, the National Hurricane Center gave this system 2-day and 5-day odds of development of 20% and 40%, respectively.
Dr. Jeff Masters co-wrote this post.
Irma Strengthens to Category 5 Hurricane
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By Thomas | Featured Commentator | September 5, 2017 10:06AM
This morning, Irma has officially intensified to a Category 5 hurricane, making it “extremely dangerous.” The ranking is on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, and comes from the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) in their later advisory.
According to USA Today, it will blast the northern Caribbean with serious rain and life-threatening wind. And it’s likely headed toward the Gulf or East Coast of the United States next week, which means it could hit Georgia, Florida, or the Carolinas. There is a growing likelihood of serious devastation on the Florida Peninsula and the Florida Keys, which is why Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency for the state’s 67 counties.
The Category 5 ranking means, once Irma lands, the storm has “a high percentage of framed homes will be destroyed, with total roof failure and wall collapse.”
The NHC added, “Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months. Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months.”
This devastating landfall comes on the heels of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas last week. Congress is preparing a vote on a hurricane relief bill, which may be linked to the debt ceiling vote, according to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and President Trump’s White House support combining those efforts, calling for swift action.
Let us pray for those about to be affected by this serious hurricane.
This is a breaking news story. We will add more details as they develop.
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Florida Governor declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Hurricane Irma
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Florida Governor declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Hurricane Irma
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in the state as rapidly growing Hurricane Irma, now a Category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall later this week. The state of emergency has been issued for all of Florida’s 67 counties. Scott said that the state would “prepare for the worst and hope for the best” as Irma is expected to hit the state around Friday. The governor tweeted Monday that he urges
“all Floridians to remain vigilant and stay alert to local weather and news and visit FLGetAPlan.com today to get prepared.” “Hurricane Irma poses a severe threat to the entire State of Florida and requires that timely precautions are taken to protect the communities, critical infrastructure, and general welfare of this State,” the executive order stated.
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Florida Governor declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Hurricane Irma
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in the state as rapidly growing Hurricane Irma, now a Category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall later this week. The state of emergency has been issued for all of Florida’s 67 counties. Scott said that the state would “prepare for the worst and hope for the best” as Irma is expected to hit the state around Friday. The governor tweeted Monday that he urges
“all Floridians to remain vigilant and stay alert to local weather and news and visit FLGetAPlan.com today to get prepared.” “Hurricane Irma poses a severe threat to the entire State of Florida and requires that timely precautions are taken to protect the communities, critical infrastructure, and general welfare of this State,” the executive order stated.
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Hurricane Irma Gears Up to Reinforce Post-Eclipse Prophecy
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Hurricane Irma Gears Up to Reinforce Post-Eclipse Prophecy
When the solar eclipse crossed over the continental United States two weeks ago, it was immediately followed by a hurricane of epic proportions in a manner that conformed precisely to prophetic sources. Two weeks ago, a rare solar eclipse transversed the US, the first time in 99 years such an event had occurred. Four days later, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. The connection between the eclipse and the hurricane was implicit in how events unfolded.
When the eclipse’s path of totality passed out to sea over the Atlantic Ocean, it crossed over three storm systems. At the time, meteorologists stated that “the odds for development of those systems is very low”, but one of the systems revealed itself to be far more than the scientists anticipated. One of the systems touched by the dark path of the eclipse was the now infamous Hurricane Harvey, currently the second-most costly natural disaster in US history.
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Hurricane Irma Gears Up to Reinforce Post-Eclipse Prophecy
When the solar eclipse crossed over the continental United States two weeks ago, it was immediately followed by a hurricane of epic proportions in a manner that conformed precisely to prophetic sources. Two weeks ago, a rare solar eclipse transversed the US, the first time in 99 years such an event had occurred. Four days later, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. The connection between the eclipse and the hurricane was implicit in how events unfolded.
When the eclipse’s path of totality passed out to sea over the Atlantic Ocean, it crossed over three storm systems. At the time, meteorologists stated that “the odds for development of those systems is very low”, but one of the systems revealed itself to be far more than the scientists anticipated. One of the systems touched by the dark path of the eclipse was the now infamous Hurricane Harvey, currently the second-most costly natural disaster in US history.
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DEVELOPING: Increase Threat For Cuba And Florida As Irma Intensifies
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DEVELOPING: Increase Threat For Cuba And Florida As Irma Intensifies
Dangerous Hurricane Irma was intensifying as it approached the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Monday morning, and island residents in the path of Irma need to rush preparations to completion as the storm heads west-southwest at 14 mph. A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft in the storm found that Irma’s central pressure was steadily dropping Monday morning, reaching 944 mb at 11 am EDT. Irma’s top sustained winds are estimated at 120 mph, and winds may not yet have fully responded to this
pressure drop. Update: Based on Hurricane Hunter measurements, NHC raised Irma’s top sustained winds at 5:00 pm EDT to 130 mph, making it a Category 4 storm. Irma is expected to be a major Category 4 hurricane when it passes very close to the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Tuesday, near Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Wednesday, and the Turks and Caicos Islands and Hispaniola on Thursday. As of 5 pm EDT Monday, Hurricane Warnings are in effect for the northern Leeward Islands, and Hurricane Watches are up for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
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Threat Increasing for Cuba, Florida from Intensifying Irma
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Above: Visible-wavelength satellite image of Hurricane Irma as of 15Z (11 am EDT) Monday, September 4, 2017. Image credit: RAMMB / CIRA @ CSU.
Dangerous Hurricane Irma was intensifying as it approached the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Monday morning, and island residents in the path of Irma need to rush preparations to completion as the storm heads west-southwest at 14 mph. A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft in the storm found that Irma’s central pressure was steadily dropping Monday morning, reaching 944 mb at 11 am EDT. Irma's top sustained winds are estimated at 120 mph, and winds may not yet have fully responded to this pressure drop. Update: Based on Hurricane Hunter measurements, NHC raised Irma's top sustained winds at 5:00 pm EDT to 130 mph, making it a Category 4 storm. Irma is expected to be a major Category 4 hurricane when it passes very close to the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Tuesday, near Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Wednesday, and the Turks and Caicos Islands and Hispaniola on Thursday. As of 5 pm EDT Monday, Hurricane Warnings are in effect for the northern Leeward Islands, and Hurricane Watches are up for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Tropical storm-force winds are expected to begin affecting the east coast of Florida and the Florida Keys on Friday night (Figure 1 below). An evacuation decision for the Florida Keys may have to come as early as Tuesday, since the Keys require 3+ days to evacuate. As of 5 pm EDT, far southeast Florida, including Miami, was in the 5-day cone of uncertainty for Irma.
Satellite images on Monday morning showed a very symmetric well-organized storm with solid spiral banding and a large eye. Irma had a respectable and improving upper-level outflow on all sides. Conditions were favorable for strengthening, with wind shear a low 5 – 10 knots. Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) along Irma's path have risen sharply over the past day, to 29°C (84°F), accompanied by a substantial increase in the total heat content of the ocean (Figure 2), giving the storm plenty of heat energy to fuel intensification. The surrounding atmosphere has been steadily moistening, as seen on precipitable water imagery, with a mid-level relative humidity near 55%, according to the 12Z Monday analysis from the SHIPS model.
Most likely arrival time of tropical storm force winds from Irma as of 9/4/2017
DEVELOPING: Puerto Rico declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Irma
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DEVELOPING: Puerto Rico declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Irma
Puerto Rico’s governor declared a state of emergency on Monday ahead of powerful Hurricane Irma, which has strengthened into a Category 4 storm. The National Guard was also activated as the U.S. territory prepares for the storm to hit on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
“Despite the economic challenges Puerto Rico is facing, the approved budget has $15 million for the emergency fund,” Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said in a statement. Government workers on the islands of the eastern Caribbean are clearing drains and pruning trees as authorities urge residents to prepare for Hurricane Irma, a Category 4 storm likely to begin buffeting that area Tuesday. READ MORE http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/04/hurricane-irma-puerto-rico-declares-state-emergency-ahead-category-4-storm.html
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Puerto Rico's governor declared a state of emergency on Monday ahead of powerful Hurricane Irma, which has strengthened into a Category 4 storm.
The National Guard was also activated as the U.S. territory prepares for the storm to hit on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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“Despite the economic challenges Puerto Rico is facing, the approved budget has $15 million for the emergency fund,” Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said in a statement.
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DEVELOPING: Increase Threat For Cuba And Florida As Irma Intensifies
Dangerous Hurricane Irma was intensifying as it approached the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Monday morning, and island residents in the path of Irma need to rush preparations to completion as the storm heads west-southwest at 14 mph. A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft in the storm found that Irma’s central pressure was steadily dropping Monday morning, reaching 944 mb at 11 am EDT. Irma’s top sustained winds are estimated at 120 mph, and winds may not yet have fully responded to this
pressure drop. Update: Based on Hurricane Hunter measurements, NHC raised Irma’s top sustained winds at 5:00 pm EDT to 130 mph, making it a Category 4 storm. Irma is expected to be a major Category 4 hurricane when it passes very close to the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Tuesday, near Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Wednesday, and the Turks and Caicos Islands and Hispaniola on Thursday. As of 5 pm EDT Monday, Hurricane Warnings are in effect for the northern Leeward Islands, and Hurricane Watches are up for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
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Dangerous Hurricane Irma was intensifying as it approached the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Monday morning, and island residents in the path of Irma need to rush preparations to completion as the storm heads west-southwest at 14 mph. A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft in the storm found that Irma’s central pressure was steadily dropping Monday morning, reaching 944 mb at 11 am EDT. Irma's top sustained winds are estimated at 120 mph, and winds may not yet have fully responded to this pressure drop. Update: Based on Hurricane Hunter measurements, NHC raised Irma's top sustained winds at 5:00 pm EDT to 130 mph, making it a Category 4 storm. Irma is expected to be a major Category 4 hurricane when it passes very close to the northern Lesser Antilles Islands on Tuesday, near Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Wednesday, and the Turks and Caicos Islands and Hispaniola on Thursday. As of 5 pm EDT Monday, Hurricane Warnings are in effect for the northern Leeward Islands, and Hurricane Watches are up for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Tropical storm-force winds are expected to begin affecting the east coast of Florida and the Florida Keys on Friday night (Figure 1 below). An evacuation decision for the Florida Keys may have to come as early as Tuesday, since the Keys require 3+ days to evacuate. As of 5 pm EDT, far southeast Florida, including Miami, was in the 5-day cone of uncertainty for Irma.
Satellite images on Monday morning showed a very symmetric well-organized storm with solid spiral banding and a large eye. Irma had a respectable and improving upper-level outflow on all sides. Conditions were favorable for strengthening, with wind shear a low 5 – 10 knots. Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) along Irma's path have risen sharply over the past day, to 29°C (84°F), accompanied by a substantial increase in the total heat content of the ocean (Figure 2), giving the storm plenty of heat energy to fuel intensification. The surrounding atmosphere has been steadily moistening, as seen on precipitable water imagery, with a mid-level relative humidity near 55%, according to the 12Z Monday analysis from the SHIPS model.
Most likely arrival time of tropical storm force winds from Irma as of 9/4/2017
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DEVELOPING: Puerto Rico declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 Irma
Puerto Rico’s governor declared a state of emergency on Monday ahead of powerful Hurricane Irma, which has strengthened into a Category 4 storm. The National Guard was also activated as the U.S. territory prepares for the storm to hit on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
“Despite the economic challenges Puerto Rico is facing, the approved budget has $15 million for the emergency fund,” Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said in a statement. Government workers on the islands of the eastern Caribbean are clearing drains and pruning trees as authorities urge residents to prepare for Hurricane Irma, a Category 4 storm likely to begin buffeting that area Tuesday. READ MORE http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/04/hurricane-irma-puerto-rico-declares-state-emergency-ahead-category-4-storm.html
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The floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey have yet to recede in Texas and Louisiana, but weather forecasters are already warily eyeing another storm that is rapidly intensifying in the tropical Atlantic Ocean — and could threaten the U.S. next week. Hurricane Irma, which was upgraded to a Category 3 storm on Thursday afternoon — and is likely to become a
high-end Category 4 or 5 beast of a storm — is moving west over the open ocean about 720 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands. On its current track, Irma is forecast to begin affecting the Leeward Islands on Tuesday, with Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and possibly the mainland U.S. in its sights after that.There are a few factors that worry hurricane forecasters more about this storm when compared to the myriad other tropical storms and hurricanes that tend to form in the Atlantic. MORE http://mashable.com/2017/08/31/hurricane-irma-intensifying-looms-in-atlantic/#lyt3DNLJcaq3
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The floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey have yet to recede in Texas and Louisiana, but weather forecasters are already warily eyeing another storm that is rapidly intensifying in the tropical Atlantic Ocean — and could threaten the U.S. next week.
Hurricane Irma, which was upgraded to a Category 3 storm on Thursday afternoon — and is likely to become a high-end Category 4 or 5 beast of a storm — is moving west over the open ocean about 840 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands. On its current track, Irma is forecast to begin affecting the Leeward Islands on Tuesday, with Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and possibly the mainland U.S. in its sights after that.
SEE ALSO: Rescue efforts are underway in Houston
There are a few factors that worry hurricane forecasters more about this storm when compared to the myriad other tropical storms and hurricanes that tend to form in the Atlantic.
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First, it's a so-called Cape Verde storm, having formed off the west coast of Africa. These storms tend to be the ones that go on to affect the U.S., after gathering strength for many days during their march across the ocean. For example, Hurricane Andrew, which was the most recent Category 5 storm to hit the U.S. in 1992, was a Cape Verde-type storm.
Because they begin at a relatively low latitude and move west rather than northwest, it can be harder for upper level winds blowing across North America to pick up and steer these types of storms away from the U.S. coast.
Still, it's common for a hurricane like Irma to near the East Coast but then recurve away, after hitting a force field in the form of westerly winds at the upper levels of the atmosphere. Such winds can protect the East Coast from a landfalling hurricane.
It's the hurricanes that fail to recurve, and instead move into or up the eastern seaboard, or even pass into the Gulf of Mexico, that are the most dangerous for the U.S. And computer models are keeping these scenarios very much in play, at least for now.
Computer model "spaghetti" plot showing track projections for Hurricane Irma.
Computer model "spaghetti" plot showing track projections for Hurricane Irma.
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It is too early to tell which path lies ahead for Hurricane Irma, but it has already become a "major hurricane," of Category 3 intensity or greater, and has a chance to get even stronger during its westward march over Labor Day weekend and into the first week of September.
Computer model guidance suggests that a U.S. landfall is within the realm of possibility, with a turn out into the North Atlantic also still on the table.
Conditions for the next few days are ripe for Irma to maintain its intensity, with little vertical wind shear and relatively warm waters. However, dry air nearby the storm could cause minor weakening to occur, before it moves into a more favorable environment for intensification in a few days.
The best advice for now is for anyone with interests along the East Coast in particular to start paying attention to Irma and its track and intensity forecasts, recognizing that forecasts this far in advance — about a week to 10 days — have a considerable amount of uncertainty associated with them.
The track forecast for Hurricane Irma will depend on how the weather pattern develops across North America, and that is going to be influenced by yet another tropical weather system, this time a typhoon, Sanvu, that is spinning off into the North Pacific Ocean.
Computer model projection showing the jet stream across the U.S. on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.
Computer model projection showing the jet stream across the U.S. on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.
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Studies have shown that when powerful typhoons recurve away from Japan, into the North Central Pacific, they can energize the highway of swiftly flowing winds at high altitudes, popularly known as the jet stream, and lead to a more active weather pattern thousands of miles downstream.
For the jet stream, the storms can function as an injection of steroids, causing it to amplify and contort itself into large north-south undulations. These waves, known to meteorologists as ridges and troughs, get carried downstream like ripples in a pond, affecting weather in Alaska and the continental U.S.
What this means is that the weather pattern across the U.S. next week will probably feature a wavy jet stream. How this jet stream pattern interacts with Irma will be a big question that forecasters hope to answer, since an East Coast trough could help to sweep the storm out to sea.
While it's possible the storm will eventually enter the Gulf of Mexico, one thing is for sure: Hurricane Irma is not an immediate threat to the Houston area, where the focus is squarely on search and rescue as well as recovery efforts.
This article has been updated to reflect the latest forecast information on Sept. 1, 2017.
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The floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey have yet to recede in Texas and Louisiana, but weather forecasters are already warily eyeing another storm that is rapidly intensifying in the tropical Atlantic Ocean — and could threaten the U.S. next week. Hurricane Irma, which was upgraded to a Category 3 storm on Thursday afternoon — and is likely to become a
high-end Category 4 or 5 beast of a storm — is moving west over the open ocean about 720 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands. On its current track, Irma is forecast to begin affecting the Leeward Islands on Tuesday, with Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and possibly the mainland U.S. in its sights after that.There are a few factors that worry hurricane forecasters more about this storm when compared to the myriad other tropical storms and hurricanes that tend to form in the Atlantic. MORE http://mashable.com/2017/08/31/hurricane-irma-intensifying-looms-in-atlantic/#lyt3DNLJcaq3
Don't look now, but another monster hurricane is brewing in the Atlantic
The floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey have yet to recede in Texas and Louisiana, but weather forecasters are already warily eyeing another storm that is rapidly intensifying in the tropical Atlantic Ocean — and could threaten the U.S. next week.
Hurricane Irma, which was upgraded to a Category 3 storm on Thursday afternoon — and is likely to become a high-end Category 4 or 5 beast of a storm — is moving west over the open ocean about 840 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands. On its current track, Irma is forecast to begin affecting the Leeward Islands on Tuesday, with Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and possibly the mainland U.S. in its sights after that.
SEE ALSO: Rescue efforts are underway in Houston
There are a few factors that worry hurricane forecasters more about this storm when compared to the myriad other tropical storms and hurricanes that tend to form in the Atlantic.
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First, it's a so-called Cape Verde storm, having formed off the west coast of Africa. These storms tend to be the ones that go on to affect the U.S., after gathering strength for many days during their march across the ocean. For example, Hurricane Andrew, which was the most recent Category 5 storm to hit the U.S. in 1992, was a Cape Verde-type storm.
Because they begin at a relatively low latitude and move west rather than northwest, it can be harder for upper level winds blowing across North America to pick up and steer these types of storms away from the U.S. coast.
Still, it's common for a hurricane like Irma to near the East Coast but then recurve away, after hitting a force field in the form of westerly winds at the upper levels of the atmosphere. Such winds can protect the East Coast from a landfalling hurricane.
It's the hurricanes that fail to recurve, and instead move into or up the eastern seaboard, or even pass into the Gulf of Mexico, that are the most dangerous for the U.S. And computer models are keeping these scenarios very much in play, at least for now.
Computer model "spaghetti" plot showing track projections for Hurricane Irma.
Computer model "spaghetti" plot showing track projections for Hurricane Irma.
IMAGE: WEATHERBELL
It is too early to tell which path lies ahead for Hurricane Irma, but it has already become a "major hurricane," of Category 3 intensity or greater, and has a chance to get even stronger during its westward march over Labor Day weekend and into the first week of September.
Computer model guidance suggests that a U.S. landfall is within the realm of possibility, with a turn out into the North Atlantic also still on the table.
Conditions for the next few days are ripe for Irma to maintain its intensity, with little vertical wind shear and relatively warm waters. However, dry air nearby the storm could cause minor weakening to occur, before it moves into a more favorable environment for intensification in a few days.
The best advice for now is for anyone with interests along the East Coast in particular to start paying attention to Irma and its track and intensity forecasts, recognizing that forecasts this far in advance — about a week to 10 days — have a considerable amount of uncertainty associated with them.
The track forecast for Hurricane Irma will depend on how the weather pattern develops across North America, and that is going to be influenced by yet another tropical weather system, this time a typhoon, Sanvu, that is spinning off into the North Pacific Ocean.
Computer model projection showing the jet stream across the U.S. on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.
Computer model projection showing the jet stream across the U.S. on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.
IMAGE: WEATHERBELL
Studies have shown that when powerful typhoons recurve away from Japan, into the North Central Pacific, they can energize the highway of swiftly flowing winds at high altitudes, popularly known as the jet stream, and lead to a more active weather pattern thousands of miles downstream.
For the jet stream, the storms can function as an injection of steroids, causing it to amplify and contort itself into large north-south undulations. These waves, known to meteorologists as ridges and troughs, get carried downstream like ripples in a pond, affecting weather in Alaska and the continental U.S.
What this means is that the weather pattern across the U.S. next week will probably feature a wavy jet stream. How this jet stream pattern interacts with Irma will be a big question that forecasters hope to answer, since an East Coast trough could help to sweep the storm out to sea.
While it's possible the storm will eventually enter the Gulf of Mexico, one thing is for sure: Hurricane Irma is not an immediate threat to the Houston area, where the focus is squarely on search and rescue as well as recovery efforts.
This article has been updated to reflect the latest forecast information on Sept. 1, 2017.
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(By Michael Snyder) Meteorologists have been shocked at how rapidly Hurricane Irma has been strengthening, and they are already warning that if it hits the United States as a high-level category 5 storm the devastation would be absolutely unprecedented. Of course, we are already dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, and many experts are already telling us that the economic damage done by that storm will easily surpass any other disaster in all of U.S. history. But there is a very real
possibility that Hurricane Irma could be even worse. According to the National Hurricane Center, at 5 PM on Friday Irma already had sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. But it is still very early, and as you will see below, next week it is expected to potentially develop into a category 5 storm with winds of 180 miles per hour or more. I suppose that it is appropriate that such a powerful storm has a very powerful name. In old German, the name “Irma” actually means “war goddess”… The name Irma is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Irma is: Universal, from the Old German ‘irmin’. War goddess. READ MORE http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/category-6-if-hurricane-irma-becomes-the-strongest-hurricane-in-history-it-could-wipe-entire-cities-off-the-map
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By Michael Snyder, on September 1st, 2017
Meteorologists have been shocked at how rapidly Hurricane Irma has been strengthening, and they are already warning that if it hits the United States as a high level category 5 storm the devastation would be absolutely unprecedented. Of course we are already dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, and many experts are already telling us that the economic damage done by that storm will easily surpass any other disaster in all of U.S. history. But there is a very real possibility that Hurricane Irma could be even worse. According to the National Hurricane Center, at 5 PM on Friday Irma already had sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. But it is still very early, and as you will see below, next week it is expected to potentially develop into a category 5 storm with winds of 180 miles per hour or more.
I suppose that it is appropriate that such a powerful storm has a very powerful name. In old German, the name “Irma” actually means “war goddess”…
The name Irma is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Irma is: Universal, from the Old German ‘irmin’. War goddess.
Irma began forming on Wednesday, and it intensified at a faster rate than any storm that we have seen in nearly 20 years…
Hurricane Irma formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off the coast of West Africa — and took just 30 hours to strengthen to a Category 3. That’s the fastest intensification rate in almost two decades. By Friday afternoon, the storm had also grown noticeably larger in size with a well-defined eye, a classic sign of a strong hurricane.
Though Irma poses no immediate threat to land, the outlook is ominous: In the Atlantic, Irma is expected to pass through some abnormally warm waters — the primary fuel source for storm systems. The official National Hurricane Center forecast says it will remain at major hurricane status for at least the next five days, and, in a worst-case scenario, Irma could eventually grow into one of the strongest hurricanes ever seen in the Atlantic.
So how powerful could Irma eventually become?
According to Michael Ventrice of the Weather Channel, Irma could easily become a “super typhoon” with “sustained speeds of over 180mph”…
Veteran USA forecaster Michael Ventrice posted the track model on Twitter overnight and warned it looked like the storm could be a “super typhoon”, with sustained speeds of over 180mph.
He wrote: “These are the highest windspeed forecasts I’ve ever seen in my 10 yrs of Atlantic hurricane forecasting.
“Irma is another retiree candidate.”
The scale we have right now really never envisioned storms that powerful. In fact, some have suggested that we need to add a “category 6” to describe the kind of “super storms” that are now developing in the Atlantic.
One of the reasons why Irma is so unique is because it is a “Cape Verde hurricane”…
There are a few factors that worry hurricane forecasters more about this storm when compared to the myriad other tropical storms and hurricanes that tend to form in the Atlantic.
First, it’s a so-called Cape Verde storm, having formed off the west coast of Africa. These storms tend to be the ones that go on to affect the U.S., after gathering strength for many days during their march across the ocean. For example, Hurricane Andrew, which was the most recent Category 5 storm to hit the U.S. in 1992, was a Cape Verde-type storm.
Because they begin at a relatively low latitude and move west rather than northwest, it can be harder for upper level winds blowing across North America to pick up and steer these types of storms away from the U.S. coast.
Let us hope that this storm does get steered away from our coastlines at some point, but so far that is just not happening.
Many hurricanes are often weakened by wind shear, but that isn’t happening to Irma either. In fact, CNN is reporting that “Irma will remain in a low-shear environment for the next several days”…
A strong high-pressure ridge to the north of Irma, over the Atlantic, is steering the storm to the west and limiting the wind shear in the upper levels of the atmosphere, which has allowed the storm to grow so quickly. Wind shear is like hurricane kryptonite, and prevents storms from forming or gaining strength.
Unfortunately, Irma will remain in a low-shear environment for the next several days, so there isn’t much hope that Irma will weaken any time soon.
Basically, conditions are nearly ideal for a “super storm” to develop, and if Irma does make it to the U.S. the destruction that it causes could be absolutely off the charts.
Of course at this point there is no guarantee that it will ever reach the United States. But if it does, and if it is still a category 5 storm when it arrives, we could be facing an event unlike anything that we have ever seen before.
Do you remember Hurricane Katrina? Well, scientists now know that when it hit New Orleans it had already been downgraded to just a “low category 3” storm…
To put this all in perspective, Katrina was a Category 5 hurricane out over some hot spots in the Gulf. But when it hit New Orleans, scientists now know, Katrina had winds at a low Category 3, and much of them Category 2, including the “left side winds” that then came down from the north and pushed the surge-swollen waters of Lake Pontchartrain over and through NOLA’s levees. (Hurricanes spin counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, so when Katrina came ashore just east of New Orleans, its winds hit the city from the north.)
Only three Category 5s have come ashore in the United States in the past century — the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, Camille in 1969 and Andrew in 1992.
And Hurricane Harvey was just a category 4 storm.
If Hurricane Irma were to make landfall as a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 180 miles per hour, it would rip buildings and everything else in its path to shreds.
Next week we shall find out what happens. Let us hope for the best, but let us also get prepared for the worst.
Michael Snyder is a Republican candidate for Congress in Idaho’s First Congressional District, and you can learn how you can get involved in the campaign on his official website. His new book entitled “Living A Life That Really Matters” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com.
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I just thought of something ms.
What if Harvey, meaning "battle ready" is part of a huge demonic spirit entity, working in the atmosphere, and being the masculine; is now being challenged by the Irma, the feminine, meaning "war goddess", and we are seeing the unleashing of the demonic spirits of old, back upon the earth?
Uhmmm? with protections of the Divinity being removed, it is possible.
Before the battles of the Heavenly and Earthly, Good and Evil forces; there just might be a period of battles between the demonic forces beforehand.
Did you know Satan was given a degree of power over the weather?
He used it back in Jesus time when the seas became wild and almost sank the boat Jesus and the disciples were in.
He will use it again when he returns defacto, to earth, as Antichrist; when he snaps his fingers and calls lightening down from the sky, as proof that he is all powerful in the sight of men.
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Jillian5512 JC Teecher • 3 hours ago
Eclipse on Aug 21, then Harvey on Aug 25, 1000-year flood on Aug. 26. Look up Luke 21:25-26. ""25 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. 26 Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.…" So yeah, there's that.
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Immer Morgen JC Teecher • 4 hours ago
Please put the liquor bottle down. ;-)
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Shosh 7154 Immer Morgen • 3 hours ago
Matthew 24
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200mph hurricane! • 5 hours ago
possible 200mph hurricane!!!!goes into the gulf el paso to mobile will look like it was hit by a hydrogen bomb,regardless of where it makes landfall it will make harvey seem like a spring shower lol
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terri 200mph hurricane! • 3 hours ago
If the govt can use Haarp to increase the intensity of hurricanes and also change its path, why can't they use it to decrease the intensity and veer it away from any land mass?
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Brett Stallmann terri • 2 hours ago
It's used for destruction, not for good or helpful situations!!
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Donna Quinn • 2 hours ago
we live on the Georgia coast, so I'm already making a plan. I've learned before. DONT WAIT until the day or two before the storm to buy supplies or leave town. The store shelves empty real quick in coastal towns especially water. And the roads are already clogged and stores along evacuation routes run out of fuel very quickly too. Last time we evacuated, we passed thousands of cars along the roadside out of gas with families with no food, water, milk for babies, etc. and they wound up riding out the storm in their cars. we traveled 200 miles before we could turn off and get out of that line. (the saddest part was how many churches along the evacuation route we passed that didnt open their doors so that people could stop). I believe I saw three that did. Evacuation however is going to be a must for this coming storm. Wherever this one hits, it's going to be really bad, even for the whole country.
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Computer Model Shows Irma Destroying New York and New Jersey on Sept 10
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JC Teecher • 5 hours ago
In September, 1989, Hurricane Hugo made landfall near Charleston SC, as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds.
The storm caused $7 billion in damage in the United States, surpassing Hurricane Frederic of 1979 as the costliest tropical cyclone in that country. Hugo itself was surpassed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and several others over the next few decades. South Carolina suffered the worst impact, where Hugo made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. In that state alone, 3,307 single family homes were destroyed, 18,171 were inflicted major damage, and 56,580 sustained minor impact, while more than 12,600 mobile homes and 18,000 multi–family houses were either damaged or destroyed.[
Losses reached at least $5.9 billion and there were thirty-five fatalities reported in South Carolina.There was also significant impact in North Carolina, where 205 structures were destroyed, 1,149 were severely damaged, and 2,638 suffered minor losses.
One fatality occurred and damage in North Carolina reached about $1 billion. Huge losses of timber in the Piedmont, Foothills, and Blue Ridge Mountains was never fully considered in those total loss amounts, which could have easily reached another One to two billion.
On the Hurricane Severity Scale, Hugo placed second, and was only surpassed by Carla in 1961, on the all time records list.
In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma placed 5th and 10th respectively.
Hugo was a Cape Verde forming Hurricane as well. Could Irma top the list of all time Severity and Costliest at the same time, if it continues to strengthen and makes a direct hit to the South East United States? God forbid it becomes the deadliest.
Hopefully not, and prayers for Divine Intervention should be considered this Sunday when the nation is scheduled to have a Day of Prayer for Hurricane victims and others; called by none other than our very own US of A President Donald J. Trump.
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If Hurricane Irma Becomes The Strongest Hurricane In History, It Could Wipe Entire Cities Off The Map
(By Michael Snyder) Meteorologists have been shocked at how rapidly Hurricane Irma has been strengthening, and they are already warning that if it hits the United States as a high-level category 5 storm the devastation would be absolutely unprecedented. Of course, we are already dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, and many experts are already telling us that the economic damage done by that storm will easily surpass any other disaster in all of U.S. history. But there is a very real
possibility that Hurricane Irma could be even worse. According to the National Hurricane Center, at 5 PM on Friday Irma already had sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. But it is still very early, and as you will see below, next week it is expected to potentially develop into a category 5 storm with winds of 180 miles per hour or more. I suppose that it is appropriate that such a powerful storm has a very powerful name. In old German, the name “Irma” actually means “war goddess”… The name Irma is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Irma is: Universal, from the Old German ‘irmin’. War goddess. READ MORE http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/category-6-if-hurricane-irma-becomes-the-strongest-hurricane-in-history-it-could-wipe-entire-cities-off-the-map
Category 6? If Hurricane Irma Becomes The Strongest Hurricane In History, It Could Wipe Entire Cities Off The Map
By Michael Snyder, on September 1st, 2017
Meteorologists have been shocked at how rapidly Hurricane Irma has been strengthening, and they are already warning that if it hits the United States as a high level category 5 storm the devastation would be absolutely unprecedented. Of course we are already dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, and many experts are already telling us that the economic damage done by that storm will easily surpass any other disaster in all of U.S. history. But there is a very real possibility that Hurricane Irma could be even worse. According to the National Hurricane Center, at 5 PM on Friday Irma already had sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. But it is still very early, and as you will see below, next week it is expected to potentially develop into a category 5 storm with winds of 180 miles per hour or more.
I suppose that it is appropriate that such a powerful storm has a very powerful name. In old German, the name “Irma” actually means “war goddess”…
The name Irma is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Irma is: Universal, from the Old German ‘irmin’. War goddess.
Irma began forming on Wednesday, and it intensified at a faster rate than any storm that we have seen in nearly 20 years…
Hurricane Irma formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off the coast of West Africa — and took just 30 hours to strengthen to a Category 3. That’s the fastest intensification rate in almost two decades. By Friday afternoon, the storm had also grown noticeably larger in size with a well-defined eye, a classic sign of a strong hurricane.
Though Irma poses no immediate threat to land, the outlook is ominous: In the Atlantic, Irma is expected to pass through some abnormally warm waters — the primary fuel source for storm systems. The official National Hurricane Center forecast says it will remain at major hurricane status for at least the next five days, and, in a worst-case scenario, Irma could eventually grow into one of the strongest hurricanes ever seen in the Atlantic.
So how powerful could Irma eventually become?
According to Michael Ventrice of the Weather Channel, Irma could easily become a “super typhoon” with “sustained speeds of over 180mph”…
Veteran USA forecaster Michael Ventrice posted the track model on Twitter overnight and warned it looked like the storm could be a “super typhoon”, with sustained speeds of over 180mph.
He wrote: “These are the highest windspeed forecasts I’ve ever seen in my 10 yrs of Atlantic hurricane forecasting.
“Irma is another retiree candidate.”
The scale we have right now really never envisioned storms that powerful. In fact, some have suggested that we need to add a “category 6” to describe the kind of “super storms” that are now developing in the Atlantic.
One of the reasons why Irma is so unique is because it is a “Cape Verde hurricane”…
There are a few factors that worry hurricane forecasters more about this storm when compared to the myriad other tropical storms and hurricanes that tend to form in the Atlantic.
First, it’s a so-called Cape Verde storm, having formed off the west coast of Africa. These storms tend to be the ones that go on to affect the U.S., after gathering strength for many days during their march across the ocean. For example, Hurricane Andrew, which was the most recent Category 5 storm to hit the U.S. in 1992, was a Cape Verde-type storm.
Because they begin at a relatively low latitude and move west rather than northwest, it can be harder for upper level winds blowing across North America to pick up and steer these types of storms away from the U.S. coast.
Let us hope that this storm does get steered away from our coastlines at some point, but so far that is just not happening.
Many hurricanes are often weakened by wind shear, but that isn’t happening to Irma either. In fact, CNN is reporting that “Irma will remain in a low-shear environment for the next several days”…
A strong high-pressure ridge to the north of Irma, over the Atlantic, is steering the storm to the west and limiting the wind shear in the upper levels of the atmosphere, which has allowed the storm to grow so quickly. Wind shear is like hurricane kryptonite, and prevents storms from forming or gaining strength.
Unfortunately, Irma will remain in a low-shear environment for the next several days, so there isn’t much hope that Irma will weaken any time soon.
Basically, conditions are nearly ideal for a “super storm” to develop, and if Irma does make it to the U.S. the destruction that it causes could be absolutely off the charts.
Of course at this point there is no guarantee that it will ever reach the United States. But if it does, and if it is still a category 5 storm when it arrives, we could be facing an event unlike anything that we have ever seen before.
Do you remember Hurricane Katrina? Well, scientists now know that when it hit New Orleans it had already been downgraded to just a “low category 3” storm…
To put this all in perspective, Katrina was a Category 5 hurricane out over some hot spots in the Gulf. But when it hit New Orleans, scientists now know, Katrina had winds at a low Category 3, and much of them Category 2, including the “left side winds” that then came down from the north and pushed the surge-swollen waters of Lake Pontchartrain over and through NOLA’s levees. (Hurricanes spin counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, so when Katrina came ashore just east of New Orleans, its winds hit the city from the north.)
Only three Category 5s have come ashore in the United States in the past century — the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, Camille in 1969 and Andrew in 1992.
And Hurricane Harvey was just a category 4 storm.
If Hurricane Irma were to make landfall as a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 180 miles per hour, it would rip buildings and everything else in its path to shreds.
Next week we shall find out what happens. Let us hope for the best, but let us also get prepared for the worst.
Michael Snyder is a Republican candidate for Congress in Idaho’s First Congressional District, and you can learn how you can get involved in the campaign on his official website. His new book entitled “Living A Life That Really Matters” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com.
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I just thought of something ms.
What if Harvey, meaning "battle ready" is part of a huge demonic spirit entity, working in the atmosphere, and being the masculine; is now being challenged by the Irma, the feminine, meaning "war goddess", and we are seeing the unleashing of the demonic spirits of old, back upon the earth?
Uhmmm? with protections of the Divinity being removed, it is possible.
Before the battles of the Heavenly and Earthly, Good and Evil forces; there just might be a period of battles between the demonic forces beforehand.
Did you know Satan was given a degree of power over the weather?
He used it back in Jesus time when the seas became wild and almost sank the boat Jesus and the disciples were in.
He will use it again when he returns defacto, to earth, as Antichrist; when he snaps his fingers and calls lightening down from the sky, as proof that he is all powerful in the sight of men.
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Jillian5512 JC Teecher • 3 hours ago
Eclipse on Aug 21, then Harvey on Aug 25, 1000-year flood on Aug. 26. Look up Luke 21:25-26. ""25 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. 26 Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.…" So yeah, there's that.
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Immer Morgen JC Teecher • 4 hours ago
Please put the liquor bottle down. ;-)
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Shosh 7154 Immer Morgen • 3 hours ago
Matthew 24
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200mph hurricane! • 5 hours ago
possible 200mph hurricane!!!!goes into the gulf el paso to mobile will look like it was hit by a hydrogen bomb,regardless of where it makes landfall it will make harvey seem like a spring shower lol
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terri 200mph hurricane! • 3 hours ago
If the govt can use Haarp to increase the intensity of hurricanes and also change its path, why can't they use it to decrease the intensity and veer it away from any land mass?
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Brett Stallmann terri • 2 hours ago
It's used for destruction, not for good or helpful situations!!
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Donna Quinn • 2 hours ago
we live on the Georgia coast, so I'm already making a plan. I've learned before. DONT WAIT until the day or two before the storm to buy supplies or leave town. The store shelves empty real quick in coastal towns especially water. And the roads are already clogged and stores along evacuation routes run out of fuel very quickly too. Last time we evacuated, we passed thousands of cars along the roadside out of gas with families with no food, water, milk for babies, etc. and they wound up riding out the storm in their cars. we traveled 200 miles before we could turn off and get out of that line. (the saddest part was how many churches along the evacuation route we passed that didnt open their doors so that people could stop). I believe I saw three that did. Evacuation however is going to be a must for this coming storm. Wherever this one hits, it's going to be really bad, even for the whole country.
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Weather Modification • 3 hours ago
Computer Model Shows Irma Destroying New York and New Jersey on Sept 10
http://halturnerradioshow(dot)com/index.php/news/world-news/1169-computer-model-shows-irma-destroying-new-york-city-nj-on-sept-10
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JC Teecher • 5 hours ago
In September, 1989, Hurricane Hugo made landfall near Charleston SC, as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds.
The storm caused $7 billion in damage in the United States, surpassing Hurricane Frederic of 1979 as the costliest tropical cyclone in that country. Hugo itself was surpassed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and several others over the next few decades. South Carolina suffered the worst impact, where Hugo made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. In that state alone, 3,307 single family homes were destroyed, 18,171 were inflicted major damage, and 56,580 sustained minor impact, while more than 12,600 mobile homes and 18,000 multi–family houses were either damaged or destroyed.[
Losses reached at least $5.9 billion and there were thirty-five fatalities reported in South Carolina.There was also significant impact in North Carolina, where 205 structures were destroyed, 1,149 were severely damaged, and 2,638 suffered minor losses.
One fatality occurred and damage in North Carolina reached about $1 billion. Huge losses of timber in the Piedmont, Foothills, and Blue Ridge Mountains was never fully considered in those total loss amounts, which could have easily reached another One to two billion.
On the Hurricane Severity Scale, Hugo placed second, and was only surpassed by Carla in 1961, on the all time records list.
In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma placed 5th and 10th respectively.
Hugo was a Cape Verde forming Hurricane as well. Could Irma top the list of all time Severity and Costliest at the same time, if it continues to strengthen and makes a direct hit to the South East United States? God forbid it becomes the deadliest.
Hopefully not, and prayers for Divine Intervention should be considered this Sunday when the nation is scheduled to have a Day of Prayer for Hurricane victims and others; called by none other than our very own US of A President Donald J. Trump.
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DEVELOPING: Hurricane Irma expected to become category 4 storm early next week
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DEVELOPING: Hurricane Irma expected to become category 4 storm early next week
Tropical Storm Irma is now a hurricane in the open Atlantic and is expected to strengthen into a category 4 storm as it treks west. As of late Thursday morning, Irma was a category 2 storm packing sustained winds of 100 mph and was located more than 3,000 miles away from Florida. The storm is headed west toward the Leeward Islands. U.S. and European
computer models show Irma heading in different directions. “The American models take it to the Carolinas by next Sunday (Sept. 10). The European models have it going to Cuba and possibly threatening South Florida,” News 6 meteorologist Troy Bridges said. “It’s just too early to tell.” Irma is expected to grow into a category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds by Friday. The system is forecasted to become a category 4 storm with 130 mph winds by Tuesday.
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Hurricane Irma downgraded to Category 2 storm
Weather system expected to become category 4 storm early next week
By Daniel Dahm - Digital Manager , Candace Campos - Meteorologist
Posted: 6:16 AM, August 31, 2017
Updated: 12:17 PM, September 01, 2017
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Hurricane Irma was downgraded to a Category 2 storm Friday morning with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.
Irma was a Category 3 storm Thursday afternoon packing sustained winds of 115 mph and was located more than 3,000 miles away from Florida, becoming the second major hurricane of the season.
Irma weakened by the 11 a.m. advisory Friday, but it is expected to strengthen once again to a Category 3 storm this weekend. New models also suggest that the storm could turn North slightly this week.
The storm is headed west toward the Leeward Islands.
U.S. and European computer models show Irma heading in different directions.
"The American models take it to the Carolinas by next Sunday (Sept. 10). The European models have it going to Cuba and possibly threatening South Florida," News 6 meteorologist Troy Bridges said. "It's just too early to tell."
[RELATED: Live coverage of Harvey flooding in Texas | How did bubble-wrapped home do in flood?]
The system is forecasted to become a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds by Tuesday.
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Comparison to 2017 Hurricane season predictions
As August ends, the tropics continue to heat up. Remember hurricane season peaks Sept. 10. On average about 35 percent of storms develop during the month of September, with a gradual decrease October and November. Not only does activity ramp up, but the strength of the storms also rise. One of the biggest factors being the warmer waters over the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Earlier this season, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association predicted an above average season. They expect up to 19 named storms, nine hurricanes and five becoming major hurricanes. So far this year, nine named storms and four hurricanes, including Harvey, have developed.
Moving into the second half of the season, activity is expected to intensify quickly through the end of November.
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DEVELOPING: Hurricane Irma expected to become category 4 storm early next week
Tropical Storm Irma is now a hurricane in the open Atlantic and is expected to strengthen into a category 4 storm as it treks west. As of late Thursday morning, Irma was a category 2 storm packing sustained winds of 100 mph and was located more than 3,000 miles away from Florida. The storm is headed west toward the Leeward Islands. U.S. and European
computer models show Irma heading in different directions. “The American models take it to the Carolinas by next Sunday (Sept. 10). The European models have it going to Cuba and possibly threatening South Florida,” News 6 meteorologist Troy Bridges said. “It’s just too early to tell.” Irma is expected to grow into a category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds by Friday. The system is forecasted to become a category 4 storm with 130 mph winds by Tuesday.
READ MORE https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/irma-grows-into-category-2-hurricane
Hurricane Irma downgraded to Category 2 storm
Weather system expected to become category 4 storm early next week
By Daniel Dahm - Digital Manager , Candace Campos - Meteorologist
Posted: 6:16 AM, August 31, 2017
Updated: 12:17 PM, September 01, 2017
VIDEO 2.0 MINS
ORLANDO, Fla. - Hurricane Irma was downgraded to a Category 2 storm Friday morning with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.
Irma was a Category 3 storm Thursday afternoon packing sustained winds of 115 mph and was located more than 3,000 miles away from Florida, becoming the second major hurricane of the season.
Irma weakened by the 11 a.m. advisory Friday, but it is expected to strengthen once again to a Category 3 storm this weekend. New models also suggest that the storm could turn North slightly this week.
The storm is headed west toward the Leeward Islands.
U.S. and European computer models show Irma heading in different directions.
"The American models take it to the Carolinas by next Sunday (Sept. 10). The European models have it going to Cuba and possibly threatening South Florida," News 6 meteorologist Troy Bridges said. "It's just too early to tell."
[RELATED: Live coverage of Harvey flooding in Texas | How did bubble-wrapped home do in flood?]
The system is forecasted to become a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds by Tuesday.
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#HurricaneIrma is now our 2nd major hurricane of the season. 5pm advisory has it as a cat 3 storm with sustained winds of 115mph #news6
9:37 PM - Aug 31, 2017
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Comparison to 2017 Hurricane season predictions
As August ends, the tropics continue to heat up. Remember hurricane season peaks Sept. 10. On average about 35 percent of storms develop during the month of September, with a gradual decrease October and November. Not only does activity ramp up, but the strength of the storms also rise. One of the biggest factors being the warmer waters over the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Earlier this season, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association predicted an above average season. They expect up to 19 named storms, nine hurricanes and five becoming major hurricanes. So far this year, nine named storms and four hurricanes, including Harvey, have developed.
Moving into the second half of the season, activity is expected to intensify quickly through the end of November.
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