Hurricane Ian could bring significant flooding to Florida

a reply to: putnam6

Making up for a quiet season. Warm undisturbed Waters make for explosive growth.

originally posted by: ketsuko
I blame my husband. He was supposed to travel there on business this week.

The last time he was supposed to travel on business? To Germany. Right before the globe locked down due to COVID.

Needless to say, he's not there. His trip was postponed until January. I wonder what new disaster horror awaits us then.

LOL let him work from home...

Is it going to be Cat 5 ?

originally posted by: Kenzo

Is it going to be Cat 5 ?

It's right there and at this point, but most places are listing category 4 just 2 miles short but also hearing it could be declared a 5 later after all data is analyzed

FWIW lots of good info here storm2k.com has excellent boards full of weather professionals and loads of links etc. Stormchasers persons on locations

www.storm2k.org...

a reply to: putnam6

Thanks! The Storm Chaser videos are what I want to see. They are the real deal.

Very brave

a reply to: putnam6


This one is sneaky bastard, it was looking much less dangerous for days, then as it get closer it start the show ...

a reply to: Kenzo

Thankfully it looks like IAN is heading for a landfall many miles south of the Tampa/St Pete area.

www.storm2k.org...

a reply to: carewemust


Yeeh , good. Windy.com also shows it going South from Tampa

Windy.com

The agenda free guy

originally posted by: Kenzo

The agenda free guy

Excellent source for storm chase vids. cam or 2 now under water

a reply to: putnam6


Not looking good, this is bad hurricane , huge storm surge.

originally posted by: Kenzo
a reply to: putnam6


Not looking good, this is bad hurricane , huge storm surge.

Yep check out this video from the cam I mentioned earlier, it's supposedly 12 feet up a pole

www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/xqktdu/estero_blvd_in_fort_myers_beach_fl/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Landfall is happening now. 155 MPH still. Cape Coral is seeing 110 sustained right now.

a reply to: putnam6


Wow , that`s 3.65 in meters . bad bad...

originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: Kenzo

Thankfully it looks like IAN is heading for a landfall many miles south of the Tampa/St Pete area.

www.storm2k.org...

I called it Charley 2.0, I think I jinxed it...

originally posted by: Kenzo
a reply to: putnam6


Not looking good, this is bad hurricane , huge storm surge.

and slow.

The south end of the Sunshine Skyway bridge used to love driving across it.



the sea was angry my friends, like an old man ordering soup at the deli.

originally posted by: interupt42

originally posted by: putnam6

originally posted by: interupt42
a reply to: putnam6

As a SWFL resident these are some of the links I prefer to check status of the hurricane with no spin or journalist on canoe with .5" of water on the street or guy in rain coat leaning forward.

zoom.earth...

www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov...

www.nhc.noaa.gov...

Thanks for the links, stay safe down there love Cape Coral and of course Naples/Marco Island

Thank you i'm in the Naples area and stocked with with alcohol .

Naples looks devastated. Let us know how you made out! Hope that alcohol helps relieve the stress.

hated driving those bridges in good weather.

It took a good turn for my family, hope people on the bad side do well.

a reply to: putnam6

i think that will be the most damage from the hurricane, the flooding. Wind damage looks to be limited to uprooted trees and downed power lines and poles, there doesn't appear to be much structural damage to buildings. No torn off roofs, no collapsed buildings. Sustained winds looked to have been under 100 MPH at initial landfall. It was a big storm and produced a lot of rain, but hit more like a category two storm than a four. Its a slow mover which will create more rainfall totals.
I was watching some videos of Venice and Naples and it was the storm surge and flooding that stood out.