Archive through September 12, 2003
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Archive through September 12, 2003
Twiggyish | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 03:42 pm     I am worried about this MONSTER hitting anywhere! While I am on the west coast of Florida, I have many friends and family on the east coast of Florida. This storm is going to serious damage any place it hits. My county would be in trouble if it hit here. We have no shelters for anything above a category 3..PLUS, we have a very large senior population (as do other Florida counties). They'd have no place to go. |
Hippyt | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 03:45 pm     I hear ya! I'm in the Gulf coast,and watching it too. I pray it turns north and just keeps on going. |
Goddessatlaw | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 03:51 pm     Holy shit, that thing's turned into a 160 mph category five, and it's headed right for Florida. I'm so sorry for all of you living in Florida, especially those who rode out Andrew. Stay safe. |
Squaredsc | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 03:59 pm     ok ive not been keeping up with the news but now i turned to the weather channel and, jeez. twiggy, grooch is on the eastern side of florida and i think ms kitty is in florida but im not sure which part. plz stay safe everyone!! |
Twiggyish | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 03:59 pm     That's how I feel Gal. I mentioned it at work and people are casual..sheesh!! I've been through hurricanes and don't take them lightly. |
Hippyt | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 04:04 pm     I was just watching the Weather Channel,and the dodo meteorologist was reporting,"there's a chance,I repeat ,a chance this might hit the US." Uh,really,dweeb??????It's headed right for us! |
Azlen | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 04:06 pm     Category Fives are scary things indeed. Here is the latest "window of movement" map that I got from accuweather.com. It looks like it could hit almost anywhere or miss the US completely. Here's praying for a complete miss.
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Tagurit | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 04:21 pm     I too am intently watching this. I live on the coast in NC. It worries me as we were hit pretty bad by Fran, Bertha and Floyd which were also intense hurricanes. I am just hoping no one on the eastern coast has to deal with it. I am hoping another front comes along and just sweeps it out to sea. I am definitely going to be watching this all weekend. |
Twiggyish | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 04:36 pm     That bottom path heads my way!! |
Squaredsc | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 05:10 pm     bloody hell it sure does twiggy. please stay safe. and everyone else on the east coast. im looking at where my lil state is and im hoping like tagurit that another front blows it the other way. |
Halfunit | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 05:21 pm     I've always dreamed of being a meteorologist, so I'm watching with great interest. First, I hope she hooks north and avoids land. I don't want to see human or property damage. Second, there is a high pressure over the Ohio Valley area that is stalling a cold front, creating the line of thunderstorms just west of the Mississippi River. This high pressure is supposed to hold off the rain in Ohio until Sunday, and then the front kicks into high gear. If that happens, it could be enough to steer Isabel back out. I hope so, and if I'm right I will be applying to the Weather Channel. (I am such a weather nerd!) My thoughts are with all of you in the coastal areas. |
Grooch | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 05:44 pm     I've been through a few hurricanes, but Andrew did it for me. Thankfully, I am leaving for NY tomorrow so if it does hit, I won't be here. The only thing I worry about are my pets. |
Tagurit | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 05:57 pm     I just looked up the tracking of Hurricane Floyd to Isabel. She is not far off from the path he took in '99. I know it is a crap shoot with hurricanes but now I have a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. I guess I'll be making sure my hurricane supply area in the garage is stocked. Grooch - can someone take care of your pets in case it does hit Florida? I'll be worrying with you if not. Can you smuggle them in your baggage? Halfunit - I really do hope you are correct. If you are, I'll be happy to write a letter to Weather Channel telling them they better hire you! |
Abby7 | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 06:03 pm     i hope everyone stays safe. my thoughts are with you. |
Grooch | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 06:03 pm     Tagurit, my husband will be here, but I worry that if the house doesn't hold, he can't find his way home. Hubby will always know where home was, but the dog and cat may not. |
Tagurit | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 06:09 pm     Don't you hate wondering if your house will hold?! I can't tell you how many times I wondered if my roof was going to fly off. Such a horrible feeling. Not to mention I usually go through hurricanes without my dh around as he is a firefighter. In our county they just started to allow you to bring your pets to the shelter. Animal Control and the Humane Society really pushed it. They found a lot of people would not leave their homes without their animals. The animals have to be in a kennel and taken care of by the owner. I think it is great. One less thing to worry and stress about. |
Zeno39 | Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 07:46 pm     Another thing is having to go through the tornadoes that will spawn from the hurricane. I am right between Pensacola and Panama City. We went through Opal, but this one is more dangerous. If it heads toward us, we will have to leave. I worry about leaving everything behind, and two of my daughters live here too and would lose everything too. It is so very frightening! I would have to take my oxygen with me. I don't mind telling you that I am nervous as heck. |
Webkitty | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:09 am     I haven't been on-line in months but wanted to come here to say I hope this thing just keeps on going out to sea and doesn't even come close to any point of land. I'm not in Florida anymore, but my thoughs go out to everyone along the East Coast of the U.S. and the whole Gulf Coast area too. Stay safe eveyone, I'm thinking of you. |
Theowl | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:11 am     Hi WebKitty!! I've missed you!!  |
Squaredsc | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:11 am     yay ms kitty!! wb!! |
Webkitty | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:24 am     I missed you guys too I have a lot of catching up to do. I lived in Florida for 12 years and know the apprehension everyone has expressed. Grooch, I hear you about your pets. I think Tagurit's county has the right idea. Its true that many people don't want to leave their pets behind. |
Ophiliasgrandma | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 08:14 am     Hey, Webkitty, I just checked out your profile. You need to update it if you no longer live in Florida. Heck, you might have moved in next door to me in Oregon and I'd never know it. |
Ddr1135 | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 08:38 am     I'm praying for you guys on the East Coast, but also a little apprehensive here in Louisiana. When Andrew sliced through Florida, he came straight to us. Wasn't half as bad as Florida, but did a lot of damage here. Plus we got Lili last year and that was enough! Twister past through my neighborhood and did tons of damage. OKAY, EVERYBODY LIFT UP YOUR HANDS AND SAY "ISABEL GO NORTH!" |
Webkitty | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 09:03 am     Noooo!!! I'm up North right now! lol. Grandma, I'm in transit and will update my profile when I land where I'm going to be (if that makes any sense) I'm not in Oregon but would love to visit some day so maybe we will meet.  |
Goddessatlaw | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 09:29 am     Dang, man - now it's throwing 195 mph gusts. I don't want it to go north - I'm going to be in North Carolina next weekend, and it will wash out my river rafting expedition. HEAD BACK OUT TO SEA, HEAD BACK OUT TO SEA!! |
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