Hurricane Irma

[crimsone]

15 minutes ago, Had Worse said:

 

He is mounting phone on a tripod and said that he will still be broadcasting in 2 hours... this is from Grace bay in the T&C's, apparently the eye is heading for this part.

So many people are taking massively inadequate preparations. It's painful to watch them claiming that they're safe.

[Had Worse]

Yes, I can imagine looking at the screen and seeing a 40 foot container flying through the air right over the broadcasters shoulder.

[chillyblast]

2 minutes ago, Had Worse said:

Every FB live goes off line after i've posted apart from the one a bout 5 pots above.

Watch the youtube link I posted its live but not great FPS.

[Paul Sherman]

Yh that last Stream withe the 6-7 year old girl is ridiculous with all that glass!

I will tell you one thing the Turks and Caicos Islands look like a Millionaires Playground and Irma is going to bash that up real bad!

Going to be some seriously unamused people on those Islands

[Had Worse]

1 minute ago, Paul Sherman said:

Yh that last Stream withe the 6-7 year old girl is ridiculous with all that glass!

I will tell you one thing the Turks and Caicos Islands look like a Millionaires Playground and Irma is going to bash that up real bad!

Going to be some seriously unamused people on those Islands

Totally agree. Will be renamed as turkey's & Chaos Islands after.

[chillyblast]

Just now, Had Worse said:

Totally agree. Will be renamed as turkey's & Chaos Islands after.

Triple agree, was looking at the google images of all the expensive hotels sitting right on the beach front with open areas galore, oh dear. 

[Lowestoft Weather]

1 minute ago, Paul Sherman said:

Yh that last Stream withe the 6-7 year old girl is ridiculous with all that glass!

I will tell you one thing the Turks and Caicos Islands look like a Millionaires Playground and Irma is going to bash that up real bad!

Going to be some seriously unamused people on those Islands

Hearing you there Paul, some folk are going to lose an awful lot financially from this. 

Blowing up now 

[Man With Beard]

Not normally a hurricane follower but this one does the air of something historic about it.

A bitter sweet one following this - on the one hand enjoying seeing the power of nature, but on the other hand very aware of the devastation it is going to cause. Wouldn't want this tracking up the Solent!!!

[chillyblast]

The size of that thing is just ridiculous in comparison to those islands.

[crimsone]

3 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Yh that last Stream withe the 6-7 year old girl is ridiculous with all that glass!

I will tell you one thing the Turks and Caicos Islands look like a Millionaires Playground and Irma is going to bash that up real bad!

Going to be some seriously unamused people on those Islands

I don't think people appreciate that if they eye passes over, they might as well be passing through a 40 mile wide F3 tornado.

Weighing down a table just outside your patio doors with some kind of small metal object, or relying on loads of glass patio doors and windows for your shelter ... it's just not going to sodding work!

Have these people not yet seen Barbuda, Anguilla, St Barts or St Maartens yet? (I mean, they're livestreaming on facebook, after all).

[alexisj9]

3 minutes ago, chillyblast said:

Triple agree, was looking at the google images of all the expensive hotels sitting right on the beach front with open areas galore, oh dear. 

I'm kinda worried people are still in them. The resort one on youtube posted on the previous page has had some people walking about on the beach, for peats sake.

[chillyblast]

1 minute ago, alexisj9 said:

I'm kinda worried people are still in them. The resort one on youtube posted on the previous page has had some people walking about on the beach, for peats sake.

The guy in the yellow gown right? hes on the beach front taking pictures....

"The Last of the true Exotics" aptly named if people don't take this thing seriously.

[Had Worse]

He's back again

 

[crimsone]

1 minute ago, Had Worse said:

He's back again

 

 

I fear for his safety. I don't think he appreciates what's coming.

[Had Worse]

After watching St Barts and the St Maarten cams, I would be elsewhere. 

[Mokidugway]

Still no success in contacting  my wifes uncle on Tortola ,as you would expect little or no communication available.

[matt111]

I see as posted on the other thread that Jose is now a Cat 3. Just to add to what they're already going trough. 

This one on facebook is still live 

 

[Had Worse]

I heard something about cutting the power to the islands prior to Irma.

[chillyblast]

I know this is slightly off topic, but how close are these hotels to the ocean, its just nuts.

http://www.beaches.com/destinations/turks-and-caicos/

 

EDIT: Yes I heard about the power as well.

Edited September 7, 2017 by chillyblast

[crimsone]

1 minute ago, Had Worse said:

I heard something about cutting the power to the islands prior to Irma.

Makes sense to do that. Power infrastructure will be damaged. It'll be even more damaged if falling lines and flying objects end up blowing things out electrically too.

 

[Had Worse]

2 minutes ago, chillyblast said:

I know this is slightly off topic, but how close are these hotels to the ocean, its just nuts.

http://www.beaches.com/destinations/turks-and-caicos/

 

EDIT: Yes I heard about the power as well.

It wont look like the glossy holiday brochure cover pic after Irma

[Backtrack]

Looking seriously bad. Thoughts and prayers to all affected. 

Beautiful places being torn apart. Mother Nature at her worst. 

[crimsone]

Recon just taking off for Willemstad. Presumably another mission going in for another look.

Edit: Strike that, just for the moment. Could actually be a GPS wobble and it may just be standing on a runway.

Edited September 7, 2017 by crimsone

[Iceberg]

Nhc have updated as per their 10pm. 

The track has been shifted westwards and the official path of the hurricane is now just west of Miami with the eye passing over landfall just shy of cat 5. 

Then straight up Florida. 

A touch more effect over the Bahamas.  

[OddSpot]

 

 

Edited September 7, 2017 by OddSpot