Hurricane Irma

[crimsone]

Water level rising quickly now.

Currently some 2.7 feet above normal (without wave effect), and rising with the incoming high tide too.

https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8724580&units=standard&bdate=20170909&edate=20170910&timezone=GMT&datum=MLLW&interval=6&action=

[Had Worse]

I think the loss of most of the facebook live sources could be due to mast or power failure. Seems most are very intermittent or have gone completely.

[crimsone]

Live Key West... surge...
 

 

[Had Worse]

This is the guy I was about to post then his feed ended.

[chillyblast]

https://weather.us/satellite/818-w-247-n/satellite-superhd-1min.html#play

 

[Paul Sherman]

Dry air really messing with Irma now, its the surge that is going to be the big talking point IMHO

CNN & NHC pretty much spot on with Cat 3 I reckon!

[phil nw.]

3 minutes ago, Dancerwithwings said:

Ive been watching the build up, love the way they keep on saying "this is the least of the worst" and the weather reporter ( red dress lady) stating the eye as had a little wobble and looks like going slightly more east now.

It amazes me how they plant some of the live reporters in really wild conditions.Earlier one guy was nearly blown off his feet on one of the Keys and another was braving Hurricane force gusts and flooded Ocean Drive,both bravely clutching on to their microphones.One had what looked like swimming goggles on as the wind and horizontal rain lashed into him. 

They certainly go all out to bring the flavour of the conditions.

[chillyblast]

This was live for a good while up until about 5mins ago, Marathon:

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1jMJgPOvONkxL?channel=featured-broadcasts

Crazy!

 

 

Edited September 10, 2017 by chillyblast

[crimsone]

3 minutes ago, phil nw. said:

It amazes me how they plant some of the live reporters in really wild conditions.Earlier one guy was nearly blown off his feet on one of the Keys and another was braving Hurricane force gusts and flooded Ocean Drive,both bravely clutching on to their microphones.One had what looked like swimming goggles on as the wind and horizontal rain lashed into him. 

They certainly go all out to bring the flavour of the conditions.

I think there's a certain amount of competition for who gets their contract renewed or who gets the biggest scoop as a reporter. I can't imagine another reason for agreeing to go to where the deputy director of the NHC literally said "It's not clear that it's a survivable situation for anybody that is still there".

[steveinsussex]

11 minutes ago, chillyblast said:

This was live for a good while up until about 5mins ago, Marathon:

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1jMJgPOvONkxL?channel=featured-broadcasts

Crazy!

 

 

Wow

 

Call me crazy,but id love to see what that is like in person, to experience that wind speed, attempting to stand etc

[crimsone]

Very choppy stream in Key Largo, just at the southern tip of Florida.
 

 

[Had Worse]

Nothing coming from the Keys apart from an intermittent Rodriguez, he seems to have gone aswell.

[Had Worse]

4 minutes ago, steveinsussex said:

Wow

 

Call me crazy,but id love to see what that is like in person, to experience that wind speed, attempting to stand etc

Couldnt imagine 185 mph even if he was chained down.

You could suffocate with that pressure.

[The PIT]

This ones still going https://www.facebook.com/livemap/#@14.647368383896632,-51.19628906249999,4z

[Dancerwithwings]

15 minutes ago, chillyblast said:

This was live for a good while up until about 5mins ago, Marathon:

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1jMJgPOvONkxL?channel=featured-broadcasts

Crazy!

 

 

The reporters on CNN Stating "they do it so we not have to" Love to see one of them do what that guy done......NUTS

[toggerob]

Irma moving more NEly than predicted.

[crimsone]

1 minute ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

Irma moving more NEly than predicted.

To be fair, she's zig-zag stepping. I'd need to see more.

could be the beginning of a turn. Could just be another of her wobbles.

[alexisj9]

2 minutes ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

Irma moving more NEly than predicted.

She just won't behave, won't know wjere land fall will be until it happens.

[crimsone]

Stream out of Marathon...
 

 

[snowydog]

Anyone watching CNN? They take a break every 5/8mins and just repeat the same stuff. Mostly concentrating on Miami...few shots of the guy in Key Largo. Apparently they are still 3 hours away from high tide in Miami. 

I was watching some of the snaps on snapmaps this morning - so surprised to see how many people are still in Key West, though it doesn't seem to have hit them hard as they were expecting. 

[alexisj9]

1 minute ago, snowydog said:

Anyone watching CNN? They take a break every 5/8mins and just repeat the same stuff. Mostly concentrating on Miami...few shots of the guy in Key Largo. Apparently they are still 3 hours away from high tide in Miami. 

I was watching some of the snaps on snapmaps this morning - so surprised to see how many people are still in Key West, though it doesn't seem to have hit them hard as they were expecting. 

Just wondering about the surge now.

[crimsone]

https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8724580&units=standard&bdate=20170909&edate=20170910&timezone=GMT&datum=MLLW&interval=6&action=

Now 3 feet above normal

[snowydog]

1 minute ago, alexisj9 said:

Just wondering about the surge now.

Apparently they said it's starting in Miami.

I just watched a video from Old Town, Key West (near furthest west point) - posted an hour ago - people out walking their dog ... 

[Barking_Mad]

Irma is moving verrrryyyy slooooowwwwwlly...

[tomp456]

So when and where is this storm going to make landfall? And what category?

seems to be meandering all over the place!