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Brian Gentry
08-13-2004, 02:10 PM
Originally posted by dropthatpuck
This is the Weather Channel's track.....appears you could be right; but no one has talked about that option on the tube yet.

http://image.weather.com/images/maps/tropical/strm3_strike_720x486.jpg

Not to mention that if it takes a slight right of center track, Rhode Island and Cape Cod will take notice.
MadTownSioux
08-13-2004, 02:11 PM
It looks like it has passed over Key West - any reports on damage yet? It's tough to be around there with the storm surge when the keys don't get much higher than 10 feet above sea level!
Bruce Ciskie
08-13-2004, 02:12 PM
Luckily, the Keys didn't take a direct hit. I think I saw reports of 60 mph wind gusts at Key West. That's bad, but nothing compared to what's about to happen.
UConn4Life
08-13-2004, 02:12 PM
A real nasty cell is coming right at them with a possible tornado. I would suggest moving away from Epcot. NOW.
Brian Gentry
08-13-2004, 02:12 PM
Originally posted by MadTownSioux
It looks like it has passed over Key West - any reports on damage yet? It's tough to be around there with the storm surge when the keys don't get much higher than 10 feet above sea level!

Not too much damage, it actually went fairly well west of Key West.
UConn4Life
08-13-2004, 02:13 PM
It looks like the Carolinas will be getting more rain, perhaps, than Fla.

The WC had 2-6 inch projections, with 4-6 inch projections for the Carolinas and up to the CT-NY border.
Bruce Ciskie
08-13-2004, 02:30 PM
The latest advisory discussion from the Hurricane Center does mention a projection that Charley will go back over open water. It does not mention much more than that they think it will be over open water, as the main concern right now is initial landfall.

This (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIASPFAT3+shtml/131758.shtml?) is an updated chart showing the probability of the center of this storm passing within 65 nautical miles of a given point. Numbers are in percentages.
UConn4Life
08-13-2004, 02:33 PM
"Probably the worst hit for Florida since Andrew."
French Rage
08-13-2004, 02:34 PM
Originally posted by UConn4Life
G-d seems to be voicing his displeasure with Tampa winning the cup.

You beat me to it.

The only way we can appease him is to ritually sacrifice Martin St. Louis.
Bruce Ciskie
08-13-2004, 02:35 PM
The Orlando mayor says it's potentially the worst to hit them in 40 years. And they're practically on the other side of the state!!

The Cincinnati Bengals went to Orlando to ride the storm out. Hopefully, they're all smart enough to stay inside.
UConn4Life
08-13-2004, 02:36 PM
Now it looks like Tampa won't get it as bad as initially thought. They are on one hell of a streak...
Nick
08-13-2004, 02:40 PM
I would not want to be in Port Charlotte right now. They are going to get rocked by both the wind and the storm surge coming right up into the bay. Not good. :(
Wardy
08-13-2004, 02:45 PM
Originally posted by French Rage
You beat me to it.

The only way we can appease him is to ritually sacrifice Martin St. Louis.

I'm sure the best they can wrangle up is the Lightning Bug mascot though.
Wardy
08-13-2004, 02:47 PM
Disney World shut down at 1 pm so I'd imagine that the rest of the theme parks in Orlando are doing the same.
Nathan
08-13-2004, 02:49 PM
So we're looking at it hitting the Daytona-Ormond Beach area sometime within the next what, 6 hours?
Scarlet
08-13-2004, 02:49 PM
Originally posted by Nick
I would not want to be in Port Charlotte right now. They are going to get rocked by both the wind and the storm surge coming right up into the bay. Not good. :(

Ruh roh. My aunt and uncle live in Punta Gorda.

Our call center north of Orlando closed down for the day.
UConn4Life
08-13-2004, 02:51 PM
Steve Lyons is the chief expert the Weather Channel has on this?!?!? We're doomed.

"Portions of these places are probably already underwater."
































Oh, wait, its another one.
UConn4Life
08-13-2004, 02:53 PM
South of Cocoa Beach on the east shore they will be experiencing Tropical Storm level conditions for the next 12 hours.
Nathan
08-13-2004, 02:55 PM
Originally posted by UConn4Life
South of Cocoa Beach on the east shore they will be experiencing Tropical Storm level conditions for the next 12 hours. Okay how about north? I want to know if my timeshare is going to be destroyed.
UConn4Life
08-13-2004, 02:58 PM
I brought it up because that's the area thats getting the least impact.

North of that is a Hurricane Warning thats goes into, I think, South Carolina. Then there's a Hurricane Watch for the NC coast.