Hurricane Ian

[Crockett]

Why do people leave very there very nice cars on beach property ect knowing a hurricane is coming with surge that will 100% ruin the cars? Like I am seeing hundreds of cars most being brand new or like newish just left. I am sure the government blindly reimburses these people which is why it always happens.

I'm just going to speak without any real knowledge, because that's what Al Gore invented the internet for, but if I had the kind of money that it takes to live in Naples or Fort Myers Beach, I wouldn't be too concerned about leaving my car behind. A $500 insurance deductible is nothing.

[WXHD]

I'm just going to speak without any real knowledge, because that's what Al Gore invented the internet for, but if I had the kind of money that it takes to live in Naples or Fort Myers Beach, I wouldn't be too concerned about leaving my car behind. A $500 insurance deductible is nothing.

Yep. I also think it’s a great way to get out of an upside down lease or loan.

[jwr2914]

The rainfall rates down there are crazy. Some folks are already at 20+ inches. I seen there were also a few flash flood emergencies out.

[Matthew]

Great video of a spin up tornado off Ian.

https://twitter.com/terri_____/status/1575082364874948608

[Dyersburg Weather]

Great video of a spin up tornado off Ian.

https://twitter.com/terri_____/status/1575082364874948608

Cool video but I watched it about a month ago so it’s not part of Ian.

[cgauxknox]

The sheriff of Lee County, FL has been on national media this morning already saying that their county has fatalities in the hundreds from Ian. Time will tell if that's accurate or not, and we can hope it isn't, but it's a terrible sign for what may be coming in the next several days as people can get on site and really identify the casualties.

[Thundersnow]

Ian is forecast to regain hurricane status now that he's re-emerged out over the warm Gulf Stream off east FL, headed toward SC.

It's not over yet.

It sounds really devastating in FL.

[Matthew]

This is a tragic situation.  Many wo flood insurance.  It was too expensive.  Many just burning their houses. It will take years to rebuild.  Some will never rebuild.  With the cost of living & supplies to build.  Then you have an economy that is collapsing.  So many just struggling to make ends meet.  Many in those areas lived in trailers.  Yet the elite continue to become billionaires while the rest of us get closer to poverty.

[jwr2914]

The sheriff of Lee County, FL has been on national media this morning already saying that their county has fatalities in the hundreds from Ian. Time will tell if that's accurate or not, and we can hope it isn't, but it's a terrible sign for what may be coming in the next several days as people can get on site and really identify the casualties.

I do not doubt that is true. Tons of retirement villages were either obliterated or flooded with up to 10 feet of water. A lot of them downplayed it and refused to leave. It did not help that the forecast changed so fast for them.

My aunt runs a cook house at the fairs across the SE with Arnold Amusements. She told me the Red Cross already called her to bring her cook house again. I think she told me she is going to the Punta Gorda area. I might have to use my vacation time and go help out.

My aunt got spared in the Gibsonton (Tampa) area. She said my uncle surrounded her house with his semi trucks that had full trailers. I think he said it was bottled water inside he was contracted to hold by the Shriners. I laughed at first but realize it may not have been that bad of an idea. She had some tiles come off her roof and a bunch of palm trees uprooted, but they made it through. The last I checked they still had no electricity.

[DocB]

Having been through numerous hurricanes living in Florida; including Andrew which hit Miami in '92 - I can attest this is a nightmare. The storm surge is nothing to mess with and the risk maps usually are accurate. I feel for the families of those who didn't get out in time.
Make no mistake, there is a long road ahead. Weeks without power will take its toll and the heat and mosquitos are going to be brutal for those doing cleanup. There will be a lot more injuries coming as well as the inexperienced take up chainsaws, step on nails, heart attacks and more. Recovery will come, but that area will be scarred for a decade - at least.

EDIT: This 2:29 video of the 15' storm surge is incredible and to my point.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al8yTiCVfro   
Report is the house that was washed away was occupied at the time (see them peek out at 0:05) but they did make it out alive.

[Bruce]

Having been through numerous hurricanes living in Florida; including Andrew which hit Miami in '92 - I can attest this is a nightmare. The storm surge is nothing to mess with and the risk maps usually are accurate. I feel for the families of those who didn't get out in time.
Make no mistake, there is a long road ahead. Weeks without power will take its toll and the heat and mosquitos are going to be brutal for those doing cleanup. There will be a lot more injuries coming as well as the inexperienced take up chainsaws, step on nails, heart attacks and more. Recovery will come, but that area will be scarred for a decade - at least.

EDIT: This 2:29 video of the 15' storm surge is incredible and to my point.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al8yTiCVfro   
Report is the house that was washed away was occupied at the time (see them peek out at 0:05) but they did make it out alive.

they give you 48 plus hour to get out of there evacuate,  beats me why some stay wih a such dangerous storm approaching... just get out of harms way. head more inland at least.

[DocB]

they give you 48 plus hour to get out of there evacuate,  beats me why some stay wih a such dangerous storm approaching... just get out of harms way. head more inland at least.

From my experiences, there are several types:

• Complacent - too many 'cry wolf' experiences that never amount to much that they underestimate it. I think quite a few thought this storm was going further north
• Ignorant - they haven't yet experienced what it's like during or in the days after a storm. These are the ones who walk around shell-shocked if they survive.
• Protective - they know authorities won't let anyone back in for some time and choose to stay to protect property before the storm and from looters after. They usually aren't prepared for days of being on their own however.
• Hopeful - relying purely on chance that the worst will miss them and if it doesn't - the cavalry will come protect them, but then the cavalry has to move mountains of debris to get to them. These types usually complain the loudest how the government didn't do enough to warn/protect/save them later.
• Adrenaline junkie - hurricane parties used to be common, now its youtube views. They take the risk for social media credibility.
• Others - homeless, elderly, mentally ill - these people sometimes are forgotten or just don't have the means to get out, despite massive efforts to move people to shelters.

When I lived there, for every threat we would spend days putting up plywood and galvanized hurricane panels, only to get a glancing blow. Do that enough times and you become complacent. I got to the point where I'd only start preps at Cat 3 or higher. My home was built in 1964 with concrete block and was tough before the building codes got lax in the 70/80's. Hurricane Andrew was a big wake up call for many, myself included.

[mempho]

Ian most got updgraded to Category 5 today