HURRICANE CHARLEY

[secret-soul]

Posted: 8/12/04 at 8:56pm

Hurricane Charley is heading toward Florida
I live there for the summer
I am there now
This sucks

[Matt_G]

Posted: 8/12/04 at 9:01pm

What part of FL are you in?

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 8/12/04 at 9:01pm

These names keep making me laugh when I hear them on the radio. They were tropical storms when I first heard them mentioned - Charley and Bonnie. My aunt's next door neighbors are Bonnie and Charlie and there have been plenty of storms at that house. Don't mean to be insensitive to your worries. Hope you and your family are o.k.

[secret-soul]

Posted: 8/12/04 at 9:07pm

Matt, I'm in Central Florida (2 miles north of universal...where I work...and a few more north of disney)

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 5:45am

My school has declared a Hurricane Day because of Charley


actually ALL Fl skools are now closed

no longer happy Updated On: 8/13/04 at 05:45 AM

[N0tThatGirl213]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 9:26am

No, not yeah...scary! SCARY! I'd *rather* be in school than here under the big dead tree...

I almost started a thread about this last night...

Everyone send the hurricane fall apart vibes!

Posted: 8/13/04 at 10:06am

We got so lucky in South Florida- the news just reported that the worst is probably over. Our thoughts are with you in Central and Northern Florida...especially on the West Coast. Be safe!

[N0tThatGirl213]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 10:14am

Thanks...I'm about 15 minutes away from Disney. We're supposed to get it really bad after dark tonight.

Posted: 8/13/04 at 10:33am

Charley's hitting MASS on Sunday (where I am til school starts). I'll be at the beach. Great.

Posted: 8/13/04 at 11:02am

Yes- they just said on the news that Disney, Universal and Busch Gardens are closing early. I really hope that although it is supposed to strengthen to a cat 3, it will not be a direct hit on FL... Re: Mass, hopefully it will dissipate by the time it reaches you.

[bax1078]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 11:20am

hey, what is the update on the hurricane? It should be close to noon Floridas time, I have relatives there..thanks!

[N0tThatGirl213]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 11:54am

It's gonna hit land further south than they thought it was going to--they're saying around Sarasota now. It's over the keys as I write this; it's supposed to hit the coast around 3 or 4, the Orlando area after dark. It's a category 3 storm with winds at 115 mph right now and Florida has a huge risk of tornados since we're getting the right front quadrant of the storm...off to board up windows...joy.

Posted: 8/13/04 at 12:01pm

bax- South Florida (well Miami, where I am at least) is completely dry- it's even sunny out. We are still under a tornado watch until 5pm, but so far, it is fortuitously uneventful. www.nbc6.net is South Florida's NBC affiliate and www.wesh.com is Central Florida's NBC affiliate.

As of the latest advisory (it's 12pm here) Charley is predicted to hit the West Coast of Florida. The lowest rain bands are still imapacting the Keys and the eye looks as if it is moving east. This means that there is a better chance of us in South Florida to get feeder bands today into tomorrow. They also fear that it is still strengthening (it's on the verge of becoming a cat 3). The outer rain bands are beginning to reach the West Coast and there is concern it will make landfall from Tampa to Fort Myers.

Sorry if this is choppy, but I basically transcribed the weather update. I hope this helps!

[Nina]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 12:08pm

I hope, for the sake of anyone in it's path, that it looses steam and turns out to be a lot less severe than predicted.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 12:16pm

I wonder if our own DofB is being affected by the storms?

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 1:01pm

Well, this school year has been starting off swimmingly
I get a blank period
Required semester exams
and now a big fat hurricane on Friday the 13th

please let this be another Floyd

[ckeaton]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 1:06pm

A blank period? Does that mean you're pregnant?!?

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 1:21pm

I don't think I'd wish it to be another Floyd. Alot of people here in NJ didn't fare too well with that one.

[DofB5]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 1:28pm

Just wanted to pop in with a few links for those with Family/Friends in the path of the hurricane.

They say it is now a Cat 3 going to be a Cat 4 by the time it hits where ever it's going. I've heard it's coming right up Tampa Bay and then I hear it's coming in south of us but we will still get the bad winds/rain from it. Just not the storm surge we thought.

If you can not get a hold of your family/friends by phone, even a cell phone, do NOT panic. A storm of this strength will knock down many power poles/cell phone towers. Service will be restored as quickly as possible after the storm has passed.

Make sure you know where your family/friends plan on riding out the storm. If you want to get in touch with them to know where they are, now is the time before the storm hits.

So far it is only light rains here in my area near Tampa but there are bad storms to the East of here. Tornado warnings are up and some have already been spotted.

Take care, stay safe and be well.

www.wfts.com in case the link won't work.

D


Channel 28 News Updated On: 8/13/04 at 01:28 PM

[DofB5]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 1:28pm

Here is another very good link.

www.tbo.com
Tampa Bay On Line Updated On: 8/13/04 at 01:28 PM

Posted: 8/13/04 at 1:34pm

Stay safe! In the 1pm advisory, the Hurricane Center projected that it will hit south of Tampa around Port Charlotte. Although they have been pretty accurate with this storm, after the Irene diaster (it hit Miami dead on... everyone was going about his/her day and it was chaos, but fortunately, not as bad as it could have been), I am still worried about the Central Florida area. Our thoughts are with all of you.

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 2:03pm

Thanks DofB5!
Notthatgirl, I just called you to make sure you're doing ok
ckeaton: by "blank period" I meant in my scheudule had 7th & 9th period classes but no assigned 8th period
I've now been assigned to Ceramics
I'm not pregnant. I don't even have a boyfriend.
The sun is shining
The winds are coming
It sux to be me

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 2:04pm

my family is in Tampa. Last I heard, they were told to evacuate but now I'm not sure.

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 8/13/04 at 2:07pm

Yeah, Tampa had a mandatory evacuation

Posted: 8/13/04 at 3:40pm

Latest: Hurricane Charley is expected to make landfall a little after 4pm (EST) on Boca Grande.