Hurricane Ian, Sept 2022

[HongKongPhooey]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-63064253

We’re following here too and thinking about you. Hope you all stay safe and your homes don’t sustain too much damage.

 

[honesty]

Just checking in on you all before I start my work day. Everyone in the path is in my prayers. If I am reading this data correctly, the eye is making landfall right now as a CAT 4.

 

[Sincerely]

Thank you all for the updates. My youngest is in Lakeland on the third floor of an apartment. He isn’t too concerned but his girlfriend is scared. I will be heading that way on Thursday to Friday and worry how the weather will be on the way down. The hospital rescheduled my appointment from today to Saturday, so I hope the conditions are going to be okay. I’m definitely having flashbacks of Charley with this one. I am praying for everyone impacted by this monster of a storm.

 

[FrostedGlass]

Just showed a clip. Kitty was stranded on top of some type of outdoor storage cabinet. He waded out and got it.

 

[UnapologeticallyAspie]

I always say one for all the animals who get caught in the storm, too. The meteorologist on RH's feed said birds were seeking shelter in the eye of Ian.

Me too. It breaks my heart thinking about the animals. I connect with animals so much more than people. When I think about these innocent and helpless animals my eyes always sweat.

 

[honesty]

Just showed a clip. Kitty was stranded on top of some type of outdoor storage cabinet. He waded out and got it.

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I LOVE some Ryan Hall Y'all. I have been following him for I think about a year now or maybe a little more. He is really awesome at what he does. I feel like he keeps us more informed than MSM.

We are in transportation and a lot of times my guys are in areas he reports on. When the tornados broke out this past spring early summer in Texas he is the one I followed live in order to report back to my guys on the road who were in the area. Reed Timmer was right ahead of two of my guys and I was able to get my guys to pull over before hitting live wires. The word THANKFUL will never be enough for that night alone for everything this man and his team does.

 

[FrostedGlass]

The Naples LE posted it's under a city-wide curfew until until further notice.

 

[FrostedGlass]

I LOVE some Ryan Hall Y'all. I have been following him for I think about a year now or maybe a little more. He is really awesome at what he does. I feel like he keeps us more informed than MSM.

We are in transportation and a lot of times my guys are in areas he reports on. When the tornados broke out this past spring early summer in Texas he is the one I followed live in order to report back to my guys on the road who were in the area. Reed Timmer was right ahead of two of my guys and I was able to get my guys to pull over before hitting live wires. The word THANKFUL will never be enough for that night alone for everything this man and his team does.

Someone sent pics of a Best Buy in Indiana that had his stream on their big TVs.

 

[JerseyGirl]

I’ve been watching the local news LIVE here on YouTube:

 

[LaborDayRN]

I just returned from the east coast late last night. I've been following Ian's progress. To everyone in Ian's path, please stay safe, evacuate if you are in it's direct path. Praying for all of you!

 

[FrostedGlass]

RH reporting Naples is still getting storm surge. Showed a clip of a partly flooded parking garage; car horns honking and lights flashing. He has a lot of these clips on his twitter feed.

 

[PayrollNerd]

A chuckle that we need right now.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Shout out to media personnel who brave the elements to bring us up-to-the-minute reports on weather events. Prayers for the safety of these newscasters as they "weather" the storm to keep us informed.

 

[whitelilac]

Scroll down to see the video of the NOAA flight into the eye. Holy cow....

Live updates: Hurricane Ian on path to make landfall in Florida

Hurricane Ian, a strong Category 4 storm, is on a destructive path toward Florida and is expected to make landfall Wednesday. Follow CNN for the latest updates.

www.cnn.com

 

[UnapologeticallyAspie]

Shout out to media personnel who brave the elements to bring us up-to-the-minute reports on weather events. Prayers for the safety of these newscasters as they "weather" the storm to keep us informed.

This was about 2 hours ago in Pine Island with Reed Timmer.
The Dominator (his storm chasing vehicle) was taken by the bay.
I hope he makes it out alive. But IMO from the looks of it, I’m not so sure. :/

 

[IceIce9]

I’ve been watching the webcams on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge today. The bridge, of course, is closed as it is always is when winds are greater than 40 mph.

Sunshine Skyway Bridge online live camera in Tampa

Watch the Sunshine Skyway Bridge live webcam on Tampa, leave the comments. Sunshine Skyway Bridge online

camguide.net

 

[JerseyGirl]

Ryan Hall y’all:

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Hurricane Ian's 'catastrophic' system slams into Florida's Gulf Coast

The storm made landfall around 3 p.m. ET Wednesday, with maximum sustained winds near 150 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.

www.nbcnews.com

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 storm.

Maximum sustained winds were around 150 mph as it hit the southwest coast, at the island of Cayo Costa near Fort Meyers and Cape Coral.

The National Hurricane Center has warned of “life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and flooding in the Florida Peninsula," with millions under evacuation orders...

 

[MsMarple]

Thankfully my 2 South Florida daughters and their families are safe though I just heard that 36k people in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties are now without power. But it could be so much worse.

My husband's sister is in Ocala as is a good friend and her mom. The friend is a veterinarian and is busy seeing to local animals. Oldest daughter's father-in-law and sister-in-law are on the West Coast so that's the big worry at the moment.

My thoughts are with WS members in FL or who have family there. It's been a very long time since I've been through a hurricane but I still remember my house flying apart. Some memories never leave.

Be safe all! Hugs.

 

[IceIce9]

I’ve read reports today from people who couldn’t evacuate because of their pets. Either they had no way to transport them, or because shelters and don’t allow pets.

And they refused to leave without their beloved pets.

As an animal lover my heart goes out to them.