What a Bummer - Hurriance Matthew

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Current track if it holds course, is 8 am Fri , 80 miles off the coast and my home. Sure hope this thing goes further due east.
 

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Chris.......Batten down the hatches. It looks like the Palm Coast may take a beating from hurricane Matthew. I have friends in Port St.Lucie who are very nervous about the current projected path. Matthew has slowed down to 120 mph sustained winds so perhaps the upper level winds will manage to keep the eye wall off the coastline. I sure hope so.


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Chris.......Batten down the hatches. It looks like the Palm Coast may take a beating from hurricane Matthew. I have friends in Port St.Lucie who are very nervous about the current projected path. Matthew has slowed down to 120 mph sustained winds so perhaps the upper level winds will manage to keep the eye wall off the coastline. I sure hope so.


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Yep in my county they are calling for a volunteer evacuation for Thursday morning with a mandatory coming later Thursday. They will close the bridges and then your stuck on the barrier islands if you stay. But it all depends on how close this thing gets to shore once it gets to Merritt Island on up and if it takes a NNE turn after Merritt Island.

My hatches are tight, we have our sandbags and doors secure but if there is a surge all bets are off and then its insurance and flood insurance filings. I don't need a stinking storm surge or high winds. Just let it go way off shore.

Hey Wayne, the eye doesn't have to go on shore when your taking about a cat 3 or 4 storm. The winds and the water pushed towards shore will do enough damage.
 
May i suggest you get out and head west , let the ins co fight it out, it's sure as hell not worth it trying to ride out a storm surge.
 
Good luck to all ASers in the South East but especially those in the direct path of Mathew. Hoping that Mathew does not cause any physical harm or damage to any of you and to the South East at large. Sending you all positive vibes and best wishes.
 
I am in Broward County and while the winds are brisk at times the real stuff won't roll in until late night. I have done all that I can do for the house. On the other hand my daughter and son in law are within 40 miles of the estimated land fall so I'll be watching them closely.

Mac
 
Looks like Miami and Fort Lauderdale will dodge the bullet. The eye wall just took a turn to a more northern track so there is a possibility the most severe winds will remain offshore. There will still be tremendous storm surge as the high winds push the ocean water onshore. It is storm surge that kills more people than the wind.
 
Back in Miami beach here. Minimal damage in my area. Hope the storm stays offshore, amazingly lucky so far.....
 
I am relieved this morning to see the hurricane eye wall has remained offshore. This has helped reduce coastal residents losses from catastrophic wind and storm surge damage. The eye wall is just off Daytona Beach right now and fortunately the wind speed has dropped to around 100 mph around the eye. I am south of Live Oak, Florida and we are seeing wind gusts of 15 to 20 mph but not sustained, and rain. It will probably get a bit more windy and rainy here as the eye moves up the coast to Jacksonville. No power losses in my area at this time.
 
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