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Watch Out Florida! Maria is Coming!

JustJazzmom — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 20:37:27 GMT

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sassenach1 — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 20:40:56 GMT

This is scary. I hope she turns and goes towards open waters only.

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SilleeMee — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 20:45:59 GMT

The spaghetti models show the Carolinas are more at risk with this one.

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BornToShop — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 20:44:31 GMT

Say it ain't so......we haven't fully recovered from Irma yet.

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shell garden — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 21:00:33 GMT

The weather channel just now upgraded this from a tropical storm to a Hurricane. Oh heaven help us, we don't need another one.

Hopefully, it will veer off and just stay away from USA

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Poodlepet2 — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 21:00:52 GMT

It's too far out to say: there is a high pressure ridge dipping down on the continent and then another one out in the Atlantic....

Jose does not seem to be going anywhere soon either....one of the models has it possibly looping towards the south....crazy...the good news there is that colder water will sap some of its energy.

While we don't know about where Maria will go in terms of the continental US.....the islands are going to get another hit....it's heartbreaking.

They are trying so valiantly to recover too.....

I hope Sir Richard makes a large donation....I'm sure he will....

Poodlepet2

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homedecor1 — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 21:17:22 GMT

oh I hope not! I returned to FL today (I had previous travel plans) and it was truly surreal to see store shelves still empty, no milk in case, etc.

I invited my neighbors over for a early dinner since they have been without power since last Monday. I wish I was here earlier as I would have happily offered my home! (Luckily our house only lost power for 2 days).

Hopefully, Maria is not coming towards us! My prayers go out to those who are still trying to regain their lives after Irma.

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Poodlepet2 — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 21:26:50 GMT

@homedecor1, are you in Collier? Charlotte County took a hit-small in comparison to other areas....there are people still without power here, but our stores and businesses are open: schools will reopen tomorrow...

We had to evacuate at the last minute for a storm surge that didn't hit us-no complaints! We were all together and safe-that's all I cared about.

Our weekend getaway on Pine Island is a wreck, but we have insurance....we want to retire there, but you know what? Doing the "snowbird" thing sounds mighty attractive after Charley and Irma....Charley was so much worse because of the tornadoes.....but the mess that Irma left is just over the top....

Hugs,

Poodlepet2 Punta Gorda Florida

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Kachina624 — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 05:00:55 GMT

I just heard on our local weather forecast where it's expected to hit Puerto Rico as a category 4 hurricane. They didn't say what it would do after that.

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Lipstickdiva — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:44:06 GMT

GMA said this would hit the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico either tomorrow night or Wednesday morning. Right now they said it's a Cat 4.

Who knows what will really happen. It could take a turn.

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JaneMarple — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:47:15 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I just heard on our local weather forecast where it's expected to hit Puerto Rico as a category 4 hurricane. They didn't say what it would do after that.

My daughter was supposed to go to Puerto Rico this Thursday but texted me earlier to say that her trip was cancelled. She and her friends have been planning this trip since the spring.

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Snoopp — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:19:52 GMT

@JaneMarple wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
I just heard on our local weather forecast where it's expected to hit Puerto Rico as a category 4 hurricane. They didn't say what it would do after that.
My daughter was supposed to go to Puerto Rico this Thursday but texted me earlier to say that her trip was cancelled. She and her friends have been planning this trip since the spring.

Good thing she cancelled. Puerto Rico is in line for a direct hit.

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Susan Louise — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 20:28:01 GMT

@MaRina

Looks like the island of Dominica is going to be the next hurricane island casualty. According to Wiki & Google maps, there are abpout 75,000 that live on the island...not including tourists/visitors.

Maria will be going straight over that island and one of the latest comments is that Maria is expected to reach a Cat 5 status.

The end of the cone looks like it is going toward the Carolinas down the road...lets hope not.

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MaRina — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 20:15:39 GMT

@shell garden wrote:
The weather channel just now upgraded this from a tropical storm to a Hurricane. Oh heaven help us, we don't need another one.

Hopefully, it will veer off and just stay away from USA

@shell garden Let's hope and pray that it does veer away!

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Zhills — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 22:43:53 GMT

Getting out of Maria's way!

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Nataliesgramma — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 22:47:34 GMT

Boy...this is turning into one heck of a hurricane season...

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sophiamarie — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 22:49:32 GMT

Just heard on the local news (better than CNN or Weather Channel) that 8% of my area is still w/o power. There are over 33,000 people still w/o power in Miami..... Incredible. Our area got power back on Wed. night. Phone service (landline) was out until last night.

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Susan Louise — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 23:11:24 GMT

@Zhills wrote:

Getting out of Maria's way!

@Zhills Hysterical! LOL

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Susan Louise — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 23:59:32 GMT

Maria just upgraded from a Cat1 to a Cat 5 in a 24 hr period. Winds are currently 160 mph....same as what Irma did.

Direct path in the short term...devastation for Dominica, the Virgin Islands again and Puerto Rico.

I can't imagine what folks on the Virgin Islands are going to do with so much that is already destroyed and flung to the ground. Nearly everything will be a projectile and less places to use as a shelter...whatever held up through Irma...which wasn't much.

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Poodlepet2 — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 00:03:52 GMT

@Zhills,

Remember 2004! "We did it before, we'll do it again"-NOT! Nooo! Naaah!

Hugs,

Poodlepet2