Will there be anything left......

[MBismyPlayground]

oh please people...get a grip!!!

"will there be anything left of the keys"...its a TROPICAL STORM...

sorry...this dramatization was just over the line.

You're joking, of course.

Dixie, unfortunatley I don't think djil was joking. Based on his/her previous posts of the same ilk. Amazing how some people just cannot get a grip on the destructiveness of these so called "Tropical Storms" that right now is a Cat 1 Hurricane. And let us not forget that many people have not taken precautions in the Keys with basic hurricane preparedness. How many times last year did they evac the Keys for something way less then this??? I am very concerned for those located in these areas. I knew there was a reason I was getting those "icky" feelings last week about this storm. Those gut feelings that make ones guts churn. Praying for the safety of all right now.

[jax]

oh please people...get a grip!!!

"will there be anything left of the keys"...its a TROPICAL STORM...

sorry...this dramatization was just over the line.

You're joking, of course.

Dixie, unfortunatley I don't think djil was joking. Based on his/her previous posts of the same ilk. Amazing how some people just cannot get a grip on the destructiveness of these so called "Tropical Storms" that right now is a Cat 1 Hurricane. And let us not forget that many people have not taken precautions in the Keys with basic hurricane preparedness. How many times last year did they evac the Keys for something way less then this??? I am very concerned for those located in these areas. I knew there was a reason I was getting those "icky" feelings last week about this storm. Those gut feelings that make ones guts churn. Praying for the safety of all right now.

well.. it digitls defence.... "Will there be anything left of the Keys" is
kind of over the line... lets be fair. It is a strong TS/minimal Hurricane.
The Keys and survived WAY WAY more powerfull storms. The correct
answer to the question would be "Yes... there will be most of, if not all of
the Keys left. but I think it was a retorical question.... JMHO

[weatherwindow]

a few obs......a couple of sinkings around the key west bight, christmas tree island and the mooring field near fleming key. the liveaboards always take a hit ......the noaa ship at trumbo point near the key west bight reported gust of 61kts from the sw this morning. ....power is out(of course, it goes out twice a week whenever someone hits a pole on the overseas hwy) thank god for generators...city electric is not the most reliable grid in the world.......trees are taking a hit. still getting some serious bands. it has definitely gotten worse rather than better...wonder what recon will find for intensity.....just wait until that big slug gets here from cuba....................................rich

[olddude]

5000 customers witout power in Upper and Middle Keys.

11 planes damaged at Marathon airport.

Greyhound service to the Keys is still in service. Yeah, right!

[drezee]

5000 customers witout power in Upper and Middle Keys.

11 planes damaged at Marathon airport.

Greyhound service to the Keys is still in service. Yeah, right!

Oh yeah, 70+ gusting crosswinds...let's get in a high profile vehicle like a BUS!!!

[weatherwindow]

olddude.....where are you on big pine?.......

[olddude]

Eden Pines off Key Deer Blvd.

[Brent]

Greyhound service to the Keys is still in service. Yeah, right!

DURING THE PAST HOUR...A NOAA SHIP ANCHORED IN KEY
WEST HARBOR REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 59 MPH WITH A GUST TO 86
MPH IN HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS.

Yeah... sure.

[olddude]

Whoa. Gust of 86 MPH reported by a ship on the hook off Key West. I can't imagine a ship anchored off KW but that was the radio report.

Gust of 79 reported on Sugarloaf.

[weatherwindow]

olddude.....when i first moved down i lived over in the old section of tropical bay..sunset drive....anyway we are getting smacked by the worst band of the morning.....something tells me this aint your garden variety cat one anymore .........rich

[gatorcane]

Whoa. Gust of 86 MPH reported by a ship on the hook off Key West. I can't imagine a ship anchored off KW but that was the radio report.

Gust of 79 reported on Sugarloaf

why no hurricane warnings for the Lower Keys is beyond me...

[olddude]

Know the area well.

Jimmy Buffet's "tryin' to reason with hurricane season" on the radio now

PERFECT!!

[weatherwindow]

Whoa. Gust of 86 MPH reported by a ship on the hook off Key West. I can't imagine a ship anchored off KW but that was the radio report.

Gust of 79 reported on Sugarloaf.

...was that report on us1?....

[FloridaDiver]

of the Keys?

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... IR4/20.jpg

Oh please..... that comment is WAY over the top. I lived in the Key's in the late 90's (several storms there..) and lived in the direct path of Andrew in 92. Yes Katrina is a Cat1 and yes there wil be damage, but the Key's have had MUCH worse....

A little less sensationalism and a bit more “reality” would be nice…

[weatherwindow]

just lost my the gumbo limbo in front of my place....missed the car(must be getting lucky in my middle years )....just off virginia on grinnell.

[olddude]

I don't know if the Sugrloaf report was from on the O/S Hyw. It was reported from a private home weather station.

Yes, we have weathered MUCH worse than this. This ain't no big thing. I would venture to say most folks in the Keys are better prepared for storms than most people. Preps are a part of life down here.

[olddude]

Hang in there Rich!

I know one guy still driving a truck with the roof caved in and no back window that happened in Georges. Gotta love it!

[artist]

ooops - keep thinking it's Saturday - been a long couple of days!

[olddude]

US-1 Radio just reported Katrina has been upgrade to a Cat 2. Is that accurate?

[ColdWaterConch]

Just spoke to my father...said some serious flooding happening in his part of KW (Northside Drive area).

This is a guy who went through Andrew, Georges, etc....and he sounds a bit concerned. Not really about the wind, but apparently it is raining buckets down there right now).