Florence moves to the west-northwest to northwest, quickly strengthening into an 85MPH Category One hurricane. Due west of the Cape Verde Islands and near 35W, Florence turns more to the west, strengthening into a 95MPH Category Two hurricane. Florence continues to move nearly due west now, continuing to strengthen. Near 45W, Florence becomes a Category Three (major) hurricane, starting to take aim at the Leeward Islands. Florence continues to become better organized, rapidly strengthening into a 145MPH Category Four hurricane to the east of the Leeward Islands. With favorable conditions throughout it's life, Florence has fluctuations mainly due to ERCs. Florence continues westward, ploughing into the Leeward Islands as a high-end Category Four hurricane with sustained winds of 145MPH to 150MPH. Many of the islands are severely devastated, receiving very severe destruction. Florence continues westward to west-northwestward, charging into Puerto Rico with winds of at least 145MPH. The eye passes near or over San Juan (I hope you don't feel bad, cycloneye). The island suffers damage just as severe to catastrophic as the Leeward Islands, receiving the worst storm since 1928. Several deaths are reported in the Leewards and Puerto Rico.
Florence passes over Puerto Rico, turning more to the northwest and bypassing Hispaniola. However, the outer bands cause severe flooding, and over 1,000 deaths occur in Haiti and - primarily - the Dominican Republic. Florence maintains it strength, with winds of at least 145MPH, and turns slightly more to the west, ploughing through and severely devastating the Turks and Caicos Islands as a Category Four hurricane and 145MPH winds. It is now passing over extremely warm waters and making a beeline for southeast Florida. It is clear - the southeast U.S. coast needs to WATCH OUT.
Florence continues it's march through the Bahamas, heading west-northwest at 12MPH to 14MPH, maintaining it's strength outstandingly well. Hurricane warnings are placed for the northwest and central Bahamas and southeast Florida. Florence passes near Nassau, causing heavy to very severe destruction on New Providence Island. Florence then roars across Andros Island, pounding the island. After blasting the Bimini Islands, Florence aims all it's strength at the southeast Florida coast. After over 40 years, Palm Beach and Broward counties are staring down the barrel of a major hurricane from the east. The time was here. A storm, already devastating in the Caribbean and Bahamas, was about to arrive wuth fury.
Larger and slightly slower - and with a larger eye - than Andrew, Florence struck Fort Lauderdale as a Category Four with sustained winds of at least 145MPH. Severe to catastrophic destruction is caused to buildings. Damages reach well over $50 billion, and around 40 people are killed in Florida. Florence curves up along the west coast of Florida, and moves with ebbing strength through the eastern U.S.
Nobody will forget Florence!
Sorry if this post upsets many... I just think something like this is very possible and may happen very, very soon... any thoughts?
Keep using the storm2k maps.
