Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Go Back   Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community > Main Forums > The Off Topic Forum
Register Forum Rules FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 09-08-2017, 01:55 PM   #341
transplant99
Fearmongerer
 
transplant99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
Exp:
Default

Pretty much all of Florida will be closing.

Looks like this thing is gonna go right up the gut of the entire state and into Georgia..then North to where I used to live. First one for that area since 04.
transplant99 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 02:03 PM   #342
Nufy
Franchise Player
 
Nufy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99 View Post
Pretty much all of Florida will be closing.

Looks like this thing is gonna go right up the gut of the entire state and into Georgia..then North to where I used to live. First one for that area since 04.
Oh my, the looting that will occur...

Hopefully there will be a shoot on sight rule for them (Looters)

it is Florida after all...
__________________
Nufy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 02:20 PM   #343
Cali Panthers Fan
Franchise Player
 
Cali Panthers Fan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nufy View Post
Oh my, the looting that will occur...

Hopefully there will be a shoot on sight rule for them (Looters)

it is Florida after all...
this is extremely unhelpful at the moment. Think before you post. There are real people dealing with a very scary situation

Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk
__________________
"You know, that's kinda why I came here, to show that I don't suck that much" ~ Devin Cooley, Professional Goaltender
Cali Panthers Fan is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 14 Users Say Thank You to Cali Panthers Fan For This Useful Post:
Old 09-08-2017, 02:36 PM   #344
Nufy
Franchise Player
 
Nufy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Exp:
Default

I know there are, That's why am hoping the gov't leaves some people there to look after things...

Army, reserves, police...something...
__________________
Nufy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 02:59 PM   #345
KevanGuy
Franchise Player
 
KevanGuy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Estonia
Exp:
Default

Use the climate change thread for that discussion. OT posts in this thread will be deleted.
KevanGuy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 03:02 PM   #346
Lubicon
Franchise Player
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Exp:
Default

I know pretty much zilch about hurricane behavior but if I understand correctly they begin to lose strength over land more or less. Florida is going to get hammered without a doubt but would be the best case be if it came ashore at the southern tip of the State and moved due north right up the centre of it? No warm water to feed it so it could lose strength relatively quickly other than the rain. Florida is not that wide so literally 30-40 miles either way and it stays over the water and comes up the west or east side of the state which could make things even worse. Pretty slim margin but maybe that would be the best case scenario.
Lubicon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 03:12 PM   #347
Canehdianman
Lifetime Suspension
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lubicon View Post
I know pretty much zilch about hurricane behavior but if I understand correctly they begin to lose strength over land more or less. Florida is going to get hammered without a doubt but would be the best case be if it came ashore at the southern tip of the State and moved due north right up the centre of it? No warm water to feed it so it could lose strength relatively quickly other than the rain. Florida is not that wide so literally 30-40 miles either way and it stays over the water and comes up the west or east side of the state which could make things even worse. Pretty slim margin but maybe that would be the best case scenario.
The hurricane is the size of France (waaaay wider than Florida). It's not going to slow down fast enough, even if part of it is over land.

Also, I suspect that the hundreds of weather experts might have considered that :P
Canehdianman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 04:10 PM   #348
Leeman4Gilmour
First Line Centre
 
Leeman4Gilmour's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Normally, my desk
Exp:
Default



Now, it's predicted to hit the Keys as a category 5. Scary ####.
Leeman4Gilmour is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 04:24 PM   #349
KootenayFlamesFan
Commie Referee
 
KootenayFlamesFan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
Exp:
Default

Cat 5 in the Keys?? Yikes. Hope everyone can take cover. Scary stuff.
KootenayFlamesFan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 04:32 PM   #350
transplant99
Fearmongerer
 
transplant99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
Exp:
Default

Lauderdale is supposed to get hit at high tide on top of everything else.
transplant99 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 04:52 PM   #351
photon
The new goggles also do nothing.
 
photon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

__________________
Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position.
But certainty is an absurd one.
photon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 04:55 PM   #352
Flash Walken
Lifetime Suspension
 
Flash Walken's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
Exp:
Default

This is worst case scenario for Tampa.

Fantastic piece of journalism here from the Washington Post :

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...limate-change/
Flash Walken is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Flash Walken For This Useful Post:
Old 09-08-2017, 04:56 PM   #353
GirlySports
NOT breaking news
 
GirlySports's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

This is the current number 2 trending video on YouTube. He went viral on Reddit for being good at his job:

__________________
Watching the Oilers defend is like watching fire engines frantically rushing to the wrong fire

GirlySports is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 15 Users Say Thank You to GirlySports For This Useful Post:
Old 09-08-2017, 05:27 PM   #354
WhiteTiger
Franchise Player
 
WhiteTiger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nufy View Post
I know there are, That's why am hoping the gov't leaves some people there to look after things...

Army, reserves, police...something...
I hope not. People are more important than things, hands down. The people left behind to "look after things" are in just as much risk as if the ones who'd been evacuated weren't (Thus, why evac in the first place?)

What things of yours are worth more than a human life to you?
WhiteTiger is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 06:14 PM   #355
transplant99
Fearmongerer
 
transplant99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
Exp:
Default

25 years ago Hurricane Andrew was a cat 5 when it landed on Homestead Florida, almost an exact path that Irma is taking in projection models.





Anyone that stays behind is beyond foolish.
transplant99 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to transplant99 For This Useful Post:
Old 09-08-2017, 06:36 PM   #356
dammage79
Franchise Player
 
dammage79's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99 View Post
25 years ago Hurricane Andrew was a cat 5 when it landed on Homestead Florida, almost an exact path that Irma is taking in projection models.





Anyone that stays behind is beyond foolish.
One could say it's Darwinian
dammage79 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 06:52 PM   #357
Wormius
Franchise Player
 
Wormius's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
Exp:
Default

Are these hurricanes capable of interacting with each other? It looks like Jose is getting kind of near to Irma.
Wormius is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 07:00 PM   #358
transplant99
Fearmongerer
 
transplant99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
Exp:
Default

There is a real possibility that Key West doesnt exist 48 hours from now.

Chilling.
transplant99 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to transplant99 For This Useful Post:
Old 09-08-2017, 07:03 PM   #359
surferguy
Monster Storm
 
surferguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99 View Post
There is a real possibility that Key West doesnt exist 48 hours from now.

Chilling.

With how low those islands are there will be catastrophic damage and the potential for them to be completely geographically changed maybe even erased.
__________________
Shameless self promotion

surferguy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2017, 07:05 PM   #360
dammage79
Franchise Player
 
dammage79's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wormius View Post
Are these hurricanes capable of interacting with each other? It looks like Jose is getting kind of near to Irma.
Don't think so, if anything Irma's track might push Jose to the east into the mid Atlantic. I guess it depends.
dammage79 is online now   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:35 AM.

Calgary Flames
2024-25




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright Calgarypuck 2021 | See Our Privacy Policy