Hurricane Ian Thread

[mystery-ak]

 Biden calls Florida mayors — but not DeSantis — as Hurricane Ian nears shore
By Steven Nelson   
September 27, 2022 2:09pm

President Biden called three Florida mayors Tuesday as Hurricane Ian nears Florida’s western coast — but didn’t call Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, with whom he has clashed on issues such as COVID-19 policies and migration.

Presidents frequently speak directly with governors during emergency events — both to demonstrate political unity and to help coordinate federal and state relief efforts.

As the devastating Category 3 storm approached, Biden instead spoke with Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch and Clearwater Mayor Frank Hibbard. Castor and Welch are Democrats, while Hibbard is a Republican.

DeSantis is a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate and has frequently criticized Biden’s performance.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at her regular press briefing that Biden “held separate calls” with the mayors and “discussed planning and preparation for Hurricane Ian.”

more
https://nypost.com/2022/09/27/biden-calls-florida-mayors-but-not-desantis-as-hurricane-ian-nears/

[deb]

I will touch base when I can -- we are supposed to see the worst tomorrow around noon until middle of Thursday.  We have a solar charged radio and cell phone charger.  The last hurricane took out a couple of cell towers, so who knows.

Thank you for prayers. 

Praying for you. May this pass quickly and without harm.

[Hoodat]

My daughter relocated to Clearwater this past weeken..  Perfect timing.

[catfish1957]

Intensity seems to have sustained at 4:00 p.m. advisory.  Cone has shifted 30-40 miles southward.  From Vis Sat, do not see any weakening yet.  This is still a very powerful storm and sustaining its convection outflow well in every direction. I do see some slight SW to NE shear, but its doing little to hinder the storm.

Sarasota to Punta Gorda now seem to be the NHC points of impact. A great deal of the western FL coast is still in the cone too.  Still a lot can change in the next 24-36 hours.  One thing though, 10-15 storm surge is nothing to play with. Add that to Cat 3/4 winds?

Please take necessary precautions if you are in the path.

[Gefn]

My daughter relocated to Clearwater this past weeken..  Perfect timing.

Prayers for your daughter to be safe….

[Wingnut]

My daughter relocated to Clearwater this past weeken..  Perfect timing.

The struggle is real when you move to florida! Lets see how many damn yankee's decide to go back to NY after a fewe cat 3 Plus canes hit.

[mystery-ak]

Joe Biden Avoids Phone Call with Ron DeSantis Ahead of Hurricane Ian

It’s unclear why Joe Biden is avoiding a phone call with Ron DeSantis, as he has previously contacted governors ahead of dangerous hurricanes.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/09/27/joe-biden-ignoring-phone-call-ron-desantis-ahead-hurricane-ian/

[Hoodat]

Prayers for your daughter to be safe….

She told me that her house is up on a hill.  <sigh>

[Hoodat]

It’s unclear why Joe Biden is avoiding a phone call with Ron DeSantis, as he has previously contacted governors ahead of dangerous hurricanes.

It's perfectly clear to me.  Joe Biden is a petty little bitch.

[Gefn]

Live thread



https://youtu.be/Nv_SePgBn14

[rustynail]

It's perfectly clear to me.  Joe Biden is a petty little bitch.

“Let me be clear. If you’re in a state where hurricanes often strike like Florida or the Gulf Coast or into Texas, a vital part of preparing for hurricane season is to get vaccinated,” Biden stated ahead of Hurricane Ian’s anticipated landfall on the west coast of Florida.

[mountaineer]

DeSantis War Room 🐳
@DeSantisWarRoom
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58m
"I’m happy to brief the President if he’s interested in hearing what we’re doing in Florida... You've got people’s lives at stake...no time for pettiness, we've gotta work together to make sure we’re doing the best job for them. So my phone line is open." @RonDeSantisFL on Biden

[mystery-ak]

https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/hurricane-ian-flood-florida-worst-case-scenario-nhc



Tampa




Port Charlotte



Punta Gorda



Fort Myers

[DCPatriot]

Hurricane IAN, LIVE, HITS KEY WEST


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIrhyAa2xTE

BUMP!! 

[mystery-ak]

 Biden speaks with DeSantis about Hurricane Ian
by Zach Schonfeld - 09/27/22 8:20 PM ET



President Biden spoke with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday evening, shortly after the governor said during a press conference that Biden had not yet called to discuss Hurricane Ian.

“President Biden spoke this evening with Governor DeSantis of Florida to discuss the steps the Federal government is taking to help Florida prepare for Hurricane Ian,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted. “The President and the Governor committed to continued close coordination.”

DeSantis during a press conference earlier on Tuesday evening said Biden had not called him, but the Florida Republican lauded Biden’s approval of Florida’s emergency declaration in a rare show of praise.

“I’m happy to brief the president if he’s interested in hearing what we’re doing in Florida,” DeSantis said.

“My view on all this is like, you’ve got people’s lives at stake, you’ve got their property at stake and we don’t have time for pettiness,” he continued. “We gotta work together to make sure we’re doing the best job for them, so my phone line is open.”

The White House previously stressed that the political differences between Biden and DeSantis would not affect the administration’s response to the hurricane.

DeSantis also indicated he has a good relationship with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has sent personnel to Florida to assist in the state’s response.

Reporters pressed FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell at a White House press briefing earlier on Tuesday about the lack of a call between Biden and DeSantis, but she said it had not impeded planning for the storm.


“The President is very focused on making sure that the federal family has the right resources available to support this,” Criswell said. “That is why I contacted the governor right away, and we have a team of my senior leadership that are embedded with the governor to make sure that we’re supporting that.”

Biden also held calls with the mayors of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater to discuss the potential impacts of the hurricane across the state.

Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast between Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3664054-biden-speaks-with-desantis-about-hurricane-ian/

[Gefn]

Hurricane IAN, LIVE, HITS KEY WEST


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIrhyAa2xTE

Oh boy, Hemingway House! I hope it and the six toed cats will be ok…..

[cato potatoe]

Cape Coral has a storm surge problem if the path verifies.

Flooding rain is the headline along I-4.  Water tables are still high from the summer rains.

SE Florida has a day of tornadoes to deal with.

[Gefn]

This guy on you tube is showing a two tornadoes in addition to the hurricane.

It’s pretty scary


https://youtu.be/Oot_sJhPqVc

[cato potatoe]

My daughter relocated to Clearwater this past weeken..  Perfect timing.

Clearwater may have lucked out (for the 100th year in a row) other than torrential rains.  We’ll have to be wary of any major wobbles from the storm’s core, since the margin of error is pretty thin.

[Hoodat]

[Gefn]

Cuba without electricity after hurricane hammers power grid

AVANA (AP) - Hurricane Ian knocked out power across all of Cuba and devastated some of the country´s most important tobacco farms Tuesday when it slammed into the island´s western tip as a major hurricane.

Cuba´s Electric Union said in a statement that work is being done to gradually restore service to the country´s 11 million people between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Power was initially knocked out in Cuba's western provinces, but subsequently the entire grid collapsed.

Ian made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane early Tuesday on the island´s west coast. It devastated Pinar del Río province, where much of the tobacco used to make Cuba´s iconic cigars is grown.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11256935/Cuba-without-electricity-hurricane-hammers-power-grid.html

[Right_in_Virginia]

DeSantis War Room 🐳
@DeSantisWarRoom
·
58m
"I’m happy to brief the President if he’s interested in hearing what we’re doing in Florida... You've got people’s lives at stake...no time for pettiness, we've gotta work together to make sure we’re doing the best job for them. So my phone line is open." @RonDeSantisFL on Biden

[dfwgator]

Watch out for that knife in your back, Ron.

[catfish1957]

About 10 hours away from eyewall hitting SW FL Coast.

This close to land, and very well clustered model tracks seem to point to a Cape Coral/Ft. Myers landfall.  Anticipated NNE turn was earlier and more prounced than the NHC previously thought.  As dire as it looked for TB yesterday, it now looks like they may see no more than 50 mph winds, especially inland.  Crazy how quickly this thing can change.

Forecasted winds at landfall are expected to be 130 mph sustained, which would make it a minimal Cat 4.  8-12 storm surge and Cat 4 winds are likely to be catastrophic.

In the last couple of hours Ian's eye has gotten kind of raggedy, which may be some potential weakening, or an eye wall replacement.  There is a nice tongue of pretty dry air inflitatrating the west side, and I see some fading pf convection on the SW quadrant of the storm.  In fact this front along the Gulf coast is filteting in enough dry air that the entire west peripheral of Ian's upper atmospheric cloud shield is eroding.

These are some positve short term signs, but I think it is too late to have any drastic impact on this monster storm,

[Smokin Joe]

Prayers up for all y'all in the path of this storm!