Hurricane Ian Thread

[Gefn]

Ian strengthens to hurricane again after pummeling Florida, now headed for Carolinas, Georgia

Ian strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Thursday afternoon. It is now moving across Florida, headed toward Georgia and the Carolinas where it is expected to make landfall Friday. More than 2.6 million people are without power. Fox News is updating with the latest news surrounding the storm, its impact, travel and emergency updates.

https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/hurricane-ian-tracker-2022-news-path-weather-09-29-2022

[DCPatriot]

This should NOT present much of a problem for the 'stranded' people on the island...per the photo.

Back in 1980, I sold a home owned by a man who was a government contractor...he 'invented' and/or manufactured

"Emergency Bridges", which could straddle a space that size/length with ease. He said they actually used them in Viet Nam.

Today, the fan blades on those ridiculous windmill farms are transported by trucks...and the partially assembled bridge/causeway  are much shorter in length.   

[Wingnut]

This should NOT present much of a problem for the 'stranded' people on the island...per the photo.

Back in 1980, I sold a home owned by a man who was a government contractor...he 'invented' and/or manufactured

"Emergency Bridges", which could straddle a space that size/length with ease. He said they actually used them in Viet Nam.

Today, the fan blades on those ridiculous windmill farms are transported by trucks...and the partially assembled bridge/causeway  are much shorter in length.

That is a great picture.  Been over that Bridge many times.

[rustynail]

There will need to be environmental and racial impact studies done before Anything is done to that bridge.

[Bigun]

I just got a rext from @libertybele!  She's OK!

Hallelujah!!!  Thank God!

[DCPatriot]

That is a great picture.  Been over that Bridge many times.

@Right_in_Virginia  posted it above...I should have resized it.   

[mystery-ak]

 Biden says political disagreements with DeSantis ‘irrelevant,’ plans to visit Florida
by Alex Gangitano - 09/29/22 1:41 PM ET

President Biden on Thursday said that his political disagreements with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are irrelevant during the Hurricane Ian response efforts, adding that he plans to visit the state when he can.

“It’s totally irrelevant, but I’ll answer it,” he said when asked about his relationship with DeSantis. “He complimented me, he thanked me for the immediate response we had, he told me how much he appreciated it.”

“This is not about anything having to do with our disagreements politically, this is about saving people’s lives, homes and businesses. That’s what this is about,” Biden added in remarks at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s headquarters.

The president said the timing of his visit to Florida will depend on when he can go without getting in the way of recovery efforts.

“Everyone hard at work in Florida right now deserves our thanks. When the conditions allow it, I’m going to be going to Florida to thank them personally, so we don’t get in the way,” Biden said.

The president said he and DeSantis have spoken four or five times in the lead up to and since the storm hit.

“And it’s not a matter of my disagreements with him on other items,” he said.

Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm Wednesday afternoon and brought rain, intense winds, floods and power outages. It is expected to make its way to Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina later this week.

The president also said on Thursday that he will visit Puerto Rico, which was hit by Hurricane Fiona earlier this month, and that he is committed to recovery efforts for the island.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3667281-biden-says-political-disagreements-with-desantis-irrelevant-plans-to-visit-florida/

[Wingnut]

Joe would be wise to stay out of FL.  The FJB chants will be deafening.

[Right_in_Virginia]

@Right_in_Virginia  posted it above...I should have resized it.   

   @DCPatriot

[Right_in_Virginia]

Very happy to hear you're okay @libertybele   

[AllThatJazzZ]

I just got a rext from @libertybele!  She's OK!

@libertybele
@Cyber Liberty

Hallelujah! Such a relief!

[Texas Robin]

I always get a kick out of photos like this.  Notice that there isn't a single note or piece of paper on the entire desk other than the one he is holding a pen to.  And notice the paper coffee cup with the plastic lid, as if the President doesn't have special ceramic cups with the Presidential seal of them.  And then finally, does anyone actually expect me to believe that Joe Biden is capable of talking on the phone with one hand and writing at the same time with the other?

[AllThatJazzZ]

That brings back memories of what the Bolivar Peninsula here in Texas looked like after hurricane Ike which was only a Cat II storm.

@Bigun

That's the year when I stopped being that concerned with what category a storm was. I drove down to Galveston several days after the storm and I was absolutely not prepared for what I saw. Being born and raised here on the Texas Gulf Coast, I have great familiarity with the impact of a hurricane, but Ike threw me for a loop -- especially in that it was "only" a Cat 2. After that, Harvey blew me away with the stunning amount of rain we got.

https://www.weather.gov/lch/2017harvey

You may remember this story. Dickinson got an astonishing 55" of rain.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4828488/Texas-nursing-home-residents-rescued-flooded-facility.html

I left during Ike and went to the Cypress area. It was in worse shape than my home on the coast. I stayed put in Harvey (local EM wasn't encouraging evacuation). It wasn't fun (I hate those lousy nighttime storms!), but the pocket where my house is seems to do fairly well when others sustain much more damage. Roofs and fences are all I've lost. No trees. No flooding. In earlier years, got hit bad by Carla (flooded) and by Alicia (tornado took roof off). All in all, I feel I've been rather fortunate over the years.

BTW, I remember seeing some of those people from Bolivar interviewed. They said they wished they'd left and said they'd NEVER stay through another one!   

[Kamaji]

More screenshots:

Liberals are such disgusting excuses for human beings.

[DCPatriot]

One thing I haven't heard mentioned anywhere...

The chances of Florida remaining a "Red State" have been greatly compromised, with the destruction from IAN.

Too many homes/residences are wiped clean, with just a slab under a foot of mud/sand...no infrastructure, etc..

Mail-in ballots equals fraudulent votes.

[Gefn]

Hurricane Ian bearing down on South Carolina

Here's the latest on the timing and track of storm, which continued strengthening overnight and was barreling toward a South Carolina landfall on Friday.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/hurricane-ian-bearing-down-on-south-carolina/1255364

[catfish1957]

One thing I haven't heard mentioned anywhere...

The chances of Florida remaining a "Red State" have been greatly compromised, with the destruction from IAN.

Too many homes/residences are wiped clean, with just a slab under a foot of mud/sand...no infrastructure, etc..

Mail-in ballots equals fraudulent votes.

Good observation, and DeSantis would be the ultimate libtard trophy.

[mystery-ak]

Florida Officials Institute Curfew amid Looting in Aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Officials from Florida’s Lee County announced a curfew on Wednesday following reports of looting and other criminal activity in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
Jordan Dixon-Hamilton29 Sep 2022, 8:14 PM PDT

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Lee County on Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour, resulting in as much as $40 billion in property damage.

With local officials dedicating all their time and resources to the hurricane’s response, criminals took advantage and began looting and committing other crimes, Lee County officials announced.

For example, one gas station in Florida was reportedly looted.

“Earlier today, when law enforcement was unable to respond because of weather conditions, it was unsafe, there was a break-in on Cleveland Avenue and there was looting,” Lee County Manager Roger DesJarlais announced during a press conference.

DesJarlais noted that “a group of people” looted “one of the Speedway gas stations,” which prompted Fort Meyers city officials to talk to Lee County officials about instituting a curfew.

“To be sure, and I feel safe relaying this in on behalf of law enforcement, there’s going to be a zero-tolerance policy for looting and violence in this town,” DesJarlais added.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno condemned the criminals in a separate press conference on Wednesday.

Marceno said:

    I know we had a report of one incident where someone tried to loot into a gas station. I don’t know the details but it’s infuriating and we’re not gonna allow it. We are a great law and order state. We need to access the people that need to be helped, their life and safety is most important. But my message is very clear to those who think they’re gonna loot. Go somewhere else, leave the state, don’t do that in here, not in Lee County.

However, Ian was downgraded to a tropical storm since making landfall on Wednesday, but Florida officials warned that dangerous conditions remain.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/09/29/florida-officials-institute-curfew-looting-aftermath-hurricane-ian/

[mystery-ak]

 

Snap Study: ‘Climate Change’ Added 10% to Ian’s Rainfall

“Climate change”  boosted rainfall attributed to Hurricane Ian by at least 10 percent,  a small study based on computer modelling and laboratory scenarios claims.
Simon Kent30 Sep 2022, 3:51 AM PDT

more
https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2022/09/30/snap-study-climate-change-added-10-to-ians-rainfall/

[mystery-ak]

Hurricane Ian: Carolinas brace for oncoming storm

South Carolina was already feeling impacts from the outer rain bands of Hurricane Ian on Friday morning.

Fox Weather reported, citing Colorado State University tropical scientist Phil Klotzbach, that Hurricane Matthew in 2016 was the last hurricane to make landfall in the state.

The Category 1 storm was expected to make landfall there in the afternoon, with hurricane-force winds expected across the coast of South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina.

There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge from Ian through Friday along the coasts of northeastern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

A storm surge of between four to seven feet is expected along the South Carolina coast.

Storm surge watches and warnings have been issued from Florida and up to the North Carolina coast.

The National Weather Service in Charleston said that a wind gust to 66 miles per hour was recently measured along the southern end of Folly Beach.

The Charleston Police Department said that roads were closed and that it is "experiencing flooding in many of our usual locations."

The Isle of Palms Police Department tweeted that it was seeing standing water along multiple roads, as well as debris.

A flash flood warning was issued in Charleston and Mount Pleasant.

National Guard troops are being positioned to help with the aftermath, including any water rescues, and highway crews will be ready to clear roads.

On Thursday afternoon, a steady stream of vehicles were heading out of Charleston on Interstate 26 with just a few heading into the city.

Gov. Henry McMaster issued no evacuations, but he said that doesn’t mean the storm isn’t dangerous.

“We know we can handle this if we use our heads and follow the rules,” he said.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper urged residents to prepare for lots of rain, high winds and potential power outages.

“For North Carolinians, I want to be clear: This storm can still be dangerous and even deadly,” he said.

State Emergency Management Director Will Ray said widespread power losses and evacuations weren’t anticipated at the time.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Posted by Julia Musto

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/NWSCharlestonSC/status/1575707785127305216

[mystery-ak]

One thing I haven't heard mentioned anywhere...

The chances of Florida remaining a "Red State" have been greatly compromised, with the destruction from IAN.

Too many homes/residences are wiped clean, with just a slab under a foot of mud/sand...no infrastructure, etc..

Mail-in ballots equals fraudulent votes.

I have been worried about this too....I am waiting to hear that the election should be postponed

As you said this is a great opportunity for voter fraud

[mystery-ak]

https://rumble.com/embed/v1jggak/?pub=4

[Bigun]

@Bigun

That's the year when I stopped being that concerned with what category a storm was. I drove down to Galveston several days after the storm and I was absolutely not prepared for what I saw. Being born and raised here on the Texas Gulf Coast, I have great familiarity with the impact of a hurricane, but Ike threw me for a loop -- especially in that it was "only" a Cat 2. After that, Harvey blew me away with the stunning amount of rain we got.

https://www.weather.gov/lch/2017harvey

You may remember this story. Dickinson got an astonishing 55" of rain.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4828488/Texas-nursing-home-residents-rescued-flooded-facility.html

I left during Ike and went to the Cypress area. It was in worse shape than my home on the coast. I stayed put in Harvey (local EM wasn't encouraging evacuation). It wasn't fun (I hate those lousy nighttime storms!), but the pocket where my house is seems to do fairly well when others sustain much more damage. Roofs and fences are all I've lost. No trees. No flooding. In earlier years, got hit bad by Carla (flooded) and by Alicia (tornado took roof off). All in all, I feel I've been rather fortunate over the years.

BTW, I remember seeing some of those people from Bolivar interviewed. They said they wished they'd left and said they'd NEVER stay through another one!   

@AllThatJazzZ hurricane Ike caused the National Weather Service to change the way hurricanes are classified. Formerly they were classified based on max sustained wind speeds alone. Now they add in the overall size (area covered by the Windfield) in the calculation.  Ike's max sustained winds were only something like 100 MPH but the SIZE of the Windfield was HUGE (Hundreds of miles across) and THAT was what did the damage.  (A windfield that size is going to create a HUGE tidal surge on a very broad front.)

I live not far from Huntsville and got 56" of rain out of Harvey. No damage of any kind because the elevation here is about 375' ASL. Houston and points south simply cannot deal with that much water in a short period of time.

[DCPatriot]

IIRC, it was "AGNES" that was the 'Big One' during my lifetime.

To see the muddy water levels on the buildings/lamp posts along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania near Harrisburg...just unbelievable, the power of water.

[Bigun]

IIRC, it was "AGNES" that was the 'Big One' during my lifetime.

To see the muddy water levels on the buildings/lamp posts along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania near Harrisburg...just unbelievable, the power of water.

If another storm like Carla ever takes the same path that one did some insurance companies will be going bankrupt.

[Right_in_Virginia]

One thing I haven't heard mentioned anywhere...

The chances of Florida remaining a "Red State" have been greatly compromised, with the destruction from IAN.

Too many homes/residences are wiped clean, with just a slab under a foot of mud/sand...no infrastructure, etc..

Mail-in ballots equals fraudulent votes.

Florida allows in-person voting and mail-in absentee voting by request, only @DCPatriot   @mystery-ak

[Wingnut]

Snap Study: ‘Climate Change’ Added 10% to Ian’s Rainfall

“Climate change”  boosted rainfall attributed to Hurricane Ian by at least 10 percent,  a small study based on computer modelling and laboratory scenarios claims.
Simon Kent30 Sep 2022, 3:51 AM PDT

more
https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2022/09/30/snap-study-climate-change-added-10-to-ians-rainfall/

Follow the science they say even if it is a lie. 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

One thing I haven't heard mentioned anywhere...

The chances of Florida remaining a "Red State" have been greatly compromised, with the destruction from IAN.

Too many homes/residences are wiped clean, with just a slab under a foot of mud/sand...no infrastructure, etc..

Mail-in ballots equals fraudulent votes.

I'm skeptical it makes a difference.

[Gefn]

IIRC, it was "AGNES" that was the 'Big One' during my lifetime.

To see the muddy water levels on the buildings/lamp posts along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania near Harrisburg...just unbelievable, the power of water.

Sandy would have been the worst, but Irene had such bad wind it blew in water into my apartment and flooded out the kitchen.

My poor kitty’s food bowls looked like life rafts floating in the water. She was not amused

[DCPatriot]

Florida allows in-person voting and mail-in absentee voting by request, only @DCPatriot   @mystery-ak

@Right_in_Virginia

Thanks for that information!   

Of course, we realize that somebody who has lost their home...mementos and only have the clothes on their back,
their cash and their credit cards...they're certainly NOT thinking of the November election.

[240B]

An often overlooked hazard in Southern Coastal flooding (Louisiana/Florida), is what comes ashore along with the water. There are a lot of nasty snakes, snapping turtles, and other critters which wind up in your living room.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Needs context.

[rustynail]

It really pulls the room together.

[mountaineer]

It really pulls the room together.

I've heard of a bearskin rug, but alligator? Ewww.

[Wingnut]

Boots and belts and some gator tail gumbo!

[Gefn]

Boots and belts and some gator tail gumbo!

Never had gator gumbo but I’ve had Gatorade! 

[mystery-ak]

September 30, 2022 1:18pm EDT
Sanibel, Florida mayor says town decimated by Hurricane Ian: 'The perfect storm we hoped we'd never see'
Mayor Holly Smith said it will be long-term recovery effort as area is cut off from mainland due to damaged causeway
By Amy Nelson | Fox News

Sanibel, Florida Mayor Holly Smith said Hurricane Ian turned into the perfect storm she hoped she would never see in her lifetime. Now, her community is trying to recover from the unprecedented situation without direct access to mainland Florida.

Hurricane Ian collapsed part of the Sanibel Causeway, which connects the island to the mainland.

"We’re cut off," she said by phone on "America’s Newsroom" Friday.

Smith told Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino that the biggest priority is search and rescue. She said first responders started doing wellness checks early Thursday morning after the worst of the storm passed. 

"We did everything that we could to prepare. Everything we could to get the word out to please evacuate," she said.

She said an estimated 200 households remained on Sanibel Island during Hurricane Ian, but that number is growing as officials hear from more people who need assistance.

"We don’t know the number of people and pets that were in those residences. We’re getting that information as it comes through," she said.

more
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sanibel-mayor-speaks-hurricane-ian-decimates-florida-perfect-storm-hoped-never-see

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/NWSCharlestonSC/status/1575914293672824834

[mountaineer]

We're supposed to go to Sea Island, GA, in three weeks, so I'm trying to find out whether it was greatly affected.

[corbe]

    @libertybele

[mystery-ak]

[catfish1957]

I think I was about 4, but remember be carried by parents though standing water and wind.  (Carla).  Too young at the time, to really understand though.

[catfish1957]

An often overlooked hazard in Southern Coastal flooding (Louisiana/Florida), is what comes ashore along with the water. There are a lot of nasty snakes, snapping turtles, and other critters which wind up in your living room.

Honestly, and going through this so many times, the biggest critter hazard and hassle are fire ants.  Everyone's legs and ankles look like measles after doing outside hurricane cleanup.

[corbe]

Honestly, and going through this so many times, the biggest critter hazard and hassle are fire ants.  Everyone's legs and ankles look like measles after doing outside hurricane cleanup.

   I witnessed that firsthand @catfish1957 got caught downstream of a Landscape business in Hobby Airport area Alicia/ 83.

 

[Kamaji]

Snap Study: ‘Climate Change’ Added 10% to Ian’s Rainfall

“Climate change”  boosted rainfall attributed to Hurricane Ian by at least 10 percent,  a small study based on computer modelling and laboratory scenarios claims.
Simon Kent30 Sep 2022, 3:51 AM PDT

more
https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2022/09/30/snap-study-climate-change-added-10-to-ians-rainfall/

[rustynail]

https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1575945239872737282

[mountaineer]

Ian Miles Cheong
@stillgray
Poor white families in Florida which had their houses flooded will not be getting any federal funds.
5:37 PM · Sep 30, 2022


Apparently. Thankfully, the hurricane didn't affect any white people, on account of their privilege.

[Gefn]

People are looking to Waffle House as Hurricane Ian makes landfall again—here’s why

As Hurricane Ian barrels into South Carolina after leaving behind a trail of destruction in Florida, people are keeping a close eye on something that might surprise you: Waffle House.

The well-known restaurant chain currently has 10 locations closed in the hardest hit areas of Florida, a number that will “fluctuate rapidly” as staff works to re-open and aid community members, Waffle House spokesperson Njeri Boss tells CNBC Make It.

Such closures are incredibly rare for the Norcross, Georgia-based chain, which has roughly 2,000 locations spread mostly across the southeast U.S. And they mean more than just a community being waffle-less: A local Waffle House’s status actually serves as unofficial shorthand for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to track the severity of a weather disaster, and how much damage it’s done to an area.

It’s known as the “Waffle House Index,” created by former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate after he and his colleagues discovered the last places that stayed open during Hurricane Charley in 2004 were Waffle House locations.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/30/fema-waffle-house-index-hurricane-ian-makes-landfall-again.html


🧇🧇🧇

[catfish1957]

/twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1575945239872737282

Did she actually admit that dispersion of government disaster relief money will be based on race?

Can this bitch be administered a congressional censure?