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Showing posts with label Hurricane Irma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hurricane Irma. Show all posts
Saturday, September 9, 2017
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Hurricane Irma Is Being Called ‘A Lawnmower From The Sky’ And FEMA Warns It Will ‘Devastate’ The Southeast - Michael Snyder THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG
Posted: 08 Sep 2017 Michael Snyder THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG
It looks like Hurricane Irma is going to make landfall in south Florida on Sunday morning. Of course that could still change, but this is what the meteorologists are telling us at this point. But of course the exact spot where Irma makes landfall is not so important because of the absolutely immense size of this storm. Irma is going to cause chaos and devastation over a very large area, and just like Hurricane Harvey the recovery from this storm is literally going to be measured in years.
Down in the Caribbean, the destruction that Irma has caused has been absolutely unprecedented. The president of the island of Saint Martin “estimated that 95 percent of his country had been obliterated”, and one resident of the island described the storm as “a lawnmower from the sky”…
Witnesses described similar scenes on the island’s Dutch half. “It’s like someone with a lawnmower from the sky has gone over the island,” said Mairlou Rohan, a European tourist visiting Sint Maarten, part of the Netherlands.That is not the sort of terminology that I would use, but without a doubt the devastation caused by this storm has been off the charts.
On Barbuda, at least 90 percent of the buildings have been destroyed…
Gaston Browne, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, said Barbuda was “totally demolished,” with 90% of its buildings destroyed. Communication with the island was cut off because of the destruction. As Hurricane Jose approaches the island, Barbuda officials are trying to evacuate the entire population of 1,800.Now the storm is heading straight for south Florida, and FEMA is using apocalyptic language to describe what might happen…
FEMA Director Brock Long, in a Friday morning update, told a news conference there’s no question that Hurricane Irma will devastate parts of the souheastern United States:Some are comparing Hurricane Irma to Hurricane Andrew, but the truth is that Irma is much, much larger. You can see a comparison of the two storms right here.
“Obviously, Hurricane Irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the United States in either Florida or some of the southeastern states,” Long told a 7:30 a.m. news conference.
At this point, scientists are running out of superlatives to describe this storm. At the National Hurricane Center, one expert is already labeling Irma as “the most infamous in Atlantic hurricane history”…
“Irma has me sick to my stomach,” said Eric Blake, a scientist with the National Hurricane Center, on his personal Twitter account on Thursday evening. “This hurricane is as serious as any I have seen. No hype, just the hard facts. Take every lifesaving precaution you can.”We shall see what happens over the next few days.
“I have little doubt Irma will go down as one of the most infamous in Atlantic hurricane history,”he added.
Hopefully things will not be quite as bad as the experts are projecting.
At this hour, thousands upon thousands of Florida residents are desperately trying to flee north on the highways. Unfortunately, a lot of gas stations are already completely out of gasoline, and it is getting worse by the hour. Just check out these numbers…
At the stations where gasoline is still available, some people are having to wait up to 90 mins for fuel.In Gainesville, it was the worst: At least 58% of stations were out of gasoline as of Friday morning, according to GasBuddy’s fuel tracker.More than 40% of stations in West Palm Beach and Miami had no fuel, while 38% of Fort Myers-Naples stations, nearly 35% of Tampa-St. Petersburg locations and more than 32% of Orlando stations were offline.
Of course there are others that are not planning to leave Florida at all. In fact, 82-year-old Joseph “Tony” Vincent told the Washington Post that he is quite content to ride the storm out at a local hotel…
“Hell, you’d be safer here than taking a car on those roads. You might be killed before you get to Atlanta,” he scoffed.Hopefully he will be okay.
If Irma fizzles, Vincent said he’ll just ride his three wheeler back to his trailer. “I’ll come on home and get drinker than hell,” he said.
The warnings have been issued, and I don’t think that they could have been much stronger. People have made their decisions about what they are going to do, and now we will see how things play out.
On another note, I had to smile today when I came across a Think Progress article entitled “The case for a Category 6 rating for super-hurricanes like Irma”. I have been heavily criticized for saying the exact same thing that the liberal media is now talking very heavily about, but of course those outlets will not receive the same sort of criticism that I did.
In the end, the main thing is keeping people safe, and if anyone in the direct path of this storm still feels like they want to “ride it out”, I would very much encourage you to flee while you still can.
This is an exceedingly dangerous storm, and you do not want to be there when it hits.
Michael Snyder is a Republican candidate for Congress in Idaho’s First Congressional District, and you can learn how you can get involved in the campaign on his official website. His new book entitled “Living A Life That Really Matters” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com.
Friday, September 8, 2017
Irma Is Being Described As A ‘Nuclear Hurricane’ That Has Left One Island ‘Practically Uninhabitable’ - Michael Snyder THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG
Posted: 07 Sep 2017 Michael Snyder THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG
Irma is not just another hurricane – it is a history making storm that is going to cause up to a quarter of a trillion dollars in damage once it makes landfall in the United States. In fact, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine used the term “nuclear hurricane” to describe this storm to the media. I would never use that term personally, but I am in agreement that it would be exceedingly difficult to overstate the danger that this storm represents. According to the National Hurricane Center, Irma has been a category 5 storm for more than 50 hours, and that is already one of the longest stretches on record. Of course if you were to extrapolate the Saffir-Simpson scale, Irma would have been considered a category 6 storm when it had sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. This is a point that I made in my article entitled “Hurricane Irma: If There Was Such A Thing As A Category 6 Hurricane, This Would Be It”. And just a day later, MSNBC published an article with a suspiciously similar headline: “If there were a category 6 hurricane, Irma would be it”. So will the rest of the mainstream media attack MSNBC for saying the exact same thing that I did? Of course not. And will the mainstream media attack Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine for calling Irma “a nuclear hurricane”?… “We have talked to people in your city who say, ‘We ain’t going,’” CBS4’s Hank Tester told Levine.Of course not. I am certainly not criticizing Levine. Once again, it is not terminology that I would have used, but if it helps get more people to safety that is a good thing. Just look at what has happened to Barbuda. According to Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne, 95 percent of the buildings on Barbuda have been damaged or destroyed… “As it stands, Barbuda is practically uninhabitable,” Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne told Antigua/Barbuda Broadcasting Services. He added that the destruction on the island, which is home to about 1,800 people was “heart-wrenching” and most of it is now completely underwater.And Browne put an exclamation point on things when he told Anderson Cooper the following… “I have never seen any such destruction on a per capita basis compared to what I saw in Barbuda this afternoon,” Browne told CNN’s Anderson Cooper.Could we see similar devastation in our country? We shall see. Right now, millions are holding their breath as they wait to see where Irma will go. According to the Washington Post there are a couple of key factors that meteorologists are watching… The first is a ridge of high pressure over the Atlantic, dubbed the “Bermuda High.” This system, around which winds flow clockwise, acts as a guardrail to Irma, shunting it farther south and west like a pinball, and preventing it from heading out to sea. The stronger the ridge, the greater the probability that its westward movement will continue.But of course authorities can’t wait until the last minute, and coastal communities are already being evacuated. And we are not just talking about Florida. Earlier today, we learned that an evacuation order had been issued for Savannah, Georgia… Georgia’s governor has ordered a mandatory evacuation starting on Saturday from the state’s Atlantic coast ahead of Hurricane Irma. That includes the city of Savannah, home to nearly 150,000 people.Down in Florida, the clock is ticking for those that would still like to get out. There is extremely heavy traffic on the major highways, and many gas stations down in Florida have already completely run out of gasoline… Several gas stations in Florida ran out of gas Thursday as Hurricane Irma approached the state.As I have been saying all along, you don’t want to be there when this storm makes landfall. There are going to be some people that figure that since they were able to “ride out” other hurricanes that they will be able to do the same thing with Irma. Those that choose to do that will be making a tragic mistake, and it may cost some of them their lives. Michael Snyder is a Republican candidate for Congress in Idaho’s First Congressional District, and you can learn how you can get involved in the campaign on his official website. His new book entitled “Living A Life That Really Matters” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com. |
Hurricane Irma Storms Toward U.S., Jonathan Falwell and Wife Survive Devastation on St. Martin - CBN News Gary Lane
09-07-2017 CBN News Gary Lane
Hurricane Irma barreled through the Caribbean on its way toward the U.S., packing 175 mile-per-hour sustained winds, bringing death and destruction to islands like Puerto Rico, Barbuda, and St. Martin.
Irma has left at least 10 dead and thousands homeless.
Nearly 700,000 people living in parts of Miami, Homestead, the Keys and other communities are under evacuation order.
Florida Governor Rick Scott had harsh words for people refusing to obey the mandatory evacuations: "If you live in any evacuation zones and you're still at home, LEAVE!"
With the storm's track appearing to target Florida, Scott said it's not time to take chances.
"Do not try to ride out this storm. The time to leave is now...we can't save you once the storm hits."
Thursday, Georgia's governor ordered a mandatory evacuation starting Saturday from the state's Atlantic coast ahead of Hurricane Irma. And the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for the Florida Keys and parts of South Florida.
In the U.S. Virgin Islands, Gov. Kenneth Mapp says they're already getting badly needed federal help, like emergency food, water, and tarps, after Irma significantly damaged St. Thomas and St. John with top winds of 150 mph for more than four hours. Fire and police stations collapsed and the main hospital in St. Thomas sustained heavy damage.
Thomas Road Baptist Church Pastor Jonathan Falwell had surprised his wife with a wedding anniversary trip to St. Martin. They were trapped on the island when the hurricane hit.
He posted photos of the destruction on social media and tweeted, "We are safe. No power, everything destroyed. Buildings gone. Please pray as this island is decimated."
Heavy rain hammered Puerto Rico and caused power outages affecting more than one million people - nearly 70 percent of customers of Puerto Rico's Electric Power Authority. More than a thousand sought safety in shelters there. Parts of the island could be without power for four to six months.
In the Florida Keys, 25,000 people have already been evacuated. Mandatory evacuations took place in some Miami neighborhoods and traffic jams on some evacuation routes were commonplace.
In the Florida Keys, 25,000 people have already been evacuated. Mandatory evacuations took place in some Miami neighborhoods and traffic jams on some evacuation routes were commonplace.
RESOURCE: The Essential Guide to Hurricane Preparedness
Florida Keys resident Elizabeth Prieto was among those leaving. "I've been through George, I've been through Andrew, I've been through Wilma but I'm not staying for Irma," she insisted.
Evacuees from the Florida and Georgia coasts are seeking refuge in hotel rooms in central Georgia. Most are sold out.
Florida Governor Rick Scott warned people to find a safe place. "Every Floridian should take this seriously and be aggressive to protect their family. Possessions can be replaced, your family cannot," he warned.
Floridians emptied store shelves of water, milk and bread and waited in long gas lines to fill up their fuel tanks. Evacuee Ian Craig waited in line only to discover there was nothing to buy.
Florida Keys resident Elizabeth Prieto was among those leaving. "I've been through George, I've been through Andrew, I've been through Wilma but I'm not staying for Irma," she insisted.
Evacuees from the Florida and Georgia coasts are seeking refuge in hotel rooms in central Georgia. Most are sold out.
Florida Governor Rick Scott warned people to find a safe place. "Every Floridian should take this seriously and be aggressive to protect their family. Possessions can be replaced, your family cannot," he warned.
Floridians emptied store shelves of water, milk and bread and waited in long gas lines to fill up their fuel tanks. Evacuee Ian Craig waited in line only to discover there was nothing to buy.
"Gas is running out everywhere right now so I'm just a little too late trying to get it I guess," he said.
The latest storm track shows Irma downgrading a bit, but still a powerful Category 5 storm, possibly making landfall or skirting by Florida's east coast and then moving up to the Georgia coast and South Carolina.
The latest storm track shows Irma downgrading a bit, but still a powerful Category 5 storm, possibly making landfall or skirting by Florida's east coast and then moving up to the Georgia coast and South Carolina.
Irma could cause a great deal of damage, just as Hurricane Harvey did when it flooded parts of Texas.
That would mean more disaster relief spending from Washington where President Trump struck a deal with Democrats Wednesday to raise the government's debt ceiling - a deal that included relief funding to help after Harvey.
CBN's Operation Blessing is working in Texas to help people recover from Harvey.
And as it did before Harvey, O.B. is busy preparing for potential disaster in Florida.
Truckloads of water and food supplies are now being staged at its Ocala, Florida warehouse.
Truckloads of water and food supplies are now being staged at its Ocala, Florida warehouse.
That means Operation Blessing volunteers will be ready to move into action whenever and wherever Hurricane Irma makes landfall in the U.S.
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