Title: Guess I was right!
Description: Hmmm?
Description: Hmmm?
FreeBird - June 11, 2006 03:27 PM (GMT)
I said on June 02, 2006 that the FIRST ONE (this isn't luck) would HIT Miami, Fl. on June 12, 2006 :unsure: Hmmmm?
But, then again, my POST was "terminated" (the post was closed) wasn't it? (hail democracy) :unsure:
This was not right and I'm not going to apoligize for bein angry and pissed! :angry: :mad: :rolleyes: :angry:
NOW................I think it's time FLORIDA had another "attitude adjustment"! :ph43r:
BTW..........Welcome, Alberto! Good luck FLORIDA! (WE need the rain anyway....thank your "lucky stars")
On WATCH!
Have a nice Sunday......Andrew/FreeBird/An American from America/
(yes, that means something)
P.S.
YOU ALL GOTTA LOVE THESE GUYS AND GALS :clap:
But, then again, my POST was "terminated" (the post was closed) wasn't it? (hail democracy) :unsure:
This was not right and I'm not going to apoligize for bein angry and pissed! :angry: :mad: :rolleyes: :angry:
NOW................I think it's time FLORIDA had another "attitude adjustment"! :ph43r:
BTW..........Welcome, Alberto! Good luck FLORIDA! (WE need the rain anyway....thank your "lucky stars")
On WATCH!
Have a nice Sunday......Andrew/FreeBird/An American from America/
(yes, that means something)
P.S.
YOU ALL GOTTA LOVE THESE GUYS AND GALS :clap:
FreeBird - June 12, 2006 03:26 PM (GMT)
:( WOWZA :(
This "little" storm is gonna turn into a MINI-MONSTER!
I see winds at 129mph(or GOD FORBID...MORE!!!) before it's all over :dripple: :dripple: :dripple:
:unsure: It's allready a RAIN-MAKER and MORE!
Follow my coverage.....if ya want to.!
Peace out to all of ya in Fl........Andrew/FreeBird :Y:
This "little" storm is gonna turn into a MINI-MONSTER!
I see winds at 129mph(or GOD FORBID...MORE!!!) before it's all over :dripple: :dripple: :dripple:
:unsure: It's allready a RAIN-MAKER and MORE!
Follow my coverage.....if ya want to.!
Peace out to all of ya in Fl........Andrew/FreeBird :Y:
ErinB - June 12, 2006 03:53 PM (GMT)
Guess the relatives in West Palm aren't going to sell their house this year afterall. (They are moving to Northern Fla where my dad lives...near Live Oak. Many Miamians are moving up that way. They must really be hurricane weary and who can blame them! At least they are getting the rain they needed.
FreeBird - June 12, 2006 04:01 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (ErinB @ Jun 12 2006, 11:53 AM) |
| Guess the relatives in West Palm aren't going to sell their house this year afterall. (They are moving to Northern Fla where my dad lives...near Live Oak. Many Miamians are moving up that way. They must really be hurricane weary and who can blame them! At least they are getting the rain they needed. |
Sorry to hear that Erin. :(
LOVE YOUR QUOTE about "bloodshed and tearshed" btw..... :good: :good: :good:....how true :( !
You KNOW it's BAD when JEB BUSH GOES ON CNN AND ISSUES A DECLARATION! :read:
My gosh........130mph winds (before it's all over)!!! :unsure:
Wind Speed's CHART!
WOW, WOW, WOW.........Andrew :Y:
NOTE: PLEASE DON'T "BET" ON MY PREDICTIONS (disclaimer)
BREAKING NEWS: PITTSBURGH STEELERS QUARTERBACK "BEN" HAS BEEN IN A MOTERCYCLE ACCIDENT IN PITTSBURGH PA........OMG'S!
OMG'S!
Will BIG BEN survive???
*****THANK YOU "SEN. ROBERT C. BRYD" FROM MY HOME STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA!******
FreeBird - June 12, 2006 07:16 PM (GMT)
ALGOREismylife - June 12, 2006 09:06 PM (GMT)
Lot's of news, bad news as usual. Yes it's hurricane season. Wonder why Florida always seems to get hit????? Ever since 2000. Freebird, you mention Jeb Bush. Sometimes I get the feeling Florida is getting punished. They need to be rid of Bushes. :D
ALGOREismylife - June 12, 2006 09:27 PM (GMT)
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/14799481.htm
TROPICAL FORCE: This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday shows Tropical Storm Alberto sitting in the Gulf of Mexico preparing to batter Florida with high winds and heavy rain in the next few days.
Posted on Mon, Jun. 12, 2006
Evacuations ordered as Alberto approaches
By MARTIN MERZER AND GARY FINEOUT
mmerzer@MiamiHerald.com
Emergency managers ordered coastal evacuations this afternoon as Tropical Storm Alberto abruptly intensified to near-hurricane strength and began sweeping into the state.
''It's not worth losing your life . . .,'' Gov. Jeb Bush said as he urged Floridians to heed the orders. ``Property can be rebuilt.''
The 2006 hurricane season is 12 days old.
''Good God, who would have thunk it,'' Bush said.
During the past two seasons, eight hurricanes struck or brushed Florida.
Meanwhile, South Floridians were advised to expect heavy rain and gusty winds as squalls roam through the area.
''It's going to be cloudy and rainy and good weather to stay home,'' said Roberto Garcia of the National Weather Service's South Florida office. ``But I cannot do that.''
Neither could most of us, so he and others counseled South Floridians to stay in touch with weather advisories.
Farther north, forecasters hurriedly issued a precautionary hurricane warning from Longboat Key near Sarasota through the Big Bend area to the Ochlockonee River south of Tallahassee. That means hurricane conditions -- wind stronger than 74 mph and heavy rain -- are expected within 24 hours.
The greatest danger: an eight- to 10-foot storm surge, the dome of water that rushes ashore as the storm's center approaches.
''It's the storm surge that will be a problem,'' said Stanley Bair, owner of The Island Hotel on Cedar Key, an island just off Florida's Big Bend. ``It won't get into the hotel, but it will surround it, and people won't be able to get on or off the island.''
Bair said every room is booked, largely by news crews, and ``we'll have rollaways in the lobby.''
The hotel was built in 1859 and has survived every hurricane since.
Officials in six coastal counties, from Franklin County to Citrus County, told some residents to leave.
Several of those counties, including Wakulla, Taylor and Dixie, have been hit in the past with flooding due to storm surge from large storms.
Last year, Hurricane Dennis unexpectedly created a backwash of water into Wakulla County, while the infamous no-name storm of 1993 killed unsuspecting residents of Taylor County in the middle of the night.
''This is a part of the state where it doesn't take a big storm to cause a significant amount of flooding,'' said Craig Fugate, the state's emergency management chief.
Fortunately, the area is sparsely populated and can be quickly evacuated.
State officials said that local communities were gearing up to deal with the storm and that 17 shelters would soon open. An estimated 7,500 National Guard were on alert and ready to be deployed if needed.
''We're used to catching those first storms here in North Florida,'' said Chris Floyd, emergency services director of the Capital Area Chapter of the Red Cross in Tallahassee. ``We've got a lot of experience. Not that we necessarily want it to happen here, but I believe we're as prepared as we can be.''
The 5 p.m. EDT forecast called for the center of Alberto to make landfall in the Big Bend area Tuesday morning as a borderline Category 1 hurricane with winds of about 75 mph, but most of its weather reached land long ahead of the center.
Isolated tornadoes were possible throughout much of the state, particularly in Central Florida and the Panhandle.
''Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion,'' said forecaster Richard Pasch of the National Hurricane Center in West Miami-Dade County.
Bush issued a state of emergency for the entire state, an action that triggers laws against price gouging and gives him the power to waive tolls, activate the National Guard and close state facilities.
''This is a serious storm and we're taking it seriously,'' he said.
In South Florida, commuters traveled to work under gray skies, occasional showers and a heavy blanket of humidity. They were advised to expect soaking rain later in the day.
Forecasters also reinstated concerns over the possibility of severe thunderstorms, waterspouts and tornadoes, particularly in Central Florida and along the lower Gulf Coast, but also possibly in and near Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
A tornado watch was issued for Glades, Hendry and Collier counties.
Alberto grew out of the year's first tropical depression Sunday, an ominous sign of things to come during the hurricane season -- which was only 11 days old.
The storm initially struggled to keep itself together, but it coalesced and grew stronger overnight.
''The storm has been interacting with the warm Gulf of Mexico loop current, which has likely been a contributor to the intensification,'' Pasch said.
It then moved over cooler water and encountered hostile crosswinds, two factors that inhibited significant additional strengthening, he said.
Portions of Central and North Florida could absorb eight to 10 inches of rain, a prospect welcomed by firefighters who have been battling wildfires in those regions.
Farther south, Alberto produced 10 to 20 inches of rain over the western half of Cuba, with isolated totals of 30 inches over higher terrain
The six-month hurricane season, which began June 1 and ends Nov. 30, is expected to be another unusually active one.
The government's official outlook calls for 13 to 16 tropical storms that would become eight to 10 hurricanes, including four to six intense hurricanes with winds above 110 mph. Government experts expect two to four hurricanes to hit the United States this year.
Herald staff writers Elinor J. Brecher and Stephanie Garry contributed to this report.
TROPICAL FORCE: This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday shows Tropical Storm Alberto sitting in the Gulf of Mexico preparing to batter Florida with high winds and heavy rain in the next few days.
Posted on Mon, Jun. 12, 2006
Evacuations ordered as Alberto approaches
By MARTIN MERZER AND GARY FINEOUT
mmerzer@MiamiHerald.com
Emergency managers ordered coastal evacuations this afternoon as Tropical Storm Alberto abruptly intensified to near-hurricane strength and began sweeping into the state.
''It's not worth losing your life . . .,'' Gov. Jeb Bush said as he urged Floridians to heed the orders. ``Property can be rebuilt.''
The 2006 hurricane season is 12 days old.
''Good God, who would have thunk it,'' Bush said.
During the past two seasons, eight hurricanes struck or brushed Florida.
Meanwhile, South Floridians were advised to expect heavy rain and gusty winds as squalls roam through the area.
''It's going to be cloudy and rainy and good weather to stay home,'' said Roberto Garcia of the National Weather Service's South Florida office. ``But I cannot do that.''
Neither could most of us, so he and others counseled South Floridians to stay in touch with weather advisories.
Farther north, forecasters hurriedly issued a precautionary hurricane warning from Longboat Key near Sarasota through the Big Bend area to the Ochlockonee River south of Tallahassee. That means hurricane conditions -- wind stronger than 74 mph and heavy rain -- are expected within 24 hours.
The greatest danger: an eight- to 10-foot storm surge, the dome of water that rushes ashore as the storm's center approaches.
''It's the storm surge that will be a problem,'' said Stanley Bair, owner of The Island Hotel on Cedar Key, an island just off Florida's Big Bend. ``It won't get into the hotel, but it will surround it, and people won't be able to get on or off the island.''
Bair said every room is booked, largely by news crews, and ``we'll have rollaways in the lobby.''
The hotel was built in 1859 and has survived every hurricane since.
Officials in six coastal counties, from Franklin County to Citrus County, told some residents to leave.
Several of those counties, including Wakulla, Taylor and Dixie, have been hit in the past with flooding due to storm surge from large storms.
Last year, Hurricane Dennis unexpectedly created a backwash of water into Wakulla County, while the infamous no-name storm of 1993 killed unsuspecting residents of Taylor County in the middle of the night.
''This is a part of the state where it doesn't take a big storm to cause a significant amount of flooding,'' said Craig Fugate, the state's emergency management chief.
Fortunately, the area is sparsely populated and can be quickly evacuated.
State officials said that local communities were gearing up to deal with the storm and that 17 shelters would soon open. An estimated 7,500 National Guard were on alert and ready to be deployed if needed.
''We're used to catching those first storms here in North Florida,'' said Chris Floyd, emergency services director of the Capital Area Chapter of the Red Cross in Tallahassee. ``We've got a lot of experience. Not that we necessarily want it to happen here, but I believe we're as prepared as we can be.''
The 5 p.m. EDT forecast called for the center of Alberto to make landfall in the Big Bend area Tuesday morning as a borderline Category 1 hurricane with winds of about 75 mph, but most of its weather reached land long ahead of the center.
Isolated tornadoes were possible throughout much of the state, particularly in Central Florida and the Panhandle.
''Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion,'' said forecaster Richard Pasch of the National Hurricane Center in West Miami-Dade County.
Bush issued a state of emergency for the entire state, an action that triggers laws against price gouging and gives him the power to waive tolls, activate the National Guard and close state facilities.
''This is a serious storm and we're taking it seriously,'' he said.
In South Florida, commuters traveled to work under gray skies, occasional showers and a heavy blanket of humidity. They were advised to expect soaking rain later in the day.
Forecasters also reinstated concerns over the possibility of severe thunderstorms, waterspouts and tornadoes, particularly in Central Florida and along the lower Gulf Coast, but also possibly in and near Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
A tornado watch was issued for Glades, Hendry and Collier counties.
Alberto grew out of the year's first tropical depression Sunday, an ominous sign of things to come during the hurricane season -- which was only 11 days old.
The storm initially struggled to keep itself together, but it coalesced and grew stronger overnight.
''The storm has been interacting with the warm Gulf of Mexico loop current, which has likely been a contributor to the intensification,'' Pasch said.
It then moved over cooler water and encountered hostile crosswinds, two factors that inhibited significant additional strengthening, he said.
Portions of Central and North Florida could absorb eight to 10 inches of rain, a prospect welcomed by firefighters who have been battling wildfires in those regions.
Farther south, Alberto produced 10 to 20 inches of rain over the western half of Cuba, with isolated totals of 30 inches over higher terrain
The six-month hurricane season, which began June 1 and ends Nov. 30, is expected to be another unusually active one.
The government's official outlook calls for 13 to 16 tropical storms that would become eight to 10 hurricanes, including four to six intense hurricanes with winds above 110 mph. Government experts expect two to four hurricanes to hit the United States this year.
Herald staff writers Elinor J. Brecher and Stephanie Garry contributed to this report.
FreeBird - June 12, 2006 09:59 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (ALGOREismylife @ Jun 12 2006, 05:06 PM) |
| Lot's of news, bad news as usual. Yes it's hurricane season. Wonder why Florida always seems to get hit????? Ever since 2000. Freebird, you mention Jeb Bush. Sometimes I get the feeling Florida is getting punished. They need to be rid of Bushes. :D |
Who know's? :( ... AGIML!!!
It's a friggin nightmare!!! :dripple:
How can ya plan for the future???
Have a good day..........Andrew/FreeBird :(
FreeBird - June 12, 2006 11:32 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (ALGOREismylife @ Jun 12 2006, 05:06 PM) |
| Lot's of news, bad news as usual. |
:unsure: It's INSANE!!!! AGIML!!! :( :dripple:
I just looked down the list of news items from CNN! :blink:
It doesn't seem to stop!!!!
May peace be with ya..........Andrew/FreeBird :Y:
ALGOREismylife - June 13, 2006 01:19 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (FreeBird @ Jun 12 2006, 05:32 PM) |
| I just looked down the list of news items from CNN! :blink: It doesn't seem to stop!!!! |
When I get tired of CNN, which sometimes isn't hard to do, I'll turn to my local news and it's just about the same thing.......................all bad. :bad:
FreeBird - June 13, 2006 01:41 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (ALGOREismylife @ Jun 12 2006, 09:19 PM) |
| When I get tired of CNN, which sometimes isn't hard to do, I'll turn to my local news and it's just about the same thing.......................all bad. :bad: |
I hear ya loud and clear :read:
I feel the same way........ :unsure:
I don't know the answer.......Andrew :(
P.S. If ya figure it out? Let me know!!! :blink:
ErinB - June 13, 2006 11:33 PM (GMT)
It looks like it has gone north and will hit the Gulf...uh oh. I had better watch and see where this one goes. My dad lives near where the panhandle turns into the Fla mainland..the armpit so to speak.
earthmother - June 14, 2006 12:43 AM (GMT)
It's going that way? I thought it was crossing over Florida into the Atlantic and heading up the coast? :?: