Florida emergency declared as Tropical
Storm Ian strengthens
Associated Press,
by
Anthony Izaguirre
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
9/24/2022 8:50:24 PM
Tallahassee, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida on Saturday as Tropical Storm Ian gains strength over the Caribbean and is forecast to become a major hurricane within days as it tracks toward the state.
DeSantis had initially issued the emergency order for two dozen counties on Friday. But he expanded the warning to the entire state, urging residents to prepare for a storm that could lash large swaths of Florida.
“This storm has the potential to strengthen into a major hurricane and we encourage all Floridians to make their preparations,” DeSantis said in a statement. “We are coordinating with
Reply 1 - Posted by:
DVC 9/24/2022 9:18:22 PM (No. 1286895)
Our family in Fla is prepping, but storm is too far to have any accurate predictions at this point.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Stencil 9/24/2022 9:32:24 PM (No. 1286906)
Been outback but what happened to the 'H' storm?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Trump'sCousin 9/24/2022 10:07:30 PM (No. 1286919)
As long as it kills demoncraps, Ftards and Kwirdoz .... works for me!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 9/24/2022 10:07:47 PM (No. 1286920)
My SIL Lives in the Tampa area but somewhat inland. She has steel storm shutters, etc. but I may have to encourage her to leave and stay with us a few days depending on Ian’s track (we are in North Georgia). Florida is a lovely state (especially under DeSantis) but they do have to keep an eye on the weather from time to time.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
wayneright 9/24/2022 11:07:50 PM (No. 1286950)
"Desantis fails to Something Something . Bad Republican"
See, I can predict the future headlines.....
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Catherine 9/25/2022 12:12:23 AM (No. 1286977)
My friend lives in the Tampa area and has been terrified for three days. So far Ian is still a tropical storm with winds of 45 mph. That's nothing - where I live that's just a breezy day. Latest I've seen puts landfall in the panhandle. Bottom line, they don't know where it will go but it sure has sold out everything in stores where my friend lives. I keep telling her it will go to Brownsville. So many end up there that started heading somewhere else.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Safari Man 9/25/2022 12:14:36 AM (No. 1286978)
The current track/cone-center is just a few miles east of my place in Carrabelle which puts me on the clean side. The good news is that it’s very likely to move either east or west, away from my house.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Strike3 9/25/2022 1:55:59 AM (No. 1286999)
The weather people have been uncharacteristically idle this season so look for Ian to be hyped up to the max. It's only the price you pay for living in paradise.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
mifla 9/25/2022 2:35:59 AM (No. 1287017)
Crist has already written his "DeSantis to blame for lack of support" speech.
As a former resident of Florida, storms heading north, tend to veer to the west. Stay tuned.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
ladydawgfan 9/25/2022 2:42:16 AM (No. 1287023)
I live in the Jax Beach area. Frankly, I can't live my life worrying about something like this. Only Jesus can calm the storms. The rest of us just have to learn to deal with it!!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Msquared112 9/25/2022 6:31:05 AM (No. 1287076)
UPDATE: Hurricane Ian is rapidly moving WNW. By day’s end today, Sunday, the cone it will probably clear most of FL. I think we here in Sarasota dodge a bullet.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Rich323 9/25/2022 7:19:45 AM (No. 1287100)
Been in the Fl panhandle for 23 years. The significant Atlantic storms are almost always in Sept and Oct timeframe. The media and global warming channel always act like it’s a huge uptick when it’s just a historical fact.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Daisymay 9/25/2022 8:08:04 AM (No. 1287127)
People are going crazy! I live in Central Florida! We don't get to many Hurricanes in this area. I was at the Grocery Store yesterday and there wasn't a Gallon of Water left! A lady at the store told me she had just come from the nearby Gas Station and lines were very long! I think this must be due to folks who are new to the area! We have been here 20 year and have experienced a few Hurricanes, but there hasn't been any damage as homes are built to withstand high winds! By the time the winds get inland to us, they are pretty weak! It looks like the Storm is going to go by us and all we will get is Rain (which we need)!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Hugh Akston 9/25/2022 9:51:17 AM (No. 1287246)
Let's play project the path. As of the 8 AM advisory the center of the cone is Apalachee Bay at 2 AM Sunday. If that holds it looks like the path is east of Tallahassee, up the gut of GA between Atlanta and Augusta, then following the east side of the Appalachians between Charlotte and Asheville.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
DVC 9/25/2022 10:45:32 AM (No. 1287298)
Eye track now predicted to pass west of the north-south part of the state, and hit land in the eastern panhandle.
That is still days away, so we'll see how it changes. More west or more east? Still not even a hurricane, what will the strength be when it makes landfall?
Highly variable storms, getting too worked up, too soon, is a waste of time. Their predictions aren't very good three or four days out.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Hugh Akston 9/25/2022 2:33:37 PM (No. 1287534)
I'm keeping a curious eye on it cause it looks like it's trending slightly east which brings it to Charlotte and me in central NC next weekend, with me on the wrong - east side - of the eye.
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