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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 8, 2017 4:43:00 GMT
Around 6 o'clock this evening ~ Wow, that is pretty intense. What do the dogs think of this? |
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 8, 2017 5:00:19 GMT
They just hunkered down on their fat quilt on the porch, even though the rain was misting in pretty heavily.
We had gone for a walk because the sky was getting pretty dramatic and barely made it back before the rain started.
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 8, 2017 6:20:48 GMT
I never thought of Gulf hurricanes affecting you because I thought that various mountains would block the weather systems. On the other hand, I can easily imagine Pacific cyclones affecting you, except for the fact that most of them arrive on the coast much farther north.
For the most part you are correct. But you can see in the linked map that something as big as Katia & positioned as it is would push rain my way. Mick, you've visited some of those affected islands, right? I am wondering how Huckle is getting along.  No, I was the other end of the Caribbean. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 8, 2017 8:04:42 GMT
Around 6 o'clock this evening ~ That is serious rain! |
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Post by lagatta on Sept 8, 2017 8:42:04 GMT
I was so worried about Haiti - but they seem to have dodged the worst of it.
Bixa, what is this news about an earthquake and tsunami in Mexico? It was in the south, but I believe quite to the west of Oaxaca. Going back to bed for a bit. I woke up worrying about Haiti (large Haitian community here).
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 8, 2017 9:57:26 GMT
It's terrifying. I just saw a news piece about the earthquake....hope you're OK Bixa xxx
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Post by questa on Sept 8, 2017 11:54:56 GMT
Australian news showed a map of the earthquake and Oaxaca was in the main damage area. If anyone hears from Bixa. please let us know.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 12:48:43 GMT
I'm anxiously waiting for word from Bixa as well.
Oaxaca is a pretty large state with Oaxaca City pretty far from the coast.
I hope that makes a difference in Bixa's case.
Questa, do you know if Oaxaca City was in the zone affected?
ITM I'm anxious as can be as 2 of my dear friends, one in Miami and the other in West Palm are not leaving despite umpteen pleas from family and friends.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 8, 2017 13:31:18 GMT
Some buildings collapsed in the city of Oaxaca. If it is still raining because of Katia, that won't help.
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Post by htmb on Sept 8, 2017 13:42:33 GMT
Post 2489 of Petty Personal Traumas
Posted by Bixa eight hours ago:
Christ almighty!!!!!! We just had a really BIG, really really scary earthquake.
I ran outside into the middle of the patio and could feel the ground bucking. The metal carport roof must have been wracked, as it made a bunch of noise. Weirdest of all, the sky to the northwest lit up aquamarine blue.
Yow! Just looked it up: Magnitude 7.8 earthquake
107 km from Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico · 11:49 PM
There will probably be aftershocks from this one. Not looking forward to them.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 13:49:17 GMT
Thanks for that HTMB.
ITM hope you and yours are safe should y'all be in Florida and that your house stays intact. Take care.
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Post by lagatta on Sept 8, 2017 13:52:55 GMT
I couldn't sleep last night though I have a lot of work to do this morning for a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples. At least all here are safe so far. I'm worried about people in Haiti, but the communications go down there for no reason at all... Idem Cuba. Back to work.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 8, 2017 14:26:15 GMT
I imagine that communications are completely saturated in Oaxaca and will remain so for some time. Bixa was probably lucky just after the earthquake because she was already connected when most people were in bed. In the Los Angeles quake in 1971 I called my parents within 5 minutes of the earthquake, but then it was impossible for anybody to make phone calls for the next 48 hours.
Also, I suspect that Bixa might have more important items on her agenda today than posting at Anyport.
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Post by lagatta on Sept 8, 2017 14:34:55 GMT
Well obviously. I just hope she and her three furry friends are safe.
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Post by htmb on Sept 8, 2017 19:53:38 GMT
Thanks for that HTMB. ITM hope you and yours are safe should y'all be in Florida and that your house stays intact. Take care. Many thanks. |
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Post by mossie on Sept 8, 2017 20:25:43 GMT
Just thinking of Bixa, hope for the best.
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Post by lugg on Sept 8, 2017 20:54:42 GMT
Me too about Bixa and Htmb and Kimby in Florida and anyone else affected by this god awful weather BW xxx
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 8, 2017 21:08:37 GMT
htmb, thanks so much for bringing my post from Traumas over here. (anyone w/interest in the quake might want to look there). I was just looking at the weather & your part of the state now seems to be in Irma's path.  Here's hoping that you and huckle will be able to check in to say you're okay. Also, that casimira gets encouraging news from her friends in S.Florida. Kimby is in Montana right now, but of course worried about her house on Fla's gulf coast.
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Post by Kimby on Sept 8, 2017 21:40:06 GMT
Projected storm surge inundation of 3-6 feet on our part of Sanibel. But this is above GROUND level, not sea level. So bye-bye car and bye-bye shop/storage room. The floor is about 8' above ground level. Yikes! Map here: www.captivafishing.net/?p=12451 |
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Post by mich64 on Sept 9, 2017 2:22:07 GMT
I have been watching the progress of hurricane Irma most of the day and thinking of all the lovely people we met in Cuba, hoping the are safe tonight.
Hoping htmb and Huckle have made it to a safe zone.
Sorry to read about the unknowns of your home on the coast of Florida Kimby.
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Post by Kimby on Sept 9, 2017 10:47:21 GMT
Up at 4:30 this a.m., fretting about the storm. I am already mentally bracing myself for a total or near total loss. With Mr. Kimby's Mom gone, we may just walk away from Sanibel after all these years, and look for a winter escape that's closer to Montana. If iit isn't as bad as I fear, I'll be pleasantly surprised....
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 9, 2017 11:46:27 GMT
Up at 4:30 this a.m., fretting about the storm. I am already mentally bracing myself for a total or near total loss. With Mr. Kimby's Mom gone, we may just walk away from Sanibel after all these years, and look for a winter escape that's closer to Montana. If iit isn't as bad as I fear, I'll be pleasantly surprised.... Kimby, I really hope everything is ok for you, |
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Post by questa on Sept 9, 2017 11:56:55 GMT
News here full of the tragedies but no news of your wildfires...what is happening with those?
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Post by Kimby on Sept 9, 2017 12:08:34 GMT
Still chugging along waiting for a "season-ending weather event" (significant rain or snowfall).
Over a million acres have burned, just in Montana, and the smoke from our fires, as well as fires in BC, WA, OR,ID and CA, have blanketed the area with sun-blocking smog, which actually helps slow down fire activity a bit. No new fires recently (knock wood), so maybe I'll only lose ONE house at a time...
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 9, 2017 15:50:29 GMT
Kimby, I can only hope that you all will somehow be spared any real damage from this hurricane. I know it's impossible not to worry, but you know that hurricanes don't always perform as expected.
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Post by Kimby on Sept 9, 2017 21:24:10 GMT
Yeah, sometimes they're worse! (See Katrina)
But our house survived Charley in 2004 with just a few shingles needing replacing. Maybe it'll do okay in this one, too.
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Post by htmb on Sept 9, 2017 22:09:30 GMT
According to CNN, in the state of Florida 54,000 people are in public shelters, with many more still arriving. In Ft. Myers alone there were several thousand just today who were in line outside a new shelter at a large arena, waiting for many hours to get inside.
At least 6 million people have been told to evacuate. These are mainly folks from coastal areas, especially in south Florida. Also, people living around huge Lake Okechobee are evacuating because of a possible breach of the lake levees. Many of these are agricultural workers and/or immigrants whose jobs and homes may disappear with the storm.
Our highways have been jammed for days with people evacuating, many coming here to North Central Florida. There have also been major gasoline shortages with many people running out of gas and abandoning their cars on the side of the roads while trying to flee. We've had to open more public shelters locally to accommodate evacuees from out of town, as well as county residents who live in mobile homes, RVs and other homes not suitable for this type of weather.
Eighteen million people in the State of Florida are under a hurricane warning at this point. And now, because the storm has shifted to the western side of the state, everything to the east is susceptible to damage from tornados because the most dangerous part of a hurricane is at the upper right side.
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Post by Kimby on Sept 9, 2017 23:04:41 GMT
Htmb, are you safe where you live? What impacts are they predicting for your area?
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Post by htmb on Sept 9, 2017 23:26:26 GMT
As safe as we can be, Kimby. Of course, it will depend on the actual path of the storm. Gainesville is right in the middle of the upper part of the state, so storm surge will not be a problem. We are currently anticipating high winds. Perhaps 85 - 95 mph, but much higher if Irma moves further west because of the opportunity to regain strength over the Gulf. Tornados are always a big concern. There will possibly be local flooding, but certainly not what's been seen in Houston. We are in an area of low, rolling hills.
You are right to be concerned about Sanibel, and I'm guessing this will be a disaster for my favorite coastal town of Cedar Key, too. They are both currently set for direct hits. Maybe things will change for the better over night. Hurricanes can be very unpredictable and a slight variation in path can make a world of difference.
At the moment, the safety and well-bring of people is most important. We'll worry about property damage later.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 9, 2017 23:58:06 GMT
Good point about evacuating, only to be stuck in unmoving traffic on the interstate, Htmb. Obviously hoping that Gainesville only has to put up with some non-very-high winds & that you keep electricity. (& wifi -- that goes without saying!)
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