Cat4+ stalled over Tampa

[rcjordan]

Tampa will be ground to a nub.

[ukgimp]

Hope you lot stay safe out that way.

[littleman]

Jen's aunt and uncle's house in Naples got hit pretty bad.  Both their cars are under water right now.  Both are safe and in Portland at the moment.

[rcjordan]

Photo gallery

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11261707/Monster-Hurricane-Ian-devastates-Florida-leaving-2million-without-power-trapped-homes.html#gallery

[rcjordan]

Time lapse video: Hurricane Ian - what 15 ft storm surge looks like
https://old.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/xrmsj4/hurricane_ian_what_15_ft_storm_surge_looks_like/

[Brad]

> Time lapse

Wow.  That pink building just sailed away.

Note to self:  Don't move to Florida.  The Mid-West may be boring but I'll take it.

[ukgimp]

Just heard it's heading towards the Carolina's.

So any of you folks there had better stay safe. Or else. :-)

[ergophobe]

That's horrifying!

I just taught my bi-weekly paleography class yesterday and one of the participants was supposed to be a direct hit, but I guess the storm moved off the predicted course and they just got a bit of rain. Her comment was, "I'm glad we were spared, but I feel bad for the people who thought they were out of the storm path and therefore hadn't prepped for it." I hadn't thought of that.

[rcjordan]

There has been a pattern for the last couple of years for hurricanes to hit the gulf, then cross eastward to the Atlantic, re-entering the ocean around Jax. Then heading for the Carolinas.  Because of that history Debbie sounded the alarm to family members along the SC coast 2 days early and they had time to batten down.

[rcjordan]

+

Ian is supposed to head inland from Charleston SC and cross into central or central-western North Carolina.  We've discussed before that the danger & damage in our hilly, wooded urban areas tends to be disproportionately high --trees down, flash floods, etc..

[rcjordan]

It just made landfall between Charleston and Myrtle Beach at Georgetown. Rock 'n roll!

[rcjordan]

Family in Charleston says they are ok. Trees down, some deep flooding in low areas.

[littleman]

Keep us posted RC.

[rcjordan]

It's gone inland now.  We did have a tornado warning around 6pm. Rain & winds here are quieting down.  I'd be surprised if there is any significant damage locally. The central part of the state is reporting trees down and power outages.