Matthew is up to 155 mph winds right now, with Jamaica and Cuba in its crosshairs.
After Cuba the models diverge, but a powerful storm like this should be treated with a lot of caution.
If his track does not go as far east as predicted, Florida and the southeast coast could be affected.
In any event, if anyone needs to evacuate, keep Copperhill, TN in mind. Pretty sure we could fit at least a few planes into hangars, and we have some room here at Scorpion Hollow, plus a travel trailer. Motels nearby if you don't feel like roughing it.
Discretion is the better part of valor - I evacuated planes from S FL a handful of times in advance of hurricanes when I lived there.
I saw on Facebook this morning that a couple airplanes were damaged yesterday at F45, near West Palm Beach. Unrelated to Matthew, but a reminder of the force of wind:
Hurricane Matthew
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Re: Hurricane Matthew
Bump!
If you live anywhere on the east coast of FL, time to start planning evacuation now - in just a day or so things may start to go downhill fast. Don't wait for winds in excess of your comfort level to head to the airport!
If you live anywhere on the east coast of FL, time to start planning evacuation now - in just a day or so things may start to go downhill fast. Don't wait for winds in excess of your comfort level to head to the airport!
Re: Hurricane Matthew
Hmmm. Maybe I should load up the Triumph and evacuate to N Ga for a few days. Wanna ride?
I've looked at a few of the news pics of Haiti. I spent 10 days in Leogane on an engineering mission trip last Feb, very close to where the eye of the storm passed. This has to be devastating for that area. Many people are living in 10x10 hovels made of plywood sheets and scrap siding. The poverty and filth are unimaginable if you haven't seen it for yourself. Most of the region is only a few feet above sea level and the storm surge is going to wash all the garbage and sewage everywhere. I suspect the death count will climb for many months as infections and disease and polluted water take their toll.
Sad.
We might get hit here in Florida, but at least we have places to go in evacuation and resources to deal with the aftermath.
I've looked at a few of the news pics of Haiti. I spent 10 days in Leogane on an engineering mission trip last Feb, very close to where the eye of the storm passed. This has to be devastating for that area. Many people are living in 10x10 hovels made of plywood sheets and scrap siding. The poverty and filth are unimaginable if you haven't seen it for yourself. Most of the region is only a few feet above sea level and the storm surge is going to wash all the garbage and sewage everywhere. I suspect the death count will climb for many months as infections and disease and polluted water take their toll.
Sad.
We might get hit here in Florida, but at least we have places to go in evacuation and resources to deal with the aftermath.
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I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.
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I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.
Re: Hurricane Matthew
eyeflygps wrote:I've been to Haiti twice. The poverty there is astounding.Half Fast wrote:Hmmm. Maybe I should load up the Triumph and evacuate to N Ga for a few days. Wanna ride?
I've looked at a few of the news pics of Haiti. I spent 10 days in Leogane on an engineering mission trip last Feb, very close to where the eye of the storm passed. This has to be devastating for that area. Many people are living in 10x10 hovels made of plywood sheets and scrap siding. The poverty and filth are unimaginable if you haven't seen it for yourself. Most of the region is only a few feet above sea level and the storm surge is going to wash all the garbage and sewage everywhere. I suspect the death count will climb for many months as infections and disease and polluted water take their toll.
Sad.
We might get hit here in Florida, but at least we have places to go in evacuation and resources to deal with the aftermath.
Amazing display of the impact of political corruption. The Dominican Republic, on the opposite side of the same island, having the same climate, natural resources, etc., is in much better shape.
It's not just the poverty, either. It's the incredible filth. Garbage everywhere, raw sewage running down open storm drains, contaminated water and food, pigs and goats eating garbage in the streets, ....
Many organizations and countries have tried to help in many ways over the years. It never gets better, and the people have become dependent. There's a sense of entitlement and a certain expectation of charity. The people I met there were wonderful, kind, generous, loving folks, but generations of poverty and corruption have shaped a failed society.
The Haitians I met would walk a mile to bring you a can of soda, but not ten feet to dispose of the empty can. Everything gets tossed into the street, the yard, the sidewalk, the gutter,....
Astonishing place.
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I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.
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I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.