re: #296 FormerDirtDart

So, in the next 36-48 hrs the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic is expected to fully envelope the homes of nearly three and a half million American citizens, yet the President of the United States nor the White House appear to have even mentioned it

Our best local weather guy offers these three scenarios on the homefront.

Scenario #1 - Irma makes the turn later and spend much of its trip northward over land. Without it’s only source of energy (warm water), Irma would weaken considerably. We would still get rain and wind, but the wind not be nearly as severe. It is way early to speculate on flooding concerns. This scenario has been trending up a bit.

Scenario #2 - A turn near the Florida coast would keep Irma over warm waters where it would likely remain a powerful and dangerous hurricane as it approaches our coast. This is the worst case scenario for us and still a possibility. As you might imagine, we would have major impacts from rain, wind and storm surge.

Scenario #3 - An early turn to the north would keep Irma far enough off our coast that we would have very little impacts here. This would obviously be the best case scenario for us and yes, still possible, but is less likely than a few days ago.

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Wonder why “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” is running through my head…