Andrew vs. Irma

[QED]

Summary: Irma is a monster.

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[Quixote1818]

1. HOLY SHIT!!!! Time over Florida 24 hours and it's a wider stronger storm!

This means it will probably be 10 times more destructive to the state.

[beachbum bob]

3. no doubt florida gulf coast is going to get hit and the cost are going to be huge

the keys are really going to get smacked

[Quixote1818]

6. However Andrew was pretty much a direct hit on Miami nt

[beachbum bob]

2. the damaging winds are still tied closer to the eye, hurricane destructive forces

start diminishing once you move out from the eye. A storm like Irma maybe 650 miles in diameter but the damaging winds are way closer in. News people and weather folks like to sensationalize for audience. When you are 200 miles away from the center,,,its more like a longlasting thunderstorm with winds 20-30 mph

[Iwasthere]

4. Look at the comparison again

Irma IS a monster

[Quixote1818]

5. Have you seen the current projected track? Right up the West coast of Florida

Hitting one big city after another directly. Cape Coral, Sarasota, Tampa and Spring Hill. A worst case scenario for that side of the state:

https://www.windy.com/?23.221,-78.311,7

[QED]

7. My niece lives near Miami.

They boarded up the house and went to friends in Ft. Lauderdale whose home is supposedly more protected. But with these winds and storm, who knows? We're watching the news and hoping for the best.