Hurricane Harvey/Irma

[Bsuds]

irma just finished blasting first islands but the eye never hit land .

Yes it did.

"The eye of Hurricane Irma passed over Barbuda around 1:47 a.m. ET, the U.S. National Weather Service said."

[averagejoe]

Eclipse passed right over spawning ground of Harvey, Irma and Jose......just two weeks ago.

[averagejoe]

Videos of Irma's disruption....U.S. Virgin Islands

https://www.intellihub.com/u-s-virgin-i ... ma-videos/

[MrSandman]

Hurricane Irma is so strong it's registering on devices designed to detect earthquakes

Hurricane Irma is so strong it's showing up on seismometers — equipment designed to measure earthquakes.

"What we’re seeing in the seismogram are low-pitched hums that gradually become stronger as the hurricane gets closer to the seismometer on the island of Guadeloupe," said Stephen Hicks, a seismologist at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/ ... 634419001/

not to take away from your point, but near the bottom of your link

It's not unusual for large storms to register on seismometers for hours to days as they pass over

[spooker]

From the article that averagejoe linked to about the destruction in the U.S. Virgin Islands ...

... and guns have already been confiscated.

Just shaking my head ... makes me wonder how many they had down there that that's one of the first things they do when they power goes out ...

Worried about friends in Florida now ... we're 'd

[Queen K]

Irma is hitting Florida right now?

Barbuda devastation, 90% of the island is wiped out or damaged.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/06/americas/ ... index.html

[maryjane48]

no irma wont hit fla till weekend. next target is cuba and and before that p rica.

[maryjane48]

there are now 3 hurricanes in atlantic . one by baja and one behind irma

[maryjane48]

Noaa just said irma getting stronger because the water in front of it is so warm. close to 90 degrees f

[GordonH]

there are now 3 hurricanes in atlantic . one by baja and one behind irma

Check your map mj, baja is not in the Atlantic

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

[maryjane48]

there are now 3 hurricanes in atlantic . one by baja and one behind irma

Check your map mj, baja is not in the Atlantic

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

close enough. you have anything better to besides following me around ?

[GordonH]

close enough not really since there is no typhoons anywhere near Baja. you have anything better to besides following me around ?

Oh yes that's my greatest goal is to follow you around.... NOT

Learning lesson MJ:
Atlantic storm = Hurricanes
Pacific storm = Typhoons

same type of storm just different Ocean

[spooker]

My friend in the Dominican Republic feels lucky that Irma skirted them ... here's hoping that my friends in Florida will be as lucky ...

[Bsuds]

We were on a Cruise to this area in Feb and it's sad to think that much of it has been destroyed!
My heart goes out to these people.

[GordonH]

My friend in the Dominican Republic feels lucky that Irma skirted them ... here's hoping that my friends in Florida will be as lucky ...

Based only on what I seen with Harvey, if the current track of Irma continues (and numbers stay as is, meaning speed & power). If I had friends in southern Florida, I'd be telling them to get the hell out of dodge.