Hurricane Frances

[Luigi-San]

Baseball Games (FLA vs. CHC) cancelled, hardware stores running out of merchandise, flights delayed and cancelled, the biggest warning ever. It's going to strike Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. Any of you in/going to be in it? Post thoughts and comments here.

[Finglonger]

Fortunately I'm safe in california whew, but from what I hear its going to be a doozy. So my thoughts/prayers to anyone who has to face that.

[RocknRoller78]

kinda near but not in it cool

[Sakura and Espeon]

I'm 800 miles away from the big action... ^_^

*AlyssaChanPC is safe from Frances

XD

[Sparks_67]

Its seems being in ak has its perks.

[Starfish Prime]

After being in 3 hurricanes the last 3 weeks...BRING IT ON!!! XD Naw, I'm out of range...we prolly will get hit though...there's a front in the Midwest that might push it back east and over where I live (NC)...it'll be weakened at least...

[houndoomofdarkness]

Since i live in california ehh we never get any huricanes or severe weather the only thing we get is earthquakes...yeah same here my prayers are with the people that live near the huricanes path ....^_^

[Castrainer]

Ohh... I dont feel good knowing that a Hurricane will strike, but neways, im far *REALLY far* away from it XD

[Ryoutarou]

Ohh... I dont feel good knowing that a Hurricane will strike, but neways, im far *REALLY far* away from it XD
It just got downgraded dident it? Still it looks bad enough...

[Castrainer]

It just got downgraded dident it? Still it looks bad enough...

Dunno... But I hope yes...

[Mullet]

I live in Virginia so I might it us!

[Sakura and Espeon]

It's going to be downgraded to a Hurricane level 2 when it hits FL, but it doesn't mean it won't do alot of damage. >_>

[Mullet]

Yes it will do alot of damage.

[Pogiforce-14]

I heard it will be a 3 when it hits Fl. I wodner why all of a sudden mother nature seems like she wants to rip Florida from the rest of the US.:\ I'm feeling really sorryfor those living in Florida but still, I can't help but be glad it isn't heading my way.

[Mullet]

I don't think she likes Florida, but that state is so awesome!

[Jhotos_Power]

hey i live in orlando florida!!!! the hurricane was supposed to hit tonite (friday night) but i guess not it was actually a beautiful day i hope it just evaporates

[Pogiforce-14]

sadly, that doesn't seem likely. For the path charted for it, it's suposed to hit the east coast of florida, head up and west and disappear somewhere over Mississippi.

[Jhotos_Power]

sry for dp but the hurricane is gonna be a C.A.T.O.G. 5!!

[protoman]

thank goodness i live in the middle of the contry! yep the only probolem we have in sd is tornedos(sp)

[Psychotic_Demon]

i live in in florida... HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! hey! the T.V. just said it was a catagorey 2!^^ or something like that!

[protoman]

is that good??is it??is it?

[Flygon trainer]

From what I heard it's twice the size of Charley but just as feirce. But I live in Alaska, the worst we get is thunderstorms.

[Psychotic_Demon]

what? now i`m confused..... oh well. *runs and hides* c`mone frances! do your wrost!!!><

[protoman]

i wont to be in the eye of a hurricane!tell us if you do de!

[Flygon trainer]

Here's soemthing I found:

CBS/AP) The outer bands of Hurricane Frances whipped Florida's Atlantic coast with 90 mph winds Saturday as the storm crawled toward the state, bringing a potential for more than a foot of rain, tornadoes and heavy flooding as tens of thousands fled the area.

Forecasters expected the Category 2 storm with 105-mph top sustained winds to come ashore late Saturday or early Sunday somewhere along the middle of the state's Atlantic coast.

The arrival was about a day later than earlier predictions, as residents prepared for the worst after a dragged-out process of buying canned goods and water, putting plywood sheets over windows and finding shelter.

"I turned on the TV and when I saw the storm was still 130 miles away, I said, 'Now's the time to get out,"' Dana Goegelman said after leaving Indialantic on a barrier island early Saturday. "I was so happy to get on the other side of that bridge I could have kissed the ground."

"Just got to believe in God," said Linda Benbry, 48, who watched as her grandson fastened duct tape across the front windows of their Fort Pierce home. "You can't run from death."

Early Saturday, the few drivers out on roads dodged palm fronds and tree branches that littered roads along the Atlantic coast.

Wind gusts in Jupiter surpassed hurricane-force at 91 mph early Saturday, crashing waves into the beaches. Boats were tossed around like toys in the water, people struggled to stand up on land and trees were knocked down. The roof and door of a hangar at Palm Beach International Airport were blown off.

A yacht struggled to maneuver in the waves off West Palm Beach as its pilot tried to tie the craft to a piling. A person on the front of the boat threw a line over the side to the pole, but the boat ripped it from its foundation. The yacht eventually was tied down, with one woman suffering minor injuries.

In Melbourne, CBS News Correspondent Cami McCormick says forecasters have recorded winds gusts of 90 mph, and it was raining heavily.

In Brevard County, two men were charged with looting for allegedly trying to break into the Ascension Catholic Church in Melbourne.

About 2.8 million residents were told to clear out - the biggest evacuation request in Florida history - but it was unknown how many did. At 2 p.m., Frances was centered about 70 miles east of Palm Beach, and was drifting to the west-northwest at about 5 mph, down from 6 mph earlier. It was expected to drift to the west-northwest at about 5 mph later in the day, the National Hurricane Center said.

The storm had redeveloped an eye about 80 miles across, indicating that it could strengthen slightly while over open water, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said. After hitting land, Frances' core appeared headed toward the Panhandle across the state.

For those who evacuated and the millions of others who remained at home, Frances' tardy arrival meant yet another day of waiting and worrying.

"It's all the anticipation that really gets to you," said Frank McKnight of Wellington, who waited four hours at a hardware store to buy plywood. "I just wish it would get here, and we could get it all over with. I want to know now — am I going to have a house left or not?"

CBS News Correspondent Harry Smith, in West Palm Beach Saturday morning for The Saturday Early Show, called it a "hurry up and wait" situation.

CBS News Correspondent Randall Pinkston, also on The Saturday Early Show, said West Palm Beach was a virtual ghost town Saturday, since so many residents had heeded evacuation calls.

Passing through the Bahamas, Frances' top sustained winds fell to 105 mph Saturday, down from 145 mph on Thursday. But its plodding pace meant it could cause disastrous flooding. Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 105 miles from its center.

"This is going to be a tough ride for us," Gov. Jeb Bush said.

State meteorologist Ben Nelson said Frances might remain over Florida for two cycles of high tide, meaning two rounds of storm surges expected to be 4 to 6 feet north of where the eye hits.

"The water has nowhere to go and gets trapped because our elevation is so low," he said. "It could be a large mess."

"This storm is bringing us everything," said Craig Fugate, Florida's top emergency management official. "It's going to bring storm surge, it's going to bring hurricane-force winds for a sustained period of time, it's going to bring torrential rainfall, it's going to bring tornadoes."

Frances, carrying an imposing size twice as big as the devastating Hurricane Andrew in 1992, is expected to come ashore along the middle of Florida's eastern coast, push across the state as a tropical storm just north of Tampa and weaken to a tropical depression as it moves over the Panhandle on Monday.

Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown warned that unlike Hurricane Charley, which slammed into Florida's coast three weeks ago, Frances "has an awful lot of moisture with it" that could cause dangerous floods.

"It is a massive storm," Brown said Saturday.

A hurricane warning remained in effect for Florida's Atlantic coast, from Flagler Beach south to Florida City almost to the state's tip, and Bush declared a state of emergency for the entire state. A tropical storm warning also was extended Saturday for much of the Gulf coast and also up into Georgia.

The winds toppled trees and one gust peeled half the roof off Michelle Lyons' mobile home in Davie, just west of Fort Lauderdale, but no one was hurt.

"And we didn't even get the hurricane yet," said Lyons, 30.

Power was knocked out for about 459,000 Florida Power & Light customers along the southeast coast. The storm forced the evacuation of about 3,000 state inmates and about 500 patients at more than a dozen hospitals. Pumps were left dry at many gas stations as people rushed to fill up their tanks before the storm hit, but Bush said state officials were working to resupply stations along Florida's Turnpike.

So far, there have been about 831 reports of price gouging, Attorney General Charlie Crist said. The Chinese Green Tea restaurant in Palm Bay was charging about a $1 more for meals Saturday. When told that increasing prices because of the storm was illegal, the manager said through an interpreter that he didn't care.

Frances was set to slam into Florida's coast about three weeks after Hurricane Charley killed 27 people and caused billions of dollars in damage in southwestern Florida. Frances could cross over areas such as Orlando that were also hit by Charley.

Shelters received a steady influx of residents expecting to spend an unusual Labor Day weekend indoors. As of Saturday afternoon, about 70,000 people were in shelters statewide. Other evacuees went to hotels or friends' homes further inland. At a Red Cross shelter in Davie, elderly residents quietly huddled over a game of cards while several people played a pick-up basketball game.

"It's very organized," said Lucy Campos, who left a mobile home with a neighbor. "But I can't wait to take a shower."

For the most part, evacuees seemed to be adapting calmly to spending Labor Day weekend in shelters.

Nancy Syphax said the mood was good at an elementary school in Jensen Beach. "This is a necessary precaution," she said. "I'd rather be safe than comfortable at this moment."

Many schools and government offices closed, as did major amusement parks, the Kennedy Space Center and airports serving Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Melbourne.

FEMA mobilized 4,500 workers, three times the number sent to help victims of Charley. Officials said they had enough people and supplies in the state to handle two disaster relief operations at once.

State officials said they were prepared to deliver 5.4 million meals during the next two weeks while 13,000 electrical workers awaited in staging areas in Alabama to enter Florida and restore power. To help new mothers, baby formula was being shipped to Jacksonville to be distributed throughout the state.

The American Red Cross planned a larger relief operation than the one it conducted after Hurricane Andrew. Back then, the agency spent $81 million.

Hurricane season usually peaks in early September, and the ninth named storm of the season grew stronger Saturday in the far eastern Atlantic. Tropical Storm Ivan was about 1,670 miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles with winds of 60 mph.

As Frances raged through the Bahamas Saturday, it ripped apart roofs, shattered windows and toppled trees with violent winds that drove thousands to flee their homes. At least one man was electrocuted in the storm

[protoman]

long post! to much to read@.@

[BladeForever]

<_< Now this sucks.. ok over here in F.L we usually get a hurricane/tornado.. lets say every decade or more on an average.. now 2 hurricanes within a year? let alone 3 weeks?!? that's crazy -_- my house already got messed up from Charlie, and now we have one that can possibly last till 2 A.M because of how slow, and big it is.. I hope the house we were gonna move in wont get damaged.. Doesent it seem that we have to pay the price for living in such a nice place? Good thing I dont think too much of storms like this.

~Blade~

[Kayleigh]

Well, I don't live near the ocean so I don't have to worry about any hurricanes in my area, but I still have friends that live in Florida and I'm very worried about them. From what I've seen so far it looks like Frances has done a lot of damage...

[Eliana]

*laughs* it was downgraded from a category 5 to a 2 i find that funny....but yet it IS still dangerous.........

[Sakura and Espeon]

hmmmm... do you think it will even downgrade to a tropical storm after awhile?

[Eliana]

Well, with this progress of downgrading, yes. it could be category 1 now. I know a lot about this stuff, and if it stays on land it could be a Tropical Storm by tommorow night...

[BladeForever]

The hurricane has hit us about last night at 11. P.M, and will continue to go on for the rest of the day... -_- with a hurricane moving at only 5mph I'm not surprised.. I must say it hasent caused as much damage as Charlie, as it's winds are not as powerful, but it sure is lasting much longer then 1 hr 30 minutes. *is surprised his power hasent gone out* out of 2 million peeps we still have our power.. it's flickering though so I better shut up. o.o I'd love to be your weather man, but get the darn news on your own if you want. See ya whenever my power comes on..(assuming it will cut off.. doesent take a rocket scientist to guess that...) <_< I hope my friends, and a few other peeps living in the Bahamas, and etc. are ok. stupid hurricane is making tornado's.. and we'll still have to deal with it's after effects when it leaves..

~Blade~

[Arekkusu Rizu]

Wow, If I knew there was a thread for this I would have been here earlier. ANyways I live in Florida and my family had to evacuate to Kendal, seems not much, but lucly nothing happened over there. I live near the beach, actually my house is next to the beach since we own a beach house. I just got back and my place was all wet. Anyways I don't think Broward is gonna be having school, so i'm happy for that :D And yeah there is another hurricane coming this way, Hurricane Ivan.

[Jhotos_Power]

well the hurricane still hasnt hit me yet just powerful gusts and rain that goes on and off

[Haruka]

Frances is already downgraded to a tropical storm, but theres a another hurricane I heard is developing again. =(

[BladeForever]

Frances is already downgraded to a tropical storm, but theres a another hurricane I heard is developing again. =(

Yes.. Hurricane Ivan... <_< right next to Bahama's... it's heading towards cuba, but I knwo we will get hit... three freaking hurricanes in 1 month! -_- first time, and hopefully last time this has happened. *is surprised out of 5 million people we still kept the power in my area* Still have to go through extreme floods.. and tropical weather. Anyway's as I predicted... it dident do much damage like Charlie.. *one more week until Ivan*

~Blade~

[Haruka]

Ivan won't hit florida... which is a good thing? or a bad thing? o.o

[Eliana]

! What Category is Ivan? wow that must be scary!

[Haruka]

I've heard it's currently a level 3 hurricane, but i am not sure. >_>

[Eliana]

Is it supposed to get higher? *doesnt listen to the news* XD

[Jhotos_Power]

dont right now it say's the hurricane ivan is a lv. 4 thats wat it said on the news

[Arcanine]

Today I just got a ton of rain off of Frances (I woke up and it was raining and now at 1:50 am it's still raining and I live in the far North East part of Georgia) I would hate to see how bad it is in Florida.

[Ryoutarou]

My mom lives in North Caroliena and she says it's raining non-stop there...kinds gets me worried about her...boy looks like I moved just in time huh?

[Eliana]

Ouch....cat. 4? Ow well did it hit yet?

[Mystic-Blaster]

I never even saw a hurricane. That's probably cuz i live about 188miles from the sea.
and cuz we just don't normally have hurricanes in our country...
but it must be scary to live near a place were there come that many hurricanes

[Eliana]

Well thats very lucky! lol i want to see one i dont wanna be in it though XD

[BladeForever]

Today I just got a ton of rain off of Frances (I woke up and it was raining and now at 1:50 am it's still raining and I live in the far North East part of Georgia) I would hate to see how bad it is in Florida.

ehh that's how it was for us after frances left, it stayed raining for like 24hrs straight.. but us in F.L havent had it soo bad after the first 2 days after it went bye bye... though it sometimes rains about every few hrs.. sometimes hard, or just light. Now Bahamas... ehhh they had it bad too. *may be out of school friday* that means only 2 days of school this week. o.O

~Blade~

[100marios]

Ehh, I practically had to swim to school the other day, hehe. I live in Florida too, so I've experienced quite a few hurricanes... though, none of them ever hit us head-on (Thank goodness for that!).

These past two weeks have been murder, so I really hope Ivan doesn't come this direction...

[Pokemaster10000]

Ehh, I practically had to swim to school the other day, hehe. I live in Florida too, so I've experienced quite a few hurricanes... though, none of them ever hit us head-on (Thank goodness for that!).

These past two weeks have been murder, so I really hope Ivan doesn't come this direction...

Amazing! You still have school when hurricane headed your way? XD
How do you do that? :P

Anyways, I hope you're safe from the hurricane.
Buy lots of water. XD

[BladeForever]

Amazing! You still have school when hurricane headed your way? XD
How do you do that? :P

Anyways, I hope you're safe from the hurricane.
Buy lots of water. XD

-_- Well over here it seems they wont cancel school until a late notice.. So.. that's why our butt's are still going to school. I still expect tomorrow to be our last day of school though.. just need to see how things go with the weather.

~Blade~

[Soma Peries]

Ehh, I practically had to swim to school the other day, hehe. I live in Florida too, so I've experienced quite a few hurricanes... though, none of them ever hit us head-on (Thank goodness for that!).

These past two weeks have been murder, so I really hope Ivan doesn't come this direction...
I'd buy a canoe and keep it in my garage... your less likely to get cramps and drown, and its faster then swimming to school. :P
look on the bright side, you've experienced more rain then most placs in the world, "just consider yourself luckier then most people" *steals quote from ToS, XD*

[Haruka]

Now I heard that Ivan is going to hit florida again..... oh gosh.... Florida is hit 3 times this year. :-/

[BladeForever]

Now I heard that Ivan is going to hit florida again..... oh gosh.... Florida is hit 3 times this year. :-/

yea.. just like I said V_V.. anyways, Ivan has just turned into a category 5! >_< I dont believe this.... you know how rare it is for something like that to happen? meh... Now let's not forget people.. F.L is far from being the only ones to be effected by this, so I advise other's that this includes to watch out too. I hope I move into my new house tomorrow...

~Blade~

[Eliana]

well recentely Cat 5's have been everywhere -_- how much more can florida take?

[Haruka]

possibly more..... I hope Ivan don't come up here.. =/ just like isabel...

[Soma Peries]

yea.. just like I said V_V.. anyways, Ivan has just turned into a category 5! >_< I dont believe this.... you know how rare it is for something like that to happen? meh... Now let's not forget people.. F.L is far from being the only ones to be effected by this, so I advise other's that this includes to watch out too. I hope I move into my new house tomorrow...

~Blade~
Just another one of those days I'm happy to be Canadian...
We got what was left of Frances today here in Ontario. Just some rain and some stronger winds then usual, no biggy. geez, if I lived in Florida I would have fled to Canada by now, XD

[BladeForever]

Just another one of those days I'm happy to be Canadian...
We got what was left of Frances today here in Ontario. Just some rain and some stronger winds then usual, no biggy. geez, if I lived in Florida I would have fled to Canada by now, XD

Well I miss Canada.. =/ on a side note.. it hasent been that bad for us to actually move like some people have... kind of sad how some people died on there way trying to escape the storms.. Well I wont let any storm scare me off.. Like I said above it's not as bad as most made it seem, but it's bad enough. I just love my F.L. ^_^ (besides not everyone has the money to travel)

[Makoto]

i'm all the way in tennessee, and i got hit by some of the extra that it didn't dump on florida...... we got about 7 inches at least...... and don't go thinking i'm one of those hillbillies like they have in TV shows from TN, because tennessee's way different than the media makes us out to be..... we just have a bit(bit, and that's all) of a country accent, and that's all.....
yea.. just like I said V_V.. anyways, Ivan has just turned into a category 5! >_< I dont believe this.... you know how rare it is for something like that to happen? meh... Now let's not forget people.. F.L is far from being the only ones to be effected by this, so I advise other's that this includes to watch out too. I hope I move into my new house tomorrow... who's ivan?

[Eliana]

XD we havent gotten anything......although considering that El nin'o is schedueled this year (i think thats why there is all these cat 5's) that may change...

[BladeForever]

who's ivan?

Ivan is the next hurricane on it's way. -_-

~Blade~

[Eliana]

Yeah....when is it coming?? tommorow?

[BladeForever]

Yeah....when is it coming?? tommorow?

The date they gave us was sep 13th on monday from about 2 A.M to tuesday morning.. so we know for a fact school will be canceled again.(so it will be here no later than tuesday)

~Blade~

[Eliana]

Oh good luck.....*sigh* this isnt very fair for you guys.....

[BladeForever]

Oh good luck.....*sigh* this isnt very fair for you guys.....

Yeah.. it sure is unfair.. especially since this may turn into another hurricane Andrew.. and that was no joke. (I think it hit Miami the hardest) That there was some crazy hurricane.. well thanks for the luck. Might need more than that if Ivan wants to continue staying a cat.5

~Blade~

[Eliana]

Yeah....does it look likeits weakening?

[Arekkusu Rizu]

Believe it's not!!!
It's getting stronger, I blame it all on my friend ivan! He a senior, jeje. ANyways I'm in florida time to evacuate! Lol, not I hope not, I'm in North Miami Berach so hope nothing ahppens. *scared* If so then it means no school yay!!

[BladeForever]

Yeah....does it look likeits weakening?

Heck no! it's just getting stronger... meh..

Believe it's not!!!
It's getting stronger, I blame it all on my friend ivan! He a senior, jeje. ANyways I'm in florida time to evacuate! Lol, not I hope not, I'm in North Miami Berach so hope nothing ahppens. *scared* If so then it means no school yay!!

You wont have school weither nothing happens, or not. o.o There making everyone stay home for safety reasons around those days.

~Blade~

[Arekkusu Rizu]

i know but there is school tomorow, and i have major tests to do, it stinks... :(

[BladeForever]

i know but there is school tomorow, and i have major tests to do, it stinks... :(

Well I dont see what's so good about getting out of school cuz of a hurricane... of course most are happy to be out, but in case of a hurricane.. I dont find that much good at all. Ohh well we all have our own views of it. All I care about is my family making it through this.

~Blade~

[Eliana]

DUDE! How high are the winds?

[100marios]

Amazing! You still have school when hurricane headed your way? XD
How do you do that? :P

Anyways, I hope you're safe from the hurricane.
Buy lots of water. XD
*Swishes his hair back and puts a towel over his shoulders as he shrugs conceitedly*
Heh, what can I say?
Education is important in life, hehe.
Gotta have my brain food!

I'd buy a canoe and keep it in my garage... your less likely to get cramps and drown, and its faster then swimming to school.
look on the bright side, you've experienced more rain then most placs in the world, "just consider yourself luckier then most people" *steals quote from ToS, XD*

I do have some old swimming pool that I could use...
Hmm, and I suppose if my friends ever need a ride, I could start a swimming pool!
*A random person whacks him on the back of his head with an oar for his lame pun*
GAHH!!
Well, I didn't think it was too bad for making it up on the spur of the moment, hehe...

I guess that is one way to look at it, heh. This Summer's been drier then usual, so we've been on the verge of water shortages several times.

Every thorn has its rose!

...

Wait a minute, what?
Hehe...

[The Overlord]

What i heard like 3 minutes ago was that Ivan is now a level 4 hurricane i been watchin that storm since the past 3 days i got shocked when they had the direction where Texas is i live in Texas but they changed it to Florida i cant beleive Florida is getting this punishment of 3 hurricanes.

[Daniel]

The hurricane Frances will also hit denmark (Maybe) But not at so much speed like it hit florida..... Thank god.

[Greed]

O.O 100Marios lives in Florida? Holy crap dude! Take care of yourself of that darn hurricane! O__O

Great, now I have two buds I am worried because of that **** hurricane! >< When a violent storm strikes, Jor-Jor, just tie yourself on a tree! XD

*dies*