Hurricane Ivan

[AleroDownSouthGirl]

What do you think it's going to do? Or where it's going to go?

I think it's coming for me!!!! Straight up the mouth of the Mississippi River.....eh. I'm hauling tail if it does.

[Grouch]

Come on Ivan, come get me!!! I haven't seen a good hurricane come through here (Houston) since Allen in the 80's.

[misslindseysue]

Not that I want it to hit anyone, but I hope it goes for the panhandle of Florday and not the west coast. People there have had enough to deal with. My grandparents' condo just barely made it through the last two. They're a couple miles from the Gulf coast straight west of Tampa.

[smokinAMD]

Originally posted by Grouch@Sep 13 2004, 11:31 AM
Come on Ivan, come get me!!! I haven't seen a good hurricane come through here (Houston) since Allen in the 80's.
At least your far enough inland you don't have to worry about the nasty stuff. Galveston on the other hand....

[alerov6]

well looks like its gonna head west towards the panhandle, thank god my roof couldnt take another hurricane

[AleroDownSouthGirl]

might sound crazy, but I'd like to ride one more out...not bad like this one. more like Andrew. I don't want to see Florida get anymore.

[blueyezalero]

Originally posted by smokinAMD+Sep 13 2004, 11:54 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (smokinAMD @ Sep 13 2004, 11:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Grouch@Sep 13 2004, 11:31 AM
Come on Ivan, come get me!!! I haven't seen a good hurricane come through here (Houston) since Allen in the 80's.
At least your far enough inland you don't have to worry about the nasty stuff. Galveston on the other hand.... [/b][/quote]
Houston is not that far inland....they do get floods but not the damaging winds. I thought that Houston got hit either last year or year before and had alot of flood damage.

[Grouch]

Probably, but I just moved back to Houston a few months ago. I haven't lived here since 89.

[flalero]

Hey, I don't want it to hit the Panhandle! Us (all of the military members) down here are on standby to evacuate the area. Not leaving yet, we are still not sure where it's going.

[jamcllw]

Originally posted by AleroDownSouthGirl@Sep 13 2004, 02:18 PM
might sound crazy, but I'd like to ride one more out...not bad like this one. more like Andrew. I don't want to see Florida get anymore.
f*** that
I was in Hollywood FL when Andrew came through. I was in a basement of a house that was completly torn to shreds. My uncle almost died when Hurricane Andrew came through. I wouldn't wish for that type of hurricane to go anywhere. You can have all the fun you want riding out another hurricane. I've lived through probably 10 hurricanes and I wouldn't want to go through any of them again. Perhaps you'll get your wish and have a different perspective on them.

[flalero]

^^agree, I might sit out a little hurricane, but not this one. Plus, if I am ordered to leave by the commander, I have to go, no questions asked.

[mfuller]

Ivan makes Andrew look like chickenpoop. Batten down the hatches everyone from New Orleans to Tallahasee.

[cutelilcntrygrl]

Sorry but I gotta agree with jamcllw. I've never been through a hurricane myself, but I still wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

[AleroDownSouthGirl]

I have no choice to stay. I work at a plant and we can't take off or get out of here. If we are able to get off work, I wouldn't know until tomorrow after 3:30pm....damn plants......

I'd probably be gone by now, but the traffic on the roads here in Louisiana aren't even moving. Couldn't get out since yesterday if I had wanted too. A lot of people are stuck in that situation.

[blueyezalero]

They say Mobile, Ala is right in the middle of it but it's supposed to hit some of the panhandle and La. Kinda looks like it's going for La. I wouldn't want to sit out a hurricane that produces 140+ winds. We had a storm here last year with just 50+ winds and hail. I had damage and it flattened my neighbors garage, actually a few of my neighbors garage. I can't even imagine what 140+ winds can do. Be careful girl.

[Youngblood77]

My family's hearts and prayers are with everyone who's in Ivan's way. I hope all of you and your families stay safe. :(

[flalero]

So far, the commander has not allowed me to leave, as I do not live in one of the three zones in Bay county that have been evacuated. Hopefully it stays away because I do not feel like being stuck in traffic when the 'cane hits.

[cutelilcntrygrl]

Hope everyone makes it through this one too. Stay safe.

[`2000redalero]

What'd I tell you, the Tampa Bay area has a force field around it!

[flalero]

Well, so far no 'cane, but just about a dozen or more tornadoes in the area in the last three hours. Fun times!

[jamcllw]

Thanks that makes me feel real great with my parents living about 45 minutes north of you. :( Is there anytouching down in Jackson County that you know of.

[ImSoBored]

Yeah Im sure glad its not hitting the east or west coast, we're all hurricaned out.

Ivan has had gusts of over 200mph, so its gunna suck for whom ever gets hit

[Grouch]

Yeah, but yall have another in the works that will come through if it does form into a hurricane.

[blueyezalero]

Crazy summer this year. I saw on tv they closed South Padre Island beaches. Then they said some bouys in Gulf Coast had measured waves at 6 stories high. that next one is Jean and it's supposed to hit Florida.

[flalero]

Originally posted by jamcllw@Sep 15 2004, 06:56 PM
Thanks that makes me feel real great with my parents living about 45 minutes north of you. :( Is there anytouching down in Jackson County that you know of.
Yeah, I think I heard of some touching down in Jackson county. Actually most of them started up in Gulf county and headed northwest. Right now, I am hearing about 13 people killed in Bay County and about $30 million worth of damage in Bay county. Actually, Wewahitchka and Marianna took the brunt of the tornadoes. I heard of a mile wide path of destruction near the Marianna area. Hopefully, your parents made it through all right. Most of the people in the Panhandle are still without electricity, so this might make it hard to reach them.

[jamcllw]

I talked to them yesterday. They actually live like 10-15 minutes north of Marianna. All of my family is alright but they are out of power still. That mile wide destruction you are talking about had my dad's job right smack in the middle of it and it's destoyed.

[AleroAngel83]

There was just an alert on Weatherbug, apparently we've got a tornado warning up here in MD, and its supposed to be pretty nasty... I didn't think Ivan would ride the coast all the way up here, but I guess I was wrong, huh? <_<

[flalero]

Well, it's good to here that everyone is doing good. Hopefully, they can get power back soon. To everyone else in the path of the remnants of Ivan, I only hope and pray it's not nearly as bad as it was down here.

[cutelilcntrygrl]

We didn't get as much with Ivan as we did with Frances and Charlie but we did get about 8 inches of rain today. The wind was awful. Flash floods are the only thing we have to worry about now. That and tree limbs all over the roads. Glad everyone is ok though.