This is a stupid comment. Your property is going to get the same amount of damage whether you are there or not. Of course there are massive benefits for leaving, but property damage has nothing to do with it. Sheesh. |
Whether they evacuate or not, they shouldn't expect taxpayers to bail them out if they continue to vote for politicians who decline to fund FEMA. |
So it was only a Cat 3 after all. When will tech improve to better predict these things? |
No, it was a Cat 5 and dropped as it approached the coast. It had winds of 185mph at one point. |
The level really only matters when it hits land. It was a 3. |
It was a category 5 as little as 6 hours before it hit. It didn't downgrade to Cat 4 until about 4-5 hours before it hit landfall. And that was in the early hours. It wasn't cat 4 until about 4:00 AM and it made landfall about 8:30 AM. So, people are supposed to wait until 4:00 AM to decide whether to evacuate or not? Are they supposed to sit until the wee hours of the morning just a few hours before it makes landfall and then decide that it will not change and they need to evacuate? As for when will the tech advance enough? The tech was pretty accurate. They predicted that it would slow down before it made landfall, but it was a prediction, not a guarantee and that was dangerous enough for people in the direct path to evacuate. Considering that it had spent 2 days going from Cat 4 to Cat 5, the cycle was not predictable as to how long it would sustain at each of those speeds and whether it would be closer to either point when it actually made landfall. You sound ridiculous blaming the industry for not being able to advance the science and tech at the level that you want them to. Maybe you should get off your duff and work on trying to find a solution faster than those in the industry and come back and let us know how fast you are changing the technology. |
Hurricane forecasting accuracy has advanced dramatically over the past 20 years. Tampa has a unique geography where a tiny shift north or south in the path decides whether the bay floods or not. |
It should be pointed out that you don't have to drive 1000 miles away and stay at a hotel to evacuate. You can just go to a designated hurricane shelter. In Florida, many shelters are pet friendly and accommodate special needs. |
I was reading an article about a woman in Sarasota who declared that she can't take it anymore and is leaving Florida due to the hurricanes.
I am sympathetic, but it's odd how people seem to think that all Floridians must live right on the coast on a barrier island. Living just a few miles inland dramatically reduces your hurricane risk. |
Inland Florida? That is your choice? Have fun. |
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