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My Grandma lives in Port Orange, FL! She will get the worst of the Hurricane force winds! Port Orange is basically a bedroom community for Daytona Beach.
I also have 2 other cousins living in Palm Beach as well. I'm also worried about them too.
My cousin who goes down to FL multiple times a year for fun and business just told me they evacuated everyone at the hotel they usually stay at. Any word if your Grandma did as well?
Beaches, Boardwalks, and local spots are ghost towns in some areas. I'm sure others are riding this out.
My cousin who goes down to FL multiple times a year for fun and business just told me they evacuated everyone at the hotel they usually stay at. Any word if your Grandma did as well?
Beaches, Boardwalks, and local spots are ghost towns in some areas. I'm sure others are riding this out.
Oops I meant Palm Bay, FL,
Sustained Winds up to 115 MPH and gusts UP to 145 MPH is likely at Port Orange!
From my cousin regarding the evacuations in Florida..
Town of Palm beach..NOT CITY...South and Northern Hutchinson Island voluntary..but mandatory on the all barrier islands in Martin, Palm beach, St Lucie Counties...
Cape Canaveral is shut down...Cities of Melbourne and Jacksonville have mandatory evacuations on their barrier islands.
Do you think Matthew will be another Ike or even another Katrina?
I dont but could be up there on list of big storms
Edit... however.. if this decides to go further on land and not just scrape the coast then yes I believe will be a disaster we'll talk about for a long time.
emergency responders will have to risk their lives trying to save you for your bad decision... I hope people got out OR able to survive on their own. Power may be out in some areas or flooded for many days.
Do you think Matthew will be another Ike or even another Katrina?
I think as it stands right now the biggest thing for Florida is that you have the 'potential' for damaging effects on buildings and infrastructure along a very long stretch of populated beach front communities. That will affect a large population and one that is spread out over a long distance which means longer to get supplies in and utilities back up, again POTENTIALLY at this point but it's a VERY real threat. Not to mention beach front with higher surf/surge effecting very long distance of communities.
Florida may be level with the beachfront but they at least didn't build well below sea level like New Orleans.
Edit: but worst case scenario is this has potential to be quite devestating to large coastal stretch of Florida. Don't take it lightly.
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Port Orange is basically a bedroom community for Daytona Beach. 
