SE FLA Thread...(Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe)

[Bgator]

This is a thread to let people what you hear from government and people in SE FLA... Even though it will make landfall on west coast cat 2 conditions are possible for us! Also if it goes through lets say Key Largo it will hit us very seriously! As of know seems like most people are watchin it, but nothing more!

[Scorpion]

If Cat 2 conditions indeed occur in the metro areas there will be alot of damage. The condos are especially vulnerable.

[MiamiensisWx]

As usual, though, Palm Beach County may wait for a good time until considering closing schools.

[WeatherEmperor]

im a bit worried about this in Broward. I fear conditions here could be a bit worse then with Katrina. My swimming pool lost its enclosure from Katrina and I could only imagine what could happen with this storm.

<RICKY>

[Scorpion]

As usual, though, Palm Beach County may wait for a good time until considering closing schools.

I can see Art Johnson keeping schools open on Friday even with a Cat 3/4 bearing down.

[Bgator]

I am a Sophmore in high school, and Carlos Alvarez is usually VERy leniant with school situations, If Wilma stays on her current path FRiday school is likely to be closed, Im scared if this thing does turn into a cat 3/4 and goes thru Northern keys(which is not my thinking) Miami will be badly hurt!

[MiamiensisWx]

I can see Art Johnson keeping schools open on Friday even with a Cat 3/4 bearing down.

He - as well as School District officials - are really scrambling to put emphasis on FCAT and improving district importance and making useful money. Shows how "starved" the School District may be as far as funding in the No Child Left Behind issue.

[HURAKAN]

By the way, if Wilma makes landfall in Florida, that will make 8 hurricanes in 2 years.

2004: Charley (4), Frances (2), Ivan (3), and Jeanne (3).

2005: Dennis (3), Katrina (1), Rita (1), and possible Wima (3?).

[Vandora]

We've still got some clean up from Katrina down here. I hope people rush that in the next few days, just in case. Then again, I've been saying that since before Rita.

[MiamiensisWx]

By the way, if Wilma makes landfall in Florida, that will make 8 hurricanes in 2 years.

2004: Charley (4), Frances (2), Ivan (3), and Jeanne (3).

2005: Dennis (3), Katrina (1), Rita (1), and possible Wima (3?)

Yep... Florida's record of being impacted continues to march on... incredible.

[conestogo_flood]

Good grief! I just figured using 2004 population estimates, if Wilma hit southern Florida around Collier County, 6,475,124 people would be affected, at least another 856,151 people would be affected by tropical storm force winds. That gives us a grand total of 7,331,275 people in the current direct path of this storm. This is just from Manatee east to St. Lucie counties and below.

[jlauderdal]

As usual, though, Palm Beach County may wait for a good time until considering closing schools.

considering its a weekend system i bet they wait a real long time

[Zadok]

I just hope that the levees hold up at Lake Okeechobee......

[SouthFloridawx]

boynton beach checking in

[Nancy]

I just hope that the levees hold up at Lake Okeechobee......

We just drove past Lake O and the levee this weekend. It's not very high...I wouldn't feel secure if I lived across the street.

[sprink52]

We are as ready as we were all summer. I'll make sure all gas tanks are full before Friday. Got enough water but I'll get some more. I plan to put the panels up Friday unless something changes. I've been running the generator once every 3~4 weeks. My exposure is that if we get 100 mph + wind from the W/SW, We have some Queen Palms that might fall on the house. We also have some pines in the back that might fall on the pool screen enclosure. We had planed to go to Shula's in Miami to watch the Alabama/Tennesee game with the South Florida Chapter of the U of A alumni but I think we better stay home.

We are poured solid concrete with a tile roof. I don't worry about the structure of the house too much.

Maybe the forcast track won't hold and Wilma will go between the Keys and Cuba...I don't think so but we are ready. I just don't look forward to no power and the clean up.

[wxwonder12]

I live in royal Palm Beach and as far as school is conserned I will keep my children home if the weather seems to be bad enough or diminishing throughout the day. I don't like to wait for the school board to dance around with a decision.

[mikemiller18]

i'm a little east of wellington, fl. got our water and gas. all set and bunkered.

[gatorcane]

Again, I reiterate, it's fast-speed and track across the Everglades will hardly weaken it. So if it comes in as a CAT 4 expect a CAT 3 mimial. A CAT 3 would mean a CAT 2 etc.

This looks to be a more severe situation for Palm Beach/Broward/Dade than Jeanne/Frances of last year and Katrina.

[inotherwords]

I just hope that the levees hold up at Lake Okeechobee......

We just drove past Lake O and the levee this weekend. It's not very high...I wouldn't feel secure if I lived across the street.

I drove by the north shore of Okeechobee just before Frances. I could not believe how many people had built permanent houses within a stone's throw of the levees.