Can we all just get a grip!

[Downdraft]

This is a category three hurricane at the moment. It's not Andrew, it's not Mitch, it's not Gilbert. Maybe tomorrow it will be different but right now that's what it is. Bastardi never said it would hit 200 mph and the posters in here hyping hysteria ought to be run out on a cyber rail. I know the mod's are working overtime to keep up with this but people intentionally posting fearmongering threads need to be dealt with! For those people that honestly came in here looking for good information pay attention to the professional met's or the Storm2k Mods. I've read enough manure in here tonight to fertilize the state of Iowa. Listen to emergency management, follow their instructions, pay attention to the NHC and their advisories and don't get sucked in by the fear mongers. This storm is not a monster it's a storm. It isn't the first category 3 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and sure as hell won't be the last. All this talk about this being a category SIX or an equivalent F5 tornado is pure crap.