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

[Scorpion]

I agree. I will likely shutter up on Sunday or Monday, depending on the forward speed. I want to wait as long as possible before putting them on.

[jpigott]

does anyone know if the Broward County Courthouse will be closed on Monday

[sprink52]

I have about 2/3 of my shutters up now...the easy ones. Guess I'll do the rest today before it starts raining. We've got to go back to th store cause we started eating some of the stuff we bought for the storm.

[wxwonder12]

Is it really that hard of a decision to make about school on Monday for Palm Beach on Monday????

[Scorpion]

Is it really that hard of a decision to make about school on Monday for Palm Beach on Monday????

I know... Its pretty obvious that its coming on Monday. Art Johnson as always will probably put a half day, but if he does I sure as hell won't go.

[DESTRUCTION5]

Is it really that hard of a decision to make about school on Monday for Palm Beach on Monday????

Plan on it not happening...For Sure

[sprink52]

I wouldn't send my kids out to school on Monday even if they were giving them $100 just to show up!!

[wxwonder12]

Sunday midnight Art finally makes a decision. Way to go.

[sprink52]

Art...you are THE MAN!!

[wxwonder12]

Mine aren't going either.

[Cassi]

While it's great that most of you have the option of sending your children to school, those of us with teachers in the house (my husband) don't have a choice.

We are figuring he will make the teachers come in at least for a 1/2 day, and maybe the students too. Again, the students have a choice...

I just can't believe all of the people around here still saying "if" it comes this way! Maybe they are doubtful of the NE curve actually happening, but all of the models and forecasts have not wavered on this one since early this week.

[PBFN]

Well it's official.I just cancelled my hotel reservations at Disney so I'm staying. I live on the river so I'll probably take the canvas off the boat but thats about it. I do not anticiapte getting more than tropical storm force winds at best.

[jlauderdal]

New Wind Predictions: This is not an official forecast and is not supported by any proffesional meteorologist or storm2k.org.

excellant work and a big improvement over yesterdays map, honestly the best wind map i have seen and that includes local south florida media

[nativeflacracker]

I wouldn't send my kids out to school on Monday even if they were giving them $100 just to show up!!

I don't see that it makes a big difference whether they make the announcement regarding school closures last minute or not as long as it's before Monday. If they made the announcement too early and something unforeseen happened with the forecast, the same parents would then be complaining that they had to find someone to watch their kids because of no school. It's just not that big of a deal to wait and see, chill!

[artist]

just remember according to both the NHC and Derek we here in Palm Beach county are to have winds 12-20 mph higher than we recieved with both Jeanne and Frances. I don't know about you but I don't like it! They were definately bad enough! And for each mph the damage goes up incredibly (sory - can't remember the word they actually use - but that is the jest of it).

[rainydaze]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but look at this excerpt form the Miami NWS Forecast Discussion from this morning:

EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION WILL BE COMMENCING BY THE TIME WILMA
REACHES SOUTH FLORIDA AS MID- LEVEL TROUGH SYNCS UP WITH
HURRICANE. ADDITIONAL MID-LEVEL DRY AIR ASSOCIATED WITH TROUGH AND
SPREADING OUT OF RATHER SUBSTANTIAL WIND FIELD ARE JUST TWO OF THE
FACTORS POINTING TOWARD RATHER SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT FOR
SOUTH FLORIDA ON MONDAY AS WILMA MAKES LANDFALL. FURTHER
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE THAT SEEMS TO BE A REASONABLY GOOD ANALOG FOR
THIS EVENT WAS HURRICANE ISBELL IN OCTOBER OF 1964. SHE SPAWNED
PERHAPS A DOZEN TORNADOES ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FLORIDA
INCLUDING 4 OF F2 INTENSITY ON THE FUJITA SCALE. MORE INFO ON THIS
PAST EVENT IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO

Here is the link they are referring to:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/events/?id=isbell

Notice most of the tornados were on the east coast

[fci]

I would expect that PBC schools will be closed Monday all day, not half; as we should be getting a Hurricane Warning on Sunday.

This will give them ample time to make the call.

They get wishy-washy when we have a Hurricane Watch and/or Tropical Storm warning.
This is suspicious since their policy is if winds get over 40 they cancel yet a Tropical Storm Warning is for winds over 40.

This schoiol district is majorly confusing.....

[pavelbure224]

no school for broward county on monday they are not sure for tuesday right now

[wsquared77]

No school for Miami Dade on Monday either. Also no word on Tuesday. Don Noe (sp?) said that he would put up shutters. He said if you wished you had had them up for Katrina you'll definitely want them for Wilma. He also said (if I understood him right) that we will see hurricane force definitely in Miami-Dade and probably gusts over 100 mph.

[MiamiensisWx]

Finally... a decision has been made! Palm Beach County schools will be closed on Monday due to Wilma. Here is the information from the PBC School District site...

Hurricane Wilma Announcement # 3 - 10/22/05 (1:44 PM)

Palm Beach County public schools will be closed Monday, October 24, 2005, due to Hurricane Wilma. Further school announcements will be made as soon as possible based on updated information from Palm Beach County Emergency Operations Center and National Hurricane Center regarding the movement and effects of the storm. For school information, parents and employees should watch the local media, District TV Channel 19 (Adelphia); this Web site, or call the hotline at (561) 357-7500; (866) 930-6001 toll-free from south county and the Glades.