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Bob R wrote:I talked to a neighbor who knows someone who works at FPL, and he said that over 1/2 of their crews and trucks were in the Gulf Coast working on Katrina repair. I don't know whether this is factual but wonder if that might affect how quickly power is restored here?
I was miserable after last years storms and without power for almost 2 weeks. But on the "bright side", it is not expected to be as hot next week....
Weatherboy1 wrote:Got the second floor and some first floor windows that are more exposed done today. I'm going to finish with one or two first floor ones today, but leave a couple un-shuttered (that are under an overnhanging porch roof and therefore sheltered, plus will likely end up on the "lee" side of the storm). I'll be getting to work in an hour or so. In my development, some people were already shuttered while others (like me) were doing the work yesterday. I'd say that overall, only about 1/3 were done by sundown yesterday.
wzrgirl1 wrote:This is for everyone in south florida......do not take this storm lightly...make sure if you have shutters you rush to complete them today....even a strong cat. 1 will cause some damage and remember if you don't put up your shutters and something happens to your home, the first thing the insurance company will ask you is if you had your shutters up...good luck to everyone in Wilma's path...although this may not cause catastrophic damage, we still need to watch out for tornadoes....so be vigilant and hang in there.....
jlauderdal wrote:wzrgirl1 wrote:This is for everyone in south florida......do not take this storm lightly...make sure if you have shutters you rush to complete them today....even a strong cat. 1 will cause some damage and remember if you don't put up your shutters and something happens to your home, the first thing the insurance company will ask you is if you had your shutters up...good luck to everyone in Wilma's path...although this may not cause catastrophic damage, we still need to watch out for tornadoes....so be vigilant and hang in there.....
good post, we have had a shift to the south in the models that look like a key west to miami run for wilma, if that were to verify expect a stronger system then say if it was naples due to less land interaction of the center and of course fuel from the gulf and atlantic but we it is uncertain what the shear will do..bottom line your preperations should have been the same anyway as it was always to close to call. prepare like it is taking the southerly route and you will do fine, dont try and outguess model shifts and all that from this point forward as we are too close in. prepare for a 2/3 in our part of the world.
artist wrote:Remember that if you have a newer home that the builder was required to provide you with shutters (new code) if you do not shutter them ALL up and you get hit insurance will NOT pay your claim. If you read all the fine print you will realize this. Just a word of warning.
It's less important as to when PBIA closes (unless you work thereboca_chris wrote:Question for S. Floridians:
When will Palm Beach Airport close? Tomorrow afternoon or will they wait until Mon.?
Thanks CaneClaw, anybody else know?
) but you should check with the individual carrier as to if a flight has been cancelled. Many use 50mph as the cutoff. But, if 50 is expected later on they may not even bring the flight in. Or - esp. if it is a layover from the night before - fly it out early (to protect their assets.) Return to “Hurricane Recovery and Aftermath”
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