What's the mood.....

[dixiebreeze]

in SE Florida today? Anyone have a handle on it? Just wonder if the Home Depots, supermarkets, etc. are getting a rush. Actually, I hope so, 'cause Katrina looks very serious:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... IR4/20.jpg

[x-y-no]

To tell the truth, I don't think this hits the public conciousness before this evening.

[DESTRUCTION5]

in SE Florida today? Anyone have a handle on it? Just wonder if the Home Depots, supermarkets, etc. are getting a rush. Actually, I hope so, 'cause Katrina looks very serious:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... IR4/20.jpg

Average business day here in PBC...No rushes at all

[cjrciadt]

To tell the truth, I don't think this hits the public conciousness before this evening.

Most wont know this exists until they watch the Noon News, and at 5pm.

[ObsessedMiami]

people here at school are slowly starting to talk about it... (staff not kids) but I am surprised that there is no discussion in the media (that I have seen) about the watches and warnings. Dade county's website shows nothing, nor does the water management district.. though I know its too earlyu for them to be updated.I think by 5pm we will see the full court press in the Miami media. Already Bryan Norcross is preempting the soaps from 12 to 1 to have an hour of coverage on 4. As a public school teacher, I want to know about the school closures

[Thunder44]

You can watch some video feed and read some stories from CBS4 station in Miami. They are having wall to wall coverge now

http://www.cbs4.com/

[jlauderdal]

in SE Florida today? Anyone have a handle on it? Just wonder if the Home Depots, supermarkets, etc. are getting a rush. Actually, I hope so, 'cause Katrina looks very serious:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... IR4/20.jpg

business as usual, had a couple peopleask me about it in the office. we need a hurricane warning before people here start dealing too much with it. this is the capitol of complacency based on near misses ever since floyd and media over hype for the last 5 to 7.

[JPmia]

Yeah, surprisingly this is not much of an item...yet...if we get H. Warnings especially at 5pm..then it will be quite a concern.

[Brent]

It was one of the lead stories on the Today Show this morning... what can you really do to prepare outside of moving in lawn furniture and loose objects???

[Patrick99]

Around my office, and my usual lunch time spot, people are just shrugging their shoulders. No one is very worried, they just realize it will probably mean a lot of rain.

[x-y-no]

Well, thankfully I filled the tank yesterday, so all I need to do to complete preparation is to hit the ATM for a little cash.

[tracyswfla]

It was one of the lead stories on the Today Show this morning... what can you really do to prepare outside of moving in lawn furniture and loose objects???

lots of things. get gas, first thing to go, make sure you have cash, recheck hurricane supplies.....

[EmeraldCoast1]

You can watch some video feed and read some stories from CBS4 station in Miami. They are having wall to wall coverge now

http://www.cbs4.com/

Checked it out and am not very impressed. Their hurricane Ivan storm recap shows that it made landfall on the MS/AL border.

Good 'ole CBS media geniuses. What would we ever do without the super-intelligent pool of talking heads to keep us dumb folk informed with what we really need to know.

I'm so glad that we can now use the internet to access NHC and other sites to get information and then process it for ourselves rather than waiting for Sue and Bob on the 5pm news to "tell us".

[Ground_Zero_92]

So far, it's business as usual here in Miami. There are several this to remember down here.

First, jlauderdale is right, everyone here is very complacent after the last 5-7 systems were hyped and never really affected us.

Second, most will not really prepare unless a hurricane warning goes in effect. Even then, some will not do anything

Hopefully this system will not be a Cat 1 before or at landfall here in Florida. Otherwise at lot will be caught off-guard.

[SouthFloridawx]

It is regular here in boynton beach. The noon news are starting to talking about the EOC and school closings. They told people not to put the shutters up and to clean up their yard.

[artist]

if it becomes a cat 1 will you all put up your shutters?

[SouthFloridawx]

I we get a Cat 1 I am going to open all the windows.

[caribepr]

... what can you really do to prepare outside of moving in lawn furniture and loose objects???

Lots...and lots
(Prep page)

http://storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewforum.php ... 354c108c4b

[jlauderdal]

I we get a Cat 1 I am going to open all the windows.

good, hope you have decent flood insurance

[SouthFloridawx]

I we get a Cat 1 I am going to open all the windows.

good, hope you have decent flood insurance

I don't !!!