Florida Peeps...here comes Ian.

If you want to save satellite imagery with a predicted flood zone map on your phone, I built out a file with that data(as of weds 1pm eastern). You can store it offline in case power/service is out.

file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OnDzVxTqQ8C7F2UYziDwz_ZhyPL1aLz2/view?usp=sharing

you can use MapCache (or any app that can load GeoPackages)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mil.nga.mapcache
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mapcache-by-nga/id1477252454

Feel free to share: https://twitter.com/tecknojoe/status/1575172927930056704

 

Florida utilities are reporting that more than 300,000 customers have lost power, with the largest number of electricity outages in Lee, Collier and Sarasota counties, near where Hurricane Ian's eye is coming ashore.

-NYT

 

In laws are hunkered down in Wimaumau...looks real bad.

We moved to Texas in '16 so I never got to experience a hurricane. Gonna pass on moving back.

Stay safe those who didn't evacuate.

 

and the BBS comes thru again..much appreciated Quicktoy. PM sent.

 

We did, but then again we lived in a 200mph rated building.

 

Yeah...and I've helped pick up the pieces of those after the fact.

 

Sadly I still have your number in my phone. Was hoping not to ever need it again

 

This was a gov't building. I felt safe. It survived a direct hit from Irma in 2018.

 

they allowed parties?....how not government of them

 

Perhaps bring a couple of individual packets of peanut butter with you, also?

 

Oh come on, y'all know what I was in...the party service

 

Nobody slights the Coasties. They're the first to fly out under shit conditions to save some hapless fuck in his boat who ignored the weather warnings. So kudos.

 

Water knee deep in my house , 2 broncos and 1 mustang flooded so far at my house

grrrreat

 

sorry to hear =(

They were Fords though, they weren't going to last much longer...i keed, hopefully the house can be fixed up quickly and everyone is safe

 

Sadly? What the hell man.
On a serious note, I tell all my clients that I hope they never have to call me again. Unfortunately, statistics say that most will need me more than once in their lives.

 

But could it corner low?

 

Built with $4000 hammers eh?

 

F*%$K that. I talk smack about them all the time.


And I routinely ignore Small Craft Advisories. Let them party/swimming fools earn their keep and come save me. They need rescues on their log or they wont get funding.

Also Kelly you need to check out Nikko Ortiz on the youtube shorts. He's an ex Army guy doing short skits as army, navy, AF, marine and CG. He's funny as hell. and his CG guy is on point.

 

https://1819news.com/news/item/talladega-superspeedway-offering-refuge-for-hurricane-ian-evacuees

Long shot but in case someone knows anyone this could help.

 

My GF is having to give weather updates/tracking info via cell phone from here in MD, to her sister that lives just inland of Siesta Key. They have lost power and internet, and are effectively in an information blackout.