Hurricane Charlie....
 

I saw bits and pieces on the weather channel this morning. The waves are going pretty high!

i am fine. it sucks. the storm is now 145 mph!!!! it is supposed to weaken significantly before it gets to me. but my heart seriously breaks for everyone in the southwest. i got it easy compared to you guys. my prayers go out you.

i hope to wake up tomorrow to a clear peaceful day:(

It's Category 4 right now. The wind and rain started about 10 minutes ago. Since Orlando is so far inland, we should be ok but I just have to worry about tornadoes. I'm shutting down my computer now so I don't have to worry about lightening getting it. :) I'll post tomorrow with an update if I have electricity. To all the other Florida GCers, stay safe and make sure to let everyone know you're ok tomorrow!

i will definitely give my update tomorrow. i am completely going off line about 6 or 7 this evening. staying online now calms my nerves

My cousin lives in Miami. I'm sure she's evacuated.

what is so sad is the local meterologists look so tired and stressed. i know that is obviously expected but it is just so evident in their eyes.

miami looks to be just about in the clear.

Wow, I was not expecting this to be a CAT 4.

Take care Orlando GCers. Sounds like you guys have tornadoes there.

Unfortunately, now they're saying the eye is expected to cross over Orlando, and the winds will probably reach about 100 mph. I'm about an hour east of Orlando, so I know we'll get tons of wind and rain as well. It's already thundering, so I know that'll go on for the rest of the day.

Looks like a long night ahead. . .:(

Stay safe and dry, everyone.

my hatches are battened down as much as they can be! Here in central Carolina, we catch all the rain and hardly none of the winds, unless it's a Category 3 storm or higher (Hur. Fran '96, Hur. Floyd '99). As long as it doesn't increase in speed if it goes inland, we should be ok, but please pray anyway :)

MacDill AFB in Tampa is at HURCON 1 (Hurricane Condition 1 - storm expected to strike in less than 12 hours) All the aircraft assets of the 6th Air Mobility Wing and U.S. Central Command have been evacuated to inland bases until the storm passes.

Batten down the hatches, you guys in Tampa and Central Florida!

whats going on in the southwest?

and down in Southeastern North Carolina (i live 2 miles from the beach) is gray and cloudy but they're calling for some bad stuff starting tomorrow morning

I was thinking about all of you earlier when I heard the news. I hope everyone is safe and sound as can be in this situation.