Hurricane Ivan
 

Thought Labor Day would not be complete until we had started yet ANOTHER hurricane thread. Everyone say hi to Ivan, the newest storm to threaten our poor, battered state.

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I swear, if one more weekend is ruined by a hurricane...I'm moving! If we're going to get flooded and blown away, why can't we at least miss some work and school? :(

ugh, when i first heard about Ivan a few days ago- all i kept thinking was 'please God, no..' i hope it spares Florida. anything could happen, but poor Florida has been through enough. i think it is about time for me to move from the state....:( :mad:

Oh no! This has been a bad year for Florida...

It might become cat. 5. Scary stuff.

Dont know why Mother Nature Hates Florida?:(

Have some Nice Brothers There who are hurting for Places to be at!

BN at Fl. Tech. are having Founders Day There in a week! Not sure if they can have it now!:o

I really hope that this one turns away and doesn't hit Florida... you guys have already taken too many for the team :(

Computer models can be quite fickle sometimes, as was demonstrated by Frances. She came barreling down the outer islands of the Bahamas a Cat 3 storm with 145 mph winds but eventually calmed down (by not much) into a Cat 2 storm with over 100 mph winds by the time she made landfall in the Florida peninsula. Predicted tracks over 72 hours beyond the current position are really 'best guesses'.

Ivan's computer prediction model has it probably crossing Hispaniola Island (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and much of Cuba, which has some pretty mountainous terrain; that could slow down his development and temper his bite for a short time until he gets to the open seas, where the warm Gulf Stream can help feed it back to its mean old self.

Depending on weather patterns later in the week, Ivan could turn south and enter the Gulf of Mexico, dodging most of Florida except the Keys and possibly the Panhandle if it curves northward once it gets in the Gulf. That's when the rest of the Gulf states and Mexico will hafta be on its toes. Or it can go further north, this time giving South Florida an ass-kicking as it makes its way to the Gulf.

Just be careful out there folks... anything can change between now and next week.

We can't take another hurricane. Our house got destroyed by Frances. We already had roof damage from Charley but Frances decided to rip off all of our tarps and temporary roof repairs since we were unable to get someone out to repair the damage. Water got into the house. It's all in the walls and in the ceilings plus the roof has more damage now. Our house smells like a wonderful mixture of mildew and dry wall. In other words, we can't live there until someone comes out to fix the damage which could take forever considering there's millions of other people who need repairs to their homes also. I'm not sure what to do since my roommate (also my landlord) has her boyfriend's place to run to but mine is in Atlanta. I can't sleep on someone's couch for the next 2 months (it could take that long to fix the damage) so there's a chance I may have to quit my job and move to Atlanta. Sigh....
If Ivan decides to get Central Florida, I think the house will be leveled. :(

That sucks. Is everyone in your family unharmed?

Yeah, everyone is fine. My parents are in North Broward and they lost power for a little over a day but they're ok. My roommate was staying at her boyfriend's for the storm so she's ok. The only thing that was harmed was our house and a few things that were in it.

I'm REALLY sorry :( I'll be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers that everything works out, and works out well for you *HUGS* :)

Not another hurricane for Florida! :( Or anywhere else along the Gulf - AlphaSigOU is correct - it's too early to tell exactly where Ivan is headed.

Stay safe, everyone.

ZTAngel, I'm so sorry to hear about your house. :(

there are new predictions that will follow Charley's path.

i hear that there is some sort of stationary front above Florida that is causing so many hurricane to come our way. right now there is a new front that is causing Ivan to head more west.

ZTAngel, I am so sorry to hear about your house. :( *hugs*

sorry
 

Sorry to hear about your house!!
You're in my thoughts and prayers!!
Cas