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Not much change since 11 AM update. Still looks like the eye may cross over land south of Naples and track more eastward than they were saying last night. Doesn't look like it weakened much in the last few hours. (Pressure up to 933 MB from 922 MB only difference I can see. That still seems very low based on numbers they showed earlier for other hurricanes.)

LOCATION...25.2N 81.6W ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM SSE OF NAPLES FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...933 MB...27.55 INCHES

Any updates like this are appreciated. The local guys aren't doing it now. They are focusing on tornado watches and general disaster stuff. We aren't getting storm track updates.

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09-10-2017 , 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Didace

Is this the first time you have seen severe weather reports?

I don't watch a lot of live hurricane coverage. This is definitely the first time I've heard of a reporter in the Florida Keys riding it out by standing next to a gas station. It is also the first time I've heard of a reporter staying on the Naples beach in order to film a possible 10-15 foot storm surge come in. These things sound stupider to me than usual. Is this common?

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09-10-2017 , 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ligastar

they're meteorologists and/or local news reporters. it's what they do. it's how you make a name for yourself in the biz. if you are maimed or die, you get maimed or die. they know the risk. free will.

Everybody wanting to be the next Dan Rather.

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Beats the hell out of losing it and having to deal with insurance that may not even come close to covering the actual loss...

Have talked with a few here in Houston that are getting low-balled offers remotely based upon someone with the agency seeing a single picture of the parking garage. The offer was about $4K less than comps that were known to exist in the week prior to the flooding...and since the offer was only $9K, that is a significant lowballing...

I agree. Just relating what I was told at the poker tables. You know how whiny poker players can be.

A friend of mine is shopping for a replacement car in Houston now. Treacherous stuff.

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09-10-2017 , 12:30 PM

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patron,

Jim Deez-Nutz Cantore

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09-10-2017 , 12:41 PM

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NWS Miami now predicting surge of 10-15 feet at Naples, 4-8 feet for Tampa.

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09-10-2017 , 12:44 PM

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The wind really picked up. It's the first time we've been able to hear it.

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09-10-2017 , 01:10 PM

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Doesn't look like much has changed with direction, winds, or pressure.

NHC 1PM UPDATE

LOCATION...25.4N 81.7W ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM S OF NAPLES FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...933 MB...27.55 INCHES

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09-10-2017 , 01:23 PM

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I like how they had to report for people to not shoot Irma. Dumb people with guns. Florida has enough problems atm.

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In Pasco County, north of Tampa, sheriff’s officers warned citizens not to shoot guns into the air, after a Facebook post suggested shooting Irma out of the sky went viral. “LETS SHOW IRMA THAT WE SHOOT FIRST,” the post from a 22-year-old man said.
About 27,000 people responded that they would attend the “Shoot At Hurricane Irma” Facebook event.
“There we no actual shots fired. We don’t know if the individual was joking, or making a serious threat,” said Pasco County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Doug Tobin. “We’re just responding to citizens in general, making sure no one shoots weapons in the air. The bullet trajectory could come down and hurt individuals.”
Ryon Edwards, of Daytona Beach Shores, added an update Sunday morning to his wildly popular Facebook post, saying he’s “learned that about 50% of the world could not understand sarcasm to save their lives.”

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09-10-2017 , 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by zikzak

bb and other FL peeps hunkered down and waiting, how are you passing the time? It seems like it would be exhausting to constantly stay on top of everything. Do you take breaks to read a book or watch a movie or something?

Got tired of watching the news and put football on. I've done everything I need to do and its not going to get really bad here until about 8:00 or so. Guess I can watch football!

Some of these shots of people walking WAY out into Tampa Bay because all the water was pushed out is pretty crazy. It floods down there routinely in normal rains so to see it empty is fascinating. Of course it will be the opposite when the winds turn.

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09-10-2017 , 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by EddyB66

My sister is in New Port Richey, she said she tried getting out, but traffic made it next to impossible. Is that area supposed to get hit hard?

If she has any doubt whatsoever about her situation, encourage her to go to a shelter. They will not turn you away. And at this point you really only have to ride it out in the shelter for 24-36 hours assuming the damage isn't catastrophic.

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09-10-2017 , 01:53 PM

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Jeff Piotrowski is back at it again live.. Expecting to take direct hit from the eyewall just like he did in Rockport Texas. Guy is crazy as ****

He's expecting 120+ winds in 5 minutes or so. He's currently located 15 miles south of Naples FL

https://www.periscope.tv/w/1LyxBEydlDnJN

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09-10-2017 , 02:05 PM

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The other thing going on here is a lot of texting. Everyone we know is asking about us. People I haven't talked to in years.

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09-10-2017 , 02:10 PM

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Dropped back to cat 3. Still moving in same direction but appears to be speeding up. Was 9 MPH all morning and now 12 MPH. Think that's good for flooding from rain but not sure if it means anything else.

2:00 PM EDT, 10 September 2017
Location: 25.6°N 81.8°W
Winds: 120 mph
Pressure: 936 mbar
Movement: N (350°) at 12 mph
Status: Category 3 Hurricane

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09-10-2017 , 02:24 PM

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I've watched a few minutes of this and it's bumped up my estimation of the common sense of the general population -- haven't seen a single other idiot out driving around.

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09-10-2017 , 02:29 PM

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Lot of official warnings to get away from the water in Naples area. Looks like the eye is about to come ashore south of Naples but the eyewall might be a direct hit on Naples with a 10-15 foot surge.

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09-10-2017 , 02:35 PM

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I've watched a few minutes of this and it's bumped up my estimation of the common sense of the general population -- haven't seen a single other idiot out driving around.

He found a mobile home park. Might be worth watching for a few min.

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09-10-2017 , 02:37 PM

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We just walked outside. Sounded like an airplane. We thought it might be a tornado but we couldn't tell.

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09-10-2017 , 02:41 PM

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Another crane down in Miami.

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09-10-2017 , 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by biggerboat

We just walked outside. Sounded like an airplane. We thought it might be a tornado but we couldn't tell.

Six have touched down in the last hour according to cnn.

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09-10-2017 , 02:50 PM

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This is great entertainment actually.

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09-10-2017 , 02:51 PM

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Getting reports if power outages in the area.

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09-10-2017 , 02:54 PM

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Good luck biggerboat. Seeing that tidal effect is phenomenal. Hope you make it well through the initial hit and everything holds up. Would yall find any levity in playing ride of the valkyries to get ready

Safest recovery to everyone down there