Who's in the path of Hurricane Irma now a Category 5, with 175 mph winds?
 

I'll keep the OP updated.

The "code red" app and website will allow you to not just recieve updates via email, voice and or text from your local and national officials but also allow you to report any issues that you have or is occurring now.

Emergency preparedness toolkit:
http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division...essToolkit.PDF

Get a plan: http://www.floridadisaster.org/GetAPlan/

Comcast is allowing anyone to access any of their 137K wifi hotspots for free until Sept.15th.
http://wifi.xfinity.com

ATT is allowing all users free talk/internet/textbto all customers through Sept. 17th.

Verizon is allowing all users free data

Irma Twitter update:
https://twitter.com/search?q=hurrica...Ctwgr%5Esearch

NOAA Storm surge map:
http://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Map...4dd7b277935fad

NOAA damage exposure predictor:
https://coast.noaa.gov/floodexposure/#/select

https://gis.fema.gov/maps/disaster/dec_4337.png

If you are a Florida resident and you need some assistance, you can apply here.

https://www.disasterassistance.gov/

What you need to know about flood and homeowners insurance
Get the facts on insurance - what is and isn’t covered under flood and homeowners insurance policies to assist you with filing a claim now.

https://www.consumerreports.org/floo...914_cromc_irma

Find out if your loss is a tax write-off
Uninsured losses caused by a natural disaster may be deductible under federal tax law. If you itemize your taxes, be sure to check with a tax professional to find out if your loss qualifies for the tax write.

https://www.consumerreports.org/floo...914_cromc_irma

Disaster Unemployment Assistance is ACTIVE. Apply today with the State of Florida: https://connect.myflorida.com/Claima...relimInfo.ASPX. For more information on the program, call 1-877-872-5627.

Is Miami screwed?

I'm in the Tampa area. This area has never taken a direct hit from a hurricane. I live on the water just off shore on an Island.

Talking to the old timers, this one has them spooked. Maybe its what happened to Houston, Katrina and this is a Cat 5?

Most of these hurricanes come up from Miami and head up toward us. They lose a lot of power by the time they get up here to us. But, a cat 5 could be a Cat 2/3 by the time it hits our area.

Talked to some co-workers I worked with in the past that live in the Miami area and all of them are heading north. Kind of freaked me out when I offered my place for them to make it north and they said, not far enough north, you need to get out too.:eek:

Stay safe everyone. This one looks worse than the last.

i was going on a trip to Miami Thursday, and flying to Puerto Rico Saturday. Plans have been cancelled.

Time to get out now before traffic gets congested.

Damn man that was some bad timing for a vacation.

Sarasota here, lots of people spooked on this one. Same people who are normally quite passive about hurricanes.

You cant evacuate the whole state. :eek:

Hopefully Alex Smith

Same here.

wasnt my choice.

wifes friend scheduled wedding in PR for peak hurricane season. ROFL

I feel bad for them more than myself.

Weren't you going on in the Houston thread about how Texas sucked at evacuation and everything was nice and peachy during Florida evacuations? Cmon man, you guys can get out.

Too many variations of where it could go to do anything but prepare. Depending on the model and direction we could be right in the middle of the hurricane or 200 miles west. Today and tomorrow will tell more