re: Hurricane Irma - Spinning Down

I see the winds are down to 175 mph

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well katrina hitting n.o. is closest that comes to mind and i think it can be argued A) N.O. isn't major and B) Katrina wasn't a 4 or 5 hitting city.

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That's my impression but I do consider N.O. major. Just curious when the last time a major metro city had to endure a direct hit from the eyewall. Can't imagine what that would do to skyscrapers even if they are designed to withstand the winds.

Well, I could sure use the insurance money from my lake house outside of Gainesville being destroyed.

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is this Euro trying to put the Gulf back in play?

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The Gulf was never out of play. Low probability, but a track up the west coast of Florida with a turn back into the Big Bend or Panhandle is still on the table, probably more likely than a track up the east coast with the turn back into GA/SC.

ETA: I should clarify that I'm talking about off the coasts.

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eastern jog was real.

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we appreciate Plaquemines Parish sacrificing itself for the greater good

Looks like Euro had a decent shift to the west. Other models still have it east.

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The Gulf was never out of play. Low probability, but a track up the west coast of Florida with a turn back into the Big Bend or Panhandle is still on the table, probably more likely than a track up the east coast with the turn back into GA/SC.

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posted by rds dc

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ETA: Berg STFU

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Nola missed the eye

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he asking about eyewall

NOLA was in the west eyewall

These shifts west ever since this morning are concerning. There is still 3-4 more days for more continued westward shifts. Everyone along the coasts still need to be vigilante.