The Atlantic Hates Everyone! - Hurricane megathread

[Corrian]

Likelihood of it growing over the Everglades like Wilma?

[Risottia]

Florida sheriff warns citizens: Don't shoot at Hurricane Irma

And a sheriff had to lose some of his precious time during a hurricane to explain that shooting at a storm isn't a great idea.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Something amazing and touching.

[Eol Sha]

Florida sheriff warns citizens: Don't shoot at Hurricane Irma

A Florida sheriff is warning citizens not to shoot guns at Hurricane Irma as the monster storm approaches Florida.

“To clarify, DO NOT shoot weapons @ #Irma,” the Pasco County, Fla. sheriff tweeted. “You won't make it turn around & it will have very dangerous side effects.”

The sheriff was responding to a viral Facebook event that jokingly encouraged people to shoot guns at the hurricane. More than 26,000 people have marked themselves as “attending” the event.

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence also issued a warning to followers to not shoot guns at the storm.

One of the creators of the event, Ryon Edwards, told Yahoo News that he created the event out of “stress and boredom.”

"I never envisioned this event becoming some kind of crazy idea larger than myself. It has become something a little out of my control,” Edwards said.

Other joke Irma events have been created in the days leading up to the storm, including “Push Hurricane Irma Somewhere Else” and “Peacefully Protesting Hurricane Irma.”

“Let's show Hurricane Irma that her ideology of violence and destruction are not welcome in Gainesville,” the latter event’s description reads.

Nearly 7 million people were asked to evacuate ahead of Irma’s landfall, which is expected to occur Sunday. The Category 4 storm has reached the Florida Keys and is battering the islands with strong winds and storm surge as it makes its way towards mainland Florida.

I thought this was a joke.

[Imperial--japan]

Born in Florida and lived in it most of my life, a shame I'm not currently home to enjoy this Hurricane. Admittedly, I'd likely do some stupid shit. I have a habit of enjoying the outdoors in up to Cat 3 hurricanes. I remember my escapades with friends in swimming in flooded waterways during Wilma and Charley.

[Thermodolia]

Atlanta area is projected to get upwards of 45 MPH winds on Monday

[Corrian]

I heard Irma is moving at 6 MPH? What's with all these slow ass storms?

[The of Japan]

I heard Irma is moving at 6 MPH? What's with all these slow ass storms?

at least it isn't Harvey's 0

[Corrian]

I heard Irma is moving at 6 MPH? What's with all these slow ass storms?

at least it isn't Harvey's 0

I heard Harvey was moving at 2 MPH.

[Thermodolia]

I heard Irma is moving at 6 MPH? What's with all these slow ass storms?

It's called land.

No seriously land slows down hurricanes, when they are out in open ocean they tend to move at 15 mph

[Camicon]

I heard Irma is moving at 6 MPH? What's with all these slow ass storms?

It's called land.

No seriously land slows down hurricanes, when they are out in open ocean they tend to move at 15 mph

So what you're telling me is that, once a hurricane makes landfall, I can literally outrun it?

[Salandriagado]

Why are hurricanes termed after stereotypical timid and shy female names or literally random as hell male names? Why not Bellatrix, Rosaline, Victoria or some other majestic feminine name? Why not hurricane Tyler, Tony, Karl or Mayweather (dat pun doe) why not some roughed up gangster type name for the males?

Until about a generation ago, all hurricanes had female names. Many women protested that this practice was sexist, so the policy changed to alternate between female and male names.

Actually, some of the very earliest hurricane names were male: they were named after politicians that the author didn't like, so he could accuse them of "wandering aimlessly" and such (he also did some after his girlfriends).

[Salandriagado]

Florida sheriff warns citizens: Don't shoot at Hurricane Irma

A Florida sheriff is warning citizens not to shoot guns at Hurricane Irma as the monster storm approaches Florida.

“To clarify, DO NOT shoot weapons @ #Irma,” the Pasco County, Fla. sheriff tweeted. “You won't make it turn around & it will have very dangerous side effects.”

The sheriff was responding to a viral Facebook event that jokingly encouraged people to shoot guns at the hurricane. More than 26,000 people have marked themselves as “attending” the event.

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence also issued a warning to followers to not shoot guns at the storm.

One of the creators of the event, Ryon Edwards, told Yahoo News that he created the event out of “stress and boredom.”

"I never envisioned this event becoming some kind of crazy idea larger than myself. It has become something a little out of my control,” Edwards said.

Other joke Irma events have been created in the days leading up to the storm, including “Push Hurricane Irma Somewhere Else” and “Peacefully Protesting Hurricane Irma.”

“Let's show Hurricane Irma that her ideology of violence and destruction are not welcome in Gainesville,” the latter event’s description reads.

Nearly 7 million people were asked to evacuate ahead of Irma’s landfall, which is expected to occur Sunday. The Category 4 storm has reached the Florida Keys and is battering the islands with strong winds and storm surge as it makes its way towards mainland Florida.

Well, apparently I can still be surprised that things are real.

[Seangoli]

It's called land.

No seriously land slows down hurricanes, when they are out in open ocean they tend to move at 15 mph

So what you're telling me is that, once a hurricane makes landfall, I can literally outrun it?

Well, technically. However Hurricanes are notorious for never giving up the chase.

[Farnhamia]

Until about a generation ago, all hurricanes had female names. Many women protested that this practice was sexist, so the policy changed to alternate between female and male names.

Actually, some of the very earliest hurricane names were male: they were named after politicians that the author didn't like, so he could accuse them of "wandering aimlessly" and such (he also did some after his girlfriends).

Clement Wragge, yeah. It should be pointed out that they were Australian politicians he didn't like, as he was working in Queensland. He originally wanted to just use the letters of the Greek alphabet. It was US Army Air Forces meteorologists on Saipan in 1944 who started naming storms after wives and girlfriends, some 20+ years after Wragge died.

[Major-Tom]

Born in Florida and lived in it most of my life, a shame I'm not currently home to enjoy this Hurricane. Admittedly, I'd likely do some stupid shit. I have a habit of enjoying the outdoors in up to Cat 3 hurricanes. I remember my escapades with friends in swimming in flooded waterways during Wilma and Charley.

That sounds fun as shit so long as you know what you're doing.

[Camicon]

So what you're telling me is that, once a hurricane makes landfall, I can literally outrun it?

Well, technically. However Hurricanes are notorious for never giving up the chase.

Hey, humans are known for their endurance. Ain't no better persistence hunters than us, we got that shit on lock.

[Thermodolia]

It's called land.

No seriously land slows down hurricanes, when they are out in open ocean they tend to move at 15 mph

So what you're telling me is that, once a hurricane makes landfall, I can literally outrun it?

Technically ya

[The Lone Alliance]

Atlanta area is projected to get upwards of 45 MPH winds on Monday

The entire state is under a tropical storm warning and the flooding is expected to get worse.

[Thermodolia]

Atlanta area is projected to get upwards of 45 MPH winds on Monday

The entire state is under a tropical storm warning and the flooding is expected to get worse.

It's going to be nuts. I'm going to move my cars to the street so that the trees don't fall on them. Time to hunker down and live in the basement

[Rio Cana]

TV news said the Keys were underwater. Seems the ocean surge has them underwater.

A newsman on Marcos island Florida, which is South of Naples on the Gulf coast, said that Dolphins and Manatees were being caught in low water. Seems the wind was blowing all the water in the bay out to sea lowering the water level in the bay. Marco island is suppose to be in the eye of the hurricane (where the winds are calm) about now. Around half an hour, the hurricane force winds will change direction and an ocean surge of up to 12 feet could enter the bay and hit them. They say the Southern part of the hurricane hasthe same wind intensity but less rain then the Northern part.

The storms forward movement is currently 12 MPH after being at 9 MPH. Its almost traveling due North. And its now a category 3. Cuba they said since the hurricane got close to Cuba that the mountains there took some of the power out of the category 5 hurricane which is why it hit the Keys has a category 4 and now its down to a category 3. It also steer it away from Floridas east coast to Floridas West coast.

[Farnhamia]

Well, technically. However Hurricanes are notorious for never giving up the chase.

Hey, humans are known for their endurance. Ain't no better persistence hunters than us, we got that shit on lock.

"Ook trampled by wooly rhino!"
"Walk it off, Ook! Walk it off!"

[Skylus]

Oh geeezzzz.....

Well, goodbye Hemingway House....

Is there any way possible that the house could still be standing?

[Shamhnan Insir]

And a sheriff had to lose some of his precious time during a hurricane to explain that shooting at a storm isn't a great idea.

Frankly I'd led them do what they want. If you want to sit in the path of a hurricane and fire at air then you deserve what happens to you.

[Farnhamia]

And a sheriff had to lose some of his precious time during a hurricane to explain that shooting at a storm isn't a great idea.

Frankly I'd led them do what they want. If you want to sit in the path of a hurricane and fire at air then you deserve what happens to you.

Yeah, but it might not happen to you but to someone else. Shooting up in the air is dangerous at all times, firing bullets into 125 MPH winds is even more so.