Doombot!
Weather Guru
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Loc: Lakeland, Fl.
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Good luck, seriously.
Report back here as long as you can.
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scottsvb
Weather Master
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Loc: fl
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Be Safe Pcola....,...........
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Ron Basso
Storm Tracker
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Loc: hernando beach, FL
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ok...for the second time in my life I will go thru the eye of a hurricane..I live between Pensacola and Navarre near the bGarcon Bridge and we are ground zero..amazingly we still have power..compliments to and the new infrustructure..its loud..and scary..wish me luck guys
Good Luck..Hope you're in a strong building at least 15 feet above sea level. Keep sending reports as long as u can.
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RJB
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sullynole
Verified CFHC User
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Loc: Tallahassee, FL
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I would think, and this is just my opinion, that a path right up the middle of Escambia Bay would at least be better than if this thing lined up a little farther west. Right now and up until landfall, winds are blowing from the east. If were farther west, winds would be blowing straight up the bay the whole time, piling up the water and increasing storm surge.
better for who? not the people to the east! pensacola isn't the only populated area along the coast there!
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John
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Floridacane
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Loc: Palm Bay, Florida
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Stay safe Pcola. My prayers are with you, and everyone up there.
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What's brewin' everyone?
Lori
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Ron Basso
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Loc: hernando beach, FL
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The eye looks, at this point, like it will pass just west of Escambia Bay, but won't that also bring in the flooding on the back side of the eye. When is high tide? isn't in about an hour?
The worst situation if it occurs. Will pile lots of water into Escambia Bay. I don't think it's really gonna matter whether its high tide or not with a 12-18 foot storm surge predicted
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RJB
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cjzydeco
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Loc: Sebastian, FL
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Prayers are with you and all in your area. Do you live on Garcon Point or on the island to the south?
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Margie
Senior Storm Chaser
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Loc: Twin Cities
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ok...for the second time in my life I will go thru the eye of a hurricane..I live between Pensacola and Navarre near the bGarcon Bridge and we are ground zero..amazingly we still have power..compliments to and the new infrustructure..its loud..and scary..wish me luck guys
Good luck...are you out on the E/W penisula where Gulf Breeze is located, or are you north of the bridge on 81 in the N/S peninsula between Pensacola and Eglin (I'm guessing the former)?
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Katrina's Surge: http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/Katrinas_surge_contents.asp
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mbfly
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Loc: Mobile, Alabama
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Just heard on the news that a hotel in Crestview, Fl with 100 or so people in it just had the roof ripped off. Wind gusts and rain in Mobile, but so far so good. I feel bad for the people to the east of me, but have to say I'm still closer than I wanted to be !
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Southern4sure
Weather Guru
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Loc: Land O Lakes, FL
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To my untrained eye it looks like will clip Gulf Breeze and goes just west of Escambia Bay.
My heart goes out to each and every one in the path of and also to the ones further west and those to the east as you too need the prayers. I have a feeling my FIL will be selling his condos at Gulf Shores. The condos were still being repaired and were not livable just yet. I do not wish a hurricane on anyone but I was wishing this area would be spared.
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GBPaul
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We are in Tiger Point, just East of Gulf Breeze. 1:38 CST and we still have power and cable. It is really kicking up... looks to be gusting 60 or 70.
Judging from the radar, we are going to see the eye.
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tpratch
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Loc: Maryland
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Anyone else think it's humorous how Heather Tesh on has been constantly saying "eminent" approach when she has meant "imminent"?
It's one thing for my 8 year-old daughter to misuse a word she is unfamiliar with, but it's obvious that the word-a-day approach has failed with that TV personality.
Forget "hunker down", the word of this hurricane season is now "eminent". 
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leetdan
Weather Guru
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Loc: Osceola County
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The tower didn't hold up at all it seems, they're back to streaming from their SUV. It appears they just parked in a lot, I'd be kinda worried for them.
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HanKFranK
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Loc: Graniteville, SC
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pressure up to 942 with the last fix. probably a little higher now. actual impact intensity probably an upper cat 3... definitely nothing to take lightly. looking at mapquest.. looks like oriole beach just east of gulf breeze.. in 30 minutes or so. there'll be an intermediate advisory at 3pm eastern; probably gonna be assigned 130mph intensity.
the western inner eyewall of the hurricane is going to move over pensacola in about an hour.. going to be a hell of a lot of damage.
by the way, high tide was at about half past noon cdt. don't think those waters backed out of pensacola bay at all.
HF 1947z10july
Edited by HanKFranK (Sun Jul 10 2005 02:49 PM)
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Nate
Weather Watcher
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Posts: 40
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Tornado Warning for 3 counties in the extreme western panhandle of Florida.
http://uswx.com/us/wx/FL/004/AFCN.7072/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
130 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA
ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA
SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA
* UNTIL 230 PM CDT
* AT 128 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THE OUTER EYEWALL OF HURRICANE WILL MOVE ONSHORE BETWEEN 2
AND 230 PM. THE EYEWALL CONTAINS THE MOST DAMAGING WINDS AND THE
HIGHEST DESTRUCTIVE POTENTIAL...AND WILL PRODUCE TORNADO LIKE
DAMAGE.
* THE OUTER EYEWALL IS EXPECTED TO BE PASS OVER SANTA ROSA ISLAND
BETWEEN GULF BREEZE AND FORT WALTON BEACH BETWEEN 2 AND 230 PM.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3020 8710 3026 8672 3096 8670 3091 8754
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Nate
Weather Watcher
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3PM ADVISORY IN..
Eyewall is making landfall neat Fort Walton and Destin..
Winds down to 120MPH
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Takingforever
Weather Watcher
Reged: Sun
Posts: 43
Loc: Philadelphia, PA
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CNN just broke in on it's Hurricane coverage for btreaking news that...
The Eyewall has landed at or near Fort Walton Beach. Cat 3, 120MPH
Breaking in on a story they are already covering...
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GBPaul
Registered User
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We still have power at 1:51 in Tiger Point/Oriole Beach.
Winds are still out of NE so, eyewall has yet to come ashore.
Can't wait...
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HanKFranK
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Posts: 1841
Loc: Graniteville, SC
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the fairy godmother has struck. dropped a category just before landfall; it's essentially intensity now. not that that is anything approximating good, but it's a hell of a lot better than the storm we had this morning a couple hours after daybreak.
HF 1953z10july
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GBPaul
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Nate, we are looking at the 300 mile radar.
Eyewall is coming in quiet a bit west of Ft Walton - Destin.
Not here yet.
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