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Posted: 9/30/2022 6:55:32 AM EDT
[#1]
Just saw on the news that Brevard County has 54,000 customers without power, that's a lot.
If you are without power and need a hand please reach out here, there are tons of members here from the area and you might find somebody close to lend a hand. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 7:04:08 AM EDT
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I was checking out the latest satellite photos here: https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/CONUS/GEOCOLOR/
Go to the bottom of that page and select "Latest.jpg" And you can see Ian visible. (Photo 1 below - Screen captured at around 7am of this post.) I thought it was strange that there are still a ton of lights on down near Sanibel Island, Fort Myers and the area around that location. On that same page you can scroll up near the top and find earlier photos so I went to a few days before Ian made landfall (photo 2 below) The lights in the photos appear the same. Is the light image just an old capture Noaa uses and the satellite (clouds) are new? Its strange. (After Ian)  Attached File(Few days before Ian)  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 7:11:40 AM EDT
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We got power at around 7:30 last night. No tv or internet so we’re stuck with AM radio.
Many thanks to the power company linemen and those working to get things working! Thanks to the local city and county street, water and Sheriffs Dept people for hitting the ground running. And, a dose of anally delivered monkey pox for Naples drivers who can’t figure out a dead stop light means four way stop!???? TC |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 7:49:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We got power at around 7:30 last night. No tv or internet so we're stuck with AM radio. Many thanks to the power company linemen and those working to get things working! Thanks to the local city and county street, water and Sheriffs Dept people for hitting the ground running. And, a dose of anally delivered monkey pox for Naples drivers who can't figure out a dead stop light means four way stop! TC the house come back to life when the power comes back on. The relief is unreal. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 7:53:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Being in Tampa very thankful we were spared. Nothing in my neighborhood apart from some tree debris and about 36 hours without power. Gear that was especially useful: Generator (obviously) The 40 gallons of gas I keep on hand year round and rotate to keep fresh (didn't have to participate in the gas station rush) Streamlight wedge (this is my edc light but really shined during the storm) The several sams club brand led headlamps and lanterns I stashed through the house. (Obviously) Galco Miami Classic II with Glock 45 and two reloads (Easy peasy to put this on with flip flops and gym shorts while checking the generator vs getting more fully dressed with a belt and my usual ccw.) 5.11 vest (cover garment and handy place to stash stuff while puttering around) Case of Spaghettios We should probably do a separate thread on stuff that worked during the storm. It might help people focus their $$$ on buying products that actually do the job when you need them to. For me, Milwaukee M18 fans Milwaukee M18 Rocket lights Milwaukee M18 and M12 circular saws Predator 3500 generator Coleman stove Plylox These are the biggies for now. Power is back up, so life is good. Sorry for all of the folks that were hit harder than we were. Let us know if you need anything. Prayers. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:01:23 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:04:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My son's apartment complex near Port Orange Pavilion. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/180908/Nk4UMf00-13194436_jpg-2543698.JPG There's a lake or pond in the middle there somewhere. @RiverSwine45 If you’re familiar with Port Orange, this was the Spruce Creek bridge yesterday am  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:05:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dam.. the amount of damage is unreal, what's left of it is coming my way, as of the latest it is suppose to be a cat 1. I'd take that CAT 1 all day long. This one was as bad as Charley & worse in many other ways. Hears hoping that you & yours don't take a hard hit. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:10:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was checking out the latest satellite photos here: https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/CONUS/GEOCOLOR/ Go to the bottom of that page and select "Latest.jpg" And you can see Ian visible. (Photo 1 below - Screen captured at around 7am of this post.) I thought it was strange that there are still a ton of lights on down near Sanibel Island, Fort Myers and the area around that location. On that same page you can scroll up near the top and find earlier photos so I went to a few days before Ian made landfall (photo 2 below) The lights in the photos appear the same. Is the light image just an old capture Noaa uses and the satellite (clouds) are new? Its strange. (After Ian) https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/5/After_jpg-2544743.JPG (Few days before Ian) https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/5/Before_jpg-2544744.JPG From the About GeoColor blurb on the site: " ...the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band." |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:14:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryWhat a stupid kunt. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:16:11 AM EDT
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NOAA aerial survey imagery is starting to pop up:
https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/ian/index.html#9/26.4200/-81.9700 |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:17:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was checking out the latest satellite photos here: https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/CONUS/GEOCOLOR/ Go to the bottom of that page and select "Latest.jpg" And you can see Ian visible. (Photo 1 below - Screen captured at around 7am of this post.) I thought it was strange that there are still a ton of lights on down near Sanibel Island, Fort Myers and the area around that location. On that same page you can scroll up near the top and find earlier photos so I went to a few days before Ian made landfall (photo 2 below) The lights in the photos appear the same. Is the light image just an old capture Noaa uses and the satellite (clouds) are new? Its strange. (After Ian) https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/5/After_jpg-2544743.JPG (Few days before Ian) https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/5/Before_jpg-2544744.JPG Probably all of the land is just an overlay (or underlay in this case) from a separate image so that the viewer can see the position of the clouds in relation to the land. The lights make a handy way to see population centers, etc. - note that at 7 am it would be light enough that you wouldn't see the lights in any case. Edit: Yep, answered above. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:19:11 AM EDT
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I'm going back Saturday afternoon once my wife leaves with child and cat. Hopefully the waters have receded a bit.
I'll be around south ft myers/estero border. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:20:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: From the About GeoColor blurb on the site: " ...the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band." |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:26:26 AM EDT
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Wind gusts well into the 50+ mph range and rain a decent since sundown last night just outside of Charleston.
Ground has been pretty dry over the past two weeks, so the water hasn’t been a major issue. King tide just before noon today. Glad I don’t live on the peninsula downtown. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:26:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Snip And, a dose of anally delivered monkey pox for Naples drivers who can’t figure out a dead stop light means four way stop!???? TC Yep. We actually had Cat 1 winds when the the remnants of Ike hit Dayton, OH in 2008. Power was out for weeks in some areas. Some idiots couldn’t fathom that non-working four-way lights didn’t mean you didn’t have to stop. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:30:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: NOAA aerial survey imagery is starting to pop up: https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/ian/index.html#9/26.4200/-81.9700 Oof, Sanibel causeway. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:35:30 AM EDT
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Getting ready to head out and visit a friend and neighbor who collasped during 'Cane preps on Wed. In ICU and on a ventilator with "no brain activity" so his story is likely over.
Just slow down and take it easy people. Bridges to/from the barrier island opened back up but +-100k still w/o power in Volusia co. Plenty of flood damage due to +- 9 hours of a relentless deluge. Minor cosmetic wind damage. Thank God the next few days will be dry (for Florida) and sunny with highs in the low/mid 80°F and lows in mid 60's. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:47:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: NOAA aerial survey imagery is starting to pop up: https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/ian/index.html#9/26.4200/-81.9700 That looks like before imagery. Is there after up yet? Edit: some images like the Sanibel causeway show damage. Others in Ft Myers and Cape Coral look like before the storm. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:49:17 AM EDT
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Continued prayers.
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Posted: 9/30/2022 8:49:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That looks like before imagery. Is there after you yet? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: NOAA aerial survey imagery is starting to pop up: https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/ian/index.html#9/26.4200/-81.9700 That looks like before imagery. Is there after you yet? There is a filter button on the top right. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 9:08:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep. We actually had Cat 1 winds when the the remnants of Ike hit Dayton, OH in 2008. Power was out for weeks in some areas. Some idiots couldn’t fathom that non-working four-way lights didn’t mean you didn’t have to stop. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Snip And, a dose of anally delivered monkey pox for Naples drivers who can’t figure out a dead stop light means four way stop!???? TC Yep. We actually had Cat 1 winds when the the remnants of Ike hit Dayton, OH in 2008. Power was out for weeks in some areas. Some idiots couldn’t fathom that non-working four-way lights didn’t mean you didn’t have to stop. Was fun around Akron too. An evening at a nearby Mexican joint with a few pitchers of margaritas...coming home to a tree across the back porch roof tends to sober one up RIGHT EFFING NOW. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 9:17:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @RiverSwine45 If you’re familiar with Port Orange, this was the Spruce Creek bridge yesterday am https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/301438/75F25B54-58CA-4920-A20E-28712E12CAC9_jpe-2544777.JPG Dayum…….when we lived in PO our house on Wales Ave. had Rose Bay as our backyard….guessing it is underwater.. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 9:30:20 AM EDT
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TECO (Tampa/Hillsborough) has 196k without power which is down from the 296k yesterday about this time. My house is still out. Left the wife and kids In Gville with in-laws and drove back to Tampa this morning because work wanted me back. Fortunately the power was back on when I got here. Was out yesterday evening.
Had a FHP convoy, with about 40 vehicles with lights flashing, headed south pass me around Wesley Chapel. The Teco map is really inaccurate. Still shows that work is in the middle of an outage and said my house had power yesterday. Neighbor said they didn’t have power and confirmed no power at my house. Hopefully the deep freezer hasn’t thawed before I get home today and get the generator going. We took everything we wanted from the fridge with us when we left. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 9:54:50 AM EDT
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Aerial imagery is up for some of the areas.
Lighthouse is still up. Houses around marina look in fairly decent shape from above but I am sure are flooded to second depending on 1st floor height. https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/ian/index.html |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:07:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Aerial imagery is up for some of the areas. Lighthouse is still up. Houses around marina look in fairly decent shape from above but I am sure are flooded to second depending on 1st floor height. https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/ian/index.html I was scrolling around the beach areas like Captiva and Sanibel and there's some houses that are wiped out or have major damage, but I was pretty surprised that from the air a fair number look pretty okay. ETA: Not sayin' they're not badly damaged, I just expected more "foundations". |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:11:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: NOAA aerial survey imagery is starting to pop up: https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/ian/index.html#9/26.4200/-81.9700 CH47 parked on Causeway rd. south of the bridge. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:13:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Aerial imagery is up for some of the areas. Lighthouse is still up. Houses around marina look in fairly decent shape from above but I am sure are flooded to second depending on 1st floor height. https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/ian/index.html  A lot of the buildings of the island held their structure remarkably well. Can't really quantify the water damage though. All these boats piled on land suggest it's pretty bad.  |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:23:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: All these boats piled on land suggest it's pretty bad. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/433230/2022-09-30_095934-2544871.png THAT photo is the marina on Sanibel. I'm really surprised by how many marinas let boats stay. Their docks are fixed docks, so the fact every boat was pulled out of their slip is a bit of a mystery. It's almost like they cut lines during the storm to prevent damage to the docks. Notice all the boats still on their lifts nearby. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:28:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: THAT photo is the marina on Sanibel. I'm really surprised by how many marinas let boats stay. Their docks are fixed docks, so the fact every boat was pulled out of their slip is a bit of a mystery. It's almost like they cut lines during the storm to prevent damage to the docks. Notice all the boats still on their lifts nearby. It was supposed to hit Tampa, from the fb videos north of there on other side of the harbor that only had wind damage, you'd think everyone driving around was looking at it all like it was Christmas lights. Gasparilla and Placida marinas are tore up. Storage just folded in half. Couple of Grady's sitting out front sitting on blocks probably perfectly fine though. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:29:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: THAT photo is the marina on Sanibel. I'm really surprised by how many marinas let boats stay. Their docks are fixed docks, so the fact every boat was pulled out of their slip is a bit of a mystery. It's almost like they cut lines during the storm to prevent damage to the docks. Notice all the boats still on their lifts nearby. I am surprised how many boats are still on lifts while reviewing the footage up and down on the bay/sound side. Recon aircraft couldn't have made an extra pass or two... Can't help but notice a certain neighborhood isn't updated. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:30:25 AM EDT
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Florida has asked for federal help. Reading into what they asked for is…morbid.
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:32:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Florida has asked for federal help. Reading into what they asked for is…morbid. Going to assume they are asking for the DMORT teams. Mobile mortuary units. Had a very good friend that coordinated all that at Health and Human Services. Unfortunately, he is no longer with us. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:35:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Those manufactured home neighborhoods look like a mess. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/433230/022-09-30_101227-2544876.png A lot of the buildings of the island held their structure remarkably well. Can't really quantify the water damage though. All these boats piled on land suggest it's pretty bad. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/433230/2022-09-30_095934-2544871.png I believe blackfox was told water to his second level, those houses don’t have low ceilings, that’s 12-18’ from ground level or more? There’s going to be a lot more damage than is visible from the sky. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:36:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: THAT photo is the marina on Sanibel. I'm really surprised by how many marinas let boats stay. Their docks are fixed docks, so the fact every boat was pulled out of their slip is a bit of a mystery. It's almost like they cut lines during the storm to prevent damage to the docks. Notice all the boats still on their lifts nearby. I doubt that, the storm surge probably broke out the cleats securing their lines. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:37:06 AM EDT
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(Removed, CoC-7, topic sliding~guns762)
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:41:06 AM EDT
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Lots of sand.
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:44:32 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:46:30 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:48:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Small bridge at Periwinkle and Tulip looks like it is collapse/compromised... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/269478/ebc935ddc4864490a1e47bc70a61cee3-0001_jp-2544890.JPG Wow it buckled so much it cracked the rode in half a couple hundred feet to the right... |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:48:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I am surprised how many boats are still on lifts while reviewing the footage up and down on the bay/sound side. Recon aircraft couldn't have made an extra pass or two... Can't help but notice a certain neighborhood isn't updated. All of the lifts are inside canals and surrounded by fairly tall houses. On Sanibel we generally strapped the boats to the lifts with ratchet straps and then raised the lift all the way up (usually several feet above water). The houses mitigate a lot of the wind, and flooding is usually the bigger concern. I suspect the fast moving water that took out the causeway was largely slowed down in the narrow canals that have lots of turns. The water lifting boats out of the lifts clearly moved around a lot of boats, but I'd say the majority stayed on the lifts somewhat. And yes, they stopped just a wee short of one particular neighborhood didn't they!  Doesn't really matter - I hear my roof and dock are intact, and that's all you'll see from the aerials. The lower level had blow-out walls in the event of a flood, and I hear water got up to the second floor - so the internal damage from flooding is probably the problem.
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:51:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: (Removed-guns762). Removed. Thanks guns762 |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:57:41 AM EDT
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My folks were 40 minutes inland from the worst of it. Dad's boat (43'r) was moved from the slip to dry storage on the coast. Assuming it's probably trashed. The slip next to him had a 21' fishing boat and it's MIA, as well as the pontoon boat on the other side. Docks and lifts are gone as well. Insurance companies are going to be writing lots of checks.
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:58:00 AM EDT
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NC and ready. Im about 90 miles from the coast.
Any SC bros seeing winds yet? |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:59:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I believe blackfox was told water to his second level, those houses don’t have low ceilings, that’s 12-18’ from ground level or more? There’s going to be a lot more damage than is visible from the sky. From experience, even if the structure is still standing expect to remove everything down to the studs. Those that were flooded or wind driven water in to the structure will be full of mold soon. Also be aware of salt water into the electrical and plumbing. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 10:59:29 AM EDT
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My buddy's Dads house is a few houses down from the marina.
And here is a video of my friend and his family. Go to 3minute mark.  A view of Hurricane Ian's destruction on Florida's west coast |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 11:00:04 AM EDT
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09-29-2022 Sanibel Island, FL
 09-29-2022 Sanibel Island, FL - Causeway washed out and boats thrown 09-29-2022 Sanibel - Fort Myers Beach, FL - Catastrophic Destruction - Coast Guard - from Chopper  09-29-2022 Sanibel - Fort Myers Beach, FL - Catastrophic Destruction - Coast Guard - from Chopper |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 11:01:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: NC and ready. Im about 90 miles from the coast. Any SC bros seeing winds yet? I'm 7 miles inland, but so far just rain and some wind since last night. |
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Posted: 9/30/2022 11:04:23 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/30/2022 11:06:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: NC and ready. Im about 90 miles from the coast. Any SC bros seeing winds yet? Mostly died down here in southern coastal SC Rainy and windy overnight, but not bad |
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