It’s now more likely than not that Killer Hurricane Matthew (100+ dead already) will directly hit and hug the Southeast Coast from Florida to North Carolina. An alarming number of coastal residents are stupidly ignoring calls to evacuate. This is crazy. If you know anyone in these areas please make sure they are getting out. Graveyards are littered with idiots who thought they could ride out a storm like this. I grew up in Florida and I’ve seen this before. Hurricane force winds and storm surges can erupt to deadly effect in seconds. Do not be duped by calm skies that can change in a heart beat that might be your last.
Granny, so grateful your son and family getting out of Titusville. This sucker looks like the real deal.
Sending good thoughts to everyone in the hurricane areas!!!
I think I will go visit the daughter and hope for something safe and simple like a one minute under 6.0 earthquake.
in the midst of all the bad storm news, a little good news maybe hopefully for the senate races fivethirtyeight: Senate Update: 6 Really Important Races Are Really Close The presidential election is sucking up everyone’s attention, but make no mistake: Control of the next United States Senate remains very much in doubt. Democrats currently have a 57 percent chance of winning a Senate majority according to our polls-plus forecast and a 56 percent chance in polls-only. Those numbers have been fairly consistent since the conventions. In our polls-plus forecast, for instance, Democratic chances have never dropped below 52 percent and… Read more »
Disney World has closed, only the 4th time in history.
These storm surge projections getting worse, now up to 11ft. That is catastrophic!
Craig
Good advice for anyone on the beachside for sure.. I’m out by 95 one exit south of the SR44 exit. My block house seems pretty secure.. The hurricanes in 2004 apparently were nothing compared to this monster.. Just rain bands so far.. Shutters up..
Wow, 11 ft storm surge, that’s incredible.. I just heard the Flagler Beach peer is weakening already.. I’m afraid the Flagler Ave beach park in NSB will be destroyed again..
Jennifer Bendery
Clinton Leads By Double-Digits In New National Poll
ByDANIELLE KEETON-OLSEN
Probably an outlier but happy with 5%
Will watch Bloody Matthew on tv from Knoxville
Sturge
Knoxville, nice , better on TV…
Tony, Not to worry about Clinton…shes in……..full concentration on the house and senate is in order….she is not going to be let off with the same excuses that Obama had……if she is just an average potus….your ol pay Maureen D and some others….will have something to talk about for years……they need to help the down ticket full time now……..I think with the press now taking a closer look at the Rump ………he will be kept off balance……one thing that she ought to do once in a while tho….is to talks to the Latinos, and the African American, and others…just so… Read more »
Again, anyone who knows anyone in this monster’s path, please make sure they’re out of harm’s way.
To Pat’s earlier question about what happens when the power goes out. For a lot of people it’s camping and if this is something that happens a lot, people have small generators. Read the instructions – don’t gas yourself with either your grill or generator. Most hospitals and emergency center in our area have back-up powerl.
For those fools on the coast in the storm’s direct path who stayed home, they can only go to a room without windows if they have one. It’s too late to be rescued or escape.
Katrina was a Cat 3 and 2,000 lost their lives. Matthew is a Cat 4 and bearing down on more densely populated areas.
Good luck, all you lowlanders ! We’re praying for your well-being. Forget your stuff; it’s only stuff. Just get to the high ground quickly.
The sheriff has asked that those staying on the barrier islands, such as Merritt Island, call in and leave their next of kin information. He is not kidding. The storm surge is expected to be worse than reported early in the day. Anyone staying will be killed due to the size of the storm surge coming up the coast. It will cover the islands completely and make it to Highway 1. A1A will be covered if not destroyed. This is the first hurricane like this to hit Cape Canaveral. There will be a curfew in place soon. No one can… Read more »
Gov. Rick Scott just said he would deny Clinton campaign request to extend voter reg deadline due to Hurricane Mathew because “people have already had enough time to register”>
Solar
Lol, hope your correct and she’s a winner.. I hope she is held to a different standard on keeping her promises.. It will only help all of us and her..
He he, Dowdy has plenty to say about Hillary.. From Media Matter’s 72% of her work since 93 has a neg. trope about Hillary.. I think Hillary has been talking to Latinos and AA’s and your correct she should continue too…
Jamie,
Of course he would say that..Creep.. I knew when i saw the Clinton Campaign request to extend registration he would deny them… Anything he can to curtail voting..
Tony…I notice today that Nate Silver has Hillary with. 50.1% chance of winning Iowa. It is looking really good. The more Trump talks, the better President Obama and Secretary Clinton look…We cannot get complacent. H’16
Death toll in Haiti has risen to 264 with more expected.
Haiti battered by Hurricane Matthew
Shelter Box President on how to help.
For those who watch these things Shelter Box is a 4 out of 4 rating highest possible
I think the Darwin awards are in full force for potential candidates tonight. MSNBC has been spending their time interviewing the soon to be deceased – what a macabre use of air time. BTW – absolutely no coverage of Trumps town hall tonight. Maybe it’s god’s way of trying to throw the election. BTW – Rick Scott wins the “Pr$ck of the month” award by refusing to extend the voter registration deadline (currently Tuesday) in Florida. Turns out the rich Republicans live in Orlando and on the West side of the state – unaffected (or mildly affected) by Matthew. May… Read more »
Yep Blue Bronc, those who stayed put are screwed. Their only hope is to find high ground or tall buidings, but that’s not much in supply around there. This could be an epic disaster unless this storm changes direction.
To all trail mixers in the path of this storm. Stay safe.
11 foot storm surge?! What the Hell?
IMHO it’s dumb as shit to tempt fate, especially when the storm surge is as high as the highest elevation in your fair town. GTF OUT!
Oh, and that Rick Scott prick award, of course. FUCK HIM.
Anyone know about anything worth a hoot in Knoxville?
Sturge, Uncle Andy’s deli. Introduced me to Reubens. (If it still exists). And there used to be this ramshackle two-story clapboard house about a mile and a half off campus that had a gallon jar of dead Snail Darters (look it up) on the porch. I doubt that it’s still there, but if it was, oh man, what an ugly Haloween night that was. I wuz dressed as the Hunchback of Notre Dame, although I didn’t realize that Quaz was prone to puking his guts out before that night while his girlfriend was rubbing his back and eating a peanut… Read more »
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Good news in Iowa, great. Take nothing for granted.. More calls next week.. :0)
Donald Trump’s Debate Practice Is A Joke
If he wanted to lower expectations for Sunday, he succeeded.
Marina Fang
840+ dead in Haiti