Originally Posted By WDW1974 ^^^Yeah ... this is a bad, bad hurricane season. Just look at what TS Gaston did in Richmond, Virginia yesterday. Hurricane Frances is HUGE (Floyd size)and is practically guaranteed to strike somewhere between the Florida Keys and the Carolinas border this weekend, although the best guesstimates (and that's all they really are) point to a landfall around Vero Beach (may not be able to use those DVC points there for awhile) and then inland. As much as I don't want to see it make landfall there from a people standpoint there are FAR less folks up that way than we have in the tri-county (Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade) area. Of course, best case is it heads out to sea, but forecasters are saying that's almost impossible. BTW, wouldn't expect the Cubs-Marlins game Friday night to take place.
Originally Posted By teri jmuboy, my mom lives just south of Richmond, just across the NC border. Roads were flooded and creeks were high there when I called her this morning. Whatever happens here in Orlando -- and tropical storm-force winds would be awful right now, much less a hurricane -- when Frances goes north it will be heading over saturated ground.
Originally Posted By WDW1974 And another sign there's a major hurricane in the Atlantic is our incredible weather today ... sunny, blue skys, temps in the mid 90s and breezy ...that always happens when there's something out there.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey As of this morning they say Frances is headed for the Florida/Georgia border, as far as they can tell. Our local weather guy said there is even a possibility Frances could take a more northerly turn and end up around Virginia. I don't want to wish this thing on anyone, but I'm just happy that it doesn't look to be headed for the Gulf - but then again, that could always change. I'm supposed to leave for Destin tomorrow. I would rather it not mess up my trip, but if so, so be it. I'd rather it mess up my trip than my home.
Originally Posted By beamerdog Thanks, imtigger2. Yes, everything is backed up daily and taken off site. The office is still officially closed since it's impossible to work with the noise from all the fans.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <<although the best guesstimates (and that's all they really are) point to a landfall around Vero Beach (may not be able to use those DVC points there for awhile) and then inland.<< I saw that and I am Really hoping that is wrong -- although I feel selfish worrying about a resort when so many people are in harms way -- Vero is such a great resort- I am hoping it makes it through --- it seems to be build to very high standards for this - but I also understand 130 -1 40 MPH winds will wreak havoc regardless of quality of contstruction <<BTW, wouldn't expect the Cubs-Marlins game Friday night to take place.<< The way my Cubbies are playing the last week - this would be the only upside to this storm
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m <<I hope none of you are planning on spending Labor Day weekend at WDW ...or anywhere in south or central Fla ...(and will one of you come and help me put on my hurricane shutters, please?!)>> That sucks....hang in there dude. I'll be thinking of all of you in Florida. Be safe.
Originally Posted By imtigger2 I hope you're all safe during this next storm. Again, I still hold that I'd rather be in an earthquake here in CA than a hurricane. Even the worse earthquake will make building and home "unhabitable", but a hurricane will actually REMOVE a building and the trees around it. We were at WDW for a bad hurricane and I must say that the anticipation and related stress was much worse than the actual event thankfully. Lets hope for more of the same with this one. Dan B Carlsbad,CA
