Author: jayctheriot
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October 6, 2022 – Tropical Update
Currently, the tropics may be non-threatening, but I am watching. I’ll always be watching. Ina and Ida have taught me that I need to add recovery resources, and preparatory information to my pages. The viewership skyrocketed even though I haven’t posted here in a good while. As my wife and I struggle to manage my…
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September 29th, 2022 – Ian Update
Ian now a tropical storm, leaves a wide swath of destruction across Florida. The first responders and doing damage assessments and triaging the areas. It makes me sick to report this part of the storm. The data:Landfall was at about 155 mph winds and a 9-12 ft. storm surge. I’m working on figuring out what…
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September 28, 2022, Ian 1 pm Update
Catastrophic storm surge inundation of 12 to 18 feet above ground level along with destructive waves are expected somewhere along the southwest Florida coastline from Englewood to Bonita Beach, including Charlotte Harbor. Residents in these areas should urgently follow any evacuation orders in effect.
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September 28, 2022 – Ian 5am EST Update
Overnight and currently, buoys off the west coast of Florida reported wave heights in excess of 26 feet. As a rule of thumb, divide wave-height by 2 to get an estimate of the storm surge coming on shore at low-lying areas not protected by flood-walls. Port Charlotte, existing at the tip of the funnel-shaped Harbor…