Tropical Storm Beryl!!!

So its 6pm and I am watching the weather channel as the first real heavy rain band is coming in. Its about 10 minutes out from me. The storms has turned to where it will be a direct hit on Jacksonville for the next couple days. I expect heavy rain, wind and gust up to 50mph. In addition the NOAA center is showing a track going right through then swinging back and up slightly. Not happy about this just so everyone knows.

If for any reason you don't hear from me for a couple days I am telling you now that I most likely have lost power and internet. I will be around and gaming until that happens since there is not much else I can do right now. We are partly prepared with some supplies.

Anyway it is funny how the experts predicted a slower than normal weather year, but we are already 2 tropical storms in on a season that have not officially started yet. My only hopes is that with us getting this one the waters will stay cool enough and the air flow will keep the rest.

I know the others here in N. FL are probably getting ready as well.

Yea its coming my way too but it will be later like around midnight before it gets major.

Same goes for me since i am like a hour north of dan.

its2CR4ZY4YOU wrote:Same goes for me since i am like a hour north of dan.

O cool i drive through there all the time when i lived in SC and had to go near panama city to where my Grandparents live for Christmas, love that welcome center near there, has orange and grapefruit juice servered there, yumm!

I think im a hour north or so, i live about 50 miles south of tallahassee in a medium town called perry.

its2CR4ZY4YOU wrote:I think im a hour north or so, i live about 50 miles south of tallahassee in a medium town called perry.

U said north of Dan your about an hour west of Dan, ur north from my house in Ocala.

Yeah you are a about 300 miles west of me

DogManDan wrote:Yeah you are a about 300 miles west of me

Well from your house it could take around an hour if u had a Bugatti Vernon Super Sport and no red lights,

Winds at 65mph based on latest storm data. Power outages have started in the bad/old area of Jacksonville already. The storm is still 65 miles away right now, moving at 10 miles an hour, which means about 4 hours before it actually hits land with the eye. The after parts if going to be the worse. The backside of this storm should be rolling around 4am. That is the part which brings the Tornadoes btw.

You know this is off topic but this makes me think... all of us in fl need to get together and have a nog bbq.

its2CR4ZY4YOU wrote:You know this is off topic but this makes me think... all of us in fl need to get together and have a nog bbq.

Yea! I had a wish i told everyone about which is if i win the lottery, i could buy plane tickets for all the NOG members to miami to go on a cruise, that would be epic but even just a BBQ for me, u, and Dan would be cool too!

I'd go on a cruise except i HATE deep water. So i'd be standing as close to the middle of the ship as possible with all of the life jackets stacked around me tied together as a raft. But once i get a motorcycle i plan on going down to ormond beach to see my friend and i might make a trip to see you guys.

Just shut the hurricane shutters. Looking at winds to be up to 70-80mph now. Power has flickered already so Grrrr.

Power is now out. Its going to get worse before better

6 hours now with no power, no cable/internet.

Just issued a tornado warning with a band a rain coming right through our path. I am not happy at all right now.

Good Morning everyone, over here in Ocala we didnt get much just maybe 25 mph winds and some heavy rain, Happy Memorial Day Everyone!

I've never been in a hurricane or tropical storm... but I have been in power outages and they suck... But I hope you will remain safe Dan!

I did say I've never been in a hurricane or tropical storm... but I have been affected by a few. I live in Louisiana so when Gustav went through it affected us a little. We didn't get any tornadoes in our area, just a few big limbs fell. Same with Ike, except a tornado warning was issued. This was about 2008 or so btw

I used to be a tropical storm...

COLTSDUDE1000 wrote:

its2CR4ZY4YOU wrote:You know this is off topic but this makes me think... all of us in fl need to get together and have a nog bbq.

Yea! I had a wish i told everyone about which is if i win the lottery, i could buy plane tickets for all the NOG members to miami to go on a cruise, that would be epic but even just a BBQ for me, u, and Dan would be cool too!

This...would be epic! If I were rich, I seriously would plan this.

I have been wanting to be in a tropical storm and see an actual tornado for quite some time now... Nothing interesting ever happens where I live up north...

Lambo2013 wrote:I have been wanting to be in a tropical storm and see an actual tornado for quite some time now... Nothing interesting ever happens where I live up north...

No you don't. trust me.