'A hurricane of this size has never struck Florida before': Category 4 Matthew bears down

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    More than 2 million people have been urged to flee their homes as Hurricane Matthew, now a Category 4 hurricane, approached Florida on Thursday evening. The storm threatened to pound the southeastern coast of the United States with a fire hose of high winds, storm surges and heavy rains.

    “This is serious,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott said at a press conference Thursday. "If you need to evacuate and you haven't, evacuate. This storm will kill you. Time is running out.”

    http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-hurricane-matthew-20161006-snap-story.html
     
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    First they had to deal with Jose Fernandez's death... and now this. Not a good couple of months for Florida.
     
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    HOPE MAR A LAGO IS OK.
     
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    My grandpa along with an uncle and his family evacuated the area. Hopefully the storm just passes by without damaging their homes. Time will tell.
     
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    It should be illegal to build houses out of wood in Florida...I hope families are safe and damage is minimal ....just seems those stick frame homes blow apart all the time....typhoons hit our home in eastern Taiwan every year but all the buildings are thick brick and concrete with flood plugs in the drains and big drain pipes...had wooden slats that protected the windows with metal brackets..GLOBAL WARMING is causing these monster storms
     
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    Typical liberal! Always wanting the government to have a rule for something! ;) :cheers:
     
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    nah...just an old typhoon experienced vet....I didn't invent this shit....it's why Japanese houses have floors that are two feet off the ground from the door...you can drain your house without damage by pulling a plug 2 inches in diameter under your front door
     
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    unless your house if floating
     
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    I sincerely hope they are ok
     
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    LOL :)
     
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    Thank you, buddy.
     
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    Damn, that thing is just going to sit over Jacksonville for a day and a half.

    [​IMG]
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Anybody else waiting for ISIS to claim responsibility?
     
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    I'ts Obama's fault....building relations with Cuba caused these storms
     
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    I was there for last hurricane a month ago. Glad I am not there for this one.
     
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