| Thursday, August 07, 2008 | Hurricane Wilma in Florida in 2005, Day 1 | |
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2005, November 2nd, 2:00pm (20:00 MEZ) Finally back online. Complete log with latest pics comming shortly!. |
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2005, October 24th, 6:20am (12:20 MEZ) Windspeeds are up to 55mph. Things are beginning to get interesting. |
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2005, October 24th, 5:08am (11:08 MEZ) First power outage. This one came back within a minute but it's going to go downhill from here. |
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2005, October 24th, 4:50am (10:50 MEZ) Wilma is arriving. She is not bringing any gifts except for loads of rain. :-) |
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2005, October 24th, 4:20am (10:20 MEZ) The first 20.000 Homes have been hit with power outages. |
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2005, October 24th, 3:45am (9:45 MEZ) Wind speeds are up to some 45mph. So far the power is holding up, but it is of course only a question of time. What does it take for the Public Utilities big shots to realize that cables belong in the ground where they can't get hit by trees? |
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2005, October 24th, 2:45am (8:45 MEZ) Winds are up to a strong gale, nothing serious. 82F and very humid.. The outer bands of the Hurricane are now some 25miles away. Waiting of the things to come . . . |
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2005, October 24th, Midnight (06:00 MEZ) So much for the peaceful evening. The outer bands of the storm are here. Wind is picking up nicely and the first power fluctuations are noticable. |
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2005, October 23rd, 8pm (02:00 MEZ) A peaceful evening. However, waking up could be rather interesting. |
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 Evening before the Hurricane |
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2005, October 23rd, 2pm (20:00 MEZ) South Florida Hurricane Preparation 101: Hurry to the beach and catch some more sun just in case the beach will be closed after the hurricane is done with it. Close all gaps in the "seawall" with a few boards from Home Depot so the ocean stays where it should be. That,s it! Bring it on Wilma :-) |
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 Welcome to Fort Lauderdale |
 Sunday afternoon. Resting to prepare for the storm. |
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 Let's see what this will look like tomorrow. |
 Hurricane preparation. Two Boards from Home Depot. Done! |
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2005, October 23rd, Noon (18:00 MEZ) Just heared on the German news that Wilma is only a 'weak' hurricane. :-) Makes you wonder what school these reporters attend. Regular storms are usually measured according to the Beaufort Scale. This scale goes from 0 (calm / 0 mph) up to 12 (Hurricane force / 74 mph). If you have been on the Ocean during a level 10 Storm you know that this is a rather interesting experience. In contrast, 'real' Hurricanes are typically categorized according to the Saffir-Simpson Scale. This scale goes from 1 (weak 75-95 mph up to a 5 ( devastating / over 155 mph).
What most reporters don't seem to grasp is the fact that Hurricane classes basically continue where the 'normal' Storms
left off! In other words, a 'weak' category 1 hurricane would be a force '13' storm. |
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2005, October 23rd, 11am (17:00 MEZ) Sorry folks, but the way things look I may not be able to update the site for the next few days. Most schools and government offices have already been shut down until Tuesday. Because our server is located here in Fort Lauderdale it's possible that in the case of power failures the whole site may become unavailable for a few days. |
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