I just heard, but can't confirm, the Governor declare state of emergency for Florida as well. CNN is calling it one of the greatests storms of the century. This thing is HUGE, grown considerably in the last 12 hours. City of Orlando officials (one of the best sources in this area for info rather than conjecture) is gearing up in a big way now. John, your daughter definitely ought to leave. I'm gonna watch it a while longer and probably leave town tommorrow with servers in tow.


>>I always said I wanted to see Floyd (Pink) return for an engagement, but this (Floyd Hurricane) is ridiculous.
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>I was lucky enuff to see Floyd (Pink) on their last tour "division bell" in Raleigh on my wifes birthday (shes a Floyd freak). It was a Great show.
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>>This is why this is such a concern: It's quite conceivable that the entire coast from central Florida up to NC will be hit with 150+ MPHS winds. BTW, they just extended the southern part of the watch from Hallandale, FL to Florida City (about 75 miles). Makes me wonder if they're thinking a continued western track at this point.
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>I believe I would be moving inland for a few days. I'm 180 mile from the coast but you should have seen the triad area back when Hugo took a similar trak.
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>Looks like hurricane Gert is becomming a monster to.