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brooklynite

(94,713 posts) Wed Sep 6, 2017, 01:50 PM Sep 2017

Eye of Hurricane Irma heading straight for San Juan...population 2,000,000

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Eye of Hurricane Irma heading straight for San Juan...population 2,000,000 (Original Post) brooklynite Sep 2017 OP

Well, see...we're worried about the United States, not PR, right? MineralMan Sep 2017 #1

And then on to the Dominican Republic? Looks like Achilleaze Sep 2017 #2

All the forecasts show the eye passing north of Puerto Rico FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #3

While the eye is close it should skirt by San Juan titaniumsalute Sep 2017 #4

MineralMan

(146,325 posts)

1. Well, see...we're worried about the United States, not PR, right?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 01:54 PM

Sep 2017

Otherwise, the media would be covering the disaster in Puerto Rico.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

2. And then on to the Dominican Republic? Looks like

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 02:10 PM

Sep 2017

FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)

3. All the forecasts show the eye passing north of Puerto Rico

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 02:21 PM

Sep 2017

It's a little bit disingenuous to post things like "Eye of Hurricane Irma heading straight for San Juan".

It's a big enough storm and powerful enough, no need to exaggerate and panic some people.

titaniumsalute

(4,742 posts)

4. While the eye is close it should skirt by San Juan

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 02:24 PM

Sep 2017

Most of PR will be OK. Lots of rain and wind, but no direct hit with the eye except maybe the extreme Northeast near Luiquillo.

The most powerful winds are in the eyewall itself. If the eyewall can avoid PR, even just by 10 miles, it will help dramatically. The secondary problem are tornadoes spinning off the heavy rain and storm bands.

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