NBC: A construction crane has collapsed in Miami...

[brooklynite]

Live video on MSNBC.

[Wounded Bear]

1. They left it standing upright?

[GP6971]

2. I saw earlier

that they're attached to the building.

[brooklynite]

3. They take weeks to dismantle...

...the theory is that they's designed to swing in the wind.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. I saw a discussion on the cranes this morning. There was not enough time

to take them down. They were urging anyone who was sheltering near one to move to a safer place.

[Buns_of_Fire]

4. My understanding is that SOP is to unlock it and let it swivel

like a weathervane. After that, you cross your fingers and hope for the best.

[dalton99a]

6. No injuries reported

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[mnhtnbb]

7. On The Weather Channel they have been discussing the fact that

the cranes are supposed to be able to withstand 145 mph winds.

They also have been discussing the fact that wind speeds are faster/stronger higher up where there are fewer buildings
providing friction to slow down the winds.

As much as they can be a little melodramatic, The Weather Channel really does have a fair number of meteorologists who
really know their stuff, as well as experts in various specialty areas of weather--like hurricanes.

I've been flipping between The Weather Channel and MSNBC. The difference is quite noticeable to me in terms of how much better
informed the meteorologists of TWC are and able to explain the science of what they are reporting.