tigerswood
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Would imagine ATL is going to be even more in decline after all this rain they're getting. Gotta be some flooding concerns there.
im shocked no one has yelled "fake news" at a CNN reporter yet
prayers worked
I think you have to point out worst case scenario, but the hype on this storm was ridiculous and ongoing for a week straight. The 24 hour news cycle caused a lot of panic. Even yesterday I'm watching and the hurricane had hit Naples and they're showing some webcam somewhere. I'm thinking if that webcam is still operational, then this hurricane is not a big deal. Florida gets hit by hurricanes a lot, and they usually soften up when they wipe out the islands first. That this was going to hit Florida as a Cat 5 was extremely unlikely, and I don't think I ever heard the news try to accentuate that. But more people move to there anyway, thus more panic and more noobs each hurricane season. Plus they haven't had a hurricane in a while. When I was a kid it seems like a big one was pummeling them every couple years. Gloria, Hugo, Andrew, etc... The oddity of this hurricane was, IMO, that it was so wide and covered most of the state by going south-north. The power of it was not an issue once it hit the islands. Thankfully, it did not stall out like Harvey either.
I think you have to point out worst case scenario, but the hype on this storm was ridiculous and ongoing for a week straight. The 24 hour news cycle caused a lot of panic. Even yesterday I'm watching and the hurricane had hit Naples and they're showing some webcam somewhere. I'm thinking if that webcam is still operational, then this hurricane is not a big deal. Florida gets hit by hurricanes a lot, and they usually soften up when they wipe out the islands first. That this was going to hit Florida as a Cat 5 was extremely unlikely, and I don't think I ever heard the news try to accentuate that. But more people move to there anyway, thus more panic and more noobs each hurricane season. Plus they haven't had a hurricane in a while. When I was a kid it seems like a big one was pummeling them every couple years. Gloria, Hugo, Andrew, etc... The oddity of this hurricane was, IMO, that it was so wide and covered most of the state by going south-north. The power of it was not an issue once it hit the islands. Thankfully, it did not stall out like Harvey either.
As I watch Charleston (an area hundreds of miles from where it actually hit) and my apartment get hit with this water and flooding, I have absolutely no problem with the way the news handled it, particularly for folks in Florida who wound up getting hit.
I'm sorry that people get so worked up over the fact that meteorologists need to hype these things up to get people to leave areas and make them aware of what's going on, but it is absolutely necessary to report on it in the manner that they do.
All I know is that I've had my in-laws camped out in my house since Thursday for a bunch of bullshit. Their house didn't even lose power and they watched their security cameras online as it rained and some branches fell down in the backyard. Whoopdeedamndo. Luckily they seem to be wising up to the fact that they live in an area not suitable for full-time residence, and will hopefully move somewhere more sensible.
Does it affect things and does it suck when trees fall through roofs and low lying areas get flooded? Of course, but that is no different than any major weather occurrence. Is it life-or-death PACK UP AND LEAVE THE ENTIRE FUCKING STATE NOW OR DIE!!!!!1111!!! Not at all. The Virgin Islands and similar places should be the real focus here.
I don't know how else to explain it other than, if nobody had evacuated from Florida then the death toll would be in the hundreds, if not thousands, instead of likely staying under 100.