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[–] 72 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It really just needs to hit a specific Florida golf course.

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (5 children)
  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    All things considered, that's a pretty lucky path if it doesn't drift north into the larger Caribbean islands

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Except for the people in Yucatán. ..

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    ...who would still be hit if it shifted slightly north?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Looks like Yucatán will bet hit, according to the NOAA. It's just a question of "where". And they predict it to be a Tropical Storm when it crossed Yucatán and enters the gulf. I don't know how warm that bathtub is at the moment, but that can get interesting, especially as a tropical storm is more likely to turn than a hurricane (IIRC). Let's see what happens.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yea just the normal little islands that really should just be abandoned at this point

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    You mean the ones that would still be hit if it shifted north?

    It's current path is over about as few people as you could ever hope for a storm of this size. Realistically, you knew I meant that and felt like being a smartass anyway.

    E: typing is hard

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I mean st Lucia, Trinidad, etc. Those get hit every time and should just be abandoned to save lives. Haiti and the Dominican get hit frequently but not every single time, looks like it should miss those larger Caribbean states this time

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm sure your country will be happy to welcome the people from these islands. Right ?

    It's not like people living there really have a choice.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I personally have no problem with my country taking the people populating these islands. The us isn’t short on space and more hands for the work can’t hurt.

    My fellow countryman would never accept though since the population of the Caribbean is mostly non-white

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago*

    Really hoping it dissipates quickly. Any islands in the path of hurricane that intensifies are bad news. I survived a Category 5 Maria in 2017. Took years to recover. Thanks La Niña. 🙄

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    As opposed to the ones which are merely extremely scary?

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well it’s wayyyy earlier in the year than we would normally see one this strong. I think that’s what’s different.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I know. I read the article. I was just making fun of the headline, which implies that there's a non-terrifying kind of hurricane.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    There is - a cat 2 is good drinking weather. :-P

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well yes. You have hurricanes of different intensity. Some are just a little more than a bad storm.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Category 1 hurricane speed is 74-95 mph according to my search.

    I just lived through a relatively short, non-hurricane thunderstorm with winds measured a little above 80 mph.

    Here's where I wrote about what it did at my home alone.

    https://lemmy.world/post/17079709?scrollToComments=true

    Believe me, it was terrifying.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    There's terrifying (or should I say scared) and then there's terrifying.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Dude... all I can say is that if two massive trees fall down right outside your house in the middle of a bunch of high wind and lightning and thunder and hail and torrential rain and are anything less than terrified, you are a hell of a lot braver than I am.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Lets see if he makes it across Yucatán and "repowers" like Lee did last year.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Sensational!

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