Nature Pwns ALL...except nukes...bush should nuke the hurricanes! release some of that anger he holds for the rest of the world
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Nature Pwns ALL...except nukes...bush should nuke the hurricanes! release some of that anger he holds for the rest of the world
lmao!,if you were smart you would knew what you typed was random ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by wounded
Everyone's running from wilma!!!! LOL
State of emergency in Florida ahead of Wilma
CTV.ca News Staff
As Hurricane Wilma closed in on Mexico's Caribbean beach resorts, Florida Governor Jeb Bush declared a state of emergency -- ordering mass evacuations ahead of the approaching storm.
Across Florida's southwest coast, people put up shutters and waited in ever-growing lines at gas stations, while officials evacuated tourists from the low-lying Florida Keys.
Gov. Bush's declaration gives officials the ability to activate the National Guard and authority over evacuation plans and the distribution of recovery supplies.
"We have a great system in place, FEMA is also here for which we're really grateful," Gov. Bush told a press briefing.
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people from Honduras to Cuba evacuated ahead of the "extremely dangerous" storm.
Wilma weakened slightly Thursday but was still a powerful Category 4 storm, packing winds of 233 kph (145 mph) by late morning.
The hurricane has already been blamed for 13 deaths in Haiti and Jamaica.
Wilma is expected to hit Cancun, Mexico, early Friday, before turning northeast toward Florida, where it's forecast to hit sometime Sunday.
All residents have been told to evacuate the island of Isla Mujeres, near Cancun, while authorities are evacuating thousands more from low-lying areas in Cuba, Belize, Honduras, Jamaica, Haiti and the Cayman Islands.
At 11 a.m. ET, Wilma had sustained winds of 233 kph (145 mph) , down from a peak of 282 kph (175mph), but forecasters said it could strengthen again.
At one stage, Wilma grew into a Category 5 storm and was confirmed as the strongest hurricane ever recorded.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center has warned it remains "potentially catastrophic."
Wilma could "cause tremendous damage and loss of life if we're not careful," said Hurricane Center director Max Mayfield Thursday.
"The storm surge and the wave action will be tremendous with this hurricane, given the intensity and the size."
Countries across the region prepared for the worst. Much of Central America is still recovering from Hurricane Stan, which left more than 1,500 people dead or missing.
In the Mexican coastal state of Quintana Roo -- which includes Cancun -- officials ordered the closure of hundreds of schools. Many of them will be used as storm shelters.
"This is getting very powerful, very threatening," President Vicente Fox said.
The strong winds have forced MTV to postpone its Video Music Awards Latin America, which had been scheduled to take place in the resort of Playa del Carmen.
The storm was expected to dump up to 63 cm (25 inches) of rain in mountainous areas of Cuba through Friday, and up to up to 38 cm (15 inches) in the Caymans and Jamaica through Thursday.
In Belize, a nation south of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, officials cancelled cruise ship visits and tourists were evacuated from keys offshore.
Wilma's confirmed pressure readings early Wednesday dropped to 882 millibars, the lowest minimum pressure ever measured in a hurricane in the Americas, according to the hurricane center. Lower pressure translates into higher wind speed.
Wilma is the record-tying 12th hurricane of the Atlantic season, the same number reached in 1969. Records have been kept since 1851.
On Monday, Wilma became the Atlantic hurricane season's 21st named storm, tying the record set in 1933 and exhausting the list of names for this year.
The hurricane season ends on Nov. 30.
Yeah its a category 4 now :S