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Hurricane Matthew
October 7, 2016 at 12:03 am
Anyone affected by it?

My parents are hunkered down it DeLand, FL (northeast of Orlando). They are sufficiently inland that the most they will deal with is debris and downed trees, but still.

A lot of friends in the area that I am checking in with.

Here's a nifty wind tracker:
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wi...512,28.748
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RE: Hurricane Matthew
October 7, 2016 at 12:07 am
I live on the West coast of Florida.
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RE: Hurricane Matthew
October 7, 2016 at 12:09 am
I have good friends living in Bartow. They also have two condos in Daytona. I believe they are hunkered down at Daytona as to keep an eye on their units there.
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RE: Hurricane Matthew
October 7, 2016 at 12:11 am
I have family on the Treasure Coast, about an hour north of West Palm Beach. Others in Orlando. They're all apparently doing OK, but I've been watching the live feed from NBC 5 in WPB quite often.
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RE: Hurricane Matthew
October 7, 2016 at 12:11 am (This post was last modified: October 7, 2016 at 12:12 am by SteelCurtain.)
(October 7, 2016 at 12:07 am)Maelstrom Wrote: I live on the West coast of Florida.

Are the winds bad there?
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RE: Hurricane Matthew
October 7, 2016 at 12:13 am
(October 7, 2016 at 12:11 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: Are the winds bad there?

Nope.
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RE: Hurricane Matthew
October 7, 2016 at 12:14 am
I used to live out near Clearwater. Been so long. I seem to remember lots of rain and lightning, but not any of this madness.
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RE: Hurricane Matthew
October 7, 2016 at 12:14 am (This post was last modified: October 7, 2016 at 12:16 am by c172.)
I have felt nostalgic for FL, even though I had some social trouble there, but this just ends it.
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RE: Hurricane Matthew
October 7, 2016 at 12:17 am
You should move back here and be next to me here in Clearwater.
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RE: Hurricane Matthew
October 7, 2016 at 12:19 am
I'm sure CLW is more happenin' than Belleair. Never got invited to any barbecues at the Hogans.
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