Hurricane Irma
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From: The (S)Low Country
Bands from Irma came through here yesterday -- all day long. Wind, wind, wind for hours and hours and hours along with rain showers. My yard is a big fat mess with small branches, twigs, a few limbs and leaves. My house was pelleted by bits of leaf debris and needs to be hosed off. I'll be out today cleaning what I can and the lawn guy will be here when he can get here to take away the larger stuff and do a more thorough job. I still feel I was fortunate to miss the big Irma bullet.
My friend with the mother's house in Venice FL says it came through the storm OK.
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OMG! As OhioRacer would say, "praise Allah". My lawn maintenance crew is here already! OMG, I was thinking I'd have to drag those limbs and branches out by myself. Whew! I am so relieved. Just toured the lawn and it is worse than I thought. So much debris!!!!
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From: Euclid, OH
Naples Wind: NDBC - 5-day plot - Wind Speed (at 10 meters) at NPSF1
Naples Water Levels: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/wa...rval=6&action=
I was following this because my aunt & uncle have a place on the water in North Naples. They are safely at their place in Asheville, and their house is at least 12 ft (maybe more) above high tide, so their place should be OK, if these wind and water plots are accurate.
But I find it hard to believe that they would locate official measuring stations in a place where the measurements are not accurate.... Hmmm......
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From: Arlington, VA
Here is his post: "The store is in flood zone x. That means it's really low. Contrary to what the news says the flooding occurred East of the City of Naples. We lost trees and branches. The inlands where the glades drain through took the brunt of the flooding. Most of it was fresh water not salt. That won't kill the plants. We've seen far worse damage in Naples from other hurricanes. The press likes to blow it up."
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Good news from Melbourne. Sis has power back - still boiling water. So now she can dry all those towels they had to use to keep water from flooding their front hallway (came under the door). I read that east coast power restoration could be a week or less. West coast much longer.
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From: Smalltown
Glad to hear family and friends have been spared any real damage/issue. My SC sister will probably return home from NC tomorrow. The other one said her area was find (not too far from Darlene) but the beaches did take a beating. My former employer has a condo in Marco Island, he made out OK. I guess there may be a lesson about buying/living in a mobile home in FL. Those people seem to have suffered the most!
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From: Upstate NY
My Dad and his lady friend each have condos in Sarasota. Her's is beach front on Siesta Key. Fortunately, they summer in North Carolina and haven't headed to Florida yet. My aunt, however is in a first floor condo in Sarasota. Also have relatives and a good friend in the Tampa area that decided to ride it out. 
