Reporting live from Englewood FL & Irma.

[Ron Ortiz]

Getting hit by the big bands of rain & wind now, should stay this way for the next couple of hours. Looking at the top of the pine trees, they are whipping around, not violent yet though. can't get a wind reading over 20 mph due to the bamboo filtering the wind. I'd say that in the open area it is probably 40-50 mph gusts. The wagon is intact so far.
Depending which way this thing goes will determine the amount of water that will come back in. This thing looks like a monster from the satellite views.

Ron Ortiz

[Floyd Staggs]

TV is showing Naples getting it hard. It's coming your way. Good luck.

[BRETV]

We're in Vero Beach, the northeast corner of the storm, they call it the dirty side and it's living up to it's reputation. I have a palm tree that broke in half and laying on my pool gazebo roof and another fell next to my garage in the driveway. My yard is flooded. But thank God we still have electricity. I think it's time to move to Tennessee!

Bret Velde
SS/LA

[KEN BUGAJ]

Prayers for Everyone, Stay Safe !

[Ron Ortiz]

Raining hard for last hour, winds are strong, no idea how what mph. We have a very large Elephant or Monkey ear tree in back yard that just went down. It is about 30 feet tall with a 30 ft spread and an 18" trunk. Just up rooted and laying against The Imperial Palace (motor home). The Palace is protecting the wagon. Power going off & on. We are safe, thank you for the thoughts.

Bretv, you catching the dirty side, how's everything going besides the palms.

Ron Ortiz

[BRETV]

Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz

Raining hard for last hour, winds are strong, no idea how what mph. We have a very large Elephant or Monkey ear tree in back yard that just went down. It is about 30 feet tall with a 30 ft spread and an 18" trunk. Just up rooted and laying against The Imperial Palace (motor home). The Palace is protecting the wagon. Power going off & on. We are safe, thank you for the thoughts.

Bretv, you catching the dirty side, how's everything going besides the palms.

Ron Ortiz

Same as you Ron as far as the wind and rain, just heard a huge pop and lost electricity as I type!!


Bret Velde
2003 SS/LA

[Bob Don]

Good luck to all affected by this one AND Harvey!

[HR9121]

Ron and Bret you guys be careful and I hope your damage is minimal. Living here on the coast I know all too well what you guys are experiencing so my thoughts are with y'all.

[Don Kennedy]

Originally Posted by BRETV

We're in Vero Beach, the northeast corner of the storm, they call it the dirty side and it's living up to it's reputation. I have a palm tree that broke in half and laying on my pool gazebo roof and another fell next to my garage in the driveway. My yard is flooded. But thank God we still have electricity. I think it's time to move to Tennessee!

Bret Velde
SS/LA

There will be three homes being buit on 1 acre next to us .see the home we bought with the link below .need racers as neighbors

https://www.trulia.com/property/3275...tland-TN-37148

[BRETV]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

There will be three homes being buit on 1 acre next to us .see the home we bought with the link below .need racers as neighbors

https://www.trulia.com/property/3275...tland-TN-37148

My in-laws live close to Murfreesboro, so we'll probably look there, thanks for the info Don. Would be great to live around some racers



Bret Velde
2003 SS/LA