Good evening.
Hurricane Ian made landfall this afternoon over Charolette Harbor just south of Venice, Florida as a strong Cat 4 hurricane with peak winds of 155 mph and a barometric pressure of 937 mbs. It took an eastern jog as I'd anticipated after its western wobble early this morning, which I spoke about this morning, and came ashore south of the forecast track. Wobbles close to shore can be very significant. It appears to be steadily weakening now.
My thoughts and prayers go out to a friend and his family on the Myakka River who was in eye wall almost all afternoon, as well as everyone else in its path. The Tampa area should only experience Cat 1 conditions and offshore winds and no surge.
This will probably be my last post on Ian.
My best to all, until next time.
Matt.
PS. Rainfall at my house this past week has totaled 9.07 inches, which appears to be fairly typical for most of Miami-Dade County. More than Albuquerque, NM usually gets in a year. Once again stressing the importance of rain events.
Hurricane Ian made landfall this afternoon over Charolette Harbor just south of Venice, Florida as a strong Cat 4 hurricane with peak winds of 155 mph and a barometric pressure of 937 mbs. It took an eastern jog as I'd anticipated after its western wobble early this morning, which I spoke about this morning, and came ashore south of the forecast track. Wobbles close to shore can be very significant. It appears to be steadily weakening now.
My thoughts and prayers go out to a friend and his family on the Myakka River who was in eye wall almost all afternoon, as well as everyone else in its path. The Tampa area should only experience Cat 1 conditions and offshore winds and no surge.
This will probably be my last post on Ian.
My best to all, until next time.
Matt.
PS. Rainfall at my house this past week has totaled 9.07 inches, which appears to be fairly typical for most of Miami-Dade County. More than Albuquerque, NM usually gets in a year. Once again stressing the importance of rain events.