[Golf1echo]

When I think of the many hurricanes I have been through it's amazing how they all seemed to have distinct personalities...The location might surprise one as well (Up along the Eastern Continental Divide in WNC) we got them coming and going from any of 3 directions. Once again the predicted path of Irma is heading for that area.

The one hurricane that was like an artillery attack more than any other was Hurricane Opal, Ivan a close second. Usually a hurricane will loose it's energy when it is no longer over warm water but Hurricane Opal had much of it's energy high up in it's top so not only did it slam in to our 3500' elevation with most of it's force still intact we could smell the salt water...a few residents even claimed shells were deposited. It's hard for me to see how high the energy is in Irma but very clear there is a lot of it.I see that energy is usually stated in Millibars but usually illustrated in an overhead view vs a cross section. The wind direction and water bands play a big part in how much destruction that area will get so 50 miles one way or another can matter...Prayers for those in the path and organizing for a trip just in case.