To all the Slingshot family along the east coast no reason to be alarmed yet but if Irma starts to threaten the east coast NOW is the time to start formulating your plan. A potential Cat 5 is a force that you cannot imagine. I hope this thing stays far out in the Atlantic but if not you must be prepared. If you live within 25 - 30 miles from ocean this should be your plan - get as far inland as you can get. The amount of storm surge that comes in with a storm like this is incredible - and the water does not come in gradually like in Houston but in huge sweeping waves. When Hurricane Ike hit TX/LA coast it was only a Cat 3 and I had 3 ft of Gulf water covering my property and I live 25 miles from the coast. This is pics of Holly Beach, a small Gulf community bout 30 miles from me
Completely annihilated by water and wind. Lots of folks have never experienced anything like this and some may have a tendency to be passive until too late. DO NOT MAKE THAT MISTAKE!! Monitor this storm closely and implement your plan early if it has its sights set on you. Please stay safe my friends !!