US-bound Hurricane Irma has gotten so strong that it is showing up on equipment designed to measure earthquakes.
Stephen Hicks, a seismologist at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton, said seismometer recordings on Guadeloupe, an island group in the southern Caribbean Sea, show the now-Category 5 storm approaching the Lesser Antilles, another Caribbean island group.
“Seismometer recordings from the past 48 hours on Guadeloupe show Cat. 5 #Hurricane #Irma driving closer toward the Lesser Antilles,” Dr Hicks tweeted.
In a later tweet, Dr Hicks clarified that background noise – for example, wind causing trees to move and crashing ocean waves – was causing seismographs to pick up Irma.
The gravity wave pattern emanating outward is astounding. Like someone dropping rocks into a pond. Hurricane #Irma #GOES16 pic.twitter.com/k4CphT0Wfz
— NASA SPoRT (@NASA_SPoRT) September 5, 2017
Irma, which is already the strongest hurricane ever recorded outside the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, is likely to make landfall somewhere in Florida over the weekend.
Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands have declared states of emergency.
Late afternoon sun casting a shadow on Hurricane #Irma's eye. #GOES16 pic.twitter.com/CQaSgHzVN6
— NASA SPoRT (@NASA_SPoRT) September 5, 2017
Rick Scott, the governor of Florida, has said Irma’s exact path is unknown, but that the storm could affect “millions of Floridians”.
Because of Irma’s size and power, very dangerous weather could also occur up to 200 miles away from the eyewall, the most devastating region of a hurricane.
“The hurricane force winds in Irma are wider than Florida,” tweeted Bryan Norcross, hurricane specialist at the Weather Channel. “You won’t need a direct hit to get Wilma-type winds & storm surge on both coasts.”
Storm Sturge Update in Naples
4 feet in 30 minutes.
The surge is coming in Naples.
Water has risen 2 feet in 12 minutes.
wow
https://twitter.com/NickMiroff/status/906183900560584704
Dude just got hit on The Weather Channel.
What happened?
hmmm
https://twitter.com/ajc/status/906937936247246848
oh my
https://twitter.com/MichaelSkolnik/status/906939574831550464
https://twitter.com/WilliamsJon/status/906368107437891585
https://twitter.com/TheLampPostUK/status/906951280643407872
when did Miami turn into Venice?
https://twitter.com/SebastianMurdoc/status/906949595850256385
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/906908274221400064
Look yall, the ocean disappeared and then came back. I’ve never seen nor heard of this except when reading Moses parted the Red Sea….
https://twitter.com/deejayeasya/status/906327303646580736
https://twitter.com/deejayeasya/status/906557496373936129
https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/906804454384705536
https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/906759149047906304
https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/906761676657238016
https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/906747150817792000
https://twitter.com/NWSKeyWest/status/906744652681895936
https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/906724750654717952
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/906659631040266240
https://twitter.com/wbaltv11/status/906706320463556608
Florida Light and Power believes 3.4 million will be without power.
3.4 MILLION?
I can’t even grasp that! Whoa!
They’ll be in the dark. What happens to people on oxygen?
Southern, you are so thoughtful!
Lord have mercy!
Tampa has not been directly hit by a hurricane in 90 years.
They are just going off of ‘plans’ for preparation.
Lord, have mercy.
https://twitter.com/NWSMiami/status/906661865257873409
https://twitter.com/JimmyLevyMusic/status/906618842499219456
So scary!! And the eye of the hurricane is not there yet!
https://twitter.com/krystalwolfgrl/status/906661966915055616
https://twitter.com/MikeTheiss/status/906560152207228928
https://twitter.com/gabrielben/status/906650710435135489
Lord, please have mercy!
OMG! Where’s the ocean?
https://twitter.com/Kaydi_K/status/906579283950403585
An explanation from a meteorologist
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/09/09/hurricane-irma-is-literally-sucking-the-water-away-from-shorelines/
“HURRICANE IRMA LIVE CAMS – MIAMI – FORT LAUDERDALE – KEY WEST”
https://youtu.be/JZvTR7861Yk&rel=0
https://twitter.com/AlBoeNEWS/status/906604491922743296
https://twitter.com/AlBoeNEWS/status/906595259626414080
https://twitter.com/mdhelfenbein/status/906599657794654208
https://twitter.com/ActionNewsJax/status/906568347252350978
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/906567272763985920
https://twitter.com/postandcourier/status/906531514653057027
https://twitter.com/RedTRaccoon/status/906531022262689793
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/906530899365306369
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/906530845124591616
https://twitter.com/fema/status/906292721219985408
https://twitter.com/KhaledBeydoun/status/906338636152569856
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/906506387257257985
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/906511837805502464
https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/906511556845940736
https://twitter.com/philklotzbach/status/906353959182376960
A hurricane is born in Africa over warm water and follows the same path of the Middle Passage
http://www.onuptoit.com/2017/09/hurricanes-and-middle-passage.html?spref=fb
https://twitter.com/MsNOTMrsTrice/status/906343285865754625
Hurricanes and the Middle Passage
http://www.onuptoit.com/2017/09/hurricanes-and-middle-passage.html?spref=fb
The late Dick Gregory stated, “Hurricanes, that’s the Black Woman’s spirit. All hurricanes start at the exact spot in West Africa where the slaves were put on the ship. They stay underwater and follow the same route the ships followed. No slaves were loaded on the ship until it got to the Caribbeans. No hurricane rises above water until it gets to the Caribbean.”
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/906369472713420800
https://twitter.com/cbsaustin/status/906363352267489281
https://twitter.com/NASA_SPoRT/status/906361013745983488
https://twitter.com/Kitten0409/status/906228501740695552
https://twitter.com/ProducerKen/status/906144798888873984
https://twitter.com/juliettekayyem/status/906118893088931841
He is one of the biggest fools! Rush Limpballs! Yes I wrote it.
https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/906208463440707585
Why evacuate if he thinks it’s a plot?
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/906188653143130112
He is a living plot. Buzzard!
https://twitter.com/WCraigFugate/status/906194298890309638
https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/status/906191997010104322
https://twitter.com/jeffgoodell/status/906169998556712960
https://twitter.com/JSOPIO/status/906172755149762560
https://twitter.com/NASAEarth/status/906176911256109056
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/906193960154136576
Look at this! Always thieving…
https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/905969381364129792
https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/906149397397872640
Heads up, people. Stay away from downed power lines….
https://twitter.com/postandcourier/status/906179030113767424
https://twitter.com/rhollister57/status/906131764955013120
WOW
https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/906173194532466688
https://twitter.com/TheDailyEdge/status/906166928653377536
https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/906160094206992384
https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/status/906172663214858241
https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/906173404306440193
https://twitter.com/JoelNihlean/status/905845846687789058
HURRICANE JOSE, Y’ALL. CAT 4
https://twitter.com/KPRC2/status/906165106639335424
https://twitter.com/rangir53/status/905620073569595393
https://twitter.com/BBCLBicker/status/906164345150685185
https://twitter.com/newshunter68/status/906072302634356736
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/906161969023078406
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGuterman/status/905949656181596165
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGuterman/status/906095056167333888
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGuterman/status/906159575585443842
https://twitter.com/ivesjar/status/906155387916664837
https://twitter.com/ChristyANJax/status/906157619471163392
https://twitter.com/blogdiva/status/906152198194819073
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/906150828116979712
https://twitter.com/blogdiva/status/906154237398278145
https://twitter.com/WFP/status/905878867944013824
https://twitter.com/business/status/906154794431258624
https://twitter.com/EarthUncutTV/status/906146605035917312
https://twitter.com/blogdiva/status/906151114747326464
Airlines preying on people….
https://twitter.com/msdeonb/status/905639881426292736
https://twitter.com/NWSKeyWest/status/906151810351714305
https://twitter.com/CBSPhilly/status/906002127750881280
https://twitter.com/MikeHudema/status/905846199885975552
https://twitter.com/ReaganBattalion/status/905903848312754176
https://twitter.com/orlandosentinel/status/905492660798066690
My prayers are with everyone in Irma’s path. Lord please have mercy.
In total agreement with you in Jesus Mighty Name, Yahtzee!
It is really ominous how they are talking about this hurricane on the weather channel.
https://twitter.com/NOAASatellites/status/905474245895053312
https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/905480593177284612
://twitter.com/CityofMiami/status/905185163558223872
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/905464458696433664
Wow.
https://twitter.com/brianklaas/status/905212790268461056
https://twitter.com/TTrogdon/status/905205124699750401
This is scary
Frightening!
It’s a sign! It’s a sign!
https://twitter.com/TheDailyEdge/status/905454897293819904
https://twitter.com/TPM/status/905457885332652032
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/905473013218369536
https://twitter.com/TheDailyEdge/status/905457323438682120
Carson is coming home tomorrow! Yay! My Twitter pal, Patricia, sent me this for our little darling…..
Now that is good news!
The little handsome nugget of love is coming home. That’s great news SG2!
SWEET! Welcome home, Carson!
I am so happy for all of you!
Carson is going to be home with his loving family!!!!
Holy mother that’s YUGE!! I have lots of family in Florida a d am pretty worried
Too scary!
SIGN‼️
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/905449413736325120
https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/905446953047162881