I'm not here to preach sunshine and lollipops because Hurricane Irma is a devastating storm and will likely destroy parts of our beloved state, but today's projections should give those of us in or with families in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, etc. a little relief.
Look. While the storm is gigantic, the hurricane winds will extend only up to seventy miles from the eye of the hurricane, according to the NHC.
If this bytch stays west on or near its current track, then Miami may be outside of that seventy mile stretch, which means we'd only be getting tropical storm winds. And even if Miami is within seventy miles of the eye, the winds go from Category 5 at the eye and weaken to Category 1 near the seventy mile marker.
Not to mention this hurricane is expected to weaken more quickly once it makes landfall than originally anticipated.
So while parts of the gulf coast of Florida like Naples may be in ruins a la Homestead after Hurricane Andrew, Miami-Dade might fair much, much better.
Anybody talking in absolutes right now doesn't know ****.
It's science.