Hurricane Irma

[israndy]

I heard there is a hill area in the keys that EVERYONE parked their cars at, as it is 16' above sea level. This is of course where the hurricane came ashore.

Has anyone who already owns a Tesla been checking out the Superchargers? Like is the Key West charger still online? Would be interesting to see if they go down and when they come up.

-Randy

 

[Larry Chanin]

I heard there is a hill area in the keys that EVERYONE parked their cars at, as it is 16' above sea level. This is of course where the hurricane came ashore.

Has anyone who already owns a Tesla been checking out the Superchargers? Like is the Key West charger still online? Would be interesting to see if they go down and when they come up.

-Randy

The Marathon Supercharger Station is down. It's been down since yesterday.

Larry

 

[israndy]

I saw an RV covered in water floating in the parking lot of a hotel in Marathon on a web video. Those are 10 or 12 feet tall. How are the rest of the chargers doing?

-Randy

 

[KarenRei]

I saw an RV covered in water floating in the parking lot of a hotel in Marathon on a web video. Those are 10 or 12 feet tall. How are the rest of the chargers doing?

-Randy

Really? The tide gauges didn't look that extreme. Then again, surge tides aren't even.... I was getting my hopes up that Marathon survived. I still think it probably did.

Wasn't Ft. Myers at reduced service yesterday? Is it still that way?

Naples supercharger looks like the most at-threat of the remaining ones. It's in a mandatory evacuation zone and is literally just a parking lot away from the water.

 

[Larry Chanin]

I saw an RV covered in water floating in the parking lot of a hotel in Marathon on a web video. Those are 10 or 12 feet tall. How are the rest of the chargers doing?

-Randy

Really? The tide gauges didn't look that extreme. Then again, surge tides aren't even.... I was getting my hopes up that Marathon survived. I still think it probably did.

Wasn't Ft. Myers at reduced service yesterday? Is it still that way?

Naples supercharger looks like the most at-threat of the remaining ones. It's in a mandatory evacuation zone and is literally just a parking lot away from the water.

The Marathon, Florida City, DeFuniak Springs and Supercharger Stations are not currently showing any availability status, not even "Temporary closure". The Ft. Myers is still explicitly showing "Reduced Service". Currently the Naples Supercharger Station is showing availability and are the remaining Superchargers in Florida.

Larry

 

[israndy]

Thanks Larry, that adds to my day of watching webcams and news channels. Ft. Meyers cannot be up for much longer.

Is it safe to Supercharge in a hurricane?

-Randy

 

[kort677]

The Marathon, Florida City, DeFuniak Springs and Supercharger Stations are not currently showing any availability status, not even "Temporary closure". The Ft. Myers is still explicitly showing "Reduced Service". Currently the Naples Supercharger Station is showing availability and are the remaining Superchargers in Florida.

Larry

Defuniak sp. is nowhere near any part of the storm, maybe the reports from there are wrong

 

[Larry Chanin]

Defuniak sp. is nowhere near any part of the storm, maybe the reports from there are wrong

Hi Marc,

That is true. Nevertheless, DeFuniak Springs was not reporting any status at the time I posted the information. Please, check on your car's navigation system and see if you get a similar response.

I suspect that Tesla knew that the system might not always provide meaningful information and that's why they suggested that we call Roadside Assistance to confirm Supercharger Station status.

Larry

 

[Larry Chanin]

Thanks Larry, that adds to my day of watching webcams and news channels. Ft. Meyers cannot be up for much longer.

Is it safe to Supercharge in a hurricane?

-Randy

Hi Randy,

It's not safe to be out in a hurricane. ;-)

Larry

 

[KarenRei]

This is crazy.... this is from Miami:

Josh Benson on Twitter

If the surge is doing that on literally the opposite side of the state...

 

[Larry Chanin]

Power out, no cell phone data connectivity. Using Model S.

Larry

 

[dhanson865]

Power out, no cell phone data connectivity. Using Model S.

Larry

So your normal Cell provider isn't AT&T and it doesn't work but the Tesla connection over AT&T does?

 

[KarenRei]

Was hopeful about the Marathon supercharger. Not quite as hopeful anymore.

Still, maybe....

 

[ilovemycoffee]

Was hopeful about the Marathon supercharger. Not quite as hopeful anymore.

Still, maybe....

Won't have to worry about the charger overheating

 

[KarenRei]

I'm just glad to see Irma tracking inland, rather than just offshore. Not only because it means she'll weaken faster, but also because it means the northeast side isn't driving water into all of the bays.

 

[Larry Chanin]

So your normal Cell provider isn't AT&T and it doesn't work but the Tesla connection over AT&T does?

I have Verizon. it works occasionally, but very slowly. working on the Tesla browser is very painful, but it's ATT does work.

 

[wdolson]

I noticed Jose today is scheduled to stall and make a 270 degree turn this week. The American model has it continuing to a 360 degree turn and wandering off into the Atlantic while the European model has it headed for Miami.

 

[dhanson865]

3 day rain total projection for Irma, considerably more than 2 inches for either side of Florida (East or West). Though maybe our 2 inches guy will get away with 5 (Hurricane Irma).

 

[Btrflyl8e]

I actually slept through the whole thing!

No power, but it stayed on way longer than expected. Fridge and aquarium are now running on a generator. It's too dark to assess damage outside, but I think my car made it unscathed. At least I hope so!

If power gets restored pretty quickly, this will have been a tenth of the nightmare I was prepared for.

I hope everyone else is ok!

 

[Racerx22b]

3 day rain total projection for Irma, considerably more than 2 inches for either side of Florida (East or West). Though maybe our 2 inches guy will get away with 5 (Hurricane Irma).

I was not predicting 2". I'm not a meteorologist. I don't make graphics for TV. I was just sharing info from someone that is a meteorologist.

And FWIW, my non expert and non scientific and likely incorrect guess for rainfall totals so far is around 5". I only had to drain pool once to keep from overflowing. That's my system for measurement.