Hurricane Milton now Cat5, headed straight for FL

[bradsteen]

Haven't seen a post about this yet, feel free to merge if this is a duplicate. Looks like Florida is in for a bad one - Milton is now a Category 5, and is likely to make landfall Wed night.

#Milton resources: The latest storm forecasts, maps, imagery and more

One-stop event page for #Milton Posted October 5, 2024 NOAA's National Weather Service wants you to have the latest, most accurate information on Milton to keep you informed and safe. Here is a compilation of information that you can use before, during, and after the storm to have the most...

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[coop44]

Very glad I do not live in Florida any more. The whole god damned state is like a horror story for me. Wife number two is still down there though. Good luck to her.
Went through a couple of close calls in key largo, 70 or 80 mph winds were bad. I can't imagine what 100 mph+ winds with rain and debris would be like.
Every day I see the weather reports from around the country and think how we have dodged the bullet up here in the northwest.

 

[P7M13]

Every day I see the weather reports from around the country and think how we have dodged the bullet up here in the northwest.

Thanks. Now you've gone and jinxed it.

 

[JRuby]

My brother and his family live in the Tampa bay area. They are now safe in Miami to try and ride this one out. I will take a earthquake any day over a level 5 hurricane.

 

[Certaindeaf]

My brother and his family live in the Tampa bay area. They are now safe in Miami to try and ride this one out. I will take a earthquake any day over a level 5 hurricane.

Earthquakes are laughable because they give you a week's notice before they go all temblorizing you.

 

[Indy62]

Very glad I do not live in Florida any more. The whole god damned state is like a horror story for me. Wife number two is still down there though. Good luck to her.
Went through a couple of close calls in key largo, 70 or 80 mph winds were bad. I can't imagine what 100 mph+ winds with rain and debris would be like.
Every day I see the weather reports from around the country and think how we have dodged the bullet up here in the northwest.

I think the yellowstone caldera heard you

 

[RVTECH]

The difference between earthquakes and hurricanes is with hurricanes its not a matter of 'if' but 'when'.

I grew up in a pretty active earthquake area (So Cal) and while I remember experiencing a lot of 'temblors' over my time there probably the worst was the Sylmar earthquake of 1971.

I was just a kid, and was a ways south of it but I remember it well.

 

[orygun]

Thanks. Now you've gone and jinxed it.

What? First, they bring their politics, now they bring their weather?

 

[SE Scrounger]

Coop44:
"Very glad I do not live in Florida any more. The whole god damned state is like a horror story for me. Wife number two is still down there though. Good luck to her.
Went through a couple of close calls in key largo, 70 or 80 mph winds were bad. I can't imagine what 100 mph+ winds with rain and debris would be like.
Every day I see the weather reports from around the country and think how we have dodged the bullet up here in the northwest."


Me: I feel as though Inslee and Ferguson have done plenty of damage to Washington as it is. Bad weather here would only add insult to injury.

 

[P7M13]

I will take a earthquake any day over a level 5 hurricane.

Let's talk about it after the 'big one', if either of us is still alive. St Helens is right on the Columbia Scarpment fault. Your area will be doubly interesting when a big one hits.

 

[JRuby]

Regardless of where you live

Let's talk about it after the 'big one', if either of us is still alive. St Helens is right on the Columbia Scarpment fault. Your area will be doubly interesting when a big one hits.

It may not even happen in my lifetime - figure I have less than 30 years to go.

 

[L84Cabo]

The thing about people who live in Florida that always perplexes me...

If you live in Florida, I gotta believe it's not a question of "IF" you're going to get hit with a hurricane, but "WHEN." Your number will come up at some point.

And yet, every time a hurricane hits down there, and I'm watching the news, it's always the same thing...long lines at Home Depot, the gas stations, grocery stores, etc. to stock supplies...and absolute gridlock when there is an evacuation order and then the gas stations start running out of gas.

Now I can understand maybe wanting to stock up on perishables prior facing God's angry wrath. But you're not buying perishables at Home Depot, the gas station, etc.,

If you live in Florida, how do you not have all of this stuff ready to go?

And this goes double for storing enough gas at the beginning of Hurricane Season so you and your family can exit the drop zone and get to safety WITHOUT having to stop for gas...and this includes having enough gas to survive the inevitable gridlock.

 

[Provincial]

Buying your window covering plywood ahead of time, especially when prices are reasonable is prudent disaster preparation. Same with the other items.

Gas is perishable, but by rotating your stock, you can keep a supply of usable gas. Just store it in a cool place with good ventilation, that is not connected to your residence.

Hurricane-resistant residences are not cheap to build, and do require maintenance. With insurers fleeing Florida, spending the money that would have been spent on now-unavailable insurance on a sturdier home is wise. Absolutely do not live anywhere that could possibly be affected by a storm surge or heavy rainfall flooding.

 

[nammac]

It's been over a century since Tampa has taken a direct hit. Considering Tampa International Airport is literally right on Old Tampa Bay, this could get real ugly. As a former Tampa Bay resident, I've got family and friend who've had to evacuate. Thought and prayers with them and all who are impacted.

 

[arakboss]

Covid money, the gift that keeps on giving.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/10/irs-vows-to-race-10-billion-in-delayed-covid-aid-to-help-hurricane-hit-businesses.html

 

[nammac]

Covid money, the gift that keeps on giving.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/10/irs-vows-to-race-10-billion-in-delayed-covid-aid-to-help-hurricane-hit-businesses.html

Nice if the government to delay things. Just more
Incompetence on display…