Uncle Miltie...

[The Shark]

So, it looks like forum members in south to central Florida are in for some big wind and rain.  I tested the whole house generator a couple weeks ago and the propane was just topped off late last month.  I'm in between Daytona Beach and Orlando on Interstate 4.  Some guys here are much more in the crosshairs.  I'm praying for more wind shear and an overestimate of the strength on the part of the weather "experts".  If not, it's going to be "fun".  And it's going to cut into my golf time.

Seriously, I've been a part of lots of hurricanes.  It's a crap shoot.  I had four hits of varying degrees of danger in a row back in 2004.  Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne came in less than six weeks.  Charley was the worst for us.  No power for eight days and no cable for twelve!  Caused me to put in the generator system.  Honed my grill skills too.

All you guys and your families be safe.  Especially, Gene.  I already contacted our old friend Thorn.  He could be right in the path too.    

 

[Dutchman]

I'm in the North in Jacksonville. Between the St John's river and the Atlantic. There are tidal waters a few hundred feet from my house. Not sure what to do but I was told that this area is 1st to be evacuated. So I'm watching what my seasoned neighbors are doing.

[DaveL]

Thankfully, our place is about 5 miles inland and not in a low lying area, but still... the one two years

ago caused alot of damage in our neighborhood  (Venice, just South of Sarasota).    I wish everyone well.         

 

edit:   Sarasota County telling people to evacuate if in flood zone A or B      ((edit C now added in Sarasota

County).  

 

Know Your Zone (arcgis.com)

 

 

 

 

Edited October 9, 2024 by DaveL

[specialk]

Already a Cat 4 hurricane. Best of luck to everyone down there!

[specialk]

Cat 5 now… 

[BTMN]

Hopefully the windshear will push Milty south of Tampa Bay and we’ll get the northern edges of the storm, but this stuff is about to get ugly!😎👍❤️🫣

Edited October 7, 2024 by BTMN

[kizanski]

12 minutes ago, BTMN said:

Hopefully the windshear will push Milty south of Tampa Bay and we’ll get the northern edges of the storm, but this stuff is about to get ugly!😎👍❤️🫣

"Tell Gene on the HFC that us down here in Miami are praying for that ugly spud Milton to stay north"
-Ed Rechts

[Tortious]

If you're near Tampa, getting not near there is advisable at this point.

I am become death.

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[mathman]

7 hours ago, BTMN said:

Hopefully the windshear will push Milty south of Tampa Bay and we’ll get the northern edges of the storm, but this stuff is about to get ugly!😎👍❤️🫣

I know you know what you need to do but I hope you are getting g out of there.  I have been through cat 3 inland but that close to gulf is potentially deadly.  Be safe dude!

[specialk]

[mathman]

Fortunately it has weakened since that point but is still a powerful storm.  Tampa/St. Petersburg is a big Bay Area with lots of water inland.  It could potentially go right up the bay toward Tampa.  Would be devastating to that area.

[mathman]

Take the strength part back.  Is already strengthening as of the 2 PM update.   They are predicting some windshear nearer to coast that they hope will weaken it again.

[alantig]

From Monday.

 

[stonge]

even if Milton weakens to a Cat 3, that's still going to hurt. Stay safe everyone

[specialk]

Stay safe peoples! There's a hurricane on the west side and tornadoes on the east side, with rain/flooding everywhere!

[mathman]

Hurricane to the left of me,  Tornadoes to the right!  Here I am... Stuck in the middle with you!

[BTMN]

www.wtvt.com for a local view. The head of the department is pretty good at information not hype. 

[donner]

Stay safe! We cannot afford to get half of the HFC get blown away, guys!

[BTMN]

The guy on TV just described Milton has becoming disheveled and I can’t help but hear that with an English accent and laugh.🫣

[cmatthes]

Even getting downgraded to a Cat2, it’s still going to be a mess down there!  
 

Stay safe FL HFC’ers!

[donner]

And hey, just as a kind request :

Remnants of earlier US-Hurricane Kirk are still causing problems even over here in the soutwest of Germany.

So, please, tackle down bloody Uncle Milton on your side of the pond.

Doesn't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows!

https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/hurrikan-kirk-kommt-nach-bw-100.html

Edited October 10, 2024 by donner

[specialk]

Alright! Florida is still there. I hope all the Floridians made it as well.

[mathman]

We made it through safe with no home damage.  Fence and trees dow in yard.

[Greg G]

They tell us not to wade through flood waters.

Edited October 10, 2024 by Greg G

[donner]

20 hours ago, Greg G said:

They tell us not to wade through flood waters.

That's what I call a real Pet Peeve!