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re: Hurricane Milton - The Cleanup Begins...
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:27 am to DrewDawg13
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:27 am to DrewDawg13
Just curious. Does the hospital not make you stay there in the event that you can’t get in to work?
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Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:27 am to PetroAg
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looks like most of the models now have orlando on the “clean” side. The local Orlando news is telling people not to evacuate unless you are in a flood prone area.
I would have also added “or a tall tree is within striking distance of your house” to this one. A decently built 10 year old house in the burbs where nothing around you is taller than 20ft is one thing. Being in a mobile home in the woods is another.
The only deaths in Gustav in BR were an elderly couple on highland who took an oak branch to the noggin. Laura sent many a pine trees crashing into roofs in LC. Same for Hammond out to Mandeville for IDA.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:29 am to DrewDawg13
And your Lowe’s reference has me curious — just when can those places as well as grocery stores and gas stations close? Those employees have to be able to have a chance to evacuate or hunker down as well. 
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:31 am to tiger91
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Just curious. Does the hospital not make you stay there in the event that you can’t get in to work?
My dad was director of surgery in multiple hospitals along the coast and every time we had a hurricane he had to stay on site. When hurricane Georges hit in 98, he was at Garden Park in Gulfport and he brought me and my mom to stay with him. Had to sleep on operating tables in a spare OR
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:34 am to PetroAg
0-90 degrees relative to storm track is the worst quadrant.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:35 am to DrewDawg13
Sounds like you are well prepared. One tip from my past experience, if you have any exterior doors that could get the full force of the wind driven rain, put towels up against the interior threshold to absorb moisture. Even with good storm shutters, water will be driven behind them into exterior doors and through any small cracks along the frame. That is usually the weakest point for water getting inside a house that does not otherwise get roof damage or flooding.
Good luck and stay safe.
Good luck and stay safe.
This post was edited on 10/8/24 at 7:38 am
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:41 am to rds dc
Did most in Katrina have flood insurance?
With our current Federal Govt knuckleheads and the FEMA fund shortage already, it seems alarming that a lot of the Florida peninsula doesn’t have flood insurance.
With our current Federal Govt knuckleheads and the FEMA fund shortage already, it seems alarming that a lot of the Florida peninsula doesn’t have flood insurance.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:44 am to dhuck20
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With our current Federal Govt knuckleheads and the FEMA fund shortage already, it seems alarming that a lot of the Florida peninsula doesn’t have flood insurance.
FEMA constantly bailing out people who don’t have flood insurance is part of the problem with insurance - what’s the point of sharing risk if you can just ignore it and get a bail out when something bad enough happens?
This post was edited on 10/8/24 at 7:47 am
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:44 am to Boomdaddy65201
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There’s some really good YouTube, Instagram, & TikTok videos of reporters embedded with the flight crews. Didn’t realize the dropsonde(sp?) devices were parachuted out every ten minutes, interesting rabbit hole to go down. According to google, only one official HH flight has ever been lost and that was back in the 50’s, but I’m sure more white-knucklers than cared to be remembered.
Of course, as I’m responding to you I get a feed from TWC of the HHer’s video from yesterday of “what it’s like to fly through a Cat. 5”
Google Jeff Masters - Hurricane Hugo. There's a write up about their experience before a lot of technology was available. Great read.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:46 am to Ham And Glass
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What about the North end of Atlantic Beach near Hanna Park?
If you are on that creek in the neighborhood where the boat lauch is it may flood some, but the flooding would be from the intracoastal not ocean. Mayport should be fine.
This post was edited on 10/8/24 at 7:51 am
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:46 am to PetroAg
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What is the dirty side? I thought it was front right quadrant relative to storm track direction?
Typically, but models are suggesting the strongest part of Milton inland may be the northern side in general.
You need rain the help being the winds down from the upper atmosphere, and lost dk the rain will be on the northern side.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:49 am to slackster
quote:sure but if you’ve seen images of the clogged roadways the pansies are preventing the albeit lollygaggers in danger zones from evacuating. There are people that are in those life threatening surge zones that aren’t leaving because they see there’s no place to go. That map imo is very responsible if people heed the warning as they should. No excuse not to evacuate for people in the red zone. Yes people in the yellow zone will lose power but nothing I haven’t been through staying for hurricanes before. Of course there are exceptions and for those that know their own predicaments in the “no” zone should still get out
The “no” zone is a proxy for “this won’t be life threatening for you, but it will probably be miserable”.
This post was edited on 10/8/24 at 7:50 am
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:52 am to Who_Dat_Tiger
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nothing I haven’t been through staying for hurricanes before.
You've stayed for a direct hit of a Cat 3 or above?
Ask people who rode out Laura after riding out plenty of other storms and see if they'd do it again
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:54 am to Midtiger farm
The bravado staying for a hurricane is so stupid lol. Like cool man.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 7:59 am to Midtiger farm
The people on the coast taking the direct hit they suggest they evacuate as they should. You think people in Orlando should all be evacuating?
ETA with the images of the clogged roadways I saw yesterday I’m just understanding enough to see why they would suggest people inland not evacuate. They are trying to minimize casualties and trying to make the roadways accessible for people on the coast to still be able to get out immediately
quote:I rode out Katrina and Ida which were both Cat 3 or above in Covington. We were without power for weeks but we were healthy, prepared and fine and were able to assist others.
You've stayed for a direct hit of a Cat 3 or above?
Ask people who rode out Laura after riding out plenty of other storms and see if they'd do it again
ETA with the images of the clogged roadways I saw yesterday I’m just understanding enough to see why they would suggest people inland not evacuate. They are trying to minimize casualties and trying to make the roadways accessible for people on the coast to still be able to get out immediately
This post was edited on 10/8/24 at 8:02 am
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:01 am to Midtiger farm
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Ask people who rode out Laura after riding out plenty of other storms and see if they'd do it again
Yea, Katrina made up my mind for me on this topic.
Wont make that mistake again.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:01 am to Who_Dat_Tiger
I think the real travesty here is your commas still have not been fully restored. Cmon FEMA, do better.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:01 am to Midtiger farm
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Ask people who rode out Laura after riding out plenty of other storms and see if they'd do it again
My brother is a retired Lake Charles firefighter and he has seen and experienced some scary incidents during his career including past hurricanes. He rode out Laura so he could use his training to help immediately afterwards. He said never again if he doesn’t have to.
This post was edited on 10/8/24 at 8:04 am
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:02 am to DrewDawg13
be safe man and best of luck
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:02 am to AmosMosesAndTwins
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The bravado staying for a hurricane is so stupid lol. Like cool man.
My biggest reason for staying in the past was the fear of not being let back into the area soon after the hurricane. I think most emergency management leaders now know that is the worst thing you can do. Even if you don't have a place to stay or able to travel for, at least go to a shelter.
I am not in the area and only know what I have seen on television, but it seems like there is still plenty of debris remaining from Helen. Not only is this going to be an issue when it is airborne, but it will lead to drainage systems being clogged and water backing up more than usual. Ditches, inlets, pipes, etc will all end up being impacted from the debris.
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