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re: Hurricane Milton - The Cleanup Begins...
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:52 am to Psych23
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:52 am to Psych23
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But statistically if you're more than 5-10 miles inland you're not gonna die.
Tell that to the 15-20 ft high wall of water being driven by 150 mph winds over sea level or sub sea level topography
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Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:52 am to Landmass
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Tell that to the people in North Carolina, some of which have been stranded for almost 2 weeks now.
Yes, all those mountains along the gulf coast that would prevent you from getting out afterwards.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:53 am to The Boat
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Yes, all those mountains along the gulf coast that would prevent you from getting out afterwards.
I didn't know that road blockage was exclusive to mountainous regions.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:53 am to deltaland
Would the warmer water Milton is getting into today possibly be enough to counteract the more hostile atmospheric conditions it's also getting into today?
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:54 am to PetroAg
quote:to get back on topic of the storm, I’ll say again I think the purpose of Orlando news sharing this map was to try and calm the demeanor of people inland to allow people in the dangerous coastal areas to get out. I’m sure it has a lot to do with the clogged evacuation routes and they want people in life-threatening surge areas to get out and not have the excuse of no place to go.
This was local Orlando news last night. I was surprised how close their no evacuation line was to the coast.
Why else would they be suggesting people so close to the coast not to be evacuating?
It took 14 hours to drive from TB area (Sarasota) yesterday to PCB, FL according to multiple first hand accounts on stormcastforums
This post was edited on 10/8/24 at 9:02 am
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:54 am to The Boat
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50 miles inland. I’m more inclined to stay and experience it and maybe you’ll luck out and keep power
A direct hit from a major hurricane you have no chance of keeping power in LA
Laura put power out all the way into Arkansas
Again there are people on this board who experienced a cat 4 50 miles inland
Ask them if they'd do it again
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:55 am to Who_Dat_Tiger
Beautiful morning here in Tampa on the water, baws. tOcean is calm 
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:55 am to UFownstSECsince1950
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Tell me more about how you’ve never experienced a major hurricane, and how you shouldn’t be on somewhere like here, saying anything about this topic.
For a message board that's based in Louisiana and the gulf coast I'm surprised how little many of you know. Storm surge is the killer. Very few people, if any, are actually killed by high winds and flying debris. If you aren't near a coast or very low lying area near a river or canal then you're not really in much physical danger. You'll probably lose power and it'll be miserable and uncomfortable but physically you'll be just fine. Unless of course like The Boat pointed out you're elderly or have some sort of medical condition. Otherwise it's best just to stay home and ride it out so you don't jam up the roads and take gas and hotel rooms from people who actually need them.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:56 am to TheOcean
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Tampa
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Ocean
Hmmmmm
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:56 am to TheOcean
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Beautiful morning here in Tampa on the water, baws
Red sky ?
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:57 am to Psych23
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For a message board that's based in Louisiana and the gulf coast I'm surprised how little many of you know. Storm surge is the killer.
This hurricane has made outside observers go full retard for some reason. Must be the west to east motion.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:59 am to Landmass
How fragile are the sinkholes around Lakeland? Can the roads and bridges handle projectile houses and metal freight cars being carried into them? Are road side berms well enough riprapped to prevent erosion?
And to remember Louisiana, if a surge tops a levee, is there any place it will drain to or will it drown being inside the bowl made of protective levees?
And to remember Louisiana, if a surge tops a levee, is there any place it will drain to or will it drown being inside the bowl made of protective levees?
Posted on 10/8/24 at 8:59 am to Psych23
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But statistically if you're more than 5-10 miles inland you're not gonna die.
This is a terrible post and completely false.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 9:01 am to ColoradoAg03
As of right now, the strong (60 mph+) winds are within about a 50 mile radius of the center.
The strong wind field is forecast to expand some before landfall to around 90 miles from the center.
Other than surge, that is what you don't want at your location.
The strong wind field is forecast to expand some before landfall to around 90 miles from the center.
Other than surge, that is what you don't want at your location.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 9:03 am to The Boat
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This hurricane has made outside observers go full retard for some reason. Must be the west to east motion.
Intense RI yesterday and a Tampa landfall likely has every swinging dick with a sub 90 IQ watchin'
Posted on 10/8/24 at 9:05 am to Tiger in NY
Thanks. Very north end of Seminole Road
Posted on 10/8/24 at 9:06 am to Who_Dat_Tiger
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It took 14 hours to drive from TB area (punta gorda point) yesterday to PCB, FL
They should have waited until today. I have family who left at 5am and are already near Tallahasee.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 9:13 am to Who_Dat_Tiger
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It took 14 hours to drive from TB area (Sarasota) yesterday to PCB, FL according to multiple first hand accounts on stormcastforums
I would have evacuated to the Miami area yesterday. More traffic on I-75 through the Everglades today as people got the idea and try to avoid the crowds to the north.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 9:13 am to nolaTiger24
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I’ve been in Tampa the last two days, moved to Fort Meyers last night. I’m currently heading to FLL to catch a noon flight out. I took HWY 29 south to I-75. Had a few slow down patches but currently going 50 mph with 70 miles to go. Looks like it’s going to take me right over 3 hours from from Fort Meyers to FLL
Thanks for that. We are watching the drive and it’s still not an issue. Still thinking about staying based on everything. But I believe we can get out of here later today as most people are going the other way. Sarasota is evacuating A Band C. We are E and on the outside edge of that.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 9:14 am to Landmass
Hattiesburg is 70 miles from the coast and was wrecked from Katrina.
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