re: Hurricane Milton - The Cleanup Begins...

Posted by Roll Tide Ravens

Birmingham, AL

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:06 pm to BigDropper

Posted by PetroAg

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:06 pm to Dam Guide

Orlando has been super chill today. Wind is starting to pick up, but just been light rain all day. Moderate to heavy rain coming in spurts but wouldn’t know there’s a storm from within the resort.

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Posted by dukke v

PLUTO

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:08 pm to PetroAg

My best friend lives in maitland and lost power 2 hours ago.

Posted by WeeWee

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:09 pm to Dam Guide

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What’s the gas situation like around Orlando?

Probably like every other civilized settlement during and after a storm. The stores are probably closed right now. Tomorrow there will be long lines and you will be limited to $25 or so per vehicle. Also I hope people have cash because you may not be able to use cards or digital payment.

Posted by VernonPLSUfan

Leesville, La.

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:09 pm to PetroAg

Where's Jim's new ole lady at?

Posted by jpbTiger

Tampa FL

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:10 pm to Dam Guide

Gas stations here right outside Disney were out as of a few hours ago

Posted by Scruffy

Kansas City

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:13 pm to jpbTiger

My buddy in Ballast Point, Tampa (South Tampa), says he still has power.

Posted by Towelie

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:13 pm to Dam Guide

quote:

What’s the gas situation like around Orlando?

I got gas this morning with no problem.

Posted by The Boat

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:15 pm to jpbTiger

Macdill AFB is right in the middle of what’s left of the eye wall, only gusting to 63 mph. TPA briefly gusted to 82 mph but is back down to 60 mph.

Posted by WeeWee

Member since Aug 2012

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:15 pm to Towelie

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I got gas this morning with no problem.

Those breakfast burritos were doing work.

Posted by BeeFense5

Kenner

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:16 pm to Towelie

Power outages just increased dramatically. Went from 650,000 45 min ago to over 1.1 million now

Posted by NorthEndZone

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:16 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

Summary of highest winds at ASOS/AWOS airport stations (highest sustained / gust in mph)

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport KSRQ - 58 / 93
Albert Whitted Airport (St. Petersburg) KSPG - 64 / 90
St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport KPIE - 54 / 83 (stopped updating)
Tampa International Airport KTPA - 48 / 82
Punta Gorda Charlotte County Airport KPGD - 54 / 79
Venice Municipal Airport KVNC - 49 / 74 (stopped updating)
Macdill Air Force Base KMCF - 48 / 67
Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport KRSW - 45 / 62 (stopped updating)
Lakeland Linder International Airport KLAL - 43 / 62
Tampa Vandenburg Airport KVDF - 32 / 49

64 mph is the highest sustained and 93 mph the highest gust.

This post was edited on 10/9/24 at 8:54 pm

Posted by hendersonshands

Univ. of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:16 pm to PetroAg

Know people planning on driving to Disney over the weekend. Think it'll be doable?

Posted by ell_13

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:17 pm to hendersonshands

I’ll be one of them. I’ll let you know.

Posted by TheRouxGuru

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:17 pm to ell_13

Dude shut the frick up

This post was edited on 10/9/24 at 8:18 pm

Posted by ell_13

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:17 pm to TheRouxGuru

Your obsession with me is noted.

ETA: nice edit coward

This post was edited on 10/9/24 at 8:20 pm

Posted by The Boat

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:17 pm to BeeFense5

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Power outages just increased dramatically. Went from 650,000 45 min ago to over 1.1 million now

Trees and power lines can hold out initially. But it’s the long duration winds pounding on them like the 2011 LSU offensive line that makes them eventually give way.

Posted by TheRouxGuru

Member since Nov 2019

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Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:18 pm to ell_13

NOBODY is obsessed with you. But time after time, you go into threads acting like a smug prick and I think people are just tired of it