October 9, 20241 yr Dumber than I would have thought possible. MTG might be on the upper end of the MAGA intelligence spectrum.
October 9, 20241 yr Milton predicted to make landfall as a Cat 3 with winds at 125 mph. Still a very dangerous storm, but hopefully the damage will be less than the media hype that we invariably get.
October 9, 20241 yr 24 minutes ago, Procus said: Milton predicted to make landfall as a Cat 3 with winds at 125 mph. Still a very dangerous storm, but hopefully the damage will be less than the media hype that we invariably get. On one hand, I do think that they get overly dramatic at times, but I also understand the need to give people the worst case scenarios.
October 9, 20241 yr 35 minutes ago, Procus said: Milton predicted to make landfall as a Cat 3 with winds at 125 mph. Still a very dangerous storm, but hopefully the damage will be less than the media hype that we invariably get. From what I've read/understand, the amount of storm surge that's coming is the real danger, and it's coming regardless of what category the storm is when it hits land. There's a LOT of waterfront property on the gulf side and the water off the coast is super shallow - makes it worse.
October 9, 20241 yr 47 minutes ago, Procus said: Milton predicted to make landfall as a Cat 3 with winds at 125 mph. Still a very dangerous storm, but hopefully the damage will be less than the media hype that we invariably get. I'm seeing it still being a cat 4 when it hits land
October 9, 20241 yr 8 minutes ago, Mike030270 said: Saw this guy. He is a fool if he stays in Tampa Bay. God gave him a boat so he can sail away from danger if need be.
October 9, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Tnt4philly said: She is in B and should have evacuated, but not too far from Zone C. They stayed put for every hurricane for the past 8 years and made out ok, but think they will need some extra luck this time. Man, I don't know if its too late for them to haul a** out, but they might want to think about it. Cape Coral has more canals than Venice. I looked at the Lee county evac man, storm surge is like 8-12 ft and in B they're like 5-10 above sea level. I don't want to panic you, but I would do everything you could to strongly encourage you to get them to go to someone's place, even in C. Most of the time with repeated hurricanes people think that because their house didn't dorothy like the last couple they'll be ok. As I've said before, the issue with Hurricane's isn't the wind and the rain, it's the surge. People aren't told to evacuate because of the wind and the rain; they're evacuated based on if they're going to get a surge or not. I mean statistically so long as the building they're in doesn't have any structural issues it won't get washed away, but 6ft of water leaves the first floor a no go zone. Hopefully thy have a second floor. If they have to go in the attic, they need to take an axe with them so they can claw through the roof. Also sewage systems and drains in florida were designed several decades ago, so even if they don't flood, they're looking at sewage backing up through their toilets (at best, gross. at worst, illness.) Again, I'm not trying to panic you, but as someone who worked in public safety when Sandy came through, if something happens, they're on their own. No one is coming for them. If they can, they should go.
October 9, 20241 yr 28 minutes ago, Mike030270 said: Should find the owner and tie them to a pole before the hurricane hits That poor good boy, I'd take him
October 9, 20241 yr 29 minutes ago, Mike030270 said: Should find the owner and tie them to a pole before the hurricane hits Tie them to 4 separate poles? 5 or 6 maybe?
October 9, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Bill said: Man, I don't know if its too late for them to haul a** out, but they might want to think about it. Cape Coral has more canals than Venice. I looked at the Lee county evac man, storm surge is like 8-12 ft and in B they're like 5-10 above sea level. I don't want to panic you, but I would do everything you could to strongly encourage you to get them to go to someone's place, even in C. Most of the time with repeated hurricanes people think that because their house didn't dorothy like the last couple they'll be ok. As I've said before, the issue with Hurricane's isn't the wind and the rain, it's the surge. People aren't told to evacuate because of the wind and the rain; they're evacuated based on if they're going to get a surge or not. I mean statistically so long as the building they're in doesn't have any structural issues it won't get washed away, but 6ft of water leaves the first floor a no go zone. Hopefully thy have a second floor. If they have to go in the attic, they need to take an axe with them so they can claw through the roof. Also sewage systems and drains in florida were designed several decades ago, so even if they don't flood, they're looking at sewage backing up through their toilets (at best, gross. at worst, illness.) Again, I'm not trying to panic you, but as someone who worked in public safety when Sandy came through, if something happens, they're on their own. No one is coming for them. If they can, they should go. I hear ya but they won’t listen to anyone.
October 9, 20241 yr 40 minutes ago, Tnt4philly said: I hear ya but they won’t listen to anyone. If you told them to stay and they'll be fine, they probably would have left
October 9, 20241 yr 51 minutes ago, Tnt4philly said: I hear ya but they won’t listen to anyone. Well not much you can do about that.
October 10, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, jsdarkstar said: I wonder if I could get the MAGAts on Twitter to believe that this is how the weather machine works.
October 10, 20241 yr I feel bad for the Tampa area, but I'm glad Fort Myers isn't in the cone. Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach will still take a shot, but they haven't rebuilt from two years ago. A direct hit would have finished them off.
October 10, 20241 yr The impact was not as severe as the hype. 115 mph at point of impact which is a low Cat 3. In Miami, we had a squall for around 15 minutes and then it cleared up. Can't speak for the rest of the state, but down here, the weather was much worse earlier in the week when the hurricane was still forming in the Gulf and was way offshore. Skies are partly cloudy and there is no rain.
October 10, 20241 yr 14 minutes ago, Procus said: The impact was not as severe as the hype. 115 mph at point of impact which is a low Cat 3. In Miami, we had a squall for around 15 minutes and then it cleared up. Can't speak for the rest of the state, but down here, the weather was much worse earlier in the week when the hurricane was still forming in the Gulf and was way offshore. Skies are partly cloudy and there is no rain. Huh? The hype? No one was hyping up the storm rooting for mass destruction and death, this has been a great outcome except Florida made Tornado Alley jealous today with 19 tornado touchdowns. Extremely lucky they didn't touch down in more populated areas.
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