Hurricane Milton

[Hooked on Fenix]

Hurricane Milton is heading towards Florida by Wednesday. Expected to be a Cat. 3 hurricane when it hits with around 125 mph winds and storm surge similar to a Cat. 5 hurricane. If you live there, I suggest evacuating now, if you haven't already. FEMA is out of money after the last hurricane and spending most of it putting illegal aliens up in 5 star hotels and giving them Visa Cash cards. Right now, Hurricane Milton is 180 mph sustained winds with 220 mph gusts. It has grown rapidly by being the perfect distance from the jet stream to tap into it and use it like a giant vacuum to suck away air in the top of the eye and reduce low pressure at ground level. Once it gets closer to the jet stream, wind shear will break it apart some so it doesn't hit land at 180+ mph, hopefully. The way this thing intensified, it's the perfect storm. Hope everyone stays safe.

 

[thermal guy]

Poor people. Haven't even started rebuilding from the first one and they are going to get socked again😢 that's why I like where I live. We get snow and that's it. No hurricanes floods, or nothing like that.

 

[raggie33]

got family in the villages

 

[Monocrom]

Poor people. Haven't even started rebuilding from the first one and they are going to get socked again😢 that's why I like where I live. We get snow and that's it. No hurricanes floods, or nothing like that.

We did get a hurricane a few years back. It was somewhat bad. Not even remotely what Floridians are experiencing though.

 

[Hooked on Fenix]

Looks like it's about back to a Cat. 5 and the track is shifting slightly south. That may mean a little less wind shear breaking it up to the north from the jet stream. Hopefully, it doesn't stay in the sweet spot distance away from the jet stream that has allowed such great strengthening much longer. Sounds like it could get back to 175 mph before it starts to weaken again, as long as there aren't more eye wall replacement cycles to slow it down but make it bigger.

 

[bykfixer]

The strong cold front approaching will keep it south and weaken it some. If it times well it will scoot across Fla much quicker as it rides along the front.
Still looking like a loooooooong day for Sarasota and east of there.

As of 5am this morning (10/9/24) as per the NHC

The gulf is shallow so it won't stay a cat 5 once it hits shallow water. Yet it won't be far below a cat 4

 

[raggie33]

why are we having all these huricanes growing up in florida i sure dont recall this many

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

why are we having all these huricanes growing up in florida i sure dont recall this many

The List of Florida hurricanes encompasses approximately 488 tropical or subtropical cyclones that affected the state of Florida.

More storms hit Florida than any other U.S. state,[1]​ and since 1851 only eighteen hurricane seasons passed without a known storm impacting the state.

Collectively, cyclones caused a death toll of 10,272 people in the region, most of which occurring prior to the start of Hurricane Hunters flights in 1943. Additionally, the cumulative impact from the storms totaled over $115 billion in damage (2008 USD), primarily from Hurricane Andrew and hurricanes in the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

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[raggie33]

it was a crazy place to grow up lol i recall walking home once in water damn near cheast high we was kids so we wasn't scared to somehow red ants covered us i guess they can swim lol...

 

[Monocrom]

Seems the only place in Florida safe from the weather is the extreme Northwest corner of it.

 

[iacchus]

in 2004 two Cat 4s and 2 Cat 3s hit Fla.
It was a rough year

 

[bykfixer]

in 2004 two Cat 4s and 2 Cat 3s hit Fla.
It was a rough year

..... so far

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

in 2004 two Cat 4s and 2 Cat 3s hit Fla.
It was a rough year

Being a Lutheran, I don't like change, but I think I'd move.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

A collection of Florida public webcams. Check them while they still have power. Be safe everyone.

 

[scalpel_ninja]

A collection of Florida pubic webcams. Check them while they still have power. Be safe everyone.

Better watch that spelling of "pubLic." 🤣

 

[raggie33]

rofl

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

A collection of Florida pubic webcams. Check them while they still have power. Be safe everyone.

I hurriedly put a quarter in the maching only to see some public webcams. @PhotonWrangler, I want my money back.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

I hurriedly put a quarter in the maching only to see some public webcams. @PhotonWrangler, I want my money back.

AGH!!! Ok, I've just fixed my misspelling.

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

If all misspellings were that funny, the world would be a better place. 😁

 

[Hooked on Fenix]

I'm seeing the federal government's response to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. What a disaster. They sent three pallets of battery powered electric chainsaws to stranded victims at the top of a mountain. They have no power and are running limited stuff on a few generators. FEMA told them to visit their website for details about what to do. Again, no power, no internet. They expect them to clear 15 miles of roads with downed trees with electric chainsaws while some people need insulin and everyone is running out of supplies. I pray Florida has better in state management and sends these morons packing who are making these decisions. If my town was stranded at the top of a mountain and they sent us electric chainsaws because it was better for the environment, and I survived, oh… I'd better stop there before they put me on some list.