Florida

[Dove]

Godspeed to Florida Man and Florida Woman.

Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Sanibel Island. Can't imagine what will happen to this area.

Thinking of all of our BY Sunshine Staters.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Thanks I have a place in Clearwater but am in Mass for the summer. It seems like we dodged a bullet when the storm waggled east before making landfall. We were in Captiva the week before Charley for my mother in law's 75 birthday Captiva took a direct hit. Tampa Bay is considered one of the most vulnerable places for storm surge in the country because it is so shallow. We installed hurricane shutters this year, stored our car inland and moved all the patio furniture inside. Our two biggest concerns now are flooding into our unit and long term loss of power. Thanks for your thoughts

 

[ctchamps]

Thanks I have a place in Clearwater but am in Mass for the summer. It seems like we dodged a bullet when the storm waggled east before making landfall. We were in Captiva the week before Charley for my mother in law's 75 birthday Captiva took a direct hit. Tampa Bay is considered one of the most vulnerable places for storm surge in the country because it is so shallow. We installed hurricane shutters this year, stored our car inland and moved all the patio furniture inside. Our two biggest concerns now are flooding into our unit and long term loss of power. Thanks for your thoughts

Good luck.

 

[HuskyNan]

They’ve upped the expected rain totals for Orlando to 10-15”. Florida is so flat, the entire state is under a flood watch.

 

[HCCForever]

Thanks Dove. I am on Space Coast near Cocoa Beach but on mainland. But as HuskyNan pointed out, we will still experience a great deal of rain and windy conditions even if we avoid the brunt of the hurricane.. Starting to get windy and rainy now. Probably last a couple days.

 

[Vancat]

I didn't know until today that Tampa Bay is very shallow (average depth 11-12 ft). wow.

 

[Chin Diesel]

They’ve upped the expected rain totals for Orlando to 10-15”. Florida is so flat, the entire state is under a flood watch.

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Typical elitist peninsula talk. Jk.

I'm at least 200 miles west of any flood alert.

Hell, western panhandle is under fire alert due to low humidity and dry winds out of the north.

 

[HCCForever]

I didn't know until today that Tampa Bay is very shallow (average depth 11-12 ft). wow.

They talked about this on the Weather Channel and discussed how flat the shelf is in the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico. Tampa is prone to heavy damage from storm surges due to the Gulf and other surrounding water.

Jim Cantore was very serious a few minutes ago talking about the real possibility that Ian could be elevated to Cat 5 and would cause a great deal of damage.

 

[Chin Diesel]

They talked about this on the Weather Channel and discussed how flat the shelf is in the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico. Tampa is prone to heavy damage from storm surges due to the Gulf and other surrounding water.

Jim Cantore was very serious a few minutes ago talking about the real possibility that Ian could be elevated to Cat 5 and would cause a great deal of damage.

You have a combination of normal high tide cycle known as King Tide, the daily high tide and the timing of the worst of the storm surge. The 150mph winds will flatten structures like Hirricane Michael did to Panama City a few years ago. While it is cliche, it is the surge in tide and water pushed inland that causes most of the deaths and does more damage than the wind.

 

[HuskyHawk]

This is a bad storm. Some of the pictures of tornadoes were scary as hell. I was supposed to travel today to South Carolina and cancelled that. Hoping for the best for all affected. Was talking with a friend last weekend who was looking at buying a house in Bonita Springs. Seems like that town is taking a hit.

 

[uconngb]

Tornado missed me by two miles last night. Warnings all throughout the night, huddled in the pantry closet multiple times. Didn't realize I moved to Kansas.

 

[HuskyNan]

You have a combination of normal high tide cycle known as King Tide, the daily high tide and the timing of the worst of the storm surge. The 150mph winds will flatten structures like Hirricane Michael did to Panama City a few years ago. While it is cliche, it is the surge in tide and water pushed inland that causes most of the deaths and does more damage than the wind.

 

[Chin Diesel]

The Florida Memes social media page has been fire this week.

 

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[HCCForever]

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thanks for the tip but not sure it would work well on a front loaded washer like I have.

 

[HCCForever]

Tornado missed me by two miles last night. Warnings all throughout the night, huddled in the pantry closet multiple times. Didn't realize I moved to Kansas.

Glad you're all right. Where are you located? Since I don't have a basement like most people in Florida, I figure I would hunker down in my laundry which is the only room with no exterior walls or windows.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

It's beyond wild to me that this is the first hurricane to hit Tampa since 1921.

 

[billybud]

Thankful about the turn inland away from Tampa bay. Our son lives on a sailboat at a marina in downtown St. Pete. He evacuated in the mandatory evacuation, but maybe his "home" will survive now.

 

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[huskyinfl]

I am in Venice - The eye is supposed to go right over us in a few hours. My accordion shutters are slamming and the wind is whistling - rain like crazy.

 

[uconngb]

Glad you're all right. Where are you located? Since I don't have a basement like most people in Florida, I figure I would hunker down in my laundry which is the only room with no exterior walls or windows.

Delray

 

[uconngb]

I am in Venice - The eye is supposed to go right over us in a few hours. My accordion shutters are slamming and the wind is whistling - rain like crazy.

Yikes, best of luck to you. Sounds like you are in the bullseye.

 

[Vancat]

Muy largo