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Connor Ferran surveys what is left of his Fort Myers home after what appeared to be a tornado tore the roof off on Wednesday. Milton spawned several tornadoes as it neared landfall.

'Connor Ferran surveys what is left of his Fort Myers home after what appeared to be a tornado tore the roof off on Wednesday. Milton spawned several tornadoes as it neared landfall. Joe Raedle/Getty Images'
 
North of us in Ft Pierce a tornado got what I think is a mobile home community and there were multiple deaths.

cbs12.com

Multiple deaths confirmed in Fort Pierce after tornado outbreak

Multiple people were killed Wednesday afternoon after as many as a dozen tornadoes ripped through a Fort Pierce community.
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I've heard through the grapevine it could be as many as 15 people. :(
 
Izzylizzy said:

'Tampa’s ‘Lieutenant Dan’ emerges unscathed after braving Milton’s fury on his sailboat — despite mayor insisting he went to shelter'​

By
Allie Griffin
Published Oct. 10, 2024, 2:58 a.m. ET

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Tampa’s ‘Lieutenant Dan’ emerges unscathed after braving Milton’s fury on his sailboat — despite mayor insisting he went to shelter

“I’m fine,” Malinowski said nonchalantly as he popped his head out.
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Someone is telling porkies!

But who??
 
DS2021 said:
www.google.com

Florida Man Finally Agrees to Leave Boat After Declaring He'd Stay Through Hurricane Milton

A man in Florida who refused to leave his small boat multiple times in the past few days has finally agreed to evacuate before Hurricane Milton smashes into the coast ... despite previously telling cops in a viral video they would need to forcibly remove him.
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Florida Man
Finally Agrees to Leave Boat ...
Refused Multiple Times Leading Up to Hurricane
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Apparently he stayed on his boat and survived, according to local news.
 
JDG said:
Someone is telling porkies!

But who??
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A Tampa man nicknamed “Lieutenant Dan” is safe after riding out Hurricane Milton in his sailboat.

In videos shared by journalists on X (formerly known as Twitter) late on Wednesday, Oct. 9, the man — who has been named after the character played by actor Gary Sinise in the 1994 hit movie Forrest Gump — could be seen in his 20-foot boat on the water after the hurricane made landfall as a Category 3 storm.




people.com

Viral Florida Man ‘Lt. Dan' Is Safe After Riding Out Hurricane Milton in His Boat

A viral Florida man nicknamed 'Lieutenant Dan' is safe after he rode out Hurricane Milton in his 20-foot sailboat. Journalists spoke to the man, whose real name is reportedly Joseph Malinowski, after the hurricane made landfall as a Category 3 storm
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GatorFL said:
North of us in Ft Pierce a tornado got what I think is a mobile home community and there were multiple deaths.

I've heard through the grapevine it could be as many as 15 people. :(
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I was thinking about this yesterday when looking at the topography of Florida on Google Earth.

1. It's surrounded on three sides by ocean (3.5 sides if you include the panhandle).
2. It's almost all very low-lying.
3. Almost half of the land area appears to be covered by swamp or bodies of water.
4. Land in the central area, especially around Lakeland-Orlando, seems to be being cleared at breakneck speed to build ever more densely packed developments of plywood hutches for retirees, most from out of state.

Result? An ever increasing proportion of the population which is already late middle-aged or early elderly with increasing health and mobility issues as they age, being packed together in an low-lying area surrounded on three sides by ocean etc, and increasingly dependent on state/emergency response personnel in hurricanes and similar situations? Two people in their 60s would presumably still be self-reliant, but two in their mid to late 80s probably not.

Does there come a point when people are going to die purely because of the nature of population change and the type of development in the state?
 
MelmothTheLost said:
I was thinking about this yesterday when looking at the topography of Florida on Google Earth.

1. It's surrounded on three sides by ocean (3.5 sides if you include the panhandle).
2. It's almost all very low-lying.
3. Almost half of the land area appears to be covered by swamp or bodies of water.
4. Land in the central area, especially around Lakeland-Orlando, seems to be being cleared at breakneck speed to build ever more densely packed developments of plywood hutches for retirees, most from out of state.

Result? An ever increasing proportion of the population which is already late middle-aged or early elderly with increasing health and mobility issues as they age, being packed together in an low-lying area surrounded on three sides by ocean etc, and increasingly dependent on state/emergency response personnel in hurricanes and similar situations? Two people in their 60s would presumably still be self-reliant, but two in their mid to late 80s probably not.

Does there come a point when people are going to die purely because of the nature of population change and the type of development in the state?
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I've lived here over 40 years, if there is one thing they have done it is well-engineer the state to move water. Problem with these storms is you couldn't engineer for the storm surge + the amount of rain they drop.

People in at-risk communities are begged and pleaded with to go elsewhere and most do. But some don't.

I for one would never be in a mobile home or manufactured home during a hurricane.

My house is 20 years old but post-Andrew construction codes. It's a fortress. We had tornados hit a neighborhood nearby, the exteriors of those homes were destroyed but the interiors were saved by the impact glass/shutters. So the residents were safe. I posted some pics of the damage earlier.
 
musicaljoke said:
They had plenty of forewarning and should have taken steps to protect their passengers before now.
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I have friends who have been onboard the Sun Princess since they embarked September 23 in Southhampton, UK. At no time have passengers and crew members been in any danger. The ship was due to arrive in Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) yesterday in the early evening with passengers disembarking this morning. When it was announced several days ago that Port Everglades would be closed to ship traffic, the captain made arrangements to sail as close to land as possible for the helicopter medical evacuation of a critical patient and boat evacuations for two other passengers. All were under the direction of the USCG. Sun Princess then headed back out to sea and has been circling the Bahamas and sailing along the coast of Cuba until the storm passes. Weather permitting, Sun Princess should arrive in Port Everglades tomorrow.

people.com

Multiple Cruise Passengers Evacuated from Ship Trapped Off Florida Coast by Hurricane Milton

Princess Cruises’ new ship 'Sun Princess' was scheduled to dock in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Wednesday, Oct. 9 but was forced to divert due to the storm
people.com people.com
 
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bestill said:
Wish the media would quit elevating this guy, this is going to encourage others in the future to do the same thing. This guy was offered several times shelter and money to leave his boat, he didn't and he's fortunate that he survived. Media needs to move on now. All JMO
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I agree, others will see the fame he has attained and will see the next major hurricane as an opportunity to be famous.
 
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