2024 Hurricane and Tropical Weather

[Leilei]

The NHC said that Milton is now a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph and a pressure of 925 mb.

The rate at which he intensified leaves me without words. Crazy.

When I woke up this morning it had just become a 2. Insane.

 

[musicaljoke]

Just guessing but I have friends in Florida that would be concerned about looters if their house was left unattended and then there’s the issue of not being able to get back home after.

A hard decision for sure.

Stay safe everyone.

Looters? Meh! Take the precious treasures along in a box and think about how little our possessions really mean to us. Don't folks have contents insurance?

I always thought that when forced to evacuate, I would stuff my vehicle full of all my things that I couldn't part with. But last year, when forced to evacuate from a forest fire, I packed a laundry basket with all I needed ... some food, clothes, and diapers for the baby, just enough that I could get through one day of naps and nighttime. Yeh, and a small envelope of important papers.

Even the beautiful, one of a kind, hand made, copper wok that is absolute perfection in the kitchen was left on the shelf. I had one job to do, keep the kids safe. Everything else was just so much stuff.

There is no sense in clinging with all one's life to material things.

 

[mickey2942]

I worry about people who are too elderly, disabled to evacuate. And people who just don't have any extended resources.

 

[arielilane]

BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. — (AP) — Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane Monday in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay, leading to evacuation orders and long gas lines, and lending more urgency to the cleanup from Hurricane Helene, which swamped the same stretch of coastline less than two weeks ago.

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Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene's debris

Milton is a Category 5 hurricane and on a path to sideswipe Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as it roars across the Gulf toward Florida’s west coast

www.wsbtv.com

October 07, 2024 at 1:10 pm EDT

 

[Herat]

I worry about people who are too elderly, disabled to evacuate. And people who just don't have any extended resources.

That situation hasn't changed at all since Hurricane Helene.

Those who did not have a vehicle, or money, or friends to help them evacuate then are going to be in the same situation now. That unfortunately means many senior citizens and poor families.

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843333459017699677

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843333449681080713

 

[Leilei]

Looters? Meh! Take the precious treasures along in a box and think about how little our possessions really mean to us. Don't folks have contents insurance?

I always thought that when forced to evacuate, I would stuff my vehicle full of all my things that I couldn't part with. But last year, when forced to evacuate from a forest fire, I packed a laundry basket with all I needed ... some food, clothes, and diapers for the baby, just enough that I could get through one day of naps and nighttime. Yeh, and a small envelope of important papers.

Even the beautiful, one of a kind, hand made, copper wok that is absolute perfection in the kitchen was left on the shelf. I had one job to do, keep the kids safe. Everything else was just so much stuff.

There is no sense in clinging with all one's life to material things.

My mom ALWAYS had a "go" bag ready. She lived in Southern Cal, had to evacuate for wildfires, plus with earthquakes, it made sense to keep everything important/super valuable secure and ready to grab. The last evac she was in, they got all of fifteen minutes.

 

[HmmMysterious]

Holy s*it

1:00 PM CDT Mon Oct 7 Location: 21.7°N 91.3°W Moving: E at 9 mph Min pressure: 911 mb Max sustained: 175 mph

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MILTON EXPLOSIVELY INTENSIFIES WITH 175-MPH WINDS... ...RESIDENTS IN FLORIDA ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS...

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[Ray_of_hope]

Well, here comes another one. The Weather Channel is comparing Milton to Andrew! Wish we knew where the path will ultimately be but I do know that there will be outages all over Florida. We lose power when a mosquito sneezes. sigh

 

[Stunned]

My neice in High Sprins just told me 75 South is now closed?

 

[TexLil]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843352624701288673

 

[amandab]

Is it just me, or did this intensify to a 5 really really quickly??

 

[bestill]

The NHC said that Milton is now a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph and a pressure of 925 mb.

The rate at which he intensified leaves me without words. Crazy.

Florida sure could use a miracle right now, like weakening as quickly as it intensified and wind shear tearing it up and shifting it further south so that it goes between the Keys and Cuba.

 

[Herat]

Is it just me, or did this intensify to a 5 really really quickly??

It went from a Category 1 to a Category 5 in only several hours this morning, not days.

Hurricane Milton intensifies from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm Monday morning

Hurricane Milton to bring life-threatening impacts to Florida as a dangerous Category 4 storm.

www.wvtm13.com

 

[MelmothTheLost]

My neice in High Sprins just told me 75 South is now closed?

That makes sense, surely? It means both carriageways can be used for evacuation northwards.

 

[arielilane]

Florida Highway Patrol tied ropes to gates at Pinellas County Landfill and busted open the gates so residents could dump debris ahead of Hurricane Milton.

Gov. DeSantis says county government had landfill closed, despite urgent need to cleanup from last storm ahead of Milton.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843285437839974884

President Biden declared an emergency in Florida and ordered Federal assistance to supplement local and state response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Milton.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843318633117999133

 

[arielilane]

Milton now Cat 5."If the storm stays on the current track, it will be the worst storm to impact the Tampa area in over 100 years," according to National Weather Service.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843320351159103624

 

[arielilane]

Tolls officially suspended in Central Florida, West Florida, and Alligator Alley as Hurricane Milton evacuations begin.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843346090231550388

 

[vls12345]

Looters? Meh! Take the precious treasures along in a box and think about how little our possessions really mean to us. Don't folks have contents insurance?

Rsbm.

No, not everyone has contents insurance.

Florida's biggest insurer cuts over 600K policies after Hurricane Helene

Florida's largest insurer will hand the policies to other insurers later this month and in November.

www.newsweek.com

Most U.S. homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene don't have flood insurance

Outside of Florida, roughly 99% of homeowners that sustained flooding are not covered, Insurance Information Institute estimates.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[vls12345]

Hurricane Milton: GEMA encourages Florida evacuees to head further north in Atlanta, Macon metros

Many Florida evacuees typically turn toward south Georgia for shelter. However, much of the region is still recovering from Hurricane Helene.

www.wsbtv.com

With Hurricane Milton barreling toward the state, Florida officials have issued evacuation orders for millions of residents.

Many Florida evacuees typically turn toward south Georgia for shelter. However, much of the region is still recovering from Hurricane Helene, particularly in the Valdosta area just north of Florida-Georgia border. Thousands remain without power in the area.

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency is encouraging evacuees to travel further north into Albany, Columbus, Macon and Atlanta areas.