There are several tankers out there off the Louisiana coast that are tankers with a destination of Tampa, clearly hanging out for the hurricane to pass.
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There are several tankers out there off the Louisiana coast that are tankers with a destination of Tampa, clearly hanging out for the hurricane to pass.
International Space Station orbiting over Hurricane Milton
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Hotel availability in Georgia listed for Floridians evacuating due to Hurricane Milton | Updates
The Georgia coast is now included in a tropical storm warning. Even though the coast won't get direct landfall, there will be impacts.
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Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency
Hey Florida friends: While traveling up to our state, please keep in mind that lodging is limited. Here are the hotels with availability in specific areas. Please call ahead to confirm before...
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Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton has explosively intensified into a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 175 MPH. Milton strengthened from a tropical depression to a Category 5 hurricane in only 48 hours, one of the most extreme hurricane intensifications we've ever seen.
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Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton has explosively intensified into a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 175 MPH. Milton strengthened from a tropical depression to a Category 5 hurricane in only 48 hours, one of the most extreme hurricane intensifications we've ever seen.
From Georgia Emergency Management:
Latest update, Advisory 16. 10pm CDT
Sustained wind speed: 160 mph ( Stable ) Category 5
Barometric pressure: 915 ( Increased)
Present moment (forward speed): 12 mph ( Increased)
From the advisory:
A northeastward motion with some increase in forward speed is expected overnight
through Wednesday. A turn toward the east-northeast and east is
expected on Thursday and Friday. On the forecast track, the center
of Milton will move across the eastern Gulf of Mexico tonight and
Wednesday, make landfall along the west-central coast of Florida
Wednesday night, and move off the east coast of Florida over the
Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.
Sustained wind speed: 160 mph ( Stable ) Category 5
Barometric pressure: 915 ( Increased)
Present moment (forward speed): 12 mph ( Increased)
From the advisory:
A northeastward motion with some increase in forward speed is expected overnight
through Wednesday. A turn toward the east-northeast and east is
expected on Thursday and Friday. On the forecast track, the center
of Milton will move across the eastern Gulf of Mexico tonight and
Wednesday, make landfall along the west-central coast of Florida
Wednesday night, and move off the east coast of Florida over the
Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.
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Here is a very cool visual tool to see the winds around the globe. Turn the globe with a finger (touchscreen) or a click-and-drag with a mouse on a computer screen. Zoom in for a close look at those hurricanes.
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earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
See current wind, weather, ocean, and pollution conditions, as forecast by supercomputers, on an interactive animated map. Updated every three hours.
Here is a very cool visual tool to see the winds around the globe. Turn the globe with a finger (touchscreen) or a click-and-drag with a mouse on a computer screen. Zoom in for a close look at those hurricanes.
earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
See current wind, weather, ocean, and pollution conditions, as forecast by supercomputers, on an interactive animated map. Updated every three hours.
Oh, that's wonderful
If I enlarge the image, the center eye of the hurricane is records a wind speed of 1 km/hr. I don't know how accurate that is, but it does just emphasize what a complex phenomenon a hurricane is.
Thank you Antie Cipation
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How Waffle House helps Southerners — and FEMA — judge a storm's severity
For some residents of storm-prone Southeastern states, the best indicator of a hurricane's severity can be found at the local Waffle House.
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For more background on the Waffle House Index:
How to Measure a Storm's Fury One Breakfast at a Time - Waffle House
Waffle House - How to Measure a Storm's Fury One Breakfast at a Time
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One more update before I go to bed. Milton is fighting hard against the wind shear that will eventually overcome it.
| 1:00 AM CDT Wed Oct 9 Location: 23.8°N 86.0°W Moving: NE at 12 mph Min pressure: 914 mb Max sustained: 160 mph |
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...MILTON FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ON THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AS A DANGEROUS MAJOR HURRICANE... ...WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DETERIORATING THIS AFTERNOON...
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Was your experience Hurricane Iniki??? Hit Kauai in 92... pretty sure it was 92. We were there , a full year later..... almost everything was still shut down and the sense of heartbreak and despair was still with all the people.
Hurrican memories just hang on........ f o r e v e r
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This. It is expensive to evacuate. People don't know where to go, or how to get there. I understand this. There is a lot of poverty in Florida. People who are "invisible". Living in small, old houses, often with a disabled parent. Maybe a few young kids, in a rural area, but still within storm surge. Dogs, chickens, they just can't wrap their heads around leaving their home. Maybe they drive a 2001 Toyota Camry, gets them to the store. With bald tires, no spare.
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Why Some Floridians Feel They Can't Evacuate Ahead of Hurricane Milton Despite Warnings Like 'You're Going to Die'
Ahead of Hurricane Milton, Some state residents have said they don't have the resources to leave — and they worry about what it would take to try
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"Seminole County had to clarify an evacuation order after issuing a wrong alert
that told the entire county to leave the area ahead of Hurricane Milton.
An evacuation order has been issued in the county exclusively for people in mobile homes,
low-lying areas
and those with special needs.
Locals panicked after receiving an alert sent by mistake that stated
that the entire country had to evacuate ahead of the historic storm."
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This is so real. People living in cars that barely get them from one hiding spot to another. People have barriers that are insurmountable. If you’ve never lived in forced poverty, you can’t possibly relate. My daughter sent me $100 for gas so I could leave.This. It is expensive to evacuate. People don't know where to go, or how to get there. I understand this. There is a lot of poverty in Florida. People who are "invisible". Living in small, old houses, often with a disabled parent. Maybe a few young kids, in a rural area, but still within storm surge. Dogs, chickens, they just can't wrap their heads around leaving their home. Maybe they drive a 2001 Toyota Camry, gets them to the store. With bald tires, no spare.
Why Some Floridians Feel They Can't Evacuate Ahead of Hurricane Milton Despite Warnings Like 'You're Going to Die'
Ahead of Hurricane Milton, Some state residents have said they don't have the resources to leave — and they worry about what it would take to try
arielilane
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The National Guard is deploying aerial, water, and ground search and rescue teams for the largest National Guard search and rescue mobilization in Florida history.
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Having this weird euphoric moment being able to top of the gas right now in our SUV after stumbling on an open gas station. Going to bed.Thinking of everyone on the west coast of Florida tonight.
The National Guard is deploying aerial, water, and ground search and rescue teams for the largest National Guard search and rescue mobilization in Florida history.
Posted 11 hours ago
Having this weird euphoric moment being able to top of the gas right now in our SUV after stumbling on an open gas station. Going to bed.Thinking of everyone on the west coast of Florida tonight.
arielilane
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Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park will close at 1:00 PM today. Magic Kingdom, EPCOT and Disney Springs will close at 2:00 PM.
arielilane
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JUST IN. Tornado crossing I-75 in Weston, Florida near a toll plaza.
arielilane
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Intense band getting ready to move ashore Bradenton Sarasota Venice. Wind gusts 60+ and some fast moving Tornadoes.