2024 Hurricane and Tropical Weather

[musicaljoke]

As if people in Florida don't have enough to deal with...electric vehicles can catch fire if submerged in salt water.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/10/09/milton-electric-vehicles-evacuations-flooding/

It's a sad irony, isn't it? People buy electric vehicles to do their part in reducing carbon emissions which lead to the problem of more violent hurricanes, and then their's are the vehicles that catch fire when the storms strike.

 

[iamshadow21]

Oh my. Where did he actually see the dead??

If it was multiple decedents, he may have been near the mobile home community that got hit. I don't think anyone expected that area to get that degree of damage.

But I'm not OP, so I may be wrong.

 

[Dotta]

Dbm

 

[cujenn81]

I have a Bull Terrier. He is an ungovernable clown! Loves everybody. Cheerful and lively.

I know it says tied up but I wondered if this one had slipped away during a rush to pack and leave and got caught up on the fence while wandering. I can’t see the tying part clearly in the video.

Mine will get tangled and doesn’t try to sort it out he just stands there looking at me. He won’t even lift one leg loose if he steps over the leash.

My German Shepherd when tangled right away starts to sort it out. Even my husband remarked look at the GS puppy pick up his leg when his leash gets between.

The Bull Terrier’s got this attitude of like I’m stuck that’s on you.

This guy looks well-nourished and healthy.

His pink areas look good not like he has been left out in the sun.

He had on a collar. Appears to be neutered.

Its just like a Bull Terrier to be the center of attention even with a hurricane!


imo

They rescued him from the interstate, so I doubt he just found himself caught up there. I’m personally glad to know that he was not returned to his owners.

 

[GatorFL]

Brian's really been right in the thick of it. I've seen him more covering crime, but he's doing a good job with extreme weather!

He used to be based here in West Palm and I think he moved to the west coast of FL after his stint with WPTV ended.

 

[arielilane]

Alex Caprariello reposted
Fruitville Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida, is one location that has been turned into a shelter for those in mandatory evacuation zones ahead of Hurricane Milton. NewsNation's @alcaprari23 explains what the environment is like as people prepare: https://trib.al/tmA89hm

https://twitter.com/x/status/1844084867195126262

 

[Izzylizzy]

Sailor rescued 30 miles out to sea clinging to COOLER after hurricane sank boat

THIS is the incredible moment a stranded sailor, clinging to life from a cooler, was rescued after Hurricane Milton. The boat captain survived a “nightmare” as he was plucked from the s…

www.the-sun.com

 

[Herat]

Sailor rescued 30 miles out to sea clinging to COOLER after hurricane sank boat

THIS is the incredible moment a stranded sailor, clinging to life from a cooler, was rescued after Hurricane Milton. The boat captain survived a “nightmare” as he was plucked from the s…

www.the-sun.com

This is such an incredible story. He was out at sea when his boat sank and suffered through the 28 foot waves in Hurricane Milton.

I just have no words to express how lucky this man was.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

This is such an incredible story. He was out at sea when his boat sank and suffered through the 28 foot waves in Hurricane Milton.

I just have no words to express how lucky this man was.

According to the Wail, the Coastguard originally tried to rescue him before the hurricane arrived but were unable to do so and they were astonished that he had managed to survive when they went back to look for him afterwards.

Man found floating on cooler in Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Milton

The man, who has not been identified, was aboard a small fishing vessel when he was caught in the hurricane as it barreled across the sea and headed for the Florida coast

www.dailymail.co.uk

If I were him, I'd buy a lottery ticket.

 

[Jade]

They rescued him from the interstate, so I doubt he just found himself caught up there. I’m personally glad to know that he was not returned to his owners.

The dog was rescued off the right of way a bit of distance from the interstate travel lanes at a flimsy fence next to a wooded area that could have residential nearby.

If he was abandoned they didn’t want him so they wouldn’t take him back if offered I assume.

imo

 

[Jade]

I just don’t want to believe someone left a sensitive, high maintenance, expensive previously cared for dog tied in a water filled ditch too far off the road to really be seen if being offered up to a taker.

Or that a house dog would be left to die in a hurricane alone.

It could be a DV incident if it’s so where the dog was ejected from a traveling vehicle and the caretaker was helpless with the evacuations.

They’re little showstoppers he could have been given away in an instant if the issue was inability to care for it under evacuation.

Sorry to go on so.

Imo

 

[PayrollNerd]

Well I guess I’ll be glamping for a bit.

 

[anneg]

Well I guess I’ll be glamping for a bit.

What a lousy situation, no electricity when you get back to your home. I guess the Tampa hotel you will be staying in starting next week has electricity.

 

[iamshadow21]

Well I guess I’ll be glamping for a bit.

I'm sure you'll make it look fabulous.

Wind up flashlights are great if you can get them.
Hygiene products that don't require running water.
Food that doesn't require refrigeration or cooking.
Power banks for keeping your phone charged.
(Used to live somewhere remote where the power was out for a minimum of one day a week during the summer. You probably already know all this, but someone else might find it useful.)

MOO

 

[Herat]

According to the Wail, the Coastguard originally tried to rescue him before the hurricane arrived but were unable to do so and they were astonished that he had managed to survive when they went back to look for him afterwards.

Man found floating on cooler in Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Milton

The man, who has not been identified, was aboard a small fishing vessel when he was caught in the hurricane as it barreled across the sea and headed for the Florida coast

www.dailymail.co.uk

If I were him, I'd buy a lottery ticket.

Yes. The Coast Guard were able to rescue the two other men on the boat, but as he was teh Captain, he waited till last and the Coast Guard couldn't get to him before the conditions turned dangerous on them, so they gave him instructions to use the cooler, get his emergency radio, and put on a life jacket.

 

[bestill]

Well I guess I’ll be glamping for a bit.

Ugh!! I know you're going to have to get rid of your fridge, too many days have passed. I'm so sorry!

 

[PayrollNerd]

Ugh!! I know you're going to have to get rid of your fridge, too many days have passed. I'm so sorry!

I actually have 2 refrigerators and a small chest freezer. I tried to give away a lot before I left. If my roof needs to be inspected or repaired, then I’ll file a claim. They covered all my food for Hurricane Ian.

Hurricane deductibles are like $2,500. So if I don’t have to make a claim, I won’t.

The neighbors said we have water, thankfully!

 

[PayrollNerd]

DBM

 

[PayrollNerd]

What a lousy situation, no electricity when you get back to your home. I guess the Tampa hotel you will be staying in starting next week has electricity.

Yes we were finally given a place that meets our needs.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

In the wake of Helene there was that clip of an EV bursting into flames in a garage because the battery was submerged in flood water. If it's a serious risk, will any EVs whose batteries have been similarly submerged have to be written off for safety reasons?

A further thought about this: people have been advised to keep out of floodwaters because of the risk of chemicals and pollutants in them, so I wonder if any of these other substances could also corrode EV batteries in the way that salt water does.