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[Troublesome 85]

was making street corn at 9AM

 

[Troublesome 85]

Not a good sign

 

[Alicat]

Mandatory evacuations in Pinellas and Manatee Counties. Jim Cantore follows this account for those who are looking for credible information.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843012328205476272

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843011605417910583

Here is the latest track from a reputable news source

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842991972056961517

 

[eightspokedb]

Dolly gets it.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842296634991952062

She is a f***ing treasure...

 

[JAD]

f*** off
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Keeping a close eye on the track of this storm. I live about 80 - 85 miles north of Tampa. Storm track models are still varying ... some say north of Tampa, some say south of Tampa , and others say pretty much straight into the Tampa area.
If it goes north I get hit hard and the Tampa Bay gets hit with storm surge. Goes south of Tampa less damage my way and the Tampa Bay escapes most of the surge due to wind direction.
As of today reports are to expect at least a cat 3, with several models showing a much stronger storm cat 4. Tampa hasn't been directly hit by a storm of that magnitude in over 100 years; my area in over a 150 years of record keeping ... unusually cat 2 or lower.
Does not look good regardless of where it makes landfall. Somewhere people are going to take the full brunt of this storm.
Watching the track closely.

 

[Mione134]

Take precautions and he safe as possible, Floridians!

 

[Troublesome 85]

Im good

 

[Alicat]

Keeping a close eye on the track of this storm. I live about 80 - 85 miles north of Tampa. Storm track models are still varying ... some say north of Tampa, some say south of Tampa , and others say pretty much straight into the Tampa area.
If it goes north I get hit hard and the Tampa Bay gets hit with storm surge. Goes south of Tampa less damage my way and the Tampa Bay escapes most of the surge due to wind direction.
As of today reports are to expect at least a cat 3, with several models showing a much stronger storm cat 4. Tampa hasn't been directly hit by a storm of that magnitude in over 100 years; my area in over a 150 years of record keeping ... unusually cat 2 or lower.
Does not look good regardless of where it makes landfall. Somewhere people are going to take the full brunt of this storm.
Watching the track closely.

All you can do is watch the track closely, be as prepared as possible and listen to local and state officials.

All I can do is send all the positive vibes down to Florida and hope this thing fizzles.