OT: Hurricane Milton

[Fenway]

All we can do is watch and pray

FULL DISCLOSURE - I own property in Madeira Beach and I have insurance for wind damage but not water.

I paid off the mortgage 3 months ago after 30 years



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[Mione134]

Praying hard for it to dissipate and hopefully not be as bad as some predict.

Between Helene and now Milton, it's just hard to see.


I'll take a snowstorm any day of the week.

 

[caz16]

I have a friend who lives in Florida on the Atlantic side but his daughter lives in Sarasota. The company she works for has opened the building to employees - it is built to withstand cat 5 storms. I still don't know if I would want to stay but understand the logistics of getting out of the way are limited.

Fenway, I hope you don't get any water damage. How close to the coastline is your place?

 

[caz16]

It is sad that there is little talk about Mexico, it must be devastating and the people have so little. This meteorologist gets it, the emotion is real. This is a killer storm and global warning means more of this to come, more often.

 

[Bruinaura]

All we can do is watch and pray

FULL DISCLOSURE - I own property in Madeira Beach and I have insurance for wind damage but not water.

I paid off the mortgage 3 months ago after 30 years



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I used to live in Pinellas Park and always enjoyed going to Madeira Beach. Still have quite a few friends in the Tampa area.

I don't want this hurricane to hit anywhere, but we know that won't be the case. At least if it wobbles a little further south, it won't be as bad for a lot of people I know personally. I hope your property avoids significant damage. Do you have anyone that can check on it for you after the storm?

If it hits at a certain point south of Tampa, it could actually drain the bay significantly.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

It is sad that there is little talk about Mexico, it must be devastating and the people have so little. This meteorologist gets it, the emotion is real. This is a killer storm and global warning means more of this to come, more often.

thankfully it mostly went north of the Yucatan so it was just a glancing blow to the peninsula (the eye never came close to making landfall). Not to say it didn't do damage, they got a lot of rain and a lot of flooding, but had it made landfall at the strength it was there, it would have been devastating .

 

[Bruinaura]

Now forecast to make landfall as a category 4

 

[Ladyfan]

I hope folks are paying attention.

 

[Gee Wally]

Good Lord.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843947670714679346

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843946543969407415

 

[Raleighfern]

my mom is in Naples and my wife and her mom are currently in St Augustine. praying for all that are affected

boo Milton!

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

Lived in Pasco for a long time, also Pinellas and Tampa so I know a lot of people down there. Hoping it's not too bad but looking like the TB area and St Pete are gonna get it badly.