Florida and the Next Hurricane...

[WAYNO]

I know the predictors are still guessing, but Florida and maybe other Southeastern States could be pounded by Hurricane Ian.

We have lots of folks on this forum residing in the Southeast. My heart and Prayers go out for you all.






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[one eyed shooter]

I know the predictors are still guessing, but Florida and maybe other Southeastern States could be pounded by Hurricane Ian.

We have lots of folks on this forum residing in the Southeast. My heart and Prayers go out for you all.






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Thank you....we are putting up the last of the shutters as soon as it becomes light enough to see. Then it is just wait and see.
We will have a house full of family and their pets.

 

[pharmer]

In 43 years I've been through a few. It's the price for going to the beach in February. I'm 20 miles East of the "Mouse House" and I don't worry until they shut down. Unfortunately, this one has a lot of "Charlie" on board. Best wishes to those on the Gulf Coast. Folks are losing their minds over here, ready to shoot each other over that last case of water. I can only imagine the Gulf Coast, adding the evacuation in. Joe

 

[one eyed shooter]

Actually there is plenty of bottled water here in Palm Harbor. All the gas stations have it stacked outside, and the price is their normal price.
Slight problem getting gas, but it is just a matter of waiting your turn to get to the pumps. There is what is causing a lot of the distress.

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Unlike the flooding in the southeast recently this storm has been predicted spot on since it was below Cuba..

 

[pyth0n]

I know the predictors are still guessing, but Florida and maybe other Southeastern States could be pounded by Hurricane Ian.

We have lots of folks on this forum residing in the Southeast. My heart and Prayers go out for you all.






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[jimbo1096]

Looks like this one is missing us. Sorry it has to pile up on FL. We still haven't gotten completely over Hurricane Ida.
My fishing trip out of Venice, LA is still on hold until they get the place rebuilt.
Hope this one peters out to a category 2 or less by the time it hits landfall.
Y'all hunker down, ya hear?

 

[cowboycopus]

We still have our fingers crossed.

 

[Fox Mike]

Hope Pam and Charlie are hunkered down or gone ... whichever works best for them.

 

[sfhogman]

I spent most of my time in the military in South Florida during the time of the Vietnam War and learned to love and care for that part of our country.
Prayers and good thoughts sent from San Francisco.

Jeff

 

[WAYNO]

I spent most of my time in the military in South Florida during the time of the Vietnam War and learned to love and care for that part of our country.
Prayers and good thoughts sent from San Francisco.

Jeff

I've been to Florida a bunch of times over the last few years. I very much love Florida also.

 

[one eyed shooter]

Something that many people are unaware about hurricanes is that tornadoes usually follow behind them and that is the cause of much of the damage.

 

[hpman66]

Suppose everyone in Florida owned/operated EV’s during hurricane evacs?! I just hope everyone gets through the ordeal with minimal problems/losses.

 

[WendyZXZ]

Prayers and best wishes for all those that may be affected from Texas.

 

[Fox Mike]

Just PMed with Colonialgirl. She is going to hunker down and ride it out. Said she had plenty of supplies. Been through 4 hurricanes and never had a flooding problem. I wish her well.

 

[Gator89]

I am about 20 miles SE of ColonialGirl.

My wife and I are sheltering in place, too.

 

[bowzette]

Dog YoYo and I just made our morning walk. Getting gusty and rain bands. Not bad yet. We are lucky in the Tampa Bay (St. Pete) area as it as it looks like Ian will hit 80 miles south of us. Moved from Austin last summer to live near our son who assured us that major hurricanes don't hit the Tampa/St. Pete area. Fortunately for him he is into computers and not meteorology

 

[LDM]

And, according to Amy Klobuchar, if everyone votes for Dimwitcrats hurricanes will magically disappear. I'd sure like to "follow the science" behind that statement.

 

[noahmercy]

Actually there is plenty of bottled water here in Palm Harbor. All the gas stations have it stacked outside, and the price is their normal price.
Slight problem getting gas, but it is just a matter of waiting your turn to get to the pumps. There is what is causing a lot of the distress.

I am a Florida native (born in Oldsmar!), and lived on Ohio Ave in Plum Razor errrr Palm Harbor for a couple years back in the '80s. Praying for all you folks to make it safely through the storm with no property damage.

 

[Fox Mike]

Have a niece that works with the big cats at the Naples zoo. They are right in the path. My son, over by Ft Lauderdale, said he has been getting tornado warnings since late yesterday. No matter where on Earth you are Mom Nature shows up somehow.

 

[Galaxiedan]

Hoping for the best for my southern neighbors.

 

[seasterl]

I’m in the eye of the hurricane as I type this now. Weird feeling of no wind or rain after it pounded us all night, and we didn’t even get the worst of it.

 

[hittman]

My young granddaughter moved to Altamont Springs a few months ago for a job.
Luckily, the worst of the storm missed her town and was downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it got there.
All is well with her.

So, she’s survived her first hurricane warning ….. much different than the foot of snow she grew up with here in Illinois.

 

[bowzette]

Dog YoYo and I had to go for a bladder walk last night. Wind and rain was worse than I thought. A transformer blew about 30 yards from me. The walk ended at that point. All is well in our area of St. Pete. We have a lot of small limbs down to clean up. We didn't loose power or water. We are fortunate as we were initially the target for several days. Ian landed 80 miles south of us but looks like it went inland about a 45-60 degree angle to the northeast so it came closer to the Tampa Bay area but I don't know how close.

 

[Colonialgirl]

Well, it missed me here near Zephyrhills, loads of small branches down and a TON of leaves; I'm hoping the Winn-Dixie market is open, I need eggs and some tea bags of my favorite flavors. Wallyworld says they will open at 5:00AM Friday; Publix will open Friday too.
Sorry for the folks down in Ft Myers, I lived worked down there some years ago.

 

[Dave P.]

Had a family condo in Cape Coral, at least till yesterday. Not sure what's left, expect to make a few calls tomorrow to find out.
It was ground floor on a canal about 8 feet above high tide level, suspect it's toast.

 

[jimbo1096]

I wonder how Disneyworld faired through this?

 

[daka]

Suppose everyone in Florida owned/operated EV’s during hurricane evacs?! I just hope everyone gets through the ordeal with minimal problems/losses.

Just carry a small generator and some gas to charge your EV