Here comes Milton

[jon-nyc]

They often do that on the last day of evacuation

[Copper]

I'm back in VA.

No tolls on the way to the airport today thanks to the Governor. He says no tolls during a hurricane or while everyone is running away. We had rain the last 2 days, I'm not sure if it was connected to the hurricane, I don't think so.

My daughter is leaving a day ahead of schedule, tomorrow. She should just make it.

[taiwan_girl]

Everybody in that areas keep safe!!!!

[89th]

I wonder how these types of neighborhoods will fare. 3-feet above sea level, nearly all surrounded by canals of water already. Exposed to the gulf. Like Siesta Key, FL or Cape Coral, FL, seen below.

[Mik]

15 feet is like a mountain top cabin in Fla

[89th]

Well that is good. My aunt lives in Venice, FL and her place is 13-feet above sea level. She left for Atlanta, but her husband is riding out the storm. They said they handled Hurricane Ian 2 years ago fine.

[jon-nyc]

We have a board member in Clearwater who is visiting family in Ohio. Her much older husband (he’s maybe 82 she’s maybe 65) is in their house in Clearwater with no plans to evacuate. At least it’s in ‘zone c’ with no mandatory evacuation.

[Aqua Letifer]

My folks are outside Sarasota. Going to try to call this afternoon to see how they're doing.

[jon-nyc]

Have they evacuated?

[Aqua Letifer]

They have not.

[Jolly]

200mph gusts. That's a serious Cat5. She's (screw 'em, all hurricanes are female) probably going to throttle down to a Cat3 at landfall, but I'd keep a very close eye on the surge numbers.

The wife has a first cousin that lives around Tampa. Interestingly enough, they evacuated to Miami.

[jon-nyc]

Not a bad idea they probably had the southbound lanes to themselves.

[jon-nyc]

The one time I evacuated for a hurricane as a kid we went to Tampa. That was David in 1979. They had just started using male names that year.

[89th]

@jon-nyc said in Here comes Milton:

Not a bad idea they probably had the southbound lanes to themselves.

Funny, I told my Aunt the same thing yesterday. I said... drive 3 hours to Miami, there is no traffic. She decided to go to Atlanta, and it took 12 hours.

[LuFins Dad]

Down to a Category 4 this morning.

[jon-nyc]

Good. May it be 3 by tomorrow morning

[89th]

Wednesday night will be a very long night.

[Copper]

Biden cancels overseas trip as Milton bears down on Florida; DeSantis tells VP 'it's not about you Kamala'

While DeSantis has complimented the president's actions, he has taken aim at Vice President Kamala Harris. The Democrats' presidential nominee on Monday - reacting to reports that the governor had refused to take her calls regarding federal storm efforts - described him as "selfish."

When asked about the dispute, DeSantis argued in his "Fox and Friends" interview that "my focus has not been on dealing with Kamala Harris. I saw the news report. I didn’t know that she tried to contact me. But I’d also say it’s not about you, Kamala. It’s about the people of Florida. My focus is exactly where it should be."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-cancels-overseas-trip-milton-bears-down-florida-desantis-tells-vp-its-not-about-you-kamala

[Copper]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/business/hurricane-milton-florida-gasoline-shortages/index.html?utm_source=business_ribbon

1,300 Florida gas stations have run out of fuel. Hurricane Milton could cause even more trouble

I bought gas in Florida yesterday, good timing.

[George K]