and hope everything is in good shape when you get back. Based on what you said - east coast, top of the cone - you could be be getting the dirty side of the storm so keep that in mind. I'm glad you're going to your son's place.

Many do not have this simple resource...

Y'all stay safe...

So many people don't.

This one will miss us, just.

where we live.
The pictures from the east coast show massive impact.
We were ok for that one, we will be ok for this one.

you're likely good.

I remember seeing the flyovers post Andrew to this day. My jaw dropped.

and many huge trees were blown over in my yard.
I physically held the giant glass sliders as 145 mph winds pushed in.
That's something you remember.

It sounds terrifying.

was going down the flooded street.
When I found a storm drain plugged up and cleared the debris
I discovered it was all the mail from my neighbors.

All of the piles from Helene are going to go flying.

your link said it was originally posted on the wrap which also has the same screen grab but there is no video.

I said we’re in a new place now when weather people cry on the air.

I suspect many insurance companies will be pulling out of FL soon. Many people will be leaving there except the most wealthy who can afford it.

GET OUT.

If you have any friends or neighbors who have decided to ride it out, kiss them goodbye.

I understand you’ve had non stop rain for 48 hrs, add that to the 8-12’ storm surge expected in Tampa…well, I can’t even imagine. Ppl that chose to stay, good gawd I wish they wouldn’t!

Now that all the trees are gone, we have few kinetic threats but the loose household detritus of the neighborhood's least cautious.

Stucco parapet walls. No shingles. No eaves.

Generator up for the likely power loss.

Plywood on all 13 windows tomorrow afternoon.

We will likely leak, but we will stand. We are 50 mi inland and right in the eye path as of 1159ET 7OCT24.

I hate what this place has become, and remind everyone when I can exactly who's responsible. (R)

but, damn, if the track holds, hunker down because you're gonna get pounded!

I'm about 2 miles from NAS Jacksonville, and just under a mile from the nearest portion of a tributary to the St. Johns that is affected by the tides. The more I look at the warnings, the better I'm feeling about Jax, but it will be no cakewalk, that's for sure. I'll be filling a few plastic bins with water tomorrow and making extra Ice over the next couple days, just in case.

It's a good idea to come up and stay for a bit. Be safe and well.

Hopefully missing the nasty bands of rain that come before the main event. We are about a mile from UNF.

Stay safe!

I live just below the south edge of the cone on the east coast. We're sheltering in place. If the storm track moves south we could be in trouble.

This storm should be a wakeup call...

Milton has gotten everyone's attention. Been prepping all day. We're going to have a cakewalk compared to the west coast. A good friend in St Pete Beach is virtually homeless (in a hotel for now) from the flooding caused by Helene. That was a 5' storm surge. Milton's is projected to be 10'. It would completely submerge his cars in their garage if they were home. This is storm will be deadly.

last summer but that will be a joke compared to the hurricanes. Still, Texas had a lot of uninsured people lose everything int their fires too.

I'd be surprised if my ex has insurance on her doublewide. That's one of the reasons why I never moved in with her and that led to us being over. Trumpism took her over too. She had been more of a libertarian type I could deal with.

In depressed areas all over the first thing to go is insurance many times when people are broke. That's gonna be a huge fix. People have to be able to get insurance at a reasonable price.

but I heard tonight on a live feed (recommended in another message here on DU), that the speed and millibars have both lowered. He is now forecasting a high cat 3 or low cat 4, but admits it will probably ramp up again tomorrow after the eyewall rebuilds. I don't understand the millibars indicator... I know it has to do with the intensity of the storm, but I always thought that was covered by the wind speed. What am I missing?

Also, is Mar-a-Lago anywhere in the path, please? I forget where it is!

I think it was on Nicole Wallace. Editing to add, I could not try to explain it, but I understood it when he said it!

Andrew but this one is different. I ran from west Tampa to a friends place in So Fla so I'm very lucky. No traffic when I left Monday morning and I hear its bumper to bumper now. I was in the process of hardening my townhome but the upgrades are too late for this storm.
My next door neighbor is staying so she will keep me updated on the conditions in our neighborhood.
Uff this sucks...
And I was thinking of moving to Asheville....
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May you and yours be safe.

about 70 miles north of Tampa. Been here 32 years. I've never been so nervous about a storm.

I'm breathing a bit easier with the latest paths but things can change in a moment.

The worst part of it is that wherever it hits on the Gulf Coast, they are still a mess from Helene. It's a major disaster.