Hurricane Milton

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Hurricane Milton, Category 4. Expected to hit Tampa directly.

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2024-10-07-hurricane-milton-forecast-florida-storm-surge-wind-flooding

 

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[ghuns]

When was the last hurricane that started in the western Gulf and moved east?

I'm sure it's happened, but I can't recall one.

 

[jwamplerusa]

This is the way.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I have an orange cat named Milton. He's a VERY orange cat, if you know what I mean. (hims is special)

If this hurricane takes after its furry namesake, they are doomed. LOL

 

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Milton strengthens into Category 5 hurricane, triggers storm surge warnings for Florida's Gulf Coast

The storm, forecast to make landfall Wednesday evening in Florida, is now a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of 160 mph.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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This is the way.

 

[rhamersley]

Milton 'explosively' intensifies to Category 5 storm as Florida Hurricane Watches expand to include Orlando

Mandatory evacuations are underway across the west coast of Florida as millions of residents prepare for life-threatening impacts from Hurricane Milton, which continues to rapidly intensify over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm with winds of...

www.foxweather.com

TAMPA – Mandatory evacuations are underway across the west coast of Florida as millions of residents prepare for life-threatening impacts from Hurricane Milton, which continues to rapidly intensify over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm with winds of 175 mph.

 

[Super Bee]

This is what 75 looks like between Tampa and Sarasota on any given day anyway.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Milton strengthens into Category 5 hurricane, triggers storm surge warnings for Florida's Gulf Coast

The storm, forecast to make landfall Wednesday evening in Florida, is now a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of 160 mph.

www.nbcnews.com

When I watched the news this morning at 4 a.m., it was still a cat 1. By around 1 or 2 this afternoon it was cat 5. That's crazy.

 

[patience0830]

When I watched the news this morning at 4 a.m., it was still a cat 1. By around 1 or 2 this afternoon it was cat 5. That's crazy.

That is gonna suck balls if it stays cat 5.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

That is gonna suck balls if it stays cat 5.

They're saying it should drop down to a 3 when it makes landfall late Wednesday/early Thursday morning.

 

[ghitch75]

the grinder is coming......runaway!!!!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

They were just showing people in Orlando filling sandbags. Limit of 25 forty lb. bags each. 25 sandbags aren't going to do squat unless they live in a tiny home.

 

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[Super Bee]

I would probably refrain from buying any vehicles from central Florida over the next few months.

 

[Bugzilla]

I guess Gore was right about this global warming thing!

 

[littletommy]

They were just showing people in Orlando filling sandbags. Limit of 25 forty lb. bags each. 25 sandbags aren't going to do squat unless they live in a tiny home.

Might sound crazy, and this is just me, but if I lived in an area where flooding was common, I’d maybe, I dunno, have a **** ton of supplies and materials stockpiled to protect myself as much as possible. Again, that’s just me.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Might sound crazy, and this is just me, but if I lived in an area where flooding was common, I’d maybe, I dunno, have a **** ton of supplies and materials stockpiled to protect myself as much as possible. Again, that’s just me.

But this is Orlando. They're far enough inland that they don't usually get the worst of it. But, yeah...