Hurricane Milton

This is the most worried I've been in a long time about a hurricane. Projected path is right over my house right now. I'm inland but I've learned from Helene that being inland doesn't offer as much protection as I thought.
 
Here in Gainesville, Florida the Hyvee was pretty crowded as of 1100, and gas stations had lines.
 

Hurricane Milton explodes into a Category 5 on track to Florida Gulf Coast.​

Milton will dump heavy, flooding rain on the state, spread damaging winds across Florida, create “dangerous rip currents” and create potentially record-breaking storm surge, which could be worsened by its growing size.
 
I'm evacuating from northern Pinellas County in the wee hours tomorrow, between 3 am and 4 am. Will hopefully miss the worst of the traffic leaving that early. Heading to southwest Georgia for a couple of days. If the conditions after the storm are too bad to return for a while, I'll continue north to our condo in Ohio.

I-75 in Tampa is bumper to bumper at the moment. Just saw a live video on TV.
 
Tampa airport will close at 9am Tuesday. Orlando airport will close Wednesday morning.
 
wrigley said:
If you are in Tampa or anywhere close to it....................LEAVE NOW!

Mike
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Leave 7+ hours ago. I can't imagine why anyone who is retired and has the physical and financial means would have not left by this morning.
 
GrayHare said:
Understandably but unfortunately, some don't believe the danger because of past cases of overstated, cry-wolf media hype.
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e.g. the Weather Channel/Jim Cantore
 
disneysteve said:
Tampa airport will close at 9am Tuesday. Orlando airport will close Wednesday morning.
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This is probably one reason the Football team is leaving early for a Sunday game, and the Hockey team is considering it (as of this morning). The closure will probably require them to leave ASAP for their Friday away game.
 
Is Cantore the one that pretends like he's fighting leaning into a strong wind when people walking behind him indicate it's just a slight breeze.
 
groesbeck said:
Is Cantore the one that pretends like he's fighting leaning into a strong wind when people walking behind him indicate it's just a slight breeze.
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Yes, I've seen him do that many times. Sometimes the trees in the background aren't even moving, but then again, at times he's been in some pretty good winds.
 
wrigley said:
If you are in Tampa or anywhere close to it....................LEAVE NOW!

Mike
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It depends on your house setup too. We will not be evacuating from Tampa. Houses close to us, protection on the south side with conservation. Rain prediction is 8 inches at worst and the house is on an upslope.
Biggest worry is the garden and the lanai.
 
aaronc879 said:
Leave 7+ hours ago. I can't imagine why anyone who is retired and has the physical and financial means would have not left by this morning.
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I've been in Jacksonville for 31 years now and have seen my fair share of storms. Thank God we have never had a direct hit since I've been here. I've never evacuated for any storm, but there were a few I probably should have. If there is ever a storm that is coming right at me, I'm leaving without hesitation. Stay safe!

Mike
 
My SIL's brother and his wife sold their Tampa home earlier this year to avoid the hurricanes.They bought another place in Ocala last month since it was farther north and maybe in a better position to avoid the hurricanes. Did they do the right thing?
 
Dtail said:
It depends on your house setup too. We will not be evacuating from Tampa. Houses close to us, protection on the south side with conservation. Rain prediction is 8 inches at worst and the house is on an upslope.
Biggest worry is the garden and the lanai.
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Yeah. I have great survival resources here at home (with each hurricane, I learn something and do better the next time). My main concern now is that I don't want to be in the house if it loses its roof. It will be nighttime which would make it even more terrifying. I'm far enough from the coast that surge isn't (much of) a concern.

My project for this evening is to put together an evacuation plan that I can execute quickly if needed. The key is not to do what everyone else is doing. For example, I just looked at some I-75 traffic cams - ouch! I'd rather take my chances at home than sit in a parking lot on I-75.
 
socca said:
Yeah. I have great survival resources here at home (with each hurricane, I learn something and do better the next time). My main concern now is that I don't want to be in the house if it loses its roof. It will be nighttime which would make it even more terrifying. I'm far enough from the coast that surge isn't (much of) a concern.

My project for this evening is to put together an evacuation plan that I can execute quickly if needed. The key is not to do what everyone else is doing. For example, I just looked at some I-75 traffic cams - ouch! I'd rather take my chances at home than sit in a parking lot on I-75.
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Agree. Plus most folks don't know that the part of Tampa that they show on TV, is the part on the water. Many parts of Tampa including where I live is not in a flood surge zone.
Yes the roof is an interesting issue. My roof is only 2 years old. We shall see.
 
aja8888 said:
My SIL's brother and his wife sold their Tampa home earlier this year to avoid the hurricanes.They bought another place in Ocala last month since it was farther north and maybe in a better position to avoid the hurricanes. Did they do the right thing?
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Being in the middle of the state is likely safer than being along the coast. No storm surge to worry about, and weaker winds.

But if the new home is in a valley or other low-lying area it may be susceptible to fresh water flooding from rain or overflowing rivers and lakes.
 
National Hurricane center now says sustained winds of 180 mph (155 knots.) The forecast is that it won't hit the Florida coast with that intensity but instead will be much larger storm. Storm surge is apt to be disastrous in any event.
 
aja8888 said:
My SIL's brother and his wife sold their Tampa home earlier this year to avoid the hurricanes.They bought another place in Ocala last month since it was farther north and maybe in a better position to avoid the hurricanes. Did they do the right thing?
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They are much farther inland. That’s gotta help.
 
Dtail said:
It depends on your house setup too. We will not be evacuating from Tampa. Houses close to us, protection on the south side with conservation. Rain prediction is 8 inches at worst and the house is on an upslope.
Biggest worry is the garden and the lanai.
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What about the surge? Will it not affect you?
 
Another Reader said:
What about the surge? Will it not affect you?
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We are not in an evacuation zone (no letters), which is mainly based on storm surge. The storm surge for Tampa Bay is 8 to 12 feet. However 35 miles inland (us), there is no storm surge. In my area, it is more important water wise, if one lives near a river, which we do not.
We might have 8 inches of rain, which is a different animal, but our house is on an upslope and has french drains in the lanai.
 
Dtail said:
We are not in an evacuation zone (no letters), which is mainly based on storm surge. The storm surge for Tampa Bay is 8 to 12 feet. However 35 miles inland (us), there is no storm surge. In my area, it is more important water wise, if one lives near a river, which we do not.
We might have 8 inches of rain, which is a different animal, but our house is on an upslope and has french drains in the lanai.
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Good luck! I did my residency at Tampa General Hospital. In times like these I always think of the hospital sitting on Davis Island. I saw the water barrier they used to protect it from Helene. Hope it’s high enough for Milton.
 
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