Weather Bitch Thread

[lindsaywhit2]

Thanks Shellee and Mostroop for keeping us updated. I think about you guys every time I see an update on the news. Stay safe.

[holly]

I got the opposite of mostroop - a lot of rain, & a little bit of wind.


I hate hurricane season. We moved here 10.01.2017 & Hurricane Michael hit 10.10.2018. We evacuated when it was "just a 2" because it was our first experience with one & didn't want to risk it. Good thing we did, because that bitch exploded into a cat 5 over night.
I didn't know if we'd have a house to come back to because we were supposed to take a direct hit. But then it shifted slightly, but enough to where we didn't take a direct hit. Overall, minor damage to our town. But just go about 12-15 miles east, & it was completely devastated. Un-freaking-believable.

If our house ever gets destroyed by a hurricane, I am NOT rebuilding. I'll be boot-scootin' my ass back to Texas & take my chances with tornadoes. But if my family wasn't there, I think I'd give Arizona or New Mexico a shot. SOMEPLACE where I don't have to stress out about the weather. Or just pack whatever's left of my crap, put it in storage, & do travel x-ray. IDK, I'm just kind of "thinking out loud."

[tulip]

Oct 4, 2024 9:27:53 GMT holly said:

I got the opposite of mostroop - a lot of rain, & a little bit of wind.


I hate hurricane season. We moved here 10.01.2017 & Hurricane Michael hit 10.10.2018. We evacuated when it was "just a 2" because it was our first experience with one & didn't want to risk it. Good thing we did, because that bitch exploded into a cat 5 over night.
I didn't know if we'd have a house to come back to because we were supposed to take a direct hit. But then it shifted slightly, but enough to where we didn't take a direct hit. Overall, minor damage to our town. But just go about 12-15 miles east, & it was completely devastated. Un-freaking-believable.

If our house ever gets destroyed by a hurricane, I am NOT rebuilding. I'll be boot-scootin' my ass back to Texas & take my chances with tornadoes. But if my family wasn't there, I think I'd give Arizona or New Mexico a shot. SOMEPLACE where I don't have to stress out about the weather. Or just pack whatever's left of my crap, put it in storage, & do travel x-ray. IDK, I'm just kind of "thinking out loud."

Is there a place that you don't have to stress about the weather? Not sure about NM, but AZ has had record heat and drought. 

Climate change sucks. 

[kittylady]

BREAKING - STORM WARNING! 

Hurricane Milton set to strengthen into Category 5 storm - as Florida 'prepares for biggest evacuation in seven years'

The violent storm is forecast to make landfall in the US on Wednesday. It comes less than a fortnight after Hurricane Helene caused widespread damage and killed more than 200 people.

A hurricane set to hit the US is expected to strengthen into a major Category 5 storm - as Florida prepares for its largest evacuation in seven years.

Hurricane Milton, which strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Sunday, is forecast to make landfall in the US on Wednesday.

The weather system was upgraded on Monday after sustaining winds of 150mph while sweeping east across the Gulf of Mexico, officials from the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

It is predicted to hit around the Tampa Bay area before travelling over Orlando.

It comes after more than 200 people were killed when Hurricane Helene tore across the southeastern US, including parts of Florida, late last month. That was a Category 4 storm when it made landfall.

Forecasters say some affected areas will likely be hit again, worsening the damage caused less than a fortnight ago.

Kevin Guthrie, director of Florida's emergency management division, warned that residents should prepare for the "largest evacuation that we have seen, most likely since 2017 Hurricane Irma".

He added: "I highly encourage you to evacuate."

Sheriff Chad Chronister said the situation "stinks" but "if you safeguard your families, you will be alive".

The fire service warned there was a risk to life for anyone staying in the area.

"If you remain there, you could die and my men and women could die trying to rescue you," fire service chief Jason Dougherty said. "Help them by leaving."

In 2017, around seven million people were ordered to flee their homes in Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma, which ended up killing more than 130 people in the state.

The mass evacuation caused long traffic jams on motorways and major queues at petrol stations.

Officials say they have learnt lessons from the chaotic scenes in 2017, and will have emergency fuel stations and charging points for electric vehicles along evacuation routes.

What can we expect to happen?

The Category 5 hurricane has sustained wind speeds greater than 155mph, and will bring down many trees.

It is likely to cause total roof failure for many buildings, with some smaller buildings likely to be overturned or blown away completely.

Storm surges greater than 18ft are likely, while damage due to wave action and debris will be significant.

Low-lying areas within five to 10 miles of the sea may need evacuation 12 hours or more before the storm centre arrives due to flooding cutting off escape routes.

However it's worth noting that Milton may weaken before making landfall.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned power cuts were likely and that debris already caused by Hurricane Helene would be added to.

He added: "I don't think there's any scenario where we don't have major impacts at this point.

"You have time to prepare – all day today, all day Monday, probably all day Tuesday to be sure your hurricane preparedness plan is in place.

"If you're on that west coast of Florida, barrier islands, just assume you'll be asked to leave."

Pinellas County, which includes the city of St Petersburg, is likely to issue mandatory evacuations for more than 500,000 people in the lowest-lying areas on Monday, officials told a news conference.

Evacuations have already been ordered for six hospitals, 25 nursing homes and 44 assisted living facilities in the county.

SKY News (UK)

[notoriousmkg]

I have a BIL down in the Tampa area who doesn't need any more bad luck. Luckily, his house is made of some kind of stucco/poured-concrete-looking material.

[shellee]

Oy, I feel for all of the people that are still affected by Hurricane Helene. This is devastating.

[kittylady]

Oct 7, 2024 23:01:32 GMT shellee said:

Oy, I feel for all of the people that are still affected by Hurricane Helene. This is devastating.

How's it looking for you, Shellee?

[greysfang]

Oct 7, 2024 23:01:32 GMT shellee said:

Oy, I feel for all of the people that are still affected by Hurricane Helene. This is devastating.

My best friend's dad (might as well be a dad to me too) was Covid-retired as a UNC professor at Ashville, which was badly hit. Luckily he was up in Virginia visiting his wife's sister when things went to hell. He's been getting a bit frantic because he hasn't been able to reach any neighbors to see if his hood survived. My BFF's sister and I are going down on Friday to see if his house made it and if not, if anything can be salvaged. He just turned 80 in July so we figured we would handle this trip for him.

[brookie]

Reading that wind speeds are predicted to be 185+. Unprecedented.

[mostroop]

We left home and headed up to Atlanta. Our son's fiancée is due to give birth soon, so we figured we'd just head up now. One of our daughters, also in Atlanta, was supposed to fly into Tampa Wednesday, to get the car we we're giving her husband, so we just drove 2 cars up. What normally would take us 6.5 hours took over 12.
The good news is that Helene scared people enough to evacuate.
If our house doesn't make it, I'll be very sad. Tampa has dodged hurricanes for about 100 years. I think our luck is going to run out soon.

[shellee]

Oct 7, 2024 23:04:11 GMT kittylady said:

Oct 7, 2024 23:01:32 GMT shellee said:

Oy, I feel for all of the people that are still affected by Hurricane Helene. This is devastating.

How's it looking for you, Shellee?

So far so good. Greys I hope his house is okay. mostroop, glad you evacuated . Be safe everyone!

[lindsaywhit2]

Beeyotch, aren't you in Florida? Are you safe?

[tulip]

This is so scary. Mostroop - glad you evacuated.

Stay safe Florida friends!

[holly]

Oct 5, 2024 16:09:13 GMT tulip said:

Oct 4, 2024 9:27:53 GMT holly said:

I got the opposite of mostroop - a lot of rain, & a little bit of wind.


I hate hurricane season. We moved here 10.01.2017 & Hurricane Michael hit 10.10.2018. We evacuated when it was "just a 2" because it was our first experience with one & didn't want to risk it. Good thing we did, because that bitch exploded into a cat 5 over night.
I didn't know if we'd have a house to come back to because we were supposed to take a direct hit. But then it shifted slightly, but enough to where we didn't take a direct hit. Overall, minor damage to our town. But just go about 12-15 miles east, & it was completely devastated. Un-freaking-believable.

If our house ever gets destroyed by a hurricane, I am NOT rebuilding. I'll be boot-scootin' my ass back to Texas & take my chances with tornadoes. But if my family wasn't there, I think I'd give Arizona or New Mexico a shot. SOMEPLACE where I don't have to stress out about the weather. Or just pack whatever's left of my crap, put it in storage, & do travel x-ray. IDK, I'm just kind of "thinking out loud."

Is there a place that you don't have to stress about the weather? Not sure about NM, but AZ has had record heat and drought. 

Climate change sucks. 

I grew up in Texas, so I'm used to heat & droughts. But Texas also has tornadoes, which I don't really want to go back to Texas, but that's where my family is. I don't think AZ has tornadoes. I'd be surprised. 

[brookie]

80 in Detroit today. Shorts weather. Wild. Back to cooler temps tomorrow though.