Hurricane Milton

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Storm Katrina was a similar level (high 3) when it made land in Louisiana. It still could be a catastrophic event.

Fair enough. Just seems to
Me like the news likes a good hurricane story where their correspondent always ignores the warnings.

Oh, fair enough, I misread your post. I thought you were trying to downplay the severity of the storm, rather than comment on why it was getting so much coverage in the UK.

It is a very big deal, especially as it is hitting Tampa, which is one of the most vulnerable populations centres in the US due to the low elevation of most of the land that has been developed for the area, and the geographic characteristics of the Bay. The city has been riding its luck for over a 100 years without a direct hit from a hurricane and many articles have been written (I read one a few years ago) about how bad it would be if that luck ran out, especially with a major hurricane like Milton.

Right that makes it more understandable.

Hopefully people will have taken heed of the warnings then!

 

[N1985]

Massive tornado going up I95 towards Fort Pierce. Watching it live on this YouTube channel

Jesus he's like a real life Dwight from The Office

 

[TonyM]

6 tornados confirmed on the west coast of Florida now

Imagine 6 angry Bernardos out to get ya.

 

[TFC]

We ran for it early hours yesterday morning. Came to South Carolina and we'll try and get back Friday (Tampa area) if we are allowed.

This fucker is going to change the landscape south of where I live, so much is low lying. Crazy stuff.

@Mad Eyed Screamer - what did you end up doing blue?

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Size of this tornado over Fort Pierce is unbelievable. Reports coming in there's major damage over that area. Also there's another tornado heading towards Cape Canaveral

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Stay safe idahoblue and anyother blues over there.
Looks like it's gonna be a horrible time for ya.
But it's still football not soccer

Is @idahoblues on holiday in Florida. If not, you’re probably at greater risk in Buxton!! ;-)

 

[SebastianBlue]

We ran for it early hours yesterday morning. Came to South Carolina and we'll try and get back Friday (Tampa area) if we are allowed.

This fucker is going to change the landscape south of where I live, so much is low lying. Crazy stuff.

@Mad Eyed Screamer - what did you end up doing blue?

MES is in the Green Mountains of the Northeast.

Only his trailer stayed behind to face the torrent alone, like a newly minted American structure should.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Size of this tornado over Fort Pierce is unbelievable. Reports coming in there's major damage over that area. Also there's another tornado heading towards Cape Canaveral

Someone I know down there via his satellite phone said that it was like what you have seen in a disaster movie like Geostorm but real, tornadoes popping up everywhere in areas that were not evacuated, and the storm hasn’t even actually hit.

 

[BlueHammer85]

So it’s gone from a 5 to a 4 to a 3 in one day. Is this any worse than previous hurricanes?

You would think it was hitting Britain the amount of news coverage this has had.

Hurricane Katrina, which killed around 1,300 in 2005, was a category 3.

 

[TinFoilHat]

MES is in the Green Mountains of the Northeast.

Only his trailer stayed behind to face the torrent alone, like a newly minted American structure should.

Seeing that made me think of one of those bombastic country and western songs saying how great 'Murica is.