Milton

[Phaseolus]

This Western Colorado boy is just north of Daytona for my Brothers wedding. I flew into Orlando today. My Brothers place is 6 miles inland from Ormond Beach so we won’t have to deal with storm surge. It should be a wild ride here on the Atlantic side. My first Hurricane.

 

[maxx075]

This Western Colorado boy is just north of Daytona for my Brothers wedding. I flew into Orlando today. My Brothers place is 6 miles inland from Ormond Beach so we won’t have to deal with storm surge. It should be a wild ride here on the Atlantic side. My first Hurricane.

Ohh dirty side, have fun!

 

[CorbLand]

This Western Colorado boy is just north of Daytona for my Brothers wedding. I flew into Orlando today. My Brothers place is 6 miles inland from Ormond Beach so we won’t have to deal with storm surge. It should be a wild ride here on the Atlantic side. My first Hurricane.

If your brother had an outside ceremony, in the middle of the hurricane. That would probably push into the top 5 most Floridian things done on earth. Just saying. It’s an option.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Once again the local sherif is asking those who stay to write their name on their legs so they are easy to ID.

 

[Bert01]

In laws are in Bradenton just east of the waterway, tried to get them to come up to SC, they are staying down there.

 

[Sunshine40]

Praying for everyone in Florida right now. My aunt and uncle bought a house right on the water in Siesta Key 2 years ago. I spoke to him today and they are evacuating but I feel like he's overly optimistic as to what he's going to go back to. For their sake and everyone else's I hope he's right.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Going to be a rough one. I’m expecting my house to still be there but my in laws and some of our properties…. Not so sure. The debris alone is going to be a huge issue. There is a 10 ft pile of furniture, appliances and lumber at the end of every driveway on most roads from northern pasco to Sarasota. That’s going to be a lot of projectiles flying around.

It’s going to be a huge hit financially to the area. They split wind and flood from homeowners, cost a fortune to carry all, flood won’t cover any storm surge, and hurricane specific deductibles are huge and don’t cover near as much as you would expect…. Going to get interesting

Good news is people are taking it seriously. I’ve been in the area 12 years and people I know that have never evacuated for anything are gone. After Helene people are a little spooked. I don’t think anyone expected flooding at that level.

 

[long hunter]

Get out while you can houses and other belongings can be replaced your life cannot, good luck and god bless

 

[GSPHUNTER]

My niece has a home on the beach in Ft. Myers. In 2022 they got hit pretty hard by Ian. They are not there right now, but have friends doing what they can to board up the house.

 

[Loper]

Going to be a rough one. I’m expecting my house to still be there but my in laws and some of our properties…. Not so sure. The debris alone is going to be a huge issue. There is a 10 ft pile of furniture, appliances and lumber at the end of every driveway on most roads from northern pasco to Sarasota. That’s going to be a lot of projectiles flying around.

It’s going to be a huge hit financially to the area. They split wind and flood from homeowners, cost a fortune to carry all, flood won’t cover any storm surge, and hurricane specific deductibles are huge and don’t cover near as much as you would expect…. Going to get interesting

Good news is people are taking it seriously. I’ve been in the area 12 years and people I know that have never evacuated for anything are gone. After Helene people are a little spooked. I don’t think anyone expected flooding at that level.

All the flying debris is going to be treacherous. It will do a lot of damage both to structures and cars in the upcoming days, but also will end up in the waterways making it a hazard for boats for many months down the road. I’m assuming that there’s probably still some random boats laying in peoples yards too that could get tossed around again.

Yes, a lot of people who normally wouldn’t evacuate, have done so with this storm. Hope everything works out with your place and your in-laws properties. .

Get out while you can houses and other belongings can be replaced your life cannot, good luck and god bless

Might be too late to leave at this point. Roads are clogged and many gas stations have run out of fuel

 

[Loper]

My niece has a home on the beach in Ft. Myers. In 2022 they got hit pretty hard by Ian. They are not there right now, but have friends doing what they can to board up the house.

Ian wrecked that area pretty bad. Good call on leaving for this one.

 

[Billy Goat]

If your brother had an outside ceremony, in the middle of the hurricane. That would probably push into the top 5 most Floridian things done on earth. Just saying. It’s an option.

Who gets married on a Wednesday?
But some gator wrastlin' would really make it.



For what I'm seeing, this storm is no joking matter.

 

[Dirtscoots]

I hope it’s not as severe as predicted. Sounds like my deer season will be cut short and I’ll be headed that way Monday. Thoughts and prayers for anyone affected.

 

[deltadukman]

This has all the makings of Katrina 2.0. I live 180 miles inland from the Mississippi Coast and Katrina was a mf’er from here to the coast. I have a feeling this one will be too. I have an aunt and uncle in Lakeland and they are staying.

 

[Loper]

This has all the makings of Katrina 2.0. I live 180 miles inland from the Mississippi Coast and Katrina was a mf’er from here to the coast.

This has been my thought for the last few days although I didn’t want to say it. When a major hurricane rips through a big city that is surrounded by water and is prone to flooding, it can be catastrophic.

 

[Poser]

With all of the dire warnings, the dangers of the surge coming off the bay and the fact that no framed house is going to survive 180 mph winds (I understand newer construction is more durable), what is the mindset of those choosing to stay behind in the direct impact zone?

Because they never evacuate for hurricanes/stubbornness?
Because they don't want to leave their home unattended?
?

I've never been in the coastal impact of a hurricane, but I went to college about 90 minutes from the Gulf Coast and experienced a direct hit from hurricane from that perspective where we got 30 inches of rain and a good bit of destruction. While I get it that if you live in this particular region, you experience hurricanes most every year, this appears to be setting up to be "THE hurricane", whether that is a stand alone event, direct hit to a major city, or compounding the recent hurricane impact.

 

[Loper]

With all of the dire warnings, the dangers of the surge coming off the bay and the fact that no framed house is going to survive 180 mph winds (I understand newer construction is more durable), what is the mindset of those choosing to stay behind in the direct impact zone?

Because they never evacuate for hurricanes/stubbornness?
Because they don't want to leave their home unattended?

Yes and Yes.
Other reasons may be that they have a number of pets and traveling with the. Or finding a place to stay with them can be difficult.

Another could be that driving somewhere and finding a hotel could be costly.

Also, as hurricanes are common in Florida we get warnings regularly as public officials want people to be ready and prepared. However, many of these warnings don’t materialize as significant events and kids are out of school for what seems to be just an above average storm, depending on where you are in relation to the hurricane. After this happens several times people get desensitized to the warnings.

My brother lives in St Pete and last time I was there we walked a few blocks to the water. I called him a couple days ago and he said he’s only in Evacuation Zone D, not A or B. I’m not entirely sure his reasoning, but he can be stubborn and I’m assuming ihe just doesn’t want to deal with the hassle of packing up, fighting traffic to get out of town, only to have to fight it coming back.

I've never been in the coastal impact of a hurricane, but I went to college about 90 minutes from the Gulf Coast and experienced a direct hit from hurricane from that perspective where we got 30 inches of rain and a good bit of destruction. While I get it that if you live in this particular region, you experience hurricanes most every year, this appears to be setting up to be "THE hurricane", whether that is a stand alone event, direct hit to a major city, or compounding the recent hurricane impact.

Yes this one could be THE hirricane that is talked about for a long time.

 

[Gman12]

If this storm goes right into Tampa Bay as a Cat 4 it will be the worst natural disaster to ever hit the United States. Prayers for everyone it its path.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

With all of the dire warnings, the dangers of the surge coming off the bay and the fact that no framed house is going to survive 180 mph winds (I understand newer construction is more durable), what is the mindset of those choosing to stay behind in the direct impact zone?

Because they never evacuate for hurricanes/stubbornness?
Because they don't want to leave their home unattended?
?

I've never been in the coastal impact of a hurricane, but I went to college about 90 minutes from the Gulf Coast and experienced a direct hit from hurricane from that perspective where we got 30 inches of rain and a good bit of destruction. While I get it that if you live in this particular region, you experience hurricanes most every year, this appears to be setting up to be "THE hurricane", whether that is a stand alone event, direct hit to a major city, or compounding the recent hurricane impact.

1) If you live on the FL west coast, at least 10 times a year they tell you for days the worst storm ever known to man is coming, get out, and it never comes. It turns or peters out… Tampa bay has only had a hit twice, 1880 something and 1920
2) cost and logistics- a lot of people don’t have anywhere to go, and hotels book out all the way up through central Georgia. Also price gouging going on at hotels, cost is a concern. Sad but the deaths are typically elderly that have no where to go or cannot leave on their own.
3) pets that people don’t have anywhere to take
4) looting/break ins after storm, it’s been bad since Helene
5) I’ve noticed recently these things have an emerging “influencer” crowd. People that stay behind and take videos during and after, using them for instagram views.

Stupid or not, these are the main reasons (not defending them, I evacuated…. It’s just money and stuff)

 

[BoilerBowHunter]

Praying that there isn't immense loss of life. Seems like this could end really poorly for those that stayed.

I don't understand what the long game is for the New Orleans, Tampa Bays, etc. of the world. Basically the areas more prone to flooding that are bound to get hit by storms like this. This sounds really callous as I know people call these places home and have deep ties there - but at some point doesn't society determine that the amount of money going into rebuilding coastal areas is not worth it? There is such a mind-numbing amount of money that flows into the aftermath of these storms. I just always wonder when the average citizen will decide that the money isn't worth it, and when the market may do the same (real estate folks, hotels, restaurants, etc.). I guess there will always be a desire to enjoy the beaches, food, etc. of coastal regions, so there has to be infrastructure there, but it just seems like an inevitable cycle of re-build, destruction, repeat. Just something that I've often thought about. I don't know what the answer is...

Praying for the safety and health of all impacted by Helene and now Milton.