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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Bad as Milton was, I feel like it was better than expected. If power out is your only problem, you fared great. Location means all the difference, except when a hurricane spawns tornados. I was surprised about tornadoes; I did not know that was a thing.
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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Watching the live feed, people in Clearwater right west of Tampa, said their apartment complex was flooded to waist high on the second story level. So the first story went completely underwater.
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    Other issue is after the storm surge, the power is likely to be out, maybe for days or couple weeks. Maybe utility water is also gone, or unsafe. Most likely any generators you had are also flooded, all sorts of knock on effects, stores wont be open. Life there is going to be hard for a while...
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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Just imagine, stand outside next to home or building and mark on the wall the 15 foot line in your mind...that is where the water surge might go. And the water is being forced inland with strong winds. And debris floating is going to be slamming into things. That has tremendous force, moving...
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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Time is running out to get out, most people have gone who are going to go and the roads have cleared. Pic is Clearwater area. So now roads are good and empty. I did same thing in Nags Head for a storm decades ago. I waited till next day to leave. The roads the day before were paralyzed, packed...
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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Sarasota and southwards will have the worst storm surges. Just heard that on that link. And will hit coast at cat 4, course wont know for sure until it happens
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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    https://www.youtube.com/live/T25BNn58b84 Live continual coverage
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    Lot of surge coming, highest ever for that area and along a lot of coastline. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/10/08/major-hurricane-milton-florida-landfall-path/
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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    I don't believe in man made climate change myself. Hurricanes have been around for millennia, just that the climate is always changing.
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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/watch/the-hidden-death-toll-of-hurricanes/vi-AA1rQ9ga#:~:text=Stanford%20University%20revealed%20in%20a%20study%20published%20in,from%20the%20knock-on%20effects%20of%20a%20storm%20surge. The Hidden Death Toll Of Hurricanes Hurricane Helene has devastated America's...
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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    You don't have to travel to far to escape the worst winds and ocean surge to potentially save your life. We all know this storm is a killer as are they all.
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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    Wind speeds at 180 mph? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hurricane-milton-grows-explosively-stronger-with-180-mph-winds-live-updates/ar-AA1rPiNQ?ocid=BingNewsSerp One seemingly encouraging aspect of Milton’s frightening development is forecasters’ belief the hurricane’s intensity will...
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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hurricane-milton-live-news-blog-lee-county-orders-zone-a-and-b-mandatory-evacuations/ar-AA1rOSUg?ocid=BingNewsSerp Sanibel Island's roads already flooded ahead of Hurricane Milton Water sits on the landscape on Sanibel Island on as Hurricane Milton approaches...
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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    000 WTNT44 KNHC 071455 TCDAT4 Hurricane Milton Discussion Number 10 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142024 1000 AM CDT Mon Oct 07 2024 Milton's remarkable rapid intensification is continuing. Satellite images show a small eye within the very cold central cloud cover, and the...
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    TD-14 (Hurricane Milton)

    https://news.yahoo.com/news/hurricane-milton-nears-category-5-151424054.html#:~:text=2.%20Hurricane%20Milton%20is%20now%20a%20Category%205%20major%20hurricane, Hurricane Milton is now a Category 5 major hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center's latest update. New data from the...
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