Rain chances will continue to ramp up through the weekend with moisture-rich easterly flow interacting with a frontal boundary, and the development of a weak area of low pressure,
While 1-2" is most likely through Monday, it's possible that some locations could see around 2 to 4 inches of rain, "with most of it falling on Sunday,
Some locations that will experience flooding include ... Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Davie, Plantation, Sunrise, Lauderhill, Oakland Park, Lauderdale Lakes, Dania Beach, Wilton Manors, Lazy Lake, Chula Vista, Melrose Park, Washington Park, Broadview Park, Franklin Park, St. George, Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport and Golden Heights,
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles,
Ironically, we received our advance payment the day that we evacuated, so we're hoping it's there and it's safe, but the advance payment is all that we'll see for a few months,
Maxar collected new high-resolution satellite imagery yesterday [October 10] that reveals some of the storm damage caused by Hurricane Milton along the Gulf Coast of Florida with a focus on Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Sarasota and the nearby barrier islands,
Sadly, we have seen over the last two weeks, since Hurricane Helene, and now in the immediate aftermath of Milton, where people are playing political games,
It is not easy to think you have everything and suddenly you have nothing,
A nice impact of solar activity are the northern and southern lights,
The affected infrastructure that is of most importance is large-scale power grids, without which modern society would not be able to function,
Systems that depend on low-Earth orbit satellites or High-Frequency communication may experience disruptions,
The geomagnetic field is likely to maintain G3-G4 (Strong to Severe) conditions into 11 Oct if the Bz component continues to sustain a southward orientation and connect well with Earths magnetic field. A gradual recovery is anticipated on 12 Oct, with G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels likely in the early hours of the UTC day,
I have to stress that this is not a time for people to play politics,
In this crisis – like in so many issues that affect the people of our country – I think it so important that leadership recognises the dignity,
I’ve never seen a storm garner so much misinformation, we have just been putting out fires of wrong information everywhere,
Murdering meteorologists won’t stop hurricanes. I can’t believe I just had to type that.”
They’ve let those people suffer unjustly,
The federal government ... has not done what you are supposed to be doing, in particular, with respect to North Carolina,
Safety is our top priority right now, and we want you to share that commitment. Please keep safety top of mind, and we appreciate your patience and understanding as our crews continue to work through these challenges, and we will not stop until every last person has their power back on."
Initial assessments show our investments in hardening and smart-grid technology have made a big difference, enabling our crews to restore more than 730,000 customers within hours of the storm exiting the state,