Hurricane Milton has been one of the more intense storms I’ve experienced as a Florida resident,
The wind, even though it’s decreasing, the threats are not decreasing,
I urge everyone in Hurricane Milton's path to follow all safety instructions as we head to the next 24 hours,
Extremely dangerous," it arrived over the west coast of Florida "near Siesta Key, in Sarasota County,
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall,
Over the last few weeks, there has been reckless and irresponsible and relentless promotion of disinformation and outright lies about what’s going on. It’s undermining confidence in the people of Florida,
We will not know their fate until the light of day when the storm passes,
Inside Hurricane Milton, @saildrone reported wave height of 28.12 feet and wind gusts as strong as 75.95 mph while 40 nautical miles from the center of the storm. This research represents a collaborative endeavor to better understand the role of the ocean in hurricanes,
It's going to mean pretty much all the rescues are going to be done in the dark, in the middle of the night, but that's fine. They're going to do that,
All this happened instantaneous, like these windows blew out,
First responders are staged and ready to go, as soon as weather conditions allow,
Warnings that deaths will be unavoidable for those who have refused to evacuate as the torrential rain batters their homes."
At this point, it's too dangerous to evacuate safely, so you have to shelter in place and just hunker down,
STOP: Do not walk out into receding water in Tampa Bay—the water WILL return through storm surge and poses a life-threatening risk."
If you're on the southern part of this storm, you are going to get storm surge,
It's churning massive amounts of water, and that water is going to come out,
Because the strongest winds in a tropical cyclone are not located precisely at the center, it is possible for a cyclone's strongest winds to be experienced over land even if landfall does not occur. Similarly, it is possible for a tropical cyclone to make landfall and have its strongest winds remain over the water,
The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to the south of the landfall location, where the surge will be accompanied by large and dangerous waves," ... Surge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over short distances."
So the storm is here. It's time for every one to hunker down,
Stay inside and stay off the roads. Flood waters and rushing storm surge are very dangerous,