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[dannyyankou]

Just a heads up, you will see people say that the storm will “weaken” before landfall. I put weaken in quotes because even though it might go from a cat 5 to a cat 3, those cat 5 winds will have already been pushing the water towards the coast, so storm surge won’t be any less serious. Also, cat 3 is still very dangerous.

You know which other storm weakened from cat 5 to cat 3 before landfall? Katrina. I’m not saying this storm will be that, obviously New Orleans is a unique case with the levee system. But it just demonstrates that you shouldn’t take the storm less seriously because of some last minute weakening.

 

[SactoGuy18]

It really depends on the water temperature near the west Florida coastline. If it's still fairly warm it could make landfall as a CAT 4 hurricane.

 

[GrayFlannel]

If you live in the Tampa Bay area, you should take the evacuation orders from Hurricane Milton seriously. I don’t like to be hyperbolic, but this has the potential to be the worst hurricane to ever hit that region.

You sure got that right. I went from 3 to 5 in a couple hours. I hope they heed the evacuation advice.

 

[icanhazmac]

Be safe Florida peeps!

 

[dannyyankou]

You sure got that right. I went from 3 to 5 in a couple hours. I hope they heed the evacuation advice.

From a tropical storm to category 5 hurricane in less than 24 hours. I’ve never seen anything like that.

 

[max2]

From a tropical storm to category 5 hurricane in less than 24 hours. I’ve never seen anything like that.

I have.

One word.

Wilma

 

[Herdfan]

It really depends on the water temperature near the west Florida coastline. If it's still fairly warm it could make landfall as a CAT 4 hurricane.

Relatively speaking, the water Milton will be going through is much shallower than what Katrina did. Hence the upwelling will not bring cooler water to the surface.

So yeah, hang on.

 

[dannyyankou]

I hope anyone here that lives in an evacuation zone is taking this seriously. If you live in a flood zone, don’t be a fool. It isn’t too late to evacuate. If the highways are too backed up, drive 30 miles inland and use booking.com to find a cheap hotel, it’s better than nothing.

 

[Huntn]

It really depends on the water temperature near the west Florida coastline. If it's still fairly warm it could make landfall as a CAT 4 hurricane.

A recent report stated the water near Florida as 100F.😳

 

[rhett7660]

A recent report stated the water near Florida as 100F.😳

Holy smokes!!!

I saw a video on another site of the water levels as a result of the storm surge. Holy smokes again!!!

 

[Huntn]

In Milton’s wake, not to rub salt in the wound, but how many storms does it take before Florida starts losing population, and shore front residential property is no longer a thing, because it’s uninsurable? My Dad lives in Central Florida.

 

[Herdfan]

I'm sure you have seen the pics or videos of the roof of The Trop (Tropicana Field), or where the roof used to be.

Reports this morning state the roof was designed for 110 MPH winds. Really??? On the tip of St. Pete? 110?

Should have been 140 minimum and that might not have been enough had it hit full strength.