R.I.P Florida - St Pete

[Dolemite censored]

a 60 mile backup.

not a good place to be with a Cat 4 bearing down.

 

[CorpRebel]

not a good place to be with a Cat 4 bearing down.

Cat 5 @ 180 mph right now over the gulf...

 

[huskers1217]

Yep, last I looked, from around Ocala southward was like a 60 mile backup.

Google maps isn’t really showing a back up on 75. Traffic around the turnpike 75 merge. But that is normal

 

[occupant]

… you don’t know what you’re missing.

E.coli, algae blooms, MRSA and so much more.

 

[broncosmitty]

E.coli, algae blooms, MRSA and so much more.

You’re going to the wrong lakes man.

Damned up muddy rivers are always gonna be gross.

 

[Wild Turkey]

They have an Illegal Alien problem. The kind Trump can't solve.

I think he could nuke them also.

 

[huskers1217]

10 hikers from Tampa to Jacksonville yesterday

 

[jjc2009]

Yep, last I looked, from around Ocala southward was like a 60 mile backup.

I evacuated for Irma and I-75 from Wildwood (Turnpike) to Valdosta, GA was the same way and they permitted cars to drive on the shoulder to create a third lane. I got through it but it took a lot longer. The 12 hr drive to Atlanta took close to 20 hrs.

But with the track of this storm you don’t have to go that far to get out of the worst of it. They’re saying go 50-100 miles in either direction and away from the coast and get to a shelter.

Storm won’t hit until tomorrow so if leaving today you can still take US19 and get inland later.

 

[Red_Alert]

Miss Piggy (P3 Orion)

 

[Red_Alert]

53rd Weather Recon out of Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS on their way to Milton.

 

[Dolemite censored]

Good luck to anyone in FL or SE USA who can get property insurance coverage after this.

 

[jjc2009]

Latest advisory had it at max sustained winds of 155 mph but on radar that eye is looking ragged. Also looking more and more like the eye will pass south of Tampa Bay so places further south will get the worst storm surge.

Some of the bigger bands are starting to come onshore now.

 

[Red_Alert]

 

[Red_Alert]

 

[Center Ice]

Miss Piggy (P3 Orion)

I watched a documentary on the History Channel about that aircraft. It's a fucking beast!

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Miss Piggy (P3 Orion)

Holy shit!

 

[Dolemite censored]

Uh, why weren't they wearing seatbelts?

 

[Red_Alert]

I watched a documentary on the History Channel about that aircraft. It's a fucking beast!

NOAA is actually changing over to the C-130 Hercules which the USAF 53rd Weather Recon 'Hurricane Hunters' have been using for decades.

 

[Red_Alert]

Uh, why weren't they wearing seatbelts?

Uh. They are.

 

[XpuctaqpGT]

I'm here in Tampa. I'm about 5-10 miles from the nearest saltwater, and 47ft above sea level. I should be okay, but wish me luck.