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We made it through a long night safely. The wind was loud and constant for hours. Not sure of wind speeds but don’t doubt gusts exceeding 100 mph. My wife hated the noise of it. An unsettling whistle of sorts. First light revealed limbs down all over the place. Some shingles blown off the roof but no leaks. Privacy fence blown down, about 300 feet of it. Power is out. Running my generator. Chain sawed large limbs into smaller pieces drug it out to the roadside. Took a ride on the side by side around the neighborhood. Trees down all over the place. Localized flooding. Saw damaged homes everywhere. Lots of people out clearing their debris. Everyone is cleaning up already.
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Big tornadoes popping off all over the place south of here. The worst weather is in the southern part of Florida thus far.
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This is the storm report show I watch. It's live, real-time coverage.
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This is what it looked like yesterday on Interstate 75, 15 miles north of Tampa. All the people trying to evacuate. I didn't see any gas stations today who have gasoline in Tampa. I filled all my tanks up this past Saturday. No telling when gas stations might get fuel again, but it could be many days, depending on how much debris the hurricane causes.
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Good website. I'll save that one. Thanks Jav.
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I am not in an evacuation zone. I'm in flood zone classification X, which means a .2 chance in 500 (or less) of flooding. My main concern is wind and flying debris.
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This is the meteorologist I follow. Opinions from experts vary. The prediction models all vary, too.
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There are variables. One involves how soon the cool jet stream impacts the system turn to a more southerly track that takes it partially over the Yucatan Peninsula. If that happens it could significantly change the storm intensity as it makes a final approach to the west coast of Fla. we will know more tomorrow.
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My favorite meteorologist, Ryan Hall, predicts the storm will not develop as a dangerous one, but lots of rain. My motto is, prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
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Wow, great news to hear from you, Ken. The last time a cat3 hurricane landed a direct hit on Tampa Bay was 1921, over a hundred years ago. In those days, people had enough sense not to build on the shoreline. The storm surge on that event was over 20 feet. If this storm continues on this track at a level of intensity that is being predicted, it will be an event of greater magnitude and severity than any other ever experienced here before. TROPICAL STORM MILTON (noaa.gov)
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My niece and her children live in that area. They have no electric power, not communication lines, no running water, no way to access bank accounts. Major roads are completely washed out. It is a desperate situation. She is a schoolteacher, and their school was totally demolished. Nowhere for the children to go to school until something can be arranged as an alternative site. Local businesses have had to resort to a manual set of books and lines of credit for people to trade for essential supplies. Very limited fuel supplies. It's bad. Real bad.
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Has anyone heard from Ken (Canute)? That area got hit so hard, I'm worried about him.
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Great subject material, Jav. Your cockpit looks super!
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What a beauty. She looks very scale and authentic. You did an outstanding job on her. Something to be proud of.
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That surge is devastating and deadly.
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Picked up this pile from the front yard this morning. There’s twice as much in the back yard. More rain is inbound today.
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Storm surge is the greatest threat from Hurricanes. Much greater threat than wind. The old saying is, run from the water, hide from the wind.
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First light assessment is okay. Lots of limbs and branches down. Gazebo went by by. No major damage. Neighbors west and south of here did not fare well. Storm surge over 8’ flooded many. Bridges are shut down this morning. We have already started our cleanup. By tomorrow we will be back in business. Others will need more time. Lots of debris for contractors to pick up. That will take weeks to happen. Too much for regular pickups to handle.
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My gazebo flew away, into my neighbors back yard just a few minutes ago.
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Lucky for me, our home is high and dry. Storm surge poses no threat. The windfield here is protected as well. Suburbs where there are farms and open fields as well as coastal areas always suffer the worst. Thanks Jav
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Costa Passenger Coach by yvesvidal - OcCre - 1/32
CDW replied to yvesvidal's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Looks like we have a big storm coming. Making preparations now. NOAA hasn't given it a name yet, but tropical force winds are a fairly high probability for my area right now early in the wee hours of Thursday morning. During the day while my daughter is at work, I'm on puppy-sitting duty. She's an energetic, sweet little thing.
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I know what you mean, Jav.
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The most common paint on these Porsche Carrera GTs seems to be either silver or black, so I didn't want that. Then I read this particular yellow was done by special order for this single Porsche at a customer request. I like the yellow as well. The pup I bought for our youngest daughter, the 27-year-old who lives with us. The pups feel like another one of my children, maybe even like grandchildren. I think the older I get; I am becoming more attached to pets. It wasn't like that for me when I was a younger man. I never let myself become emotionally attached to pets. Today they give me quite a lot of joy for some reason I cannot explain. They are so innocent.
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