OT: Another storm gonna whack FL

CDLionFL

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I have a old girlfriend I still stay in touch with, former Kentucky cheerleader whom I probably should have married... anyway, she is in final stages of a terrible divorce and their second home is in Sarasota. The ex husband is currently set to get that home in divorce. However, divorce was scheduled to be finalized 10/16. That's a bad beat.
Safe to say you wrecked that chick?
 

MtNittany

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New tornado warning west of Jupiter Farms near the Bee Line Highway (ironically making a bee line for Indiantown). One on the ground in Indian River Co. They keep coming. Don't remember seeing this many tornadoes in front of a storm.
 
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Future radar seems like Bradenton/Sarasota takes the eyewall at landfall. Outside chance Milton pushes the eye right up Tampa Bay which would be devastating. My money is on Bradenton taking the hit.
 
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Future radar seems like Bradenton/Sarasota takes the eyewall at landfall. Outside chance Milton pushes the eye right up Tampa Bay which would be devastating. My money is on Bradenton taking the hit.
It needs to slow down. The forward speed will determine landfall.
 

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Lots of discussion on storm2k about the forward speed screwing up the landfall location prediction
If it does make the turn, I think it will be a big one - pushing the east coast exit point south to nearly outside their cone - like Indian River County maybe?....and bringing Lake O more into play.

Another warning for Tradition in Port St. Lousy just issued. 2 tornado touchdowns in Martin County near I-95.
 

Bwifan

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Lots of discussion on storm2k about the forward speed screwing up the landfall location prediction
Definitely picking up speed.... lots of future radar shows the eye landfall now around 7pm maybe 8pm. Will be interesting to watch.
 
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MtNittany

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Definitely picking up speed.... lots of future radar shows the eye landfall now around 7pm maybe 8pm. Will be interesting to watch.
An actual good Met on local WPB station (Vanessa Vinent) is concerned about the tornado bands down in Big Cypress heading right to eastern PB, Broward, Martin, etc. counties.

BTW. Vanessa is not only smart (older picture).

 
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Bradenton/Sarasota looking more and more like where the eye will make landfall maybe right up the Tampa Bay
 

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This is unbelievable--I am just a casual weather follower, but I don't ever remember seeing this many tornado warnings.

Stay safe everyone--I know I'm a dick, but my thoughts/prayers are with you.
 
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The American Sign interpreters you are seeing at these briefings (or remotely), are first-rate, just saying. It was my job to teach higher mathematics using that language, the best gig ever.
 
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If it does make the turn, I think it will be a big one - pushing the east coast exit point south to nearly outside their cone - like Indian River County maybe?....and bringing Lake O more into play.

Another warning for Tradition in Port St. Lousy just issued. 2 tornado touchdowns in Martin County near I-95.
After running south of the forecast track for hours, he is now north of it. Tampa mets starting to fear the turn is coming too late
 
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CDLionFL

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I'm wondering if the forecast holds of it moving more east once it makes landfall versus the NE track it's riding right now. If it continued NE when it hits land, it might give me a little of the eye in Orlando or even put us on the south side of the storm. As it is right now at 6pm, the rain hasn't been as bad here as it has in many other places.
 

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Official landfall - Siesta Key. Our Sarasota home is a little bit inland from Siesta Key and where my wife is sheltering in place. Right now in the midole of the eye. I am at our other home in Poinciana and awaiting the eye in a couple of hours.

Had to stay here for repair work so I could not get back to Sarasota in enough time to beat the hurricane.
 
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I got lucky here in Naples. Just some strong gusts and rain. Cleanup will be mild. Of course, my gain is someone else’s loss, and my thoughts are with those in Sarasota and Tampa tonight.
 

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Just curious to those of you tracking more closely, if it is to hit Tampa, does that mean Clearwater Beach/Clearwater will get a direct hit also? Stay safe everyone.
 

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Navy pal retired to a place south of Tampa. There hadn't been a hurricane there in 40 years. Now they've had two in the last three years with another looming.
I almost moved to Florida, but decided not to go. I am glad I didn't pull the trigger.

With global warming, I believed this would only serve to exacerbate the intensity and frequency of hurricanes in the warm coastal areas.
 

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Just curious to those of you tracking more closely, if it is to hit Tampa, does that mean Clearwater Beach/Clearwater will get a direct hit also? Stay safe everyone.
It hit 2 1/2 hours ago. Siesta Key.
Being south of the bay, Tampa area avoided what could have been catastrophic storm surge.
Clearwater Beach getting plenty of wind and rain, but won't get catastrophic level damage.
 

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