Good luck.Thanks I have a place in Clearwater but am in Mass for the summer. It seems like we dodged a bullet when the storm waggled east before making landfall. We were in Captiva the week before Charley for my mother in law's 75 birthday Captiva took a direct hit. Tampa Bay is considered one of the most vulnerable places for storm surge in the country because it is so shallow. We installed hurricane shutters this year, stored our car inland and moved all the patio furniture inside. Our two biggest concerns now are flooding into our unit and long term loss of power. Thanks for your thoughts
They’ve upped the expected rain totals for Orlando to 10-15”. Florida is so flat, the entire state is under a flood watch.
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They talked about this on the Weather Channel and discussed how flat the shelf is in the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico. Tampa is prone to heavy damage from storm surges due to the Gulf and other surrounding water.I didn't know until today that Tampa Bay is very shallow (average depth 11-12 ft). wow.
They talked about this on the Weather Channel and discussed how flat the shelf is in the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico. Tampa is prone to heavy damage from storm surges due to the Gulf and other surrounding water.
Jim Cantore was very serious a few minutes ago talking about the real possibility that Ian could be elevated to Cat 5 and would cause a great deal of damage.
You have a combination of normal high tide cycle known as King Tide, the daily high tide and the timing of the worst of the storm surge. The 150mph winds will flatten structures like Hirricane Michael did to Panama City a few years ago. While it is cliche, it is the surge in tide and water pushed inland that causes most of the deaths and does more damage than the wind.
thanks for the tip but not sure it would work well on a front loaded washer like I have.
Glad you're all right. Where are you located? Since I don't have a basement like most people in Florida, I figure I would hunker down in my laundry which is the only room with no exterior walls or windows.Tornado missed me by two miles last night. Warnings all throughout the night, huddled in the pantry closet multiple times. Didn't realize I moved to Kansas.
DelrayGlad you're all right. Where are you located? Since I don't have a basement like most people in Florida, I figure I would hunker down in my laundry which is the only room with no exterior walls or windows.
Yikes, best of luck to you. Sounds like you are in the bullseye.I am in Venice - The eye is supposed to go right over us in a few hours. My accordion shutters are slamming and the wind is whistling - rain like crazy.