2024 Tropical Weather Thread (10 Viewers)

[GrandAdmiral]

God, I simply must insist there be no more big hurricanes for at least two decades now.

Never thought Milton could be as strong as it was considering Helene pass a few weeks ago. I would've thought that would have cooled the waters some.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

I really appreciate the folks staying on topic here. Getting really scared for my Dad riding this S O B out in North Port FL and the updates are very useful for me.

@Wisco Steve, any news from your dad?

 

[Maxp]

As of 16 minutes ago North Port was experiencing 43kt winds from the West, gusting to 69kt.

 

[Maxp]

You can see when the eye passed over Sarasota from this weather station. The wind peaks at 81kt then drops to 8kt, followed by shooting up to 89kt and then the anenometer is lost. Also the direction goes from East to Northwest.

 

[Wisco Steve]

@Wisco Steve, any news from your dad?

Nothing yet. Their power went down pretty early, like 7:30 or so.
I've been watching BClemms channel all night, thanks @Madmarsha
He drove thru pretty close to my Dad on his way to Venice. Things aren't great there...but doesn't seem any worse than Ian? At least, now...the light of the day could be scary.
Thanks for asking. Not gonna be able to get much rest tonight!

 

[faceman]

That happened in Mobile Bay during Katrina, I think.

Happened in Gulfport Harbor during Elena,

 

[saints4eva]

No offense to you or your people, but i spent a few months last year working in the Philippines and i cannot express to y’all how absolutely wretched the food was.. both the local Filipino food, and their versions of Western food.. it was so bad that for my last month there, i ate every meal from a TGI Fridays in the mall, and from a Costco pizza place…. I dont know how Thailand does it , but their food is the polar opposite- it’s like NOLA in that it’s really hard to find a bad meal in Thailand, and it’s about 1/10th the price of food in America.. they are both ‘developing nations’, so i dont get it.. anyway, sorry to derail the thread .

None taken. I have never been to the Philippines. My dad was a Sergeant in the US Army and we were raised as 1st generation Filipino Americans with the emphasis on American.

There are many Filipino foods and traditions about which I have no firsthand knowledge. Was born in Hawaii and went to elementary through Jr High in Oklahoma. Never met but 2 Filipinos in school and nobody ever knew what ethnicity I was.

Moved to CA going into high school and had never seen so many people that looked like us. We thought they were Filipino but turns out they were Hispanic lol!

Anyway... I don't know much about Filipino stuff lol.

 

[buzd]

 

[Saintman2884]

Well everyone, part of the roof at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg that was being used as a local disaster shelter, was torn off due to high, intense wind sheer.

Edit: Buzd already beat me to it by a few minutes.

 

[Madmarsha]

Happened in Gulfport Harbor during Elena,

That phenomenon just absolutely amazes me. So, unless the water is back, right now it's Tampa Mud Flats, I guess.

 

[Madmarsha]

Well everyone, part of the roof at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg that was being used as a local disaster shelter, was torn off due to high, intense wind sheer.

Edit: Buzd already beat me to it by a few minutes.

Not surprised.

 

[Madmarsha]

It's weird how you can go X Storm was similar to Y storm, but yet each storm has its own signature. Tampa got saved because of negative storm surge and the big story of Milton may be all the tornadoes.

 

[buzd]

It's weird how you can go X Storm was similar to Y storm, but yet each storm has its own signature. Tampa got saved because of negative storm surge and the big story of Milton may be all the tornadoes.

I think storms can be similar in the macro, but shouldn't be compared in the micro. And how can you compare anything to what Helene did?

 

[Saintman2884]

I think storms can be similar in the macro, but shouldn't be compared in the micro. And how can you compare anything to what Helene did?

This wasnt as strong in terms of wind strength, intensity, or its forward speed (which about 2-3 hours after landing, Helene was moving through southern-than-central Ga. at 30 MPH) wasnt as fast. Plus, this storm is going to mostly affect just central Florida, which as I stated earlier, has a much higher, denser, metropolitan urban population. Tampa/St. Petersburg area is similar to Minneapolis-St. Paul twin cities where essentially there are two major cities situated right next to one another, plus, it's Florida's second-largest most populated city, behind Miami, IIRC. A lot of people will be affected, from flash-flooding, storm surges, severe thunderstorms then an extremely large, expansive hurricane whose damage and a trail of deaths was felt in 5 different states.


It hardly feels this way now, considering the sentiments of most homeowners, long-time residents and retirees living in central Florida, Milton still couldve been infinitely worse if this dsngerous maternal fornicator made landfall at its peak intensity 48 hours ago. Their is no more Sarasota, Bradenton, Tampa/St. Petersburg, or Clearwater likely still standing if Milton goes in at 170-180 MPH.

 

[Madmarsha]

One of those earlier tornadoes hit, of course, a mobile home community.

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/multiple-fatalities-at-senior-community-after-tornado-outbreak-in-florida-report/