As Floridians prepare to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton, debris from Helene still litter swaths of the state
Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene lashed the Florida coastline, an even more powerful hurricane is hurtling toward the state.
It’s the kind of double hit becoming more common as the climate crisis persists, further complicating hurricane preparation, experts say.
For fuck’s sake…
Gov. Ron DeSantis has urged electric vehicle (EV) owners to move their vehicles to higher ground ahead of Hurricane Milton. EV owners should be aware of the risks posed by standing water. EVs can catch fire if flooded, so it’s crucial to relocate your vehicle to safer areas. There have been instances of EVs igniting after hurricanes due to battery damage from flooding. Highlands County’s Fire Marshal advises all EV owners to seek high ground and avoid low-lying areas and floodplains. Do NOT LEAVE EVs in garages or any areas prone to flooding.
https://www.highlandsfl.gov/departments/PublicSafety/stormupdates.php
High ground. In the Tampa area. What, level 2 of a parking garage?
Could become common? This is the new normal. No one is safe from climate change, not even the billionaires who want to go hide in bunkers.
Florida will become a wasteland but their trucks will be nice and big as they flee.
I’ve been watching the WFLA live feed, which is a St. Pete TV station. They’re saying that the storm is now expected to be centered around Sarasota, but Tampa is still inside the cone and it is looking like it might go straight through Sarasota. It is expected to be a cat 3 by then and it will make landfall around 2 am Thursday.
This whole area of the Florida coast is pretty densely packed, so pretty much anywhere it hits will likely be catastrophic.
A Sarasota impact is preferred since it forces the storm sirge further south. An impact north of the bay means that all the storm surge gets funneled straight into Tampa Bay and the area of higher population density
Worse than the category this time is the huge amount of storm surge. Florida’s elevation is lower than many of the forecasted storm surge numbers.
That will definitely be the big problem. I shared this map elsewhere-
They don’t source the map properly, so it’s hard to say what time that map was taken from, but I guess we’ll have to see. Unless it goes way off course, no matter where it makes landfall, it’s going to be bad.
You are correct, current models are showing the center of the cone over Sarasota (timezone is pst because that’s where I’m at).
Ah, what about the triple punch Hurricanes? 😂
Next week after Milton… Hurricane Olaf… /s
