Milton is now a Cat 5 hurricane, and its current trajectory would have it make landfall at Tampa, Florida. It has winds of 175mph. - ThreadSky

leahmcelrath.bsky.social • 139 days ago

Milton is now a Cat 5 hurricane, and its current trajectory would have it make landfall at Tampa, Florida.

It has winds of 175mph.

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anitaxanax.bsky.social•139 days ago

This might be the catastrophe our state can't handle -- and one that bankrupts our insurance companies. Tampa's huge bay will take on staggeringly large storm surge; like 3-story bldg walls of water. Pray it goes even a bit off course to avoid large populations

numb.comfortab.ly•139 days ago

jfc. And that asshole DeSantis refuses to speak to Biden/Harris about federal help to the state.

ashishkabob.bsky.social•139 days ago

This is going to hurt

leahmcelrath.bsky.social•139 days ago

The modeled trajectories for Milton are all converging.

Multiple counties in Florida have mandatory evacuation orders in place.

trai70.bsky.social•139 days ago

Can you explain the Evacuation letter scheme? I know someone who says their "D" but couldn't make it clear to me.

leahmcelrath.bsky.social•139 days ago

I don’t see a D on this map key. What’s listed in the key are primarily mandatory evacuations zones, and I see A-C.

trai70.bsky.social•139 days ago

I asked him to clarify. It's a scale, based on distance from water and elevation. 😬

leahmcelrath.bsky.social•139 days ago

I hope he stays safe 💜

trai70.bsky.social•139 days ago

Same. I lived in Tampa for few years, still have a few friends in the area. I'm checking in on everyone.

leahmcelrath.bsky.social•139 days ago

In advance of Milton, storm surge warnings are in effect along the Western coast of Florida.

A storm surge of >12’ is likely in the Tampa Bay Area.

leahmcelrath.bsky.social•139 days ago

Just saw a clip of an experienced, middle-aged certified meteorologist start tearing up on air talking about Hurricane Milton, which should give people a sense of what a monster this storm is.

kellysmcgonigal.bsky.social•139 days ago

This is going to be so terrible. Fuck.

leahmcelrath.bsky.social•139 days ago

He called it “horrific.”

kellysmcgonigal.bsky.social•139 days ago

My brother-in-law’s house is in Tampa. It’s kinda built like a fortress, but even so he and his wife have evacuated. They were just cleaning up their cabin in GA from Helene. I’m so worried about the people who can’t evacuate.

leahmcelrath.bsky.social•139 days ago

Excellent thread here in Milton:
https://bsky.app/profile/jameswithers.bsky.social/post/3l5wyoiinzd2m

leahmcelrath.bsky.social•139 days ago

Here’s the clip I described upthread of an experienced meteorologist getting choked up describing Hurricane Milton:

https://bsky.app/profile/jameswithers.bsky.social/post/3l5x3wfm5yc2g

helchose.bsky.social•139 days ago

This is a 60-mi wide EF3 tornado right now

izanamic.bsky.social•139 days ago

It is aiming for above the Boca Ratan area then out to sea...

izanamic.bsky.social•139 days ago

Category5 last I heard

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