Hurricane Milton

Ryan is probably my favorite of the weathertubers for basically that reason, he just seems to focus on the science and using information wisely to be prepared.
Direct Weather used to be a regular watch but last winter I noticed him really trending toward ALERT ALERT ALERT style content where it felt like his thumbnails and titles were just pure bait, he'd have a thumbnail of snow blanketing the entire east coast and the video itself would just discuss a few puffs of snow here or there, he really seems to have transitioned into clickbait content. So between the two these days I just stick with Ryan Hall.
And he has a relief charity, the Y'All Squad, that helps people rebuild.

I cannot stand Reed Timmer and his crew. "WHOAAAAAAA, MAAAAAAAAN!" Douchebags.
 
Tornado Warning
FLC021-081730-
/O.NEW.KMFL.TO.W.0037.241008T1655Z-241008T1730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
1255 PM EDT Tue Oct 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Collier County in southwestern Florida...

* Until 130 PM EDT.

* At 1255 PM EDT, a reported waterspout was located just offshore
near Cape Romano, or 8 miles south of Marco Island, moving
northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported waterspout moving onshore.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles. Tree
damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
Marco Island, Cape Romano, Marco Island Airport, Royal Palm
Hammock, Key Marco, South Blocks Golde, Cape Romano Aquatic
Preserve, Picayune Strand State Forest, Port Of The Island, and
Goodland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2611 8154 2588 8137 2579 8157 2581 8161
2578 8165 2578 8171 2590 8180
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 235DEG 18KT 2582 8173

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

JS
Who else can hear in their head the emergency alert system tones and the text-to-speech that reads these alerts over the radio?
 
Lighting in the Eye-wall is picking up. Milton still has a long way to go in these warm waters before the wind shear will impact it.

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So how badly would Disney/Universal be fucked if this tracks right through Orlando? Would it lose enough power to not trash the place once it's on land, or would its velocity end up keeping it strong and demolishing a fuckton of shit?
I recall the 00s storms that smashed the wand down in 192 didn't do much to the major parks, think that was a cat1 when it came through?
 
I just heard from a family member, also in CA, that he and other utilities workers are being called up and shipped to Florida for 4-6 weeks to help with anticipated damage to infrastructure as of tomorrow. Whatever the deal was with Helene, TPTB aren’t fucking around with Milton.
You wouldn't fuck around with whatever monster this is. Last time some dumbass third-world government did because hurr fuck these people in particular another third-world country was born. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone
 
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