Hurricane Milton

The Last Stand said:
You're not helping. Take a look at the damage given from primary and secondary sources before mouthing off like that. Not everybody was lucky enough to just lose power or a fence.

I swear to God, where is this "NWO controlling the weather" coming from? No better than the climate change fanatics.
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NWO? What the actual fuck are you talking about you stupid nigger?
 
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Gravemind said:
Why would you not debate the weather in a thread about an impactful weather event?
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Probably the same reason the jannies just moved all of it to its own thread.

Right now as a reader of the thread I'm more concerned about the situation on the ground and the safety of Kiwibros than 50 pages of schizo arguments.
 
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Londo said:
Probably the same reason the jannies just moved all of it to its own thread.

Right now as a reader of the thread I'm mpre concerned about the situation on the ground and the safety of Kiwibros than 50 pages of schizo arguments.
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To be fair, there were these debates through the duration of the thread as well.
 
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I was 4 pages from the end and then I was at the end. Guess the thread is being culled big time.

Anyways, I'm alive. No power. Passed out around 3 after fighting water back all night with a shovel. And I did win the war. House is dry. Gonna go assess things better and look for any good photos I may be able to get here in a bit. Glad most people have reported back being alive.
 
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Gravemind said:
To be fair, there were these debates through the duration of the thread as well.
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It was a lot less concentrated though. I get why - the overt danger is over and (so far) all Kiwibros are reported in safe, but it's now become a personal IRC chat debate between 2/3 people and it's really quite annoying that every thread descends in to these states after a while.

Anyways, Flordia bros, any signs of sharks or weird things from the ocean yet? Any bullsharks in pools?
 
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Abbadon's Gate said:
Don't forget telling us because we didn't freak out, and thought the storm was overhyped, that means we clearly wanted more of our fellow Florida men to die horribly 'cause somehow those two things are related.
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So how was the storm damage in your area?
 
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Passed out around 3 after fighting water back all night with a shovel. And I did win the war.
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it’s bad enough shoveling snow, couldn’t imagine holding the front line against a surge tbh 🫡

Glad the threads getting purged, nothing burger kiddos should go kayak to the coast of Africa and offer their souls to Poseidon in the tropical wave that’s trying to form if they want a happening
 
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Oh merciful Jesus Christ the thread was split.

Anyways, back on topic, I just heard back from a friend that lives in Sarasota County. He lives in Zone D, so not much surge risk, and decided to ride it out since he's part of the MRC. He said the wind was pretty terrible. His roof is totaled and the storm stole most of his fence, but he's fine. He checked on the folks in his neighborhood that rode it out and they're doing fine. Lots of toppled trees and tree limbs, no power, but cell service is up and there's water pressure. He said he's going to clear some trees so he can check out the area around his neighborhood and he'll report back.

I'm just thankful he's okay.
 
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Unofficial reports of 25+ deaths from one of the tornadoes. Can't verify its legitimacy, official sources only report 5 so far, but I wouldn't be surprised.
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Phalanges Mycologist said:
Correct me if I am wrong but isn't the main failure mode in buildings in Hurricane and Tornado zones interior / exterior pressure differentials. It's not something I am used to working with so pardon any ignorance in this regard but other than shear mass an density one of the ways a building can physically survive (may need some work doing to it but i mean the core of the building) opening the doors and windows (an removing the latter if possible) and allowing the wind to blow through and deal with the possible flooding etc another way or afterwards.
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Ok, well, i can't exactly comment on that, but, as far as i know the biggest issue is more the entire "flooding" part of the hurricane. Water is no joke, especially not when it's fast moving, in very large quantities, and dragging other shit with it. Infact, when it comes to damage, most of the damage isn't from the wind and water themselves, but what the wind and water are carriying aswell. And, if the foundation isn't made very well, or the building lacks a basement (like many suburban houses do) what can happen, is either the entire house just gets picked up and promoted to a "house boat" or the ground below gives in and the entire thing collapses
 
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x3firehexx said:
Ok, well, i can't exactly comment on that, but, as far as i know the biggest issue is more the entire "flooding" part of the hurricane. Water is no joke, especially not when it's fast moving, in very large quantities, and dragging other shit with it. Infact, when it comes to damage, most of the damage isn't from the wind and water themselves, but what the wind and water are carriying aswell
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You have to look at Hurricanes in stages. Its more like this:

Stage 1 - During the storm. The biggest threats are wind and wind blown debris. If you're on the coast storm surge. If you're on land potential flooding from rain Especially if you're in an area without a lot of open ground to absorb the water, or are in an area that's covered in concrete without proper drainage allowing the water to stand and build. This is typically when the category of a hurricane matters the most. Its when windspeed and rain is most relevant to the conversation. Its also where most of the footage comes from that you see on like the Weather Channel and stuff. Its the most dramatic stage.

Stage 2 - The day after. I would argue that this is arguably one of the more dangerous stages. It's more calm, but this is when you have down powerlines, destruction, and people trying to figure out what's going on. Cell signal is probably going to be spotty. Power is probably going to be out. People still have supplies for the most part at this point, but you have potential for fires, and as people start to emerge from their homes, there's just a lot of stuff that you can't know that could still happen.

Stage 3 - This can last for a few days or a few weeks after. There may not be power or it may be intermittent. Food has gone bad in the fridges. Water is no longer cooled and likely has been consumed. The roads are clear and drivable (at least the main ones), but chances are no one will be going anywhere because before a Hurricane people tend to buy up all the gasoline for their own cars and generators. So you might be stranded in a shitty spot for awhile. Your main concerns are hygene and water at this point. However there could still be people who need electricity for things, who have not had it for days. At this point the Hurricane has become a logistical challenge and a disaster. You need to get supplies in on congested and often damaged roads.

Stage 4 - Clean up. You'll get the final counts on death totals here. It can take weeks sometimes to get here and clean up can last for years. You start to get involved with insurance claims and the like. This is where the economic costs start to become apparent.
 
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#FF0000 said:
Unofficial reports of 25+ deaths from one of the tornadoes. Can't verify its legitimacy, official sources only report 5 so far, but I wouldn't be surprised.
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I live in the local area - 5 sounds more likely - we got hit by a bevvy of Tornados in St Lucie/ Martin county yesterday - Spanish Lakes is a 55+ community so a lot of people living there would be OAP types. Most of the area here is undamaged unless you were in direct path of the tornadoes that all showed up 3-4pm yesterday. Basically if you were in a manufactured home or mobile home and in the path of any of those things, you got fucked up. Otherwise most of the damage we saw when we briefly went out is just tree branches and some minor sign damage.
 
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In my area, homes that are not close to ponds/lakes/rivers/swamps or large unstable trees fared pretty much fine, apart from some power loss. The damage I'm seeing is unstable trees tipping due to waterlogged ground and blocking roads or breaking fences (haven't seen any crushed homes), or bodies of water overflowing and seeping into nearby buildings. Sucks but far from the apocalyptic devastation that the newscasters were clearly hoping would occur in this area.
 
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