Posted on 10/07/2024 9:44:49 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
With winds of 160 mph, Milton has strengthened into the second Category 5 hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Beryl was the first storm to reach Category 5 status, doing so while it was traversing the Caribbean Sea in early July.
Milton was only a tropical storm on Sunday morning, but winds ramped up at a tremendous pace, spiking from 60 mph to 160 mph in just 28 hours. Additionally, an abundance of lighting has been flashing around the eye of Milton, an indication that it could still be strengthening.
AccuWeather meteorologists predict that while Hurricane Milton will lose some wind intensity as it approaches Florida, it will still be a life-threatening storm. The storm is expected to produce significant storm surges -- potentially worse than those from Hurricane Helene in some areas -- and strong winds that could cause widespread power outages.
Time is running out for Floridians to prepare for Hurricane Milton, which is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane on Wednesday evening. Stores across central Florida, including those in Orlando, are already running out of bottled water and other essential supplies.
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I have so many dear friends in Florida. Please God, deliver them from this evil, in Jesus Name.
If you live in Florida and you’re not prepped for Hurricanes... Then there is no helping you.
I’m annoyed by those who were joking about no hurricanes this year. They are so ignorant. It’s sick that some thought that just two weeks ago on thread after thread.
A hurricane is an act of Gawd. Your asking him to deliver from “this evil” is accusing him of evil.
Guess you are a Satanist.
There will always be people like that.
I’m trying to NOT let it enrage me too much. It’s not good for my health.
On Zoom.earth Milton will hit Tampa on Wednesday
It’s always a guess. Those who guessed wrong were the optimists. Those who guessed right....are doing just that....just guessing.
They were so enthusiastic in laughing at the weather guessers getting it wrong forgetting we still had two and a half months (at the time of the threads) left of hurricane season. Arrogance was the name of the game.
Your screen name reveals who you are.
Floridians joke about hurricanes before, during, and after. We also take it seriously when it is coming and no bitching or whining.
A hurricane is not an act of God. It’s an act of nature.
It is during these times that God intercedes and those who believe spring into action to help those who need unlike our current “ government.”
Boy, that SOB really got going fast.
Oh boy!
I have 3 cousins in the Tampa Bay area. One has a condo right on the water.
Florida, “No good deed shall go unpunished.”
confirmed. a little trash talk at the gas station earlier, but lo, it was a decidedly accented voice — clearly a newbie who hasn’t assimilated.
There’s plenty going on around here that’s fit for punishment.
Only six months ago, a dear friend finally night his very first house in Tamp Bay, at age 60, leaving Colorado - and with his elderly dementia father and young daughter. In the 35 years since I’ve known him, he’s had nothing but miserable luck in his life (minus a wonderful daughter). It only figures that a cat 4 is heading to his new home, a block from the water. Sigh.
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