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Giant sinkholes open up around Florida after Hurricane Milton
NY Post ^ | 10/11/2024 | Andrew Wulfeck, FOX Weather

Posted on 10/11/2024 12:05:45 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Hurricane Milton produced dozens of tornadoes and rainfall estimates that topped more than a foot across west-central Florida, but a sight now opening up across many counties is that of sinkholes.

Large sinkholes were reported in both Polk and Hillsborough counties, where local authorities warned residents to stay alert in the aftermath of the storm, as the terrain features can expand without warning.

Photos shared by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office showed pipes, part of a sidewalk and a roadway all being devoured by a sinkhole in the residential community southeast of Tampa.

The sheriff’s office didn’t report any damage to homes, and the road to the community was shut down with signs and caution tape.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: florida; giant; hurricanemilton; milton; sinkholes
Scary!
1 posted on 10/11/2024 12:05:45 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Like Floridians need another concern.


2 posted on 10/11/2024 12:14:41 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The tremore monster you can shoot, what do you do with a sinkhole?

https://youtu.be/keQFOml8s1E?si=GUvE2CHjZXe8y8XO

THEY ARE UNDER THE GROUND!

MAGAZINE...

THE WRONG GODDAMN REC ROOM!!!!


3 posted on 10/11/2024 1:16:37 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: FamiliarFace

Sadly if they don’t have sink hole coverage on their homeowners policy their concern will be even bigger. Like flood insurance sink hole coverage has to be added to a policy.


4 posted on 10/11/2024 3:38:30 PM PDT by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

That negative storm surge might have sucked water out of underground chambers where it had been supporting the ceiling for ages. Then the ceiling couldn’t support its own weight without the buoyancy of the water.


5 posted on 10/11/2024 7:00:19 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: ChicagoConservative27; NautiNurse; SE Mom; rodguy911

Ugh, just great... :-(


6 posted on 10/12/2024 1:37:43 PM PDT by nutmeg
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To: nutmeg; NautiNurse; rodguy911

Oh sinkhole are part of Florida life. Weird, creepy, sometimes deadly, surprising and sometimes funny.

There’s a lovely lake over here in Winter Park from a pretty spectacular one;

https://parkavemagazine.com/winter-park-sinkhole/#:~:text=The%20city%20of%20Winter%20Park,presume%2C%20still%20down%20there%20somewhere.


7 posted on 10/12/2024 3:12:05 PM PDT by SE Mom (ScreamingEagleMom)
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To: SE Mom
Thanks for that info, SE Mom. Very interesting.

Pretty lake, but I sure wouldn't want to find out the hard way that a big sinkhole had formed under my house... yikes!

8 posted on 10/14/2024 11:18:03 AM PDT by nutmeg
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