Posted on 08/26/2023 2:03:00 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Tropical Depression 10 has formed between the Yucatan Peninsula and the Western Tip of Cuba. Governor DeSantis issued a state of emergency for 33 Florida counties in advance of the system.
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I thought someone here was staying at a Motel 6 in Valdosta?
Yes. Davis Islands are variable based upon the age of the homes. Some of the original homes are built at almost street level and since the streets are flooded, somewhat, the oldest houses might have a little water. The newer homes are two to three feet above that with the newest being built about six feet above street level which is what our kids are at. The garage could take some water if the rising tide today brings it back up but I doubt it. The street in front of their house has eight inches of water and the neighbors seawall on the canal is overtopped but they have no water in their back yard for now.
GeorgiaDawg32 advised us yesterday evening that he had pulled his fifth wheel from Chiefland to Valdosta motel 6. I assume he is still there to ride this out. I wish he had gone west on 10 but I think that would have taken him further from home.
Thank you!
1100 AM EDT Update
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About 15 MI SSE of Valdosta GA
About 165 MI SW of Savannah GA
Max Sustained Winds...90 MPH
Movement...NNE at 20 MPH
Minimum Pressure...971 MB
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the storm center.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 230 miles from the center.
TORNADOES: A couple of tornadoes are possible today across central
and northeast Florida into southeast Georgia. The tornado threat
will increase through this afternoon across coastal South Carolina
and continue into tonight for coastal North Carolina.
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In Tampa Bay it appears the surge is falling as the Tide is still set to rise a little so the fall is happening just in time.
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/inundationdb/inundation.html?id=8726607
Cedar Key surge flooding has receded about 3 ft.
Hope you weathered the storm. We are getting plenty of well needed rain and breezy (20-25 mph). Stay safe and keep north Florida in our prayers.
Yikes! How are things in your area? Hopefully improving…?
All my people safe in Weeki Wachee.
All good. Thanks! The rainfall has been a blessing.
All good. Baby citrus trees are fine. All buttoned up again to protect from the Asian Psyllid.
Good to know all are safe in Weeki Wachee. I presume this means you have extended family in the area while you are in PR.
That’s right. We moved DIL and grandson and the cats there during the “pandemic”.
Someone upthread brought up our old ‘friend’ Ray Nagin, erstwhile mayor of NOLA. Look what popped up in the NOLA TP two days ago.
Being mayor is a ‘tough-ass job,’ Ray Nagin says in interview on eve of Katrina anniversary
BY GORDON RUSSELL | Staff writer Aug 28, 2023
In his first broadcast interview since being released from federal prison, Ray Nagin on Monday described being mayor of New Orleans as a “tough-ass job” and reminisced about Hurricane Katrina on the eve of the storm’s 18th anniversary.
The former mayor, who now lives near Dallas, spoke to WBOK-AM host Gerod Stevens by phone in an interview that steered well clear of his conviction on corruption charges and his five-year stint behind bars. Over about 20 minutes, Nagin groused about the volumes of “revisionist history” that have been written about the monster storm that defined his tenure in office and remade the city forever.
Very good! I happen to know that moving cats is a task best suited for brave souls.
Alright… Great news! 😊👍
Nagin's Navy
I’m so glad- was thinking about your citrus trees. Hapy they made it.
I’m at work, my neighbor is checking on my dog and took her for walk. All is well here in Orlando as far as I know. Some wind, rain...water the ground and prune the trees!
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