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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:12:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Congratulations! I'd expect heavy rain, but not the real brunt of the storm. Thanks! Much appreciated. I was originally planning on riding there, but I think I’ll take my truck now. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:15:35 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:18:52 AM EDT
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Already had people filling jerry cans and stacks of water here in Largo.. you know the fun is starting.
 Even better, everyone in the bay is paranoid about gas thanks to the diesel contamination that was reported. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:19:10 AM EDT
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tagitha
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:24:50 AM EDT
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I think the videos of a woman filling plastic bags with gas (in the back of her vehicle) a year or two ago were somewhere in Florida. Florida man/woman in a panic is a thing
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:26:56 AM EDT
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Arial Skycam footage of Hialeah shows people filling up Sedanos grocery bags with gas.
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:30:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think the videos of a woman filling plastic bags with gas (in the back of her vehicle) a year or two ago were somewhere in Florida. Florida man/woman in a panic is a thing |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:35:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Makes sense. Lots of new Florida residents that have never been through a storm are freaking out. Been this way forever. Now there's just more of them and the fear is contagious and scalable Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Tallahassee was in full panic mode yesterday. I saw a guy with an 8’ bed F250 completely loaded with propane cylinders, a family at the hardware store buying about a dozen gas cans, and when I stopped in Costco a guy with a flat cart and a wide eyed, panicked expression saw a case of water on my cart and asked if they had a limit on water - I’m just assuming he probably bought 10 cases, must be pretty thirsty. Every gas station has cars lined up to fill gas cans. Panic hoarding is in full effect now. every damn time. retards Makes sense. Lots of new Florida residents that have never been through a storm are freaking out. Been this way forever. Now there's just more of them and the fear is contagious and scalable Yeah the extra panicked people are mostly new here. If you moved here from Ohio and the only thing you know about hurricanes is the hyperbolic rhetoric on the news and weather sites/stations, it seems like it’s comparable to trying to survive a nuclear war. That’s just not the case - it makes a big mess but within three days to a week most services are back to normal. You just need enough spare gas and food and water on hand to last until the roads are cleared off and the stores and gas stations are able to get power back to operate; I’ve never seen that take more than 2-3 days. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:36:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not really, more like NY man new to Florida. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Tallahassee was in full panic mode yesterday. I saw a guy with an 8' bed F250 completely loaded with propane cylinders, a family at the hardware store buying about a dozen gas cans, and when I stopped in Costco a guy with a flat cart and a wide eyed, panicked expression saw a case of water on my cart and asked if they had a limit on water - I'm just assuming he probably bought 10 cases, must be pretty thirsty. Every gas station has cars lined up to fill gas cans. Panic hoarding is in full effect now. That's a perfect example of the Florida Man. /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/laugh-29.gif Yeah, that’s FloridaMan via NY or OH. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:37:11 AM EDT
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For the newbies and first Hurricane, if you’re in the cone, go now. Rode out a Cat 1 and being without power and roads blocked is no fun. Of course, one year, they evacuated to South Georgia, then had to evacuate again.
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:43:44 AM EDT
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Florida state of emergency expanded to 46 counties.
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/gov-desantis-to-speak-in-tallahassee-ahead-of-tropical-storm-idalia/ NHC says it will call it a Hurricane around noon. 
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:45:33 AM EDT
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We need the rain here.
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:46:55 AM EDT
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We're going to be riding it out here in Sarasota.
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:48:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Arial Skycam footage of Hialeah shows people filling up Sedanos grocery bags with gas. No Homer buckets without lids? 
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:49:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No Homer buckets without lids? I’m almost certain that’s being done at this very moment |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 10:59:46 AM EDT
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Lake City here. I really don't like them drawing that big line on the map right over my roof.
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:00:05 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:00:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lake City here. I really don't like them drawing that big line on the map right over my roof. The rain may wash it off. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:01:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Currently at my son's in New Port Richey and supposed to visit my MIL in Leesburg in a couple days. After we had a few nights booked in Biloxi on the way back to TX. Not sure if I should bail now or hunker down at a family members place. It figures. I'm also in New Port Richey, this one may get squirrely. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:01:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The rain may wash it off. Truth here! And that storm looks YUGE. FFS.  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:13:08 AM EDT
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Wife went to Vegas for a softball tournament last year.
 Attached File Attached FileI'm not sure if her asking for sitrep every 30 minutes is worse than her being here
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:20:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lake City here. I really don't like them drawing that big line on the map right over my roof. I’m 30 minutes north eat of you in Baker county and I’m right on the line as well. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:30:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: For the newbies and first Hurricane, if you’re in the cone, go now. Rode out a Cat 1 and being without power and roads blocked is no fun. Of course, one year, they evacuated to South Georgia, then had to evacuate again. Based upon your experience, at what point would highway travel be slow due to congestion? Later today? Starting Tuesday morning? |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:30:33 AM EDT
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Cat 3 at landfall?
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:34:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cat 3 at landfall? Likely, I'd bet - timing seems really favorable for intensification just before landfall. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:40:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Likely, I'd bet - timing seems really favorable for intensification just before landfall. It hasn't moved much in the last 24 hours, just sitting there marinating in the lukewarm water and getting stronger before it heads north into the even warmer water. 
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:42:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Likely, I'd bet - timing seems really favorable for intensification just before landfall. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Cat 3 at landfall? Likely, I'd bet - timing seems really favorable for intensification just before landfall. Florida Division of Emergency Director Kevin Guthrie said he is preparing for Tropical Storm Idalia to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:42:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cat 3 at landfall? The circle with an "M" on the projected path means major hurricane or Cat 3 or above. It is a prediction so changes could occur. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:47:21 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:49:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The circle with an "M" on the projected path means major hurricane or Cat 3 or above. It is a prediction so changes could occur. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Cat 3 at landfall? The circle with an "M" on the projected path means major hurricane or Cat 3 or above. It is a prediction so changes could occur. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:50:28 AM EDT
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Some say, because the gulf is so hot, it won't be a cat 5, it'll rapidly intensify from cat 3 to a cat 7, maybe even an 8, chance of sharknados...
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:55:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, cat 3 and up, no joke. Folks on the Westcoast in the landfall area. Call South Fla and see if you can get a hotel room held. Interesting plan. I think that I would head north to northwest to totally clear the system. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:58:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, cat 3 and up, no joke. Folks on the Westcoast in the landfall area. Call South Fla and see if you can get a hotel room held. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Cat 3 at landfall? The circle with an "M" on the projected path means major hurricane or Cat 3 or above. It is a prediction so changes could occur. My sister lives in Tarpon Springs. With Ian they went from being south of the projected landfall to north of where it fit but they went east to Orlando. Still got hit there pretty bad. Not sure what they are going to do this time. They're a couple miles inland so not worried about storm surge. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 11:59:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Based upon your experience, at what point would highway travel be slow due to congestion? Later today? Starting Tuesday morning? If someone was going to leave I’d tell them do it today. Take a flight somewhere else and enjoy a few days out of town. If you’re going to evacuate in state. The only safe bets with the current track is going to be the east coast south of Vero or the far end of the panhandle. But even then, the storm could take a crazy last minute direction change. The problem with FL is how it’s shaped. You never know where the storm will hit and what areas it will move through until it’s too late. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:02:10 PM EDT
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I know people on the water in St Pete Beach, they refuse to evac.
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:06:02 PM EDT
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NHC has it as a cat 3 at landfall now.
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:06:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If someone was going to leave I’d tell them do it today. Take a flight somewhere else and enjoy a few days out of town. If you’re going to evacuate in state. The only safe bets with the current track is going to be the east coast south of Vero or the far end of the panhandle. But even then, the storm could take a crazy last minute direction change. The problem with FL is how it’s shaped. You never know where the storm will hit and what areas it will move through until it’s too late. Those possibilities are why I would head north to northwest. That should prevent being trapped in southern Florida. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:07:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: NHC has it as a cat 3 at landfall now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/433230/cat3idalia-2935045.png There will be a lot of flooding along the GA, SC, and NC coasts to deal with too |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:08:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, cat 3 and up, no joke. Folks on the Westcoast in the landfall area. Call South Fla and see if you can get a hotel room held. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Cat 3 at landfall? The circle with an "M" on the projected path means major hurricane or Cat 3 or above. It is a prediction so changes could occur. Yeah, I wouldn't be booking any hotel with an FL address if I was looking to bug out. As it is, I'm crazy enough to ride it out in the bay, but needless to say I am getting my preps genuinely ready. People are already starting the water runs..  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:09:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I know people on the water in St Pete Beach, they refuse to evac. It’s because all the storms go north and south of us. Tampa/St Pete hast had a direct hit in awhile. DeSantis was right to call out the media for mentally masturbating over a direct Tampa/St Pete hit last year when Ian came through. It was non stop doom porn about Tampa being obliterated that they dropped the ball on warning people in the southwest counties that they stood a good chance of being hit head on. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:09:58 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:11:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cat 3 at landfall? Not sure if C3 but it could be a C2. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:11:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It’s because all the storms go north and south of us. Tampa/St Pete hast had a direct hit in awhile. DeSantis was right to call out the media for mentally masturbating over a direct Tampa/St Pete hit last year when Ian came through. It was non stop doom porn about Tampa being obliterated that they dropped the ball on warning people in the southwest counties that they stood a good chance of being hit head on. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I know people on the water in St Pete Beach, they refuse to evac. It’s because all the storms go north and south of us. Tampa/St Pete hast had a direct hit in awhile. DeSantis was right to call out the media for mentally masturbating over a direct Tampa/St Pete hit last year when Ian came through. It was non stop doom porn about Tampa being obliterated that they dropped the ball on warning people in the southwest counties that they stood a good chance of being hit head on. I know, the area has been very lucky the past few decades. The problem is the storm surge in SPB, 4-7 feet means it'll be in people's living rooms. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:13:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:15:43 PM EDT
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Lightning flashes
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:21:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tallahassee was in full panic mode yesterday. I saw a guy with an 8’ bed F250 completely loaded with propane cylinders, a family at the hardware store buying about a dozen gas cans, and when I stopped in Costco a guy with a flat cart and a wide eyed, panicked expression saw a case of water on my cart and asked if they had a limit on water - I’m just assuming he probably bought 10 cases, must be pretty thirsty. Every gas station has cars lined up to fill gas cans. Panic hoarding is in full effect now. Sounds like a standard prep for a decent sized family, to me... 10 cases of water is about 2-3 days for a family of 4 in hot months. I would also buy about 10 gallon jugs for washing things. Maybe 20 if I thought the water supply was going to be contaminated. I have 8-5 gallon gas cans at my house. I have 2 generators, one big and one small, plus a portable a/c unit. It would probably take 10-12 gallons to run them for 24 hours. I also have 4 propane tanks, and my dad has 2. I can cook for 5 and help neighbors with that. If I knew a big storm was coming through, then I would probably refill my gas cans, propane, and water. If I were one of those dudes, then I would also grab a couple if 5-quart jugs of oil. In other words, prepping for an event is relative. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:21:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Interesting plan. I think that I would head north to northwest to totally clear the system. Seems like somewhere in the Birmingham, AL area would be best. You could probably meet up with @Bama-Shooter while you are in the area! |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:23:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not sure if C3 but it could be a C2. I remain skeptical about C3 before landfall. I suspect it’s wishful doomer thinking. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:25:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I remain skeptical about C3 before landfall. I suspect it’s wishful doomer thinking. You're not afraid? You will be, you will be. Doom! Prepping when the cone of doom is upon you, is not prepping, that is procrastinating. |
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Posted: 8/28/2023 12:29:54 PM EDT
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 An eye appears to be forming 
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