Yes, this is a Q Win. But we are family and now a lot of Florida pedes are facing a potentially dangerous storm. Some are new Floridians and have no idea of how evacuations work here or may need other help from us experienced Floridians.
So I thought we could do a check-in post here and we can move to another Win to support each other, if needed. I lost my old home at Weather Underground when they got bought by Weather Channel so it would be nice to have a bunch of y’all to chat with.
Right now, TropicalTidbits.com is the best online site outside of the National Hurricane Center. Levi has been hurricane forecasting for many years and is excellent. You can see the Euro and GFS models there also.
So if you are a Floridian and are facing the roller coaster of the next five days, go ahead and say hi!
I live in the Pinellas area… we were here when Erma hit at category 3. There was quite a bit of damage in some areas and we were out of electricity for 8 days….know someone that went 2 weeks and had no running water for 5 days. Cell phones had spotty connections. The day after everything was closed. Things didn’t start to really open until 3 days later and depended on power. We now have a generator because I’m not doing 8 days in the heat again. It always seems hotter after the storm. This info is for new people and what to expect. Fill up your gas tanks, gas stations will be closed for a day or two. Have food and water for at least a week..for your animals too. Freeze your water bottles to keep things colder longer and cold water for a few days. Keep safe my frens