Hurricane Idalia

[johnb51]

The Florida Big Bend area is going to get clobbered with storm surge comparable to Ian.  At least this is the least populous section of Florida coastline.  I hope everyone in Cedar Key evacuates because that little island will probably be 100% underwater.

[johnb51]

I meant to put this under "Discussion."  Sorry.     Florida Gulf Coast seems to have become the most vulnerable part of Florida in recent years.  So much warm water in the Gulf.

[Sir Graftalot]

Be safe, everyone. My prayers go out to you all.

[K-Rimes]

Wishing the FL folks good luck and safe passage through this one.

[ScottR]

Wishing Florida folks in harms way safe passage during Hurricane.

[Epicatt2]

Idalia is squeaking past west central Florida except for the Gulf coastline areas of the state which have been evacuated ahead of potential storm surges.

Rght now at about 3am here in Tampa we're inland far enough from the Gulf (and the center oof Idalia) that we are just getting a lot of (needed) rain and intermittently, off-and-on, blustery breezes which are alternating with quiet spells. There's more rain to come, though before daybreak. (I hear some thunder in the distance.)

Keeping fingers X-ed for those folks in the Florida Big Bend area where Idalia tom'w is expected to make landfall WED morning.  Hoping that they all heeded the storm surge warnings and cleared out.

Paul M.
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[johnb51]

I hope the street flooding isn't too bad in Tampa.  Cedar Key had a 7 ft storm surge so at least it wasn't 12 to 15 ft.

[bovine421]

I hope the street flooding isn't too bad in Tampa.  Cedar Key had a 7 ft storm surge so at least it wasn't 12 to 15 ft.

Got this from my daughter who lives ia few blocks away from the Air Force Base



Worst case scenario map


Not sure a ladder to get on your roof would be enough in this scenario.

[Calusa]

Your daughter lives in the neighborhood I grew up in.