Scary forecast from Wxrisk.com-Direct Fla hit
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Josephine96
Hurricane Flags
Hey Perry.. I always liked those hurricane flags lol.. where did you get them..
and yes he's probably gonna get a buffet plate of crow
and yes he's probably gonna get a buffet plate of crow
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AussieMark
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At least the hurricane is further north than the Florida Keys.
Can you imagine the carnage if a category 4-5 hurricane was to strike Key west today.
Total evacation would be impossible and people that stayed would be on their own for the next few days as the hurricane would surely know away the causeways that link the Keys to the Peninsula.
And image if it were to strike or make landfall just west of New Orleans.
These are 2 cities in the south of the United States that can't afford a category 4-5 Hurricane landfall.
Can you imagine the carnage if a category 4-5 hurricane was to strike Key west today.
Total evacation would be impossible and people that stayed would be on their own for the next few days as the hurricane would surely know away the causeways that link the Keys to the Peninsula.
And image if it were to strike or make landfall just west of New Orleans.
These are 2 cities in the south of the United States that can't afford a category 4-5 Hurricane landfall.
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AussieMark
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FreakyWxChick
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Tampa Bay would be in for one mell of a hess if a Cat 2 or higher were to pose a threat.
I grew up in Sarasota and saw Sarasota grow from a small town to what it is now. Every 5-10 miles you travel you see a new housing development being built with $200-300 K pricetags. These homes are in what was pasture before. Every 2000 sq feet taken from the land leads to no place for water to drain.
Everybody knows about it, yet they continue to build. Build build build. More houses. We need more houses, we'll make millions!! "Excuse me sir, may I please buy your pasture land that causes cows to swim every August for 3 million dollars? Thank you, we can build more!! Pleasure doing business with you!" "Buy our homes for $300K! You have to keep up with the Jones' after all!" Zoning restrictions are lifted and the frenzied building continues. County commissioners are lining their fat pockets, and everybody is happy until...."what, your property is flooded? You have a homeowners association. Let them pay the bill for cleanup." It's an endless cycle, yet the building continues day in and day out. More and more drainage land is being invaded by slabs of concrete, asphalt roads and the SUV's to go with it.
I assume Tampa is in a very similar situation as Sarasota. The bridges will be overloaded. I-75 will look like the parking lot of Disney World on Florida resident's day. 2 days into the evacuation, the roads are flooded. All evac routes are impassable, yet there is a line of cars 20 miles long...praying they make it out in time. Some stay home confident that the $300K home they just bought will handle a hurricane just fine, until they notice their couch is floating.
I miss Florida for the thrill of a hurricane, but as each year goes by, I pray that one doesn't hit on the West coast. Tampa metro is long overdue for a big one. Scary thought...
I grew up in Sarasota and saw Sarasota grow from a small town to what it is now. Every 5-10 miles you travel you see a new housing development being built with $200-300 K pricetags. These homes are in what was pasture before. Every 2000 sq feet taken from the land leads to no place for water to drain.
Everybody knows about it, yet they continue to build. Build build build. More houses. We need more houses, we'll make millions!! "Excuse me sir, may I please buy your pasture land that causes cows to swim every August for 3 million dollars? Thank you, we can build more!! Pleasure doing business with you!" "Buy our homes for $300K! You have to keep up with the Jones' after all!" Zoning restrictions are lifted and the frenzied building continues. County commissioners are lining their fat pockets, and everybody is happy until...."what, your property is flooded? You have a homeowners association. Let them pay the bill for cleanup." It's an endless cycle, yet the building continues day in and day out. More and more drainage land is being invaded by slabs of concrete, asphalt roads and the SUV's to go with it.
I assume Tampa is in a very similar situation as Sarasota. The bridges will be overloaded. I-75 will look like the parking lot of Disney World on Florida resident's day. 2 days into the evacuation, the roads are flooded. All evac routes are impassable, yet there is a line of cars 20 miles long...praying they make it out in time. Some stay home confident that the $300K home they just bought will handle a hurricane just fine, until they notice their couch is floating.
I miss Florida for the thrill of a hurricane, but as each year goes by, I pray that one doesn't hit on the West coast. Tampa metro is long overdue for a big one. Scary thought...
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