Hurricane Idalia—Make it make sense

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Anonymous wrote:Idalia is making landfall as a category 4 Hurricane with sustained winds of 156mph.

I hope that the end is quick and painless for the people in the evacuation zones who chose to stay behind and are met with 16+ feet of storm surge - unsurvivable. A few days at Motel 6, totally survivable.

It's not making landfall in Tampa Bay at that strength - we had the storm here last night, and it was windy and rainy. We didn't even lose power in my neighborhood - Pinellas County. We got very lucky - and there is flooding by the water (a lot of it) but in my neighborhood, we just have some branches down.

Meanwhile my best friend's father is emailing me with the subject line EVACUATE. Just, people outside of here really, really don't know what it looks like on the ground. Your Florida friends and relatives aren't the ignorant idiots you believe.

The ones who are in flood zones that are under mandatory evacuations, but didn't go, are fools. We're not even at high tide yet.

They are not under mandatory evacuations any longer! Do you understand - the hurricane is over in Tampa Bay. It's windy today, we still have bands, there is still flooding, but your friend didn't die like you hoped she would. She is not going to suffer like you gleefully predicted, for the crime of not being as cautious as you wanter her to be, with all your on the ground knowledge from there in DC.

I am literally at my workplace in Tampa.

My sister has a place on (in?) Rocky Point- mandatory evacuation zone A. Little piece of land that juts right out into the Tampa Bay. Their fulltime residence is states away, but they are in contact with folks who stayed and they are watching their security cameras. Windy, water is high, and splashy up against the seawall, but nothing is flooded. They didn't even lose power.

That's nice. We're not at high tide yet. Mini places are flooded and in fact there's currently a house on fire surrounded by water in Hernando Beach. How are Franklin bridge is closed Courtney causeway is closed, Davis Islands are closed off. Again we're not a high tides yet but best of luck to everybody.

Did everyone get off of Davis Islands?

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Anonymous wrote:Look up the live feed of Bayshore boulevard right now! In Tampa

Yes, Bayshore is flooded - all the coastal roads are flooded. People living on those roads presumably evacuated - since they flood all the time - or are up on stilts and have enough food and water to wait out the flooding, which will probably be gone later today.

Don't drive along coastal roads in Tampa Bay today. I think we can all agree on that.

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Anonymous wrote:Look up the live feed of Bayshore boulevard right now! In Tampa

Yes, Bayshore is flooded - all the coastal roads are flooded. People living on those roads presumably evacuated - since they flood all the time - or are up on stilts and have enough food and water to wait out the flooding, which will probably be gone later today.

Don't drive along coastal roads in Tampa Bay today. I think we can all agree on that.

Thanks for explaining it all, Clarissa! Glad to have you here to explain it instead of the governor, assistant governor, county commissioners, sheriff's, mayors that have all said just the opposite! That the storm is not over and the high tides are going to bring a large surge.

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Anonymous wrote:Look up the live feed of Bayshore boulevard right now! In Tampa

Bayshore always floods

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Anonymous wrote:Look up the live feed of Bayshore boulevard right now! In Tampa

bayshore floods if someone sneezes

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Anonymous wrote:Idalia is making landfall as a category 4 Hurricane with sustained winds of 156mph.

I hope that the end is quick and painless for the people in the evacuation zones who chose to stay behind and are met with 16+ feet of storm surge - unsurvivable. A few days at Motel 6, totally survivable.

It's not making landfall in Tampa Bay at that strength - we had the storm here last night, and it was windy and rainy. We didn't even lose power in my neighborhood - Pinellas County. We got very lucky - and there is flooding by the water (a lot of it) but in my neighborhood, we just have some branches down.

Meanwhile my best friend's father is emailing me with the subject line EVACUATE. Just, people outside of here really, really don't know what it looks like on the ground. Your Florida friends and relatives aren't the ignorant idiots you believe.

The ones who are in flood zones that are under mandatory evacuations, but didn't go, are fools. We're not even at high tide yet.

They are not under mandatory evacuations any longer! Do you understand - the hurricane is over in Tampa Bay. It's windy today, we still have bands, there is still flooding, but your friend didn't die like you hoped she would. She is not going to suffer like you gleefully predicted, for the crime of not being as cautious as you wanter her to be, with all your on the ground knowledge from there in DC.

I am literally at my workplace in Tampa.

My sister has a place on (in?) Rocky Point- mandatory evacuation zone A. Little piece of land that juts right out into the Tampa Bay. Their fulltime residence is states away, but they are in contact with folks who stayed and they are watching their security cameras. Windy, water is high, and splashy up against the seawall, but nothing is flooded. They didn't even lose power.

That's nice. We're not at high tide yet. Mini places are flooded and in fact there's currently a house on fire surrounded by water in Hernando Beach. How are Franklin bridge is closed Courtney causeway is closed, Davis Islands are closed off. Again we're not a high tides yet but best of luck to everybody.

I know you are just gleefully waiting for people to die and to lose their homes.

I am trying to explain to you the reality of what is going on here on the ground! I don't know why you have this, nothing to see here and move along, attitude. Why don't you try tuning into some social media or channel 8 has a live feed or whatever I mean this is not secret information.

I am also reporting what people who LIVE IN TAMPA are seeing on the ground.

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Anonymous wrote:Idalia is making landfall as a category 4 Hurricane with sustained winds of 156mph.

I hope that the end is quick and painless for the people in the evacuation zones who chose to stay behind and are met with 16+ feet of storm surge - unsurvivable. A few days at Motel 6, totally survivable.

It's not making landfall in Tampa Bay at that strength - we had the storm here last night, and it was windy and rainy. We didn't even lose power in my neighborhood - Pinellas County. We got very lucky - and there is flooding by the water (a lot of it) but in my neighborhood, we just have some branches down.

Meanwhile my best friend's father is emailing me with the subject line EVACUATE. Just, people outside of here really, really don't know what it looks like on the ground. Your Florida friends and relatives aren't the ignorant idiots you believe.

The ones who are in flood zones that are under mandatory evacuations, but didn't go, are fools. We're not even at high tide yet.

They are not under mandatory evacuations any longer! Do you understand - the hurricane is over in Tampa Bay. It's windy today, we still have bands, there is still flooding, but your friend didn't die like you hoped she would. She is not going to suffer like you gleefully predicted, for the crime of not being as cautious as you wanter her to be, with all your on the ground knowledge from there in DC.

I am literally at my workplace in Tampa.

My sister has a place on (in?) Rocky Point- mandatory evacuation zone A. Little piece of land that juts right out into the Tampa Bay. Their fulltime residence is states away, but they are in contact with folks who stayed and they are watching their security cameras. Windy, water is high, and splashy up against the seawall, but nothing is flooded. They didn't even lose power.

That's nice. We're not at high tide yet. Mini places are flooded and in fact there's currently a house on fire surrounded by water in Hernando Beach. How are Franklin bridge is closed Courtney causeway is closed, Davis Islands are closed off. Again we're not a high tides yet but best of luck to everybody.

I know you are just gleefully waiting for people to die and to lose their homes.

I am trying to explain to you the reality of what is going on here on the ground! I don't know why you have this, nothing to see here and move along, attitude. Why don't you try tuning into some social media or channel 8 has a live feed or whatever I mean this is not secret information.

You just told us you aren’t even in the flood zone and went to work today (wtf), so I don’t think you really know the reality in flood prone zones either.

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…besides sone photos from bayshore blvd which duh, always floods. But sure, you could whip up some ignorant DC residents who don’t know that, lol.

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Anonymous wrote:Look up the live feed of Bayshore boulevard right now! In Tampa

Yes, Bayshore is flooded - all the coastal roads are flooded. People living on those roads presumably evacuated - since they flood all the time - or are up on stilts and have enough food and water to wait out the flooding, which will probably be gone later today.

Don't drive along coastal roads in Tampa Bay today. I think we can all agree on that.

Thanks for explaining it all, Clarissa! Glad to have you here to explain it instead of the governor, assistant governor, county commissioners, sheriff's, mayors that have all said just the opposite! That the storm is not over and the high tides are going to bring a large surge.

OK, well then you stay in your shelter! I guess you haven't lost internet since you're finding so much energy to post here and tell Florida residents that we don't know what we're seeing and doing.

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Very worried about Valdosta Ga and know people from north of Tampa who evacuated there. They are in a far more precarious position now.

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Anonymous wrote:Idalia is making landfall as a category 4 Hurricane with sustained winds of 156mph.

I hope that the end is quick and painless for the people in the evacuation zones who chose to stay behind and are met with 16+ feet of storm surge - unsurvivable. A few days at Motel 6, totally survivable.

It's not making landfall in Tampa Bay at that strength - we had the storm here last night, and it was windy and rainy. We didn't even lose power in my neighborhood - Pinellas County. We got very lucky - and there is flooding by the water (a lot of it) but in my neighborhood, we just have some branches down.

Meanwhile my best friend's father is emailing me with the subject line EVACUATE. Just, people outside of here really, really don't know what it looks like on the ground. Your Florida friends and relatives aren't the ignorant idiots you believe.

The ones who are in flood zones that are under mandatory evacuations, but didn't go, are fools. We're not even at high tide yet.

They are not under mandatory evacuations any longer! Do you understand - the hurricane is over in Tampa Bay. It's windy today, we still have bands, there is still flooding, but your friend didn't die like you hoped she would. She is not going to suffer like you gleefully predicted, for the crime of not being as cautious as you wanter her to be, with all your on the ground knowledge from there in DC.

I am literally at my workplace in Tampa.

My sister has a place on (in?) Rocky Point- mandatory evacuation zone A. Little piece of land that juts right out into the Tampa Bay. Their fulltime residence is states away, but they are in contact with folks who stayed and they are watching their security cameras. Windy, water is high, and splashy up against the seawall, but nothing is flooded. They didn't even lose power.

That's nice. We're not at high tide yet. Mini places are flooded and in fact there's currently a house on fire surrounded by water in Hernando Beach. How are Franklin bridge is closed Courtney causeway is closed, Davis Islands are closed off. Again we're not a high tides yet but best of luck to everybody.

I know you are just gleefully waiting for people to die and to lose their homes.

I am trying to explain to you the reality of what is going on here on the ground! I don't know why you have this, nothing to see here and move along, attitude. Why don't you try tuning into some social media or channel 8 has a live feed or whatever I mean this is not secret information.

You just told us you aren’t even in the flood zone and went to work today (wtf), so I don’t think you really know the reality in flood prone zones either.

Please stop spreading mis information. Everyone reading who knows someone in the area or if you are in the area, please listen to your trusted sources such as elected officials and state representatives who have actual information that you may need to know. Please do not take your information about the storm from people in this thread who do not have any idea what is going on.

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Anonymous wrote:Idalia is making landfall as a category 4 Hurricane with sustained winds of 156mph.

I hope that the end is quick and painless for the people in the evacuation zones who chose to stay behind and are met with 16+ feet of storm surge - unsurvivable. A few days at Motel 6, totally survivable.

It's not making landfall in Tampa Bay at that strength - we had the storm here last night, and it was windy and rainy. We didn't even lose power in my neighborhood - Pinellas County. We got very lucky - and there is flooding by the water (a lot of it) but in my neighborhood, we just have some branches down.

Meanwhile my best friend's father is emailing me with the subject line EVACUATE. Just, people outside of here really, really don't know what it looks like on the ground. Your Florida friends and relatives aren't the ignorant idiots you believe.

The ones who are in flood zones that are under mandatory evacuations, but didn't go, are fools. We're not even at high tide yet.

They are not under mandatory evacuations any longer! Do you understand - the hurricane is over in Tampa Bay. It's windy today, we still have bands, there is still flooding, but your friend didn't die like you hoped she would. She is not going to suffer like you gleefully predicted, for the crime of not being as cautious as you wanter her to be, with all your on the ground knowledge from there in DC.

I am literally at my workplace in Tampa.

My sister has a place on (in?) Rocky Point- mandatory evacuation zone A. Little piece of land that juts right out into the Tampa Bay. Their fulltime residence is states away, but they are in contact with folks who stayed and they are watching their security cameras. Windy, water is high, and splashy up against the seawall, but nothing is flooded. They didn't even lose power.

That's nice. We're not at high tide yet. Mini places are flooded and in fact there's currently a house on fire surrounded by water in Hernando Beach. How are Franklin bridge is closed Courtney causeway is closed, Davis Islands are closed off. Again we're not a high tides yet but best of luck to everybody.

I know you are just gleefully waiting for people to die and to lose their homes.

I am trying to explain to you the reality of what is going on here on the ground! I don't know why you have this, nothing to see here and move along, attitude. Why don't you try tuning into some social media or channel 8 has a live feed or whatever I mean this is not secret information.

You just told us you aren’t even in the flood zone and went to work today (wtf), so I don’t think you really know the reality in flood prone zones either.

Please stop spreading mis information. Everyone reading who knows someone in the area or if you are in the area, please listen to your trusted sources such as elected officials and state representatives who have actual information that you may need to know. Please do not take your information about the storm from people in this thread who do not have any idea what is going on.

Anyone Floridian who relies on DCUM for getting and spreading storm information is an idiot already…

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Anonymous wrote:Idalia is making landfall as a category 4 Hurricane with sustained winds of 156mph.

I hope that the end is quick and painless for the people in the evacuation zones who chose to stay behind and are met with 16+ feet of storm surge - unsurvivable. A few days at Motel 6, totally survivable.

It's not making landfall in Tampa Bay at that strength - we had the storm here last night, and it was windy and rainy. We didn't even lose power in my neighborhood - Pinellas County. We got very lucky - and there is flooding by the water (a lot of it) but in my neighborhood, we just have some branches down.

Meanwhile my best friend's father is emailing me with the subject line EVACUATE. Just, people outside of here really, really don't know what it looks like on the ground. Your Florida friends and relatives aren't the ignorant idiots you believe.

The ones who are in flood zones that are under mandatory evacuations, but didn't go, are fools. We're not even at high tide yet.

They are not under mandatory evacuations any longer! Do you understand - the hurricane is over in Tampa Bay. It's windy today, we still have bands, there is still flooding, but your friend didn't die like you hoped she would. She is not going to suffer like you gleefully predicted, for the crime of not being as cautious as you wanter her to be, with all your on the ground knowledge from there in DC.

I am literally at my workplace in Tampa.

My sister has a place on (in?) Rocky Point- mandatory evacuation zone A. Little piece of land that juts right out into the Tampa Bay. Their fulltime residence is states away, but they are in contact with folks who stayed and they are watching their security cameras. Windy, water is high, and splashy up against the seawall, but nothing is flooded. They didn't even lose power.

That's nice. We're not at high tide yet. Mini places are flooded and in fact there's currently a house on fire surrounded by water in Hernando Beach. How are Franklin bridge is closed Courtney causeway is closed, Davis Islands are closed off. Again we're not a high tides yet but best of luck to everybody.

I know you are just gleefully waiting for people to die and to lose their homes.

I am trying to explain to you the reality of what is going on here on the ground! I don't know why you have this, nothing to see here and move along, attitude. Why don't you try tuning into some social media or channel 8 has a live feed or whatever I mean this is not secret information.

You just told us you aren’t even in the flood zone and went to work today (wtf), so I don’t think you really know the reality in flood prone zones either.

Please stop spreading mis information. Everyone reading who knows someone in the area or if you are in the area, please listen to your trusted sources such as elected officials and state representatives who have actual information that you may need to know. Please do not take your information about the storm from people in this thread who do not have any idea what is going on.

Anyone Floridian who relies on DCUM for getting and spreading storm information is an idiot already…

I was so alarmed, as a local resident and mom, by the idea that the mom with the four kids was going to stay in the mandatory evacuation zone. I truly hope she did make the right choice and leave, and I also hope that no one else reads here and heeds the dangerous anecdotes given to stay in such situations.

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Anonymous wrote:Idalia is making landfall as a category 4 Hurricane with sustained winds of 156mph.

I hope that the end is quick and painless for the people in the evacuation zones who chose to stay behind and are met with 16+ feet of storm surge - unsurvivable. A few days at Motel 6, totally survivable.

It's not making landfall in Tampa Bay at that strength - we had the storm here last night, and it was windy and rainy. We didn't even lose power in my neighborhood - Pinellas County. We got very lucky - and there is flooding by the water (a lot of it) but in my neighborhood, we just have some branches down.

Meanwhile my best friend's father is emailing me with the subject line EVACUATE. Just, people outside of here really, really don't know what it looks like on the ground. Your Florida friends and relatives aren't the ignorant idiots you believe.

The ones who are in flood zones that are under mandatory evacuations, but didn't go, are fools. We're not even at high tide yet.

They are not under mandatory evacuations any longer! Do you understand - the hurricane is over in Tampa Bay. It's windy today, we still have bands, there is still flooding, but your friend didn't die like you hoped she would. She is not going to suffer like you gleefully predicted, for the crime of not being as cautious as you wanter her to be, with all your on the ground knowledge from there in DC.

I am literally at my workplace in Tampa.

My sister has a place on (in?) Rocky Point- mandatory evacuation zone A. Little piece of land that juts right out into the Tampa Bay. Their fulltime residence is states away, but they are in contact with folks who stayed and they are watching their security cameras. Windy, water is high, and splashy up against the seawall, but nothing is flooded. They didn't even lose power.

That's nice. We're not at high tide yet. Mini places are flooded and in fact there's currently a house on fire surrounded by water in Hernando Beach. How are Franklin bridge is closed Courtney causeway is closed, Davis Islands are closed off. Again we're not a high tides yet but best of luck to everybody.

I know you are just gleefully waiting for people to die and to lose their homes.

I am trying to explain to you the reality of what is going on here on the ground! I don't know why you have this, nothing to see here and move along, attitude. Why don't you try tuning into some social media or channel 8 has a live feed or whatever I mean this is not secret information.

You just told us you aren’t even in the flood zone and went to work today (wtf), so I don’t think you really know the reality in flood prone zones either.

Please stop spreading mis information. Everyone reading who knows someone in the area or if you are in the area, please listen to your trusted sources such as elected officials and state representatives who have actual information that you may need to know. Please do not take your information about the storm from people in this thread who do not have any idea what is going on.

Anyone Floridian who relies on DCUM for getting and spreading storm information is an idiot already…

I was so alarmed, as a local resident and mom, by the idea that the mom with the four kids was going to stay in the mandatory evacuation zone. I truly hope she did make the right choice and leave, and I also hope that no one else reads here and heeds the dangerous anecdotes given to stay in such situations.

oh for gd's sake