Anyone else in the Tampa area for the hurricane?

[FloridaRob]

Also, traffic going east is horrible. I went to pick up my daughter who lives about 30 minutes from me. It took three hours to get there as traffic was bumper to bumper and not moving. Nirmal time to get back home.

 

[triplets_93]

 

[triplets_93]

https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/floater.php?stormid=AL092022

https://satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/hurricane-ian/

 

[rags]

I have relatives that live in Rockledge, which is about 50 miles east of Orlando. Hope they're OK.

 

[rags747]

North Port without power since 11pm. Ripping here in Sarasota the past few hrs and it has not even arrived yet. Still have power though. Don’t see how my pool cage will survive later this afternoon when it finally hits, maybe around 4? Keeping fingers crossed…

 

[triplets_93]

Extraordinary Amount of Lightning Surrounding Hurricane Ian's Eye

https://satlib.cira.colostate.edu/w..._g16_meso_band2glm_ianeyelightning_labels.mp4

 

[triplets_93]

 

[StarOfGlory]

I'm in Naples right now. Bad flooding, big storm surge. 5th Ave. shopping and dining district is under water. I'm in my second story condo, and is one of the few times I would rather be in my South Jersey home.

 

[StarOfGlory]

My advice as someone who has rode out a few, even if you think you're stocked up and if they're still open, make one more liquor store run.

Ha ha. At the Publix I shop at, they had pallets of bottled water and beer at the entrance. An employee told me that both needed to be restocked equally fast.

 

[triplets_93]

Hurricane Ian Landfall Coverage: Latest Track, Live Cameras, Q&A | Tracking the Tropics on WFLA Now

 

[rags747]

We lost power at 3:30 in Sarasota, power surprisingly came back on at 5:30. My fix after this is my garage doors, definitely my weak link, they are screaming like **’ers. Sliders on back of house seem to be fine, pool cage flexing like all get out. No palms down on cage, they actually seem to handle this wind pretty dam good. I have had enough at this point. Wife took a nap at 3:30 when the power went out, I went into the bdrm to just lay down and try to chill but I’m hearing the wind and had to get up just to check crap out, she was snoring like a baby! Hopefully only another 3hrs or so of this peak wind, I have had it! Next time Savanah GA or the Hardrock in Hollywood, don’t need this bs. Hope everyone is doing good.

 

[Hardline]

I just had a couple cousins check in with me. They are doing OK right now. They are near Tallahassee.

 

[JBond]

Tampa is fine. Can't reach my Aunt and 6 employees in Ft Myers.

 

[terra]

Tampa is fine. Can't reach my Aunt and 6 employees in Ft Myers.

So how bad was the damage?

 

[VaqueroTD]

Never understood why Florida is a retirement mecca. I would not want to rebuild everything in my 70’s. Only a matter of time before a storm gets you if you live near the coast and that whole Gulf Coast is Katrina Part II because of the surge. Hope all are safe as can be. Best wishes for your family.

 

[John813]

I'm not complaining at all, but man the reach of this storm was nuts. Was outside the cone of the eye but still got tropical storm winds.
Sisters place was minutes away from a tornado that hit in delray beach.
My parents/sister also lost power. Luckily never lost power here.
Damage is pretty minor. Fence went down in the middle of a long run/branches went down.


I really hope the people still in SW FL are in safe locations, especially where the surge was brutal.
Getting near cat 5 winds with that much rain & surge and on ground floor level= certain death.

 

[glimmerman]

I am in central Florida. Got hammered pretty good for about 10 hours. Trees down but survived.

 

[glimmerman]

We are in lakeland, middle of the state. We have rode out many over the years. People around here have been known to be without electricity for a week or more. Our grid is good tho and in Hurricane Charlie we lost electricity for 4 hours and that is all thru all the storms. I am not worried about flooding. If our house floods don't worry about sending help to lakeland because every one else is dead. We are at the highest point. Store shelves are bare. No bread, milk, or water. I just hope we don't lose electricity. Being hot sucks.

I am in Lake Wales. Our little area never lost power. Thank GOD. We usually the first to lose it. Everyone else around us for miles is out. We got some good rains and wind gusts.

 

[StarOfGlory]

So how bad was the damage?

Just look it up on YouTube. Naples, Bonita Beach, Ft. Myers, Port Charlette, North Port, bad, bad, bad. A few people probably woke up to find a free boat on their property. I was one of the few in Naples that didn't lose power for long. Still no cell phone service.

 

[Cowpolk]

Everyone ok?