#TSMilton will be #HurricaneMilton by the time it reaches Florida (Wednesday-Thursday); big enough to cover the whole peninsula, with potentially catastrophic effects.
"Get ready again" Cool, With what money?
(not blaming HIM, just the reality for millions here)
#TSMilton getting stronger, will be #HurricaneMilton tomorrow, and a MAJOR hurricane when it barrels over Florida all Wednesday and through Thursday.
We are very, very fucked. If you pray, spare one for us.
#HurricaneMilton is going to fuck up #Florida but good.
Shit is real and bad, and to add insult to injury, the drop in barometric pressure is already being felt here: my migraine is off the fucking charts; things like water are no longer available on shelves, and my job expects me to work late tonight (ETA: FROM HOME), to finish what we won't be able to do after we lose power.
Most of us worked fully remote today, and no one at my work unit is expected to go to the office for the rest of the week, regardless.
However, any late work done tonight will not be paid as overtime, since it's likely we won't be able to work later in the week.
This has not been spelled out, of course, it's just how it's happened during previous events since we went corporate.
Wednesday morning update: still have power and internet, has just started raining where I'm at. We expect the winds to really start by late afternoon, early evening where I'm at.
Walmart closed, no gas anywhere, the fear is palpable--but of course, we are working (remote) today to try to make up for the rest of the week.
3:15 pm update: internet has started to flicker; still have power, rain is fairly mild though constant, and the wind isn't too noticeable.
So far, so good--Central Florida, Greater Orlando area.
4:20 pm update: it's really dark outside, rain still mild but constant, some wind gusts. Tornado watch on until tomorrow, barometric pressure plummeting (the migraine is epic already). Power on, internet flickers.
Central Florida, Greater Orlando area
4:50pm: by the time it passes overhead where I am, it should be a less powerful hurricane, likely 3. Still BAD but less deadly for us. Flooding and tornadoes will still be a serious threat for a while.
Central Florida, Greater Orlando area
6:41pm: power still on, internet more stable over the past half hour. Rain paused, tornado risk same (watch level), eerie calm again.
Central Florida, Greater Orlando area
8pm update: power on, internet on, sporadic rain in between strong gusts of wind; tornado watch on overnight and likely to be extended in the morning Eye still shy of land.
It's gonna be a LONG night.
Central Florida, Greater Orlando area
9:15pm: power and internet flickering. Non-stop rain, the kind that falls in visible sheets; the wind comes and goes, so when the gusts hit, you feel the vibration in your bones (if you've lived through a hurricane, you know what I mean)
Central Florida, Greater Orlando
10:30pm: eye has landed; tornado watch ended; rain has let up some. Power and internet on, wind goes from dead air to powerful gusts. So far much better than I feared.
Central Florida, Greater Orlando area
Midnight: Milton a category 2. Lost power for a bit; under flash flood warning; gusts stronger and closer together; raining in waves. Despite all of which, it feels calmer now than it did an hour ago.
Central Florida, Greater Orlando area
@willaful it is!
You can see here (takes a bit to load) how there's less rotation now; it's still big, lots of water, but not as strong.
https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/floater.php?stormid=AL142024
azteclady
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