HURRICANE MILTON

[CATHYnKY]

Hoping folks get to safety that are in harms way. Helene should have shown what can happen. This one is a monster

[capcat]

Sounds like a monster of a storm. Maybe there is, but there has to be a better way to evacuate than it seems like there is. Busses instead of the mass of single cars on the roads with scarce fuel, large shelters instead of booked-up hotels, and pet rescue vehicles/facilities so people don’t have to leave their pets behind. “Evacuate now” sounds easier and maybe more possible than it is.

I have family in Florida, and they usually stay for one reason or another, but lately I’ve seen a change in their willingness to leave.

[Lighthouse]

Most will drive their vehicles to not lose them. The wind will cause damage, but the surge will obliterate. Praying.

[capcat]

Some years ago, people flew their private planes to what they thought was safety in Austin before a hurricane hit the Texas coast. But, a tornado in the outer bands hit the airport, and the planes were destroyed. Something similar happened to my Floridian brother in law. It was his car, and it wasn’t destroyed, but significantly damaged. I would expect my car to be damaged or destroyed in a hurricane, but ya’ never know.

[capcat]

Seriously, it’s the scarcity of fuel that would concern me. We are far away from the coast, but people’s reactions to a potential fuel crisis after a hurricane created a mess here. Long lines that burned some of what fuel you had, gas stations closed, people following gasoline tankers to whatever gas station they thought might be the stop, and some who filled big plastic trash cans with gasoline further depleting the supply. That was a nightmare. I had family in the hospital, but driving was limited.

[TrueblueCATfan]

prayers to everyone in it's path

this is one monster of a storm

[surveyor]

Sounds like a monster of a storm. Maybe there is, but there has to be a better way to evacuate than it seems like there is. Busses instead of the mass of single cars on the roads with scarce fuel, large shelters instead of booked-up hotels, and pet rescue vehicles/facilities so people don’t have to leave their pets behind. “Evacuate now” sounds easier and maybe more possible than it is.

I have family in Florida, and they usually stay for one reason or another, but lately I’ve seen a change in their willingness to leave.

If it's me I'm not giving up my method of transportation and ability to get back and check on my property and belongings. Not sure if they still do it, but in years past both sides of the interstate or major roadways were one way north or other egress direction.in order to handle the volume. In photos it doesn't appear they did so in recent hurricanes.