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Miscellaneous => The Water Cooler -- General Discussions => Topic started by: MRC on September 26, 2022, 01:48:01 PM

Title: Ian
Post by: MRC on September 26, 2022, 01:48:01 PM: I hope the best for you guys in Florida.

It sounds like trouble for a lot of people where ever it makes landfall.

Good luck to all of you!
Title: Re: Ian
Post by: cargaritaville on September 26, 2022, 05:46:19 PM: Thanks from Sarasota!
Title: Re: Ian
Post by: DDGator on September 26, 2022, 06:07:48 PM: Definitely going to cause some trouble here in the Tampa Bay area. I'm on high ground. We will see how it goes...
Title: Re: Ian
Post by: MRC on September 26, 2022, 07:14:16 PM: Good luck guys, you were the two I was thinking about.
Title: Re: Ian
Post by: backupr9 on September 27, 2022, 10:35:39 AM: Those of us in NE Florida up around JAX should be OK, but we are keeping an eye on it. Best of luck to those of you on the west coast and panhandle.
Title: Re: Ian
Post by: DDGator on September 29, 2022, 11:02:18 AM: The sort of last minute changes in course saved the Tampa Bay area again. I had no real damage, just some clean up.

The folks south of Sarasota got battered. Ft. Myers and Naples took a real hit. The extent is not clear yet.

However, we finally have 70 degree weather for a little bit! Will be nice for the clean up.

Thanks for all the well wishes!
Title: Re: Ian
Post by: tracker on September 29, 2022, 11:45:20 AM: Glad to hear about Tampa, Duane. The Sanibel Island Causeway is down and will be for quite some time. Access to and from the island is by boat or helicopter.
Title: Re: Ian
Post by: cargaritaville on September 29, 2022, 01:23:31 PM: We dodged the bullet again! Here in Lakewood Ranch ( Sarasota area ) we had high winds and a ton of rain. We never even lost power. Our neighbors to the south were not so lucky.
Title: Re: Ian
Post by: MRC on September 29, 2022, 02:18:34 PM: That's good to hear!

I saw on the news how Tampa Bay had the water blown "OUT" of it yielding a minus 3 foot storm surge.
Title: Re: Ian
Post by: DDGator on September 29, 2022, 03:13:26 PM: Yes, "negative storm surge." You could basically walk across Tampa Bay -- although not advisable.