I was asked to make a Milton megathread, so that is what I am doing. I’m going to be somewhat busy this evening, so I don’t think I’ll be able to quickly or easily update the thread with new information, but here are some resources:
Rotating live feed of multiple Tampa Bay webcams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWisr5zg3so
Higher resolution Naples pier feed: https://naplespanorama.org/
Live amateur storm chaser coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-V_YnmER0Y
WFLA News 8, St. Petersburg, FL’s live feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WXtB4zjhME
NOAA Milton resources: https://www.noaa.gov/milton
National Hurricane Center: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml
FEMA’s Hurricane Milton page: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current/hurricane-milton
FEMA hurricane safety information: https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes#before
Florida government updates on Milton: https://www.floridadisaster.org/disaster-updates/Hurricanemilton/
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Milton page - https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/Emergency-Operations/Hurricane-Milton/
If anyone has any others to add within the next two or three hours of this posting (3:18 pm EST, Wednesday October 9), I’ll be able to add them.
I’m watching the storm chaser feed. They said there are 13 tornado warnings right now.
Lake Okeechobee has a massive water spout.
Edit: All 25 Waffle Houses in Tampa are closed. Why is this important? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index
Someone has posted that Waffle House is closing with less danger than in the past because of fear of litigation so, if that’s the case, the Waffle House Index won’t hold the same value
FWIW, the storm chaser YouTube feed I linked to above is what I’m listening to and they certainly implied it was pretty significant.
I’m watching that one too. Straight to the point, nothing unnecessary. Great coverage
About 90% of Florida is covered by Milton.
That’s just freaking bonkers.
There’s a ton of tornadoes popping off over central Florida near Lake Okeechobee, which is really abnormal for tropical storms like this
About ten minutes ago, some extreme moron walked out on the Naples pier and put a Trump flag on it. You can see it flapping in the wind. I’m now taking bets on how long it lasts there.
But it’s the Democrats who shove politics into everything. /s
If they meant to show that Trump is a massive windbag that will destroy everything he touches… message gotten across!
I can’t find this flag on any flag list, but guys, maybe not the best time to show your patriotism?
I see your dudes with a flag and raise you a guy in an inflatable dinosaur costume
Stay safe out there, friends! I hope we hear from every lemming in a day or so that they’re okay.
What a piece of shit to do this.
Time lapse of the ISS flying over Hurricane Milton: https://x.com/dominickmatthew/status/1844025627390992850
Non-shithole site link: https://apnews.com/video/hurricanes-and-typhoons-natural-disasters-aerospace-technology-hurricane-milton-space-exploration-6ea167b982ad4cf2b10ac173ee273a76
No offense FlyingSquid.
None taken. Thank you.
The ads on the weather channel are terrible but the Harris attack ad certainly takes the cake.
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Hurricane is no longer a thing, but we don’t know the extent yet.
We will be leaving this post pinned for a few more days.
I don’t have a good list, but I encourage those that can to donate to legitimate relief organizations.
This guy has been amazing at keeping people up to date on tornado touch downs and tracking the storm.
https://www.youtube.com/live/d-V_YnmER0Y?si=m9NbEM65OfzTtiWl
I was watching when there were over 400K watching live. I suspect YT was struggling because it was sluggish at times.
