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@StormChaser :
God Bless them!

God help these people. This will be a WORST CASE scenario for Tampa.FORECAST @ landfall: Category 3 - 120mphMIAMI - An alarming change in the forecast now shows the potential for a dangerous hurricane to strike the west coast of Florida later this week with damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge and torrential rain.The budding cyclone was designated Tropical Storm Milton on Saturday afternoon by the National Hurricane Center, but it's now expected to rapidly intensify into a hurricane by Monday and reach Florida on Wednesday.The forecast with Milton has evolved quite a bit in the last 24 hours, showing greater potential to be a more significant storm."I don't like the way this is developing at all, and it's going to happen pretty quickly," says FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross. "It just means the odds are significantly higher (Saturday) than they were (Friday) that a memorable, impactful storm is going to impact Florida in the days ahead.""Regardless of the exact details of the intensity forecast, an intense hurricane with multiple life-threatening hazards is likely to affect the west coast of the Florida Peninsula next week," the agency said Saturday morning. 

@StormChaser :
Butlers brother lives in Tampa. Guess I will give them a call see how they are doing after it hits.

@StormChaser: thank you and it's nice to hear from you!

@StormChaser :
Thank you. Always informative 😊

Noooooo!

We have friends in the path of almost a direct hit if she goes where predicted. They've said even their weather people were surprised by the sudden and significant changes. Officials are sounding the alarm for Floridians to prepare quickly. Please send positive thoughts and prayers for all.

@StormChaser: I missed you too. Does this seem like a normal pattern to you? I don't remember many starting where it started and then going due east….

@StormChaser : And then possibly, Nadine forming and going in the same direction..long term forecast so naturally...wait and see. Poor Florida and related areas.

@Max57 : We lived on the beach just outside of St Pete before we moved here. Our town was decimated by Helene. Our house had up to 4 to 5 feet of water in it. The late season Storms were always the ones we worried about because they do just this. They sit in the Gulf and come back.If you are wondering about abnormal, IYKYK.

@SteveT: interesting. Thx. Sorry about your house.

@StormChaser : The last time Tampa had a major storm was 100 year ago too!

@SteveT @Max57 :
I am just glad y'all are out of the path of destruction and living here now. I have enjoyed getting to know you and Brenda. I've got an idea, let's do lunch sometime!