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5pm NHC update shows a major hurricane hitting the Tampa area on Wednesday
Yea we're watching that pretty close, we've got a wedding in New Smyrna Beach next weekend that I am so hoping doesn't get ruined by this
tampa is one of those areas that gets the huge suck out of water when a storm goes by and then a rush when it comes in.
Once a storm goes into the eastern gulf beyond the Keys, there's almost no possible good outcomes other than wind shear destroying it.
So far it’s tracking almost identically to Charlie.
11pm NHC update shifts it into Tampa. It is projected to weaken a bit before making landfall but it will be a huge, slow moving storm so flooding probably more of a concern than wind.
https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/2022-09-26-hurricane-ian-florida-cuba-caymansSeems that these storms always hit 2-3 days later than they originally predict. More time to get to Home Depot and buy extra generators as I saw one guy on TV so. He said he had several but just in case. LOL. Not sure if they are rolling Artemis back off the launch pad yet? https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/24/world/nasa-artemis-i-launch-delay-scn/index.html
i doubt it, it doesn't look like it will impact the east coast of FL.
Latest updates have shifted south. Massive storm.
Schools closed tomorrow and Thursday in orange county. And today their A/C is not working even before the storm hits. LOL. I saw one model has it cutting right across Florida and into the Atlantic. Most seem to have it head to Georgia.
Kids are probably safer in a hurricane eyewall than in a school.
i'm not sure i've ever seen a storm this big, the eye is still on the far western end of cuba but major bands are already hitting south florida.https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/09/27/hurricane-ian-forecast-florida-track/(Image removed from quote.)
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Not sure why you'd say that at this point because Tampa looks to be dodging a major bullet here. What could have easily been a direct hit is instead likely to be indirect (at least according to the map you posted) with the weaker part of the storm hitting them. They still might get screwed by rainfall like Houston did with Harvey, but this could have been much, much worse for them.People between Sarasota and Fort Myers/Cape Coral are the ones who need to be praying to whatever deity. Gonna suck for anyone running an Airbnb in Sanibel Island.