Sending You All My Thoughts And Prayers - Blog Posts

At the rate it's going, Hurricane Milton looks like it will be incredibly destructive. As of the latest forecast I could find on the weather channel, it was "centered 560 miles southwest of Tampa...a strong Category 4 packing 155 mph winds as of 5 a.m. EDT...tracking east-northeast at 12 mph". According to the NHC, it could potentially be "one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida".

I know it's easy to get jaded with hurricanes and that sometimes, they aren't really bad enough to be worth evacuating for, but from what I can tell, this one absolutely is. If you're in an evacuation zone, leave if you can or find a shelter if you absolutely can't. Please stay safe, everyone.

good morning tumblr! be careful. i have saved a whole load of these to my phone at this point, so...

peak storm surge-

more storm surge - darkest purple is >10 feet, and is worst - though we might need more colours

recent track, showing landfall at 2 am on Thursday rather than 8 pm on Wednesday

75 is apparently completely clogged, as you'd expect at this point. people are leaving en masse and with good reason. there is free transport to shelters through uber in pinellas, hillsborough, and pasco - use it. the promo code is MILTONRELIEF. jim cantore arrived in tampa yesterday. jim cantore.