My folks have been through several. Prepare for power outage and cell outage.

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Oct 7, 2024
8:40:40pm

BluePostum Political Junky

My folks have been through several. Prepare for power outage and cell outage.

Once it took a few days to confirm if they were ok so just be prepared.

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BluePostum

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My parents are 60 miles east of Tampa inland and not evacuating. Is that

Chefcurry

10/7/24 8:28pm

It could easily still track to Miami and depending on theres home construction

ABCoug

10/7/24 8:32pm

The ft Lauderdale missionaries are all evacuated to church buildings. Maybe

BlueTooth

10/7/24 8:34pm

They don’t. They just bought a home there so they’ve never been in a hurricane.

Chefcurry

10/7/24 8:38pm

Have they not looked at a flood map yet? Flooding should be their main concern.

WDaddy

10/7/24 8:40pm

Yea their neighbors are saying they’re fine but have they ever had this big of

Chefcurry

10/7/24 8:45pm

Irma 2017. I spent many weekends mucking out houses way more than 60 miles

SuperTank

10/7/24 9:01pm

Also, download the windy app. That was far more accurate than the news.

SuperTank

10/7/24 9:03pm

Tampa missionaries have also all been evacuated

AF Cougar

10/7/24 9:01pm

Depends on flood patterns there

Underhill

10/7/24 8:36pm

I feel like their house is slightly higher than the other areas.

Chefcurry

10/7/24 8:40pm

My folks have been through several. Prepare for power outage and cell outage.

BluePostum

10/7/24 8:40pm

have them see if the nearest waffle house is shutting down for the hurricane. if it is, evacuate.

FieroCoug

10/7/24 8:42pm

This sounds like a joke, but it’s reliable info.

TheoHux

10/7/24 9:21pm

yeah lol waffle house doesn’t shut down unless it’s a legit threat. i’ve read that some are shutting down for this one.

FieroCoug

10/7/24 9:45pm

If they are open, but planning on having a limited menu they should evacuate

JayOwen

10/8/24 1:47am

RE: have them see if the nearest waffle house is shutting down for the

ABCoug

10/7/24 9:25pm

here, zones A and B are mandatory evacuations

JOPE

10/7/24 8:43pm

Even if their house is not flooded or ravaged by wind, they are probably in for

TheoHux

10/7/24 8:48pm

Yea I’m worried about the wind. Especially being the eye of the storm and

Chefcurry

10/7/24 8:50pm

Snakes and gators in the streets. That is terrifying.

The Chief

10/7/24 9:34pm

This is the correct answer

BR549

10/8/24 3:13am

Are they prepared to be without power for a week? If so they'll be fine unless

Tare

10/7/24 8:58pm

It's usually a good sign when the eye is right in your path, so i hear, since they Hurricane usually switches just

Bob Vance

10/7/24 9:48pm

Tell them to come visit you for the week....insist they come

BYU Grounds

10/8/24 10:55am

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