Evacuation orders issued for some FL counties ahead of Hurricane Helene

[TUGBrian]

I've been using this page; https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ that our DS told us about years ago. He uses it for planning for probable remediation work.


~Diane

yes i use the nhc maps for forecasts and such, but nothing ive seen sofar has the live wind speed and rain data as that one above...its very impressive!

reports comin in from tampa/clearwater showing staggering flooding there

 

[LMD]

I live in Naples- there was quite a bit of flooding on various streets near the coast and downtown . Marco got flooding this morning too. High tide is coming again so more flooding is expected. Below is my parents condo at the Riverside Club on Marco this morning. (Over near the Snook for those of you familiar)

 

[rapmarks]

Fort myers beach flooded and no power.

 

[Sugarcubesea]

At our TS --- they just finally 2 years later completed the pool, hot tub, tiki hut, landscaping and shuffleboard courts about 3 weeks ago and now the water and sand are completely covering the shuffleboard courts and I'm pretty sure the pool will have some damage on the gulf side on Vanderbilt Beach and Harbor Club, this poor resort can't catch a break...

 

[topmom101]

Currently at the Sheraton Vistana Village. It is just beginning to rain. Other than early restaurant closings and activities being moved indoors, no other safety measures taken. They don’t seem to be very concerned.

 

[rapmarks]

They announced if you didn’t evacuate to write your name and date of birth with a marker on your arm or leg.

 

[rapmarks]

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At our TS --- they just finally 2 years later completed the pool, hot tub, tiki hut, landscaping and shuffleboard courts about 3 weeks ago and now the water and sand are completely covering the shuffleboard courts and I'm pretty sure the pool will have some damage on the gulf side on Vanderbilt Beach and Harbor Club, this poor resort can't catch a break...

So very sorry

 

[TUGBrian]

Currently at the Sheraton Vistana Village. It is just beginning to rain. Other than early restaurant closings and activities being moved indoors, no other safety measures taken. They don’t seem to be very concerned.

I wouldnt expect a significant impact in the orlando area.

 

[JudyH]

Lots of flooding along the gulf beach roads from Englewood, Venice, Nokomis, Siesta Key, Lido Key, Anna Maria Island, tornado in Bradenton did damage, flooding St Pete Beach, Clearwater Beach and all points north.
Some road closures in low lying areas.

 

[TUGBrian]

big bend has got to be utterly devastated as this thing rolls through... 147mph right on the coast just now reported

 

[moonstone]

Just heard from our DS before he heads to bed, he says it was a short night & a long day. They are at about a 6ft storm surge in Apollo Beach right now and it is still rising but much slower than it did all afternoon. His dock which is usually about 3ft above water is now 3ft underwater. They ended up with less than 2" of rain in the gauge and the wind is tapering down. He figured when he was looking at homes that the St Petersburg peninsula would help protect Apollo Beach from storms and looking at photos from St. Pete's and Clearwater area it did.

DS's dock, under 3 ft of water, as of 10:20pm;

There are going to be some crazy photos from the big bend area in the morning. I also saw a report that radar is seeing well over 5000 lightning strikes per hour in the outer walls of the hurricane -a quantity almost unheard of. The eye is just making landfall now near Perry FL. Hope everybody stays safe.

~Diane

 

[Glenn2]

Some neighborhoods in my area got walloped hard by storm surge and wind. Boats were lifted into parks, streets and even slammed into houses. All the bridges to the beaches are still closed, the beach roads unpassable due to huge sand deposits. The weather service is calling the surge in St. Petersburg at 6.3', in Clearwater 6.7', Tampa Bay 6.8'.

We lost power for about 5 hours. No tree damage, most people in my neighborhood have removed their large trees to prevent damage to their homes. Too many storms these days to keep large trees anymore. We're very near the Gulf but up on a bluff that prevents any salt water from reaching us. It could have been so much worse here.