Weird. To look at the map, we should not be affected at all over here, yet I just woke up (4:25 a.m.) because of a vicious squall accompanied by lightning and thunder.
We are getting battered: not in the sense of the bad winds, but it's like one, long, severe thunderstorm. I've been unable to sleep, which I think is only partly related to the storm. It's got to be a lot worse in Naples and other areas to the west of us (Hope and Jon, are you listening?).
This should give a better sense of why we're being affected here so far from the eye of the storm (draw a diagonal line toward the south-southeast from that big lake 2/3 of the way down in Florida to get a sense of where I am).
That pic shows why here in the Tampa/St Pete area are getting bad weather. Last year, I lost my home in the hurricanes. I now live in an apartment. Last night, I had a hurricane party after work. What can I say that hasn't been said before over here in Florida. ...another weekend, another hurricane.
Praying that everybody gets wet that can stand it and dry if they can't. This looks like a labourously slow storm, can't imagine how much rain folks are getting but we're hoping not to repeat the tornados. Raf, it's really THAT cold in them clouds???
All is well (thankfully) on the southwest Florida coast (Ft. Myers, Naples area)...rainy and gray, but no power outages or (other than normal seasonal) tropical scuffles.
The natives are restless, make no mistake. No one makes light of these bad blowhards anymore. Many, many people and whole areas are still reeling (or just starting to near some normalcy) after last year's quint hits.
Whereas I am relieved that we are out of Dennis' reach, my heartfelt prayers go to any and all in the current anticipated path.
Seems like the worst of the bands have left. We lost power a few times, but nothing like last year. What do you know? I think the sun is out!! Here's to this year being nothing like last year.
Just talked to a great aunt in Mobile. She said that they just got a lot of rain and wind, but nothing scary or as bad as they had prepared for.....thankfully!
I hope all our other GSpotters are doing well and staying safe!
It looks like Dennis the Menace is going to go straight over my hometown. I hope he doesn't cause much damage when he gets up there.
We've been on the west coast of FL the last 10 days. I took some pictures today that I posted in Every Picture Tells a Story you might want to look at.
Bow jr.'s girlfriend's mom had a tornado pass right over her apartment yesterday morning while on the phone with her daughter - no damage to them or their apartment, but she said some trees were busted up. This was in Seminole, FL, just north of St. Petersburg. We're staying just west of St. Pete, on the beach.
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coolchef1248 @adelphia.net
well my name is dennis! will try to be easy on those in the path
but as i have said befor
storms were here long befor we were
move to maine we only have black flies and cold weather! and we need the money
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dmiller
Ha! Here in Minney-soda, we have the same. And after dealing with that for 26 years, I'm almost willing to give those storms a try!
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krys
Last nite's news here showed that there are still quite a few who haven't had power restored from the last storm in the fall! Ouch.
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rascal
Raf, I wanted to tell you that I really have apreciated you posting all of these storm tracker thingees....
It is really cool to watch their track and increase or decrease in intensity.
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GeorgeStGeorge
Yeah. If the high that's east of Florida strengthens, Dennis could hit Texas. I'm up for a little rain, but not a category 3 hurricane!
George
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Zshot
It looks like it is makeing it way through Cuba.
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Raf
Weird. To look at the map, we should not be affected at all over here, yet I just woke up (4:25 a.m.) because of a vicious squall accompanied by lightning and thunder.
Let this be over with soon...
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Raf
We are getting battered: not in the sense of the bad winds, but it's like one, long, severe thunderstorm. I've been unable to sleep, which I think is only partly related to the storm. It's got to be a lot worse in Naples and other areas to the west of us (Hope and Jon, are you listening?).
This should give a better sense of why we're being affected here so far from the eye of the storm (draw a diagonal line toward the south-southeast from that big lake 2/3 of the way down in Florida to get a sense of where I am).
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moony3424
That pic shows why here in the Tampa/St Pete area are getting bad weather. Last year, I lost my home in the hurricanes. I now live in an apartment. Last night, I had a hurricane party after work. What can I say that hasn't been said before over here in Florida. ...another weekend, another hurricane.
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moony3424
Time for some hurricane humor.
:D-->
You Might Be a Floridian If:
You have more than 20 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer
Your pantry contained more than 10 cans of Spaghetti O’s
Making coffee on your grill doesn’t seem like an odd thing to do
You are on a first name basis with the Home Depot cashier
You decide your patio furniture looks better on the bottom of the pool
You own more than 3 large coolers
You have the number for FEMA on your speed dialer
You can wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty
Last year you couldn’t hang a shower curtain; today you can assemble a portable generator by candlelight
You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner’s insurance policy
At cocktail parties, women are attracted to the guy with the biggest chain saw
Relocating to North Dakota doesn’t seem like such a crazy idea!
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Linda Z
Hang on, Raf, Moony, John and Hope, Belle, Song, and all you other Floridians!
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gc
Moony,
:D--> The only thing I won't miss when I move out of Louisiana is hurricane season!
gc
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herbiejuan
Praying that everybody gets wet that can stand it and dry if they can't. This looks like a labourously slow storm, can't imagine how much rain folks are getting but we're hoping not to repeat the tornados. Raf, it's really THAT cold in them clouds???
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Belle
Nothing but clouds and occasional light rain here. It's a good day for curling up on the couch with a good book.
I hope the Gulf Coast states are hunkered down and that they're staying safe.
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Raf
I have no idea what you're asking me.
Well, although we did take a bit of a beating, it was no worse than our worst non-hurricane related storms, I think. We got off light.
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MATILDA
All is well (thankfully) on the southwest Florida coast (Ft. Myers, Naples area)...rainy and gray, but no power outages or (other than normal seasonal) tropical scuffles.
The natives are restless, make no mistake. No one makes light of these bad blowhards anymore. Many, many people and whole areas are still reeling (or just starting to near some normalcy) after last year's quint hits.
Whereas I am relieved that we are out of Dennis' reach, my heartfelt prayers go to any and all in the current anticipated path.
Prayer is always good.
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gc
How's everyone doing that is in the path of Dennis?
gc
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moony3424
Seems like the worst of the bands have left. We lost power a few times, but nothing like last year. What do you know? I think the sun is out!! Here's to this year being nothing like last year.
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Raf
Cheers!
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dmiller
Moony --LMAO!!!
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Belle
Just talked to a great aunt in Mobile. She said that they just got a lot of rain and wind, but nothing scary or as bad as they had prepared for.....thankfully!
I hope all our other GSpotters are doing well and staying safe!
It looks like Dennis the Menace is going to go straight over my hometown. I hope he doesn't cause much damage when he gets up there.
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gc
Hear! Hear! To this hurricane season being less destructive!
gc
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We've been on the west coast of FL the last 10 days. I took some pictures today that I posted in Every Picture Tells a Story you might want to look at.
Bow jr.'s girlfriend's mom had a tornado pass right over her apartment yesterday morning while on the phone with her daughter - no damage to them or their apartment, but she said some trees were busted up. This was in Seminole, FL, just north of St. Petersburg. We're staying just west of St. Pete, on the beach.
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Raf
Well, it's tropical storm Dennis now, and the second map I posted will probably become a red x soon.
See you at the next storm.
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