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Checked into my hotel next to the airport, 5th floor room. Concrete/steel building with a generator surrounded by big buildings.Should be safe as long as they dont call zone B. Sherrifs may have to drag me outta the hotel in cuffs if that happens.

Drove over to Brandon thinking restaurants would be open since everything on Kennedy/Downtown is boarded up/closed. Nope.

They won't force you to leave.

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09-09-2017 , 02:33 PM

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A Cat4 could be enough to level Tampa. Katrina was only a Cat3 when it hit Louisiana.

No, Tampa will not be leveled. New Orleans is mostly below sea level. Makes a bit of a difference.

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09-09-2017 , 02:38 PM

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No, Tampa will not be leveled. New Orleans is mostly below sea level. Makes a bit of a difference.

Did you read the article linked up thread? Said Tampa is in top 3 or 4 most vulnerable cities. Models have a direct hit from Cat 5 doing incredible damage.

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09-09-2017 , 02:42 PM

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No, Tampa will not be leveled. New Orleans is mostly below sea level. Makes a bit of a difference.

Tampa is not ready for this. Not even close. It doesn't make a difference when the city isn't capable of even handling small floods.

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09-09-2017 , 03:00 PM

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This will be very bad. But Tampa will not be "leveled". Right now it is not predicted to be Cat5 (and yes, it does make a difference, why else make the distinction?). Should people be concerned? Yes, very. But I just don't think over the top hyperbole is useful.

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09-09-2017 , 03:09 PM

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Is there a way to post phone pics with tapatalk?

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09-09-2017 , 03:09 PM

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lol

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09-09-2017 , 03:10 PM

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lol

Kinda what I thought.

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09-09-2017 , 03:13 PM

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The button with the mountains will let you post pics bb

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09-09-2017 , 03:16 PM

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If you have a Tapatalk account (vs just logging in to 2p2 on Tapatalk using your 2p2 account), it's easy to post pics (and even videos?) as Tapatalk hosts them for you.

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09-09-2017 , 03:23 PM

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Test

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09-09-2017 , 03:25 PM

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Success!

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09-09-2017 , 03:27 PM

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09-09-2017 , 03:38 PM

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No, Tampa will not be leveled. New Orleans is mostly below sea level. Makes a bit of a difference.

This article is why I referenced Katrina. Note that's it's from July 28, so not fear mongering to get people to evacuate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...=.78c6027075b1

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09-09-2017 , 03:39 PM

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Seriously, just reporting what is going on since I'm here. If I'm tarding up the thread, I'll stop.

Please don't, unless you're driving to safety with gf and dad.

Good luck.

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09-09-2017 , 03:43 PM

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Looks like a nice spot to go for a swim!

Last edited by solid first post; 09-09-2017 at 03:44 PM. Reason: j/k Be safe

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09-09-2017 , 03:45 PM

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This article is why I referenced Katrina. Note that's it's from July 28, so not fear mongering to get people to evacuate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...=.78c6027075b1

I read that article when it was published. It assumes a worst case scenario of a 15ft storm surge. That is not happening.

Also, encouraging people to evacuate is not the same as saying Tampa will be "leveled".

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09-09-2017 , 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s warning was even starker. Standing outside City Hall last year, he described what would happen if a hurricane as small as a category 3 with 110 mph to 130 mph winds hit downtown.

“Where you’re standing now would be 15 feet under water,” he said.

Either you or the Mayor will be correct. Hope it's you.

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09-09-2017 , 04:06 PM

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A high-level cat 4 and a low level cat 5 have a difference of 5mph wind speed.. That's where this is predicted that 5 mph is not going to make any difference with 150mph+ winds. The distinction matters, but in this case when it's borderline between the two, it really doesn't.

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09-09-2017 , 04:13 PM

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I just tried to find it but cant. But I thought I read somewhere that storm surges were predicted between 10 and 20 feet.

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09-09-2017 , 04:20 PM

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Tampa is currently predicted to be 5-8 feet. Nothing to laugh at, but not anywhere near "worse case".

ETA: Storm surge is always greater in the northeast quad of a hurricane. That's not happening in Tampa this time unless it swings way out to the gulf.

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09-09-2017 , 04:21 PM

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I just tried to find it but cant. But I thought I read somewhere that storm surges were predicted between 10 and 20 feet.

Parts of souther Florida they are saying 10-12. I believe the latest Tampa maps said 4-8ft.

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09-09-2017 , 04:23 PM

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This is going to devastate the Florida keys. There are still people running around taking pictures on the southern tip web cam. Can't believe some people there aren't listening to these warnings. Would assume tourists are the ones taking pictures which makes it even worse

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09-09-2017 , 04:28 PM

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I didn't think about this , but they were talking about getting gas back here quickly and power back up. They have a lot if resources available but they can't move them in now and they can't bring them in behind the storm. They have to wait until it completely moves north of the state.