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RidinWithHarris

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82. We have a couple of friends who moved to Spring Hill about a year ago
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 05:09 PM
Oct 2024

They're definitely elevated enough to not worry about the storm surge, but it is going to get damned wet and windy there. They have not been told to evacuate.

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I have a friend who owns/lives on the beach at St. Pete liberal N proud Oct 2024 #1
Spent quality time on Lido Key in Florida. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #2
We vacationed on the south end of Lido nearly every summer when I was a kid. Gore1FL Oct 2024 #69
I Have Friends That Just Moved To An Adult Community In Spring Hill.... global1 Oct 2024 #3
They should be ok. Its inland snowybirdie Oct 2024 #5
They should be OK BeneteauBum Oct 2024 #20
Direct hit to Anna Maria Island? abbeyco Oct 2024 #72
I hope your AMI friend evacuated BeneteauBum Oct 2024 #81
She did! abbeyco Oct 2024 #98
My brother and SIL live in Spring Hill AZ8theist Oct 2024 #21
I don't know bdamomma Oct 2024 #32
Thanks. .........yeah......me too....... AZ8theist Oct 2024 #37
only coastal areas in our county are under evac orders. Native Oct 2024 #41
you can check to see if they are in an evac zone at this link Native Oct 2024 #42
It was my understanding their entire county was under mandatory evac.. AZ8theist Oct 2024 #45
nope. i live in Hernando Cty. Native Oct 2024 #46
Wow! I am in Hernando county also. Katinfl Oct 2024 #65
me too! Native Oct 2024 #78
I live in Naples. Just a lot of tornados going around. kerry-is-my-prez Oct 2024 #79
What county? Katinfl Oct 2024 #64
They should think twice about staying. Katinfl Oct 2024 #63
They do not evacuate the whole counties. They do it by zone based on your danger for surge. camartinwv Oct 2024 #71
Far too many are like them. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #87
my guess is they are in Timber Pines. they'll be fine. Native Oct 2024 #36
I'm off Barclay in Silverthorn Katinfl Oct 2024 #66
I'm in Silverthorn too! Native Oct 2024 #77
OMG! I can't believe it. Katinfl Oct 2024 #80
and out of 800 homes here, how many dems do you know? Native Oct 2024 #83
Three Katinfl Oct 2024 #92
We know about a dozen. Pretty sad stats, huh? Native Oct 2024 #101
I live in the Spring Hill/Brooksville area. Katinfl Oct 2024 #60
We have a couple of friends who moved to Spring Hill about a year ago RidinWithHarris Oct 2024 #82
The tornadoes on the ground in central FL MontanaMama Oct 2024 #84
Dear lord! That must be some kind of record. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #91
I think Alabama beat today MontanaMama Oct 2024 #100
If the storm tracks south of him, as predicted YessirAtsaFact Oct 2024 #4
If his area is under evacuation orders, they should evacuate. littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #15
We have a friend on an island on Tampa Bay. bullimiami Oct 2024 #7
Is it Davis island? crud Oct 2024 #14
I too have a FB friend who lives in St Petersburg. She claims to be in a non-evac zone...I'm thinkin' NOT THIS TIME! Backseat Driver Oct 2024 #49
If you have an address you can look up the zone. rzemanfl Oct 2024 #74
Fortunately... demotux Oct 2024 #6
Yes, but the making decisions in FL is a petty, vindictive, immature snit. nt woodsprite Oct 2024 #8
Even more fortunately the storm seems to be trending just south of Tampa avoiding the Storm Surge in the city. Jk23 Oct 2024 #10
My grandson goes to FGCU in Fort Meyers. tavernier Oct 2024 #22
The storms have a nasty habit of veering that way in the last minute. Jk23 Oct 2024 #30
Good for making him come home. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #94
Oh bdamomma Oct 2024 #35
No worries! He would just Sharpie it away...... Coventina Oct 2024 #50
Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2024 #9
It hasn't been bad since 2004 when there were six in Florida. jimfields33 Oct 2024 #31
That's good. H2O Man Oct 2024 #48
Short term numbers!! dpibel Oct 2024 #102
0z (7PM) Intensity Guidance Strelnikov_ Oct 2024 #11
Possibly here BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #62
Does the human gene pool have enough variation multigraincracker Oct 2024 #12
HA!! Our species is so pathetically UN EVOLVED.... AZ8theist Oct 2024 #23
Those with gills will have the best chance. Frasier Balzov Oct 2024 #47
Well, it's too bad the machine that we built would never save us, that's what they say JoseBalow Oct 2024 #54
I like to think so, being that we evolved in Africa, and expanded to encompass the whole globe, w/ all of its SWBTATTReg Oct 2024 #76
We gotta be headed to some kind of record onandup Oct 2024 #13
Katrina cost 125 million. This will be 250 million which could be equivalent to Katrina's dollars. jimfields33 Oct 2024 #33
To all DUers in the path of the storm: IF YOU CAN - PLEASE keep us posted. calimary Oct 2024 #16
OAITW r.2.0.......... Upthevibe Oct 2024 #17
Republicans are starting to change tactics Wednesdays Oct 2024 #27
That is old school christofascist conspiracy theory, been saying that for decades. Thomas Hurt Oct 2024 #40
Gaslighting and just plain weird Evolve Dammit Oct 2024 #70
Yes! I just saw a similar comment on FB catchnrelease Oct 2024 #85
In FL you can't even say the "climate change" Katinfl Oct 2024 #67
In evac zones it's critical to listen to local authorities - TBF Oct 2024 #18
Al Gore told us that this would happen and it wouldn't be a one and done thing Botany Oct 2024 #19
WHat is COL? "COL is going to go up for the rest of us." Amaryllis Oct 2024 #24
cost of living. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #25
I'm guessing cost of living. captain queeg Oct 2024 #28
Worst storm in 100 years for Tampa bay! jimfields33 Oct 2024 #26
Republicans deserve our eternal hatred for how bad they fucked us with this catastrophe that threatens the planet LymphocyteLover Oct 2024 #29
I look at what the local military is doing. 4lbs Oct 2024 #34
The 21st Century battle for our survival won't be from a foreign entity. It will be the climate. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #39
Yup, we may end up like H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" 4lbs Oct 2024 #43
No. The surface in that novel was not untenable. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #95
For over 10,000 years it was untenable because of nuclear blasts, radiation fallout, and volcanic eruptions. 4lbs Oct 2024 #105
I'm sorry, I assumed you were talking about the novel. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #106
Hurricane Andrew destroyed Homestead Air Force Base in 1992 JoseBalow Oct 2024 #53
Thanks for nothing you Repubs and fools BluenFLA Oct 2024 #38
Why anyone claudette Oct 2024 #44
Tampa Bay is beautiful or Funtatlaguy Oct 2024 #51
Yes claudette Oct 2024 #52
It's been 100 years!!!!! jimfields33 Oct 2024 #55
True claudette Oct 2024 #56
I jimfields33 Oct 2024 #57
Yep claudette Oct 2024 #58
Do you have any science to back that up? dpibel Oct 2024 #103
The hurricane effects on Sarasota have me worried. lark Oct 2024 #59
Al Gore won. Another corrupt Supreme Court stole that from us! Clouds Passing Oct 2024 #61
Milton is a very scary storm LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2024 #68
At least there are competent folks around malaise Oct 2024 #73
All human activity since the beginning of agriculture Ron Green Oct 2024 #75
it's "a" historic. not "an." -ed. Red Raider 85 Oct 2024 #86
So, give me a C on on my my illegal article use. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #88
I thought it was an historic XanaDUer2 Oct 2024 #89
Actually, I did too...at least it sounded right to me. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #90
Some things seem intuitive XanaDUer2 Oct 2024 #93
The rule is "an" before a word that starts with a vowel. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #96
Rules are for the others. Not for us. paleotn Oct 2024 #99
It's the damned Brits dpibel Oct 2024 #104
It are? Swede Oct 2024 #97
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