Originally Posted by biker1 (Post 2377339)

The center of the circulation will not go over The Villages but the wind field is broad. The track of the center of the circulation will be well south of us. While we will see some gusts, the probability of sustained hurricane force winds is on the order of 5-10% according to the NHC.

Originally Posted by mikeycereal (Post 2377352)

Checked Windy: Wind map & weather forecast this morning and it shows the track has moved south of the Villages. Orlando is still inside the track but close to where we were yesterday. And instead of it going from a cat 3 to a 2 as it passes below us it has changed to 2-1. So if accurate we appear to be dodging another one, but I'd still keep looking at updates today. We have a river flood warning and my house is about half a mile from Lake Okahumpka so I'm concerned on how high that will get. Getting the Kayak ready.

Originally Posted by CybrSage (Post 2377364)

There have been only 7 actual tornados at landfall that hit New England since 1908. Of those, the highest Category at al small was a 3.
In the last 24 years, there have been only 3 tornados that all were tropical storms by landfall.

Since 2004, Florida was hit with 1 Cat 5, 5 Cat 4, and 5 Cat 3 hurricanes at landfall. This does not include Milton.

The tornados that hit New England are little babies compared to those that hit Florida. No need to pretend otherwise, we all know this.

Originally Posted by biker1 (Post 2377356)

The NHC track has been south of us for a few days. On Sunday, there were a few model results that had the center of the circulation in our vicinity but the cone of possibilities was quite wide. Sustained 30-35 mph winds for about 12 hours is certainly possibility.

Originally Posted by flash4353 (Post 2377353)

Wanna bet?

Originally Posted by Margefrog (Post 2377401)

I read hoarders (but somehow couldn't repy there) and your comment here. The comment on "hoarders" is unnecessarily harsh. Using gas here isn't taking from those on I-75, etc. If it would, we whould have been told and would have complied. People gassed up in case of their need, and maybe to be able to drive to devasted sights with supplies, just as we prepped our properties re flying objects to protect ourselves and others.
Yes, most of us have been thru numerous weather challenges. That doesn't mean we should ignore this humongous storm, especially the elderly with physical challenges.
Lighten up guys.

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2377016)

14 threads currently running about Milton.

Get out of town. Board up the windows. Fill your bathtub with water. Fill your clothes dryer with ice. Hoard toilet paper.

As we say up north, "is this your first time on skates"?

Is this your first hurricane? Can't be, if you've lived in TV or Florida for more than a year or two. Where did you live before coming to Florida? Weather hasn't affected your life at some point?

New England has been hit with 71 Hurricanes or Tropical Storms, since I was born in 1953. One a year for me.

There have been 18 direct Hurricane hits in New England, since 1953. One every 4 years.

Close to 70 times in the last 70 years, Boston has been hit with a snow storm, dumping over 24" of snow in a 24 hour period. Worcester has been hit over 100 times in the last 70 years.

Doesn't the Midwest ever get bad weather?

Over the last 30 years, an average of 48 people per year, die from Hurricanes in the USA (136 if you include floods). Statistically, a non-event. (Weather Related Fatality and Injury Statistics)

The Villages is nearly 50 miles from the coast and probably has the most sophisticated drainage system in the USA.

Over-react much? Don't drive your golf cart through a flooded tunnel, you'll be fine. Friday is supposed to be 80 degrees and mostly sunny.

I know this isn't going to change anyone's mind or behavior, but this Chicken Little "the sky is falling" stuff is getting tedious.

Originally Posted by Byte1 (Post 2377410)

ocalypse preppers? I don't get the Flu shot, but I don't laugh at those that do get them.
You said there are 14 hurricane threads? You made it 15, right?

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2377415)

No.

There were 14 threads on Hurricane Milton.

This thread was specific to people over-reacting and acting like the sky was falling, in response to a fairly typical, overly hyped weather condition, predicted to occur in a distant part of the state.

Originally Posted by Byte1 (Post 2377418)

Please define "over-reacting."

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2377016)

14 threads currently running about Milton.

Get out of town. Board up the windows. Fill your bathtub with water. Fill your clothes dryer with ice. Hoard toilet paper.

As we say up north, "is this your first time on skates"?

Is this your first hurricane? Can't be, if you've lived in TV or Florida for more than a year or two. Where did you live before coming to Florida? Weather hasn't affected your life at some point?

New England has been hit with 71 Hurricanes or Tropical Storms, since I was born in 1953. One a year for me.

There have been 18 direct Hurricane hits in New England, since 1953. One every 4 years.

Close to 70 times in the last 70 years, Boston has been hit with a snow storm, dumping over 24" of snow in a 24 hour period. Worcester has been hit over 100 times in the last 70 years.

Doesn't the Midwest ever get bad weather?

Over the last 30 years, an average of 48 people per year, die from Hurricanes in the USA (136 if you include floods). Statistically, a non-event. (Weather Related Fatality and Injury Statistics)

The Villages is nearly 50 miles from the coast and probably has the most sophisticated drainage system in the USA.

Over-react much? Don't drive your golf cart through a flooded tunnel, you'll be fine. Friday is supposed to be 80 degrees and mostly sunny.

I know this isn't going to change anyone's mind or behavior, but this Chicken Little "the sky is falling" stuff is getting tedious.