Inland North Central Florida-- light rain and breezy. That's all so far. It hardly rained at all today, which was a surprise. But we are supposed to have 100% chance of tropical storm force sustained wind ( above 39 mph) later on tonight. I am not particularly worried about myself- however I have a sister living 40 miles closer to the coast and I am a little concerned about the wind effects on her place. She knows the hurricane drill and should be OK but still, if anyone can put a shield around Janice in Gilchrist County it would be appreciated. Thank you and I hope all you others in the path come through unscathed.
Cedar Key drone footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDVfWlMjUcE
Note that most of the damage is from storm surge , not so much the wind. Plenty of intact roofs, and places that are built up high on piers (where the water just washed underneath)generally fared OK. At 0:31 there is footage of a older small cottage rental complex- not on piers and right near the water.. We spent a weekend there a couple of years ago. It was very nice. Not so much anymore.
Thank you all that sent prayers,Light,Love and Protection!! I am grateful and thankful - managed to stay on the east side of Helene... only lost power from 12:30am to 3:36 am.... have had 12 inches of rain since Wednesday and the ground is saturated to the point it can not absorb anymore so flash flooding is going on ... but all good here and not going anywhere so ... much gratitude! Walking my little dog on the back yard this morning.
Thank you for the good vibes. We are pretty much unscathed and did not lose power. The wind was pretty fierce for a couple of hours before midnight, but there wasn't a huge amount of rain.
However my neighbor had a tree come down in her backyard at 1 AM. A branch broke through her bedroom window leaving broken glass all over her bed! Fortunately, she was in the living room, not the bed, because she hadn't been able to sleep. Somebody was watching over her for sure. Nearby, there are more trees down and a couple of downed power lines.
My sister is fine, too, except for there are escaped cows walking around her yard. LOL 😮 Thank you again!'
How is everyone else in the path?
@journeywithme2 Wonderful!
It was a rough night in our area of Tampa Bay FL. Water came up about 7 feet, peaking at about 6 inches into our building's garages. The garages are on ground level, condos all above. Everyone's cars are ok. The water came up fast and receded fast. Our power was off from 6 pm yesterday until 10 am today. I have probably lost my freezer which was in our garage, but had bought plenty of ice so all our food is okay. Thank the Lord. Others didn't fare nearly so well. Praying for them!
This morning at 3 am our building's fire alarm went off (battery backup issue). All of us gathered down in the parking lot in our pajamas. Fun times. Get to know your neighbor 😄.
Very relieved to have our home intact. Hope everyone here is faring well today.
So happy to hear the three of you are ok. Lowtide, what a relief to only have the six inches in the garage.
Many blessings to be found.
There are still members in our forum (active and lurkers) who are in danger. Prayers for those in Tennessee, western North Carolina and the Ohio Valley. Any other areas I have missed. And the 4 plus million without power.
If you can read this and this relates to you, let us know how things are going.
Just wondering how Helene and her catastrophic damages will affect North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and others voting. Will these strong Maga red areas turn away from the tangerine toddler ... whose 2025 plan is to basically disassemble NOAA and federal responses such as disaster assistance and aid ? Much the way he dissembled the CDC hobbling their response to the Covid Pandemic??? throwing out Obama's Pandemic response protocol?
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/09/a-guide-to-project-2025/
not to mention what DeJoy has done to our postal system!!!
And there is yet another system incubating and expected to materialize in 7-10 days.
I was thinking about how people would be able to vote. IF they leave the state many will not be able to register to vote there as registration deadlines are fast approaching too.
It will impact voting, for sure. Wiped out polling places as well as displaced voters, transportation problems, closed roads.