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Storm surge rising in Gulfport.

News reporters are already in Gulfport. The ocean is rising at a solid rate possibly until mid-day tomorrow or longer. https://thegabber.com/gulfport-fl-beach-webcam/

Downtown Gulfport beginning to flood. The highest tide is just after noon tomorrow. It's going to be difficult for the business owners and residents in Zone A.

We are going to see a storm surge on the Gulf Coast to be remembered for many years.

If you know Clearwater Beach, you'll realize how high the tide is now and the surge is just beginning. I think noon tomorrow is the Blue Moon peak tide. It might be a doozy all long the Gulf Coast. https://clearwaterbeachcams.com/

No, the BIG one will be during the Thanksgiving holidays.

The tide is creeping up on Captiva Island. As the night goes on and Idalia moves away the wind gets stronger on Sanibel and Captiva. https://www.muckyduck.com/beach-cam/?utm_source=SanCapChamber&utm_campaign=SanCapChamber&utm_medium=referral

Feeling it here in Gulfport with solid rain and a stiff breeze with gusts into the high 30s. Egmont Channel has TS conditions close to here.

Two bag lunches to every inmate in a cell, then the Correctional Officers evacuate...

Sanibel had its strongest gust of the day just now. Winds are picking up here in Pinellas County, still sub-TS for sure. It appears Idalia has a tail that will whip us late tonight and tomorrow morning.

Idalia is making pretty pictures. I'm glad it is not going up Tampa Bay as we were concerned about yesterday.

Busted my butt for two or three days to be able to endure an all night storm and a few days with no electricity. Now I have electricity and I'm a week ahead of deadlines.

I'm not finding them on SailFlow. Where should I look?

Starts on Francis Bacon's birthday, January 22.

From a friend in England this morning:

This Blue Moon?

I keep waiting for some serious Idalia winds on SailFlow and right now south east Florida appears to have stronger winds than the Gulf Coast. Are those wind speeds due to Franklin?

For Gulfport, Florida which will have some water in town by tomorrow morning, if this camera is still Live that means there is less than a foot or two in the store where the internet connection lives a half block from Boca Ciega Bay: I hope we do not get more, but with high tide there will be a surge on some level. We might have a calm sunny morning with several feet of ocean in town.

Weather Channel has been in the background noise here for a couple days. They had a really cool AI/Drone animation of a 6ft storm surge here in Gulfport showing our little town that floods every TS and Hurricane. Now they are doing Cedar Key with a 9ft surge! One of my storm forecast factors is where the Weather Channel goes, the storms pass by. LOL

We've had two bands; 35 mph gust and sideways rain on the first for about ten minutes, and now a 31 mph gust and light rain. We'll get more, but standing outside right now it feels soooooooo great after a hot ass summer with very few thunderstorms. I love the feel of a tropical system, at least when it is not destroying everything.

Drinking beer and will make a pot of coffee later to experience Idalia all night. I've been waiting for this night since we got our electricity back on after Ian knocked it out here for a few days last year. Here in Gulfport, FL until this morning we were very concerned that we were on the inside edge of the target of a Major Hurricane. Now we are relaxing, hopefully not prematurely, that we'll enjoy some needed rain and very cool winds to watch. My friends who have businesses downtown might have a bit of a storm surge flood, but we should fair out well again. Lucky again in Tampa Bay.

How did I forget Irene!! UGH

If it rains, we'll have a hurricane! LOL

Friday should be a beautiful day In Key West.