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Just saw an interesting statistic relative to the number of 90+ degree days in Orlando. There have been 45 so far this year and the average is 110. The record is 152 days in 1919! Do you think climate change was talked about in 1919? What did people think 107 years ago when the temps soared and then led into the dust bowl?

Yea, if you lived there during that storm, it was a hurricane. I dont care what the professionals refer to it as.

I dont think anyone on the Gulf Coast or Florida in general is upset about this...

And the year before Sandy we had a foot of snow on the same weekend.

14 / 6 / 3

Do you get paid by them? Just curious since you are pushing them so hard

I moved to Florida 5 years ago after a lifetime in NJ and this is the coldest winter since Ive been here. 40s at night, 50s/60s during the day for the last 2-3 weeks. This graph makes me want to move further south!

You would never know if experiments like this were going on now anyway. I'm not saying the government is purposely trying to send storms and injure people, that's crazy. However, it is equally as crazy to think these types of programs are not going on regularly and sometimes go awry, like the hurricane seeding did. Ask yourself how many things labeled conspiracy theories since 2020/Covid have actually been proven to have a high likelihood of being true or outright true?

Its not like the government has never tried to manipulate the weather... https://vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heritage/-/almost-science-fiction-hurricane-modification-and-project-stormfury

Does any one have a non biased source that documents historical sea levels for Florida towns? there seems to be no shortage of people wanting to own on barrier islands even with these storms. Id like to see historical sea level heights to pattern what the rise actually is.

Only folks on this chat board were hyping north of Tampa

The local media was clear that you should evacuate if your zone called for that. I think the local level of info was right on. if you lived on a barrier island from Cedar Key to Ft Myers and chose not to leave or take precautions, that's on you, not local officials or lack of information.

By the same token, we cant have public officials like the Mayor of Tampa saying things like "if you choose to stay you WILL die". That's sensationalism that makes people tune out. What happened to the days of stating facts, giving the best information at the time, explain first responders will not be available for rescues and let people decide their course of action. Hype and sensationalism have caused much of people's distrust with information.

There is a big difference between national media coverage and local media coverage. The local media did a great job explaining that the storm would begin to lose strength as it neared Florida and that tornadoes would be a problem. The national coverage I watched explained none of that. From my perspective, the forecasts from the local Orlando region news media were spot on. They called the heavy rain band that went through my area, the back end winds and east coast storm surge. If your perspective is national coverage, you did not get the same level of detail, which is to be expected.

I measured 18.2 inches of rain and a local news outlet posted winds of 86 MPH in Daytona. It was incredible and an intense 5 hours overnight.

8PM is accurate IMO.

Thanks.

Hard to believe landfall is predicted after 10pm, seems like it will be much earlier

I havent seen any of that

Many of the local mets in Orlando are calling for landfall near Sarasota or south and is moving faster than has been forecasted. Landfall around 10pm, off the coast by noon tomorrow

The definition of Darwinism...

I just found this out a few weeks ago, my son's friend works there and told me. Who ever thought this was a good idea?

That doesnt look any dfferent than most weekdays in the area.

What are the chances this continues to move north beyond TPA and into the Cedar Key area?

As a Florida resident, interested in the GOM chance. We avoided any effects from helene, but am not seeing much discussion on here about this next chance. I'm hoping the lack of discussion is a good thing.