Here comes Milton…

[CanCuba]

Not sure if this is photoshopped or not but it looks like an alien or a demon.

Hope all are well.

 

[sdkid]

This one has me more concerned than any other, including the 4 in 2004, three of which came even closer to us.
I’m dead center in the middle of the state about 65 miles to the west coast as the crow flies.

Looks like the freeways are open and moving good-- if you can get gas...

 

[Teken]

I’ve honestly never thought this was something I would ever see.

 

[bigredfish]

Hey, I thought hard about that

 

[Teken]

Hey, I thought hard about that

I’m not knocking it but more so about how people scramble to use out of the box thinking!

I don’t pretend to know how this guy managed to find straps that long?!?

 

[bigredfish]

The anchors are the part I hadnt figured out. Seems like you'd need some Mombo anchors and Deep!
With a mobile home it would not be a crazy idea.

 

[Teken]

The anchors are the part I hadnt figured out. Seems like you'd need some Mombo anchors and Deep!
With a mobile home it would not be a crazy idea.

Some of the guys are using those screw in ground post straps.

While others went the extreme and used those ground hogs (Big Feet) intended for building decks on.

 

[bigredfish]

Getting a bit more Sporty out here in Lake County. Big bands moving through carrying tornado's. Something like 90 with 30 on the ground so far. Historic outbreak.

Good news is the Cane is unwinding and down to a Cat 2 (maybe not "official" yet because NHC likes to keep it a level up close to landfall from a "public safety" standpoint, so folks dont drop their guard. But its a Cat 2 right now by spec.)

Moving faster, so landfall more like 8-10pm vs 2am. Still gonna be a very bumpy night

 

[IReallyLikePizza2]

My concern is when one end of that strap comes loose and you now have a 100ft whip with a piece of steel on the end

 

[Teken]

My concern is when one end of that strap comes loose and you now have a 100ft whip with a piece of steel on the end

Guess it would be called a real zinger!

 

[Gargoile]

The anchors are the part I hadnt figured out. Seems like you'd need some Mombo anchors and Deep!
With a mobile home it would not be a crazy idea.

If they are not using screw type stakes and very deep, once the ground is saturated enough the stakes will just be pulled up. The wind over the straps alone will vibrate into the ground stakes and start to loosen them up

 

[Parley]

As of right now, it looks like Anna Marie Island is going to take it in the shorts. Also, quite a number of F2 tornados with lots of damage being reported.

 

[Sybertiger]

This one has me more concerned than any other, including the 4 in 2004, three of which came even closer to us.
I’m dead center in the middle of the state about 65 miles to the west coast as the crow flies.

I thought you were more north and west of Seminole County.

 

[IReallyLikePizza2]

Saw this picture online about the tornados. You can tell its Florida quite easily based on the POS Camry



They'll evacuate to my neighborhood and be throwing Modelo cans out the window for sure

 

[Sybertiger]

A friend of mine just texted me this.

 

[bigredfish]

I thought you were more north and west of Seminole County.

We are. We’re in Tavares. County seat. Right in between the 3 lakes

Getting sporty. Real stuff will be 10-12 tonight

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[Sybertiger]

Some places are getting a rain rate of 7 inches per hour.

 

[Sybertiger]

Only 2.5 incheds so far...if the person who has this weather station down the road is accurate.

 

[Parley]

St. Lucie sheriff’s department is collapsed on all of the vehicles.

 

[bigredfish]

Saw that, not pretty