Hurricane Debbie

[swamprat]

The center of it about 120 miles off the coast of Clearwater. I live in Largo, now and we are getting the back side of the storm. The thing has been moving slow all day and we have gotten a ton of rain. We have had a couple of storm surge alerts. However, although we live 4 miles from Indian Rocks Beach, we are actually at the highest point in Pinellas County and not in a flood zone. 42 feet above sea level.

My brother-in-law, who lives a couple of miles from me, has taken water out of his pool twice. He estimates 5 to 6 inches each time.  

 

[theguru]

Debbie is taking her time and dumping a lot. 

[swamprat]

I do not have anemometer anymore but the wind has not been all that bad, looking out at it. 

[theguru]

I watched the weather channel for a while today and I remember thinking the winds were somewhat mild.  

[swamprat]

4 minutes ago, theguru said:

Debbie is taking her time and dumping a lot. 

Apparently I have some sealing issues in my work shop / laundry room. The way the rain has been blowing against that side of the place had caused the carpet in there to get really wet.

Quite a bit of flooding has been reported along the coast in Sarasota, Manatee, and Pinellas Counties. The Skyway Bridge is closed. 

 

[theguru]

At least you are aware there is an issue now.

[Jumper_Dad]

My cousin up in Crawford just posted this of the storm approaching the panhandle. It's currently southeast of her.

[TheDeuce]

3 minutes ago, Jumper_Dad said:

My cousin up in Crawford just posted this of the storm approaching the panhandle. It's currently southeast of her.

I love a good shelf cloud!

[theguru]

3 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

I love a good shelf cloud!

It looks like a big UFO to me, lol. 

[Tranquility Base]

Guess it's a good thing the Buccaneers are in Cincinnati this upcoming weekend.  Storm may be over ny then, but the cleanup could take a while.

[Voice of Reason]

11 hours ago, theguru said:

It looks like a big UFO to me, lol. 

Maybe it is a UFO?

[TheDeuce]

29 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Maybe it is a UFO?

Don't encourage him… 

[swamprat]

I work in Oldsmar, about 19 miles north of home, and we are getting heavy rains this morning. I called Mrs. S and the rain is still heavy there. Weather folks say we have had over 20 inches so far in the Tampa Bay area. At least the pool will be cool. It's been like bath water. 

 

[swamprat]

Debbie appears to be making landfall right now in the Big Bend region as a Cat 1. MSWs are 75 MPH. 

[TheDeuce]

1 hour ago, swamprat said:

At least the pool will be cool. It's been like bath water. 

#FloridaProbs 😂