That list doesn't even include hurricanes like Wilma (2005) which caused $21B worth of damage in Florida alone Doesn't have to be cat 4 or 5 to be very dangerousOriginally Posted by Stray
That list doesn't even include hurricanes like Wilma (2005) which caused $21B worth of damage in Florida alone Doesn't have to be cat 4 or 5 to be very dangerous
Saw the photos of the causeway. Damage wasn’t due to any shortcomings in construction. It just took a direct hit from a major hurricane. Jeez.
If that happened to the causeway, I can’t imagine what happened to the structures on the island.
The rose goes in the front, big guy.
Looks really torn up
https://www.fox13news.com/weather/hu...thwest-florida
Fort Myers Beach is erased.
Sanibel too.
On a separate note,
Welcome to Florida you soulless hedge fund ghouls who bought up everything worth having.
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Our double wide in our over 55 park stayed together. We got lucky.
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The images coming out of coastal Fort Meyers and the barrier islands are just indescribable beyond total devastation. I have never seen inland flooding this bad throughout Central Florida. I can only imagine the flooding that will take place along the St. Johns river once this water arrives. Today was the wettest day on record for Orlando and surrounding areas.....all of the downtown lakes flooded over their banks putting large parts of downtown under water. I find the inland flooding extremely dangerous as it transports gators, water moccasins and other dangers.
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The home insurance industry in Florida is an absolute mess. The serious companies started pulling out after Andrew after 1992 and later the hurricane heavy early 2000's. That left a lot of policies with state-owned Citizens corp. But then Florida legislators (Republican mainly) had a great idea: entice the "private" sector to get back in by letting them 'cherry-pick" policies from Citizens (at first homeowner had right of refusal, later it was mandatory). So well-connected insurance "entrepreneurs" set up shop with fancy names like "Heritage", "Avatar" etc. (I got "taken out" by half a dozen of these and had to refuse to get back to Citizens – until I couldn’t anymore).
So, these companies are already going broke. Homeowners have teamed up with lawyers and contractors to file suit requesting new roofs and other repairs alleging wind damage. (You need a new roof here in Florida every 20 yrs or so). And they have been winning large settlements, prompting proposed changes in legislation.
Naturally a large part of the problem is that these companies were never set up to be real insurance companies anyway, the idea was to collect premiums, pay out salaries and dividends until the next big hurricane. At that point the State (through Citizen’s or the insurance guarantee fund) would step in (and these companies would file for Bankrupcty).
Now we have the big one. Never mind that it didn’t hit Tampa. This is huge and state-wide. It will be a financial disaster for the state.
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Some hi res satellite photos of Sanibel and other affected Ft Myers area.
https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/i...27.766/-82.101
The rose goes in the front, big guy.
Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean that people aren't out to get me
Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean that people aren't out to get me
I bet our fellow member Dom is sure glad he made the move out of Tampa. This kinda stuff would sure get old after a while living in Florida. I don’t see the financial benefit of insurance companies offering hurricane coverage in that state
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It's a tough place to live at times. I used to live in West Palm ('99) and left before a hurricane hit and sat through 2 hurricanes in Orlando, but Orlando doesn't get storm surge so it's usually not devastating there compared to the coastal areas. I feel for everyone on the coast including one of my best friends in Ft. Myers and another who owns a house on Anna Maria island. I pray they still have homes tomorrow.
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Tropicana Field's roof has been destroyed.
https://x.com/i/status/1844210561896296718
It was serving as a massive shelter for first responders / power linemen from across the country.
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OMG! That video is something else.
I wish it were under better circumstances, but it’s good to see you posting again, adkindo. I hope you and the other Redzoners who live in Florida are out of harm’s way.
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Thanks, I personally should be good....between Orlando and Daytona Beach. Hoping to maintain electricity through the night (fingers crossed).....just a ton of rain and heavy bands bringing hurricane level "gusts" of wind. Very concerned about those that live in the Sarasota & Tampa area. I do not think national news really covered the amount of flooding that areas around Tampa got with Helene and it just "scraped" the area.....very susceptible to flooding.
In regards to my absence.....just some life/schedule changes kept me busy the last couple seasons.....but very hopeful for next year with the changes and talent returning.
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