Evacuation Plans

@akalinus (43209)
United States
October 6, 2024 11:24am CST
Our area is supposed to get a direct hit from Hurricane Milton. If this happens, my friend and I plan to evacuate north with her best friend, her dog, and our cats. If the predictions hold steady, the storm is life-threatening. 110 miles steady winds will blow out the glass doors. Heavy rain may overflow the pond. I wish everyone in this monster's path the best—prayers for safety and a house to return to. We have not had a storm of this magnitude hit this area in 104 years.
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rakski
@rakski (123714)
• Philippines
6 Oct
Prayers for all of you. I hope it will take turn of slow down a bit
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rakski
@rakski (123714)
• Philippines
6 Oct
@akalinus true. it is raining here but no typhoon
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
7 Oct
Thank you. That is the most important thing you could do. I know you get terrible storms where you live.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
6 Oct
I wish it would get some dry air and lose strength and intensity. I do not wish for anyone else to get it. It could turn into a tropical storm.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (37685)
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6 Oct
I am worried about my Florida family as well. They don't live in a flood zone, but still, St. Pete is in the path of Milton, and still in a mess from Helene. Be safe, please!
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
6 Oct
We will try our best. I was thinking about your daughter in St. Pete. My son lives up that way too. I don't know what he will do. Prayers for your daughter and her family.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
7 Oct
@MarieCoyle We decided to stay. The highways will be a mess and there won't be any hotels or motels with available rooms. What is your daughter going to do? I think Pinellas zones A and B are mandatory evacuation zones. We live in Zone C.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (37685)
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6 Oct
@akalinus Right back at you!! I hope you have a safe place to go if you have to evacuate!!
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Amber
@AmbiePam (92952)
• United States
6 Oct
I’ll be praying for you all.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
6 Oct
Thank you. The best thing would be for it to weaken and/or go to a less populated area. I do not wish it on anyone, I'll be praying for people wherever it goes.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
7 Oct
Thani you. That is the best thing you can do. We decided to stay here, at least for now. If the glass doors blow out, we will stay next door. The resident there gave us permission. She is up north somewhere.
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Gayle Harrelson
@2ndchances24 (9016)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
6 Oct
@akalinus God is the only 1 who controls the weather.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219059)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Oct
I hope you do not have to evacuate.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
6 Oct
I hope not but things in life get wild sometimes. We do what we have to and hope for the best.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
7 Oct
We decided to stay here. If the glass doors blow out, we can stay next door temporarily.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (179006)
• United States
7 Oct
Take precautions, be alert and stay safe.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
7 Oct
Now we decided we aren't going. There are no motels/hotels in the state. We can't leave cats shut up in their carriers for hours or days. The dog is not a problem. It is used to walking on a leash.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (179006)
• United States
7 Oct
@akalinus I hope that's a good decision. Stay alert and be safe. Prayers going out to you.
Gayle Harrelson
@2ndchances24 (9016)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
6 Oct
Your doing the best thing to protect yourself from what's coming I hope a lot of others do the same thing cause this 1 B-hind the last 1 & all the destruction is just going to get a lot worse.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
7 Oct
Plans are changed for now. We will stay here for the pets, especially the cats. Of course, it could change again if the storm does something unexpected.
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Gayle Harrelson
@2ndchances24 (9016)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
7 Oct
@akalinus you KNOW it's going to come in as a 3-4 & you just had 1 come through as a 4 & you see what IT has done to 5 states, are you sure you want to risk your life you only have 1 life & ONCE IT'S GONE YOURE DONE.
Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (160720)
• United States
7 Oct
I am glad you have plans to stay safe. Good to have friends to share hard times with.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
7 Oct
Yes, absolutely. Every friend is precious. We will all be safe together, wherever that might be.
Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (70091)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Oct
If you plan to leave, do so no later than tuesday morning. By then I can guarentee you'll be facing gridlocks. Stay safe and be careful. Give yourself as much travel time as possible. I'm sure you know this already.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (70091)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Oct
@akalinus So you know how fun it can be. Or, not be. I was just trying to give a friendly reminder. Because being stuck on a grid lock is not fun, either. My family evuacuated only once that I know of, and we had a lot of a animals and we did get stuck in a gridlock. Needless to say that wasn't fun. I was stuck in the back seat with a couple of our cats, one of whom pooped in his carrier.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
7 Oct
I have evacuated before and it is never fun. Once, my son and I stayed in a school. We met Mr. Yucks there. He got someone from the National Guard to try and tell us to all go to sleep at 7 pm. That was his bedtime and he did not want to hear any noise from 20 other people in the room. We also stayed in a motel room that had not been cleaned in years. Our park had no electric and my son had to take showers to go to work.
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luisadannointed
@luisadannointed (6200)
• Philippines
7 Oct
I pray for your safety and may the hurricane just banish in Jesus name, Amen.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
7 Oct
I think God heard you. There is a a possibility that there will be an infusion of drier, cooler air, which would reduce the strength of the storm.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (139795)
• Roseburg, Oregon
7 Oct
I hope everything turns out good for you.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43209)
• United States
7 Oct
That is what we are hoping. There is another storm on the way. They named it Nadine. There are four more systems in the Atlantic.
RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (79997)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Oct
The last one left us here with no problems in our area but greatly dented my nerves. This time the Lord will also be with me and if my time comes it comes, I have no way or want to get anywhere with my two cats, So best of luck to you and I hope all will be well, Where are you located?
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (35662)
• India
7 Oct
I have heard about the storm.Your country faces so many storms every year.Nobody can deal with these natural calamities.But I'm thinking about evacuation.I can imagine the problems of those who are made to leave their houses and shift to other places. I pray for you and all those living in your area.
Anish Asokan
@RevivedWarrior (2309)
• India
7 Oct
Prayers for you and your near and dear ones. Please evacuate safely . Hurricane and rain not a great combination and well seems there is prediction of heavy impacts. Perhaps the climate change is the reason for the increased impact as the storm of this magnitude is approaching after a century plus. It has definitely impacted the temperatures and heatwaves this year across the globe. Definitely , it looks life-threatening.Hope there would be less damage to the area and things would be fine with less or no impact. Take care of yourself and near and dear ones!