Does tampa get hit by lots of hurricanes??? (Orlando: utilities, live)

[retiredcop111]

On LI we got hit more than the Tampa area. I am more inland in Lutz. Not really concerned about it. My biggest fear are the trees. I worked hurricane Sandy and that was frightening watching all those trees fall. In fact we lost a number of people to falling trees.

[Not_liking_FL]

Originally Posted by BucFan

I've been unfortunate to have had to drive through heavy rain storms in and around Kennedy BLVD and downtown and it doesn't take much to cause heavy flooding of the area. I can imagine what a hurricane will do.

Flooding will be a major issue in a lot of areas even if hit by a cat1-2. I can't imagine what would happen with a more powerful storm.

Originally Posted by retiredcop111

On LI we got hit more than the Tampa area. I am more inland in Lutz. Not really concerned about it. My biggest fear are the trees. I worked hurricane Sandy and that was frightening watching all those trees fall. In fact we lost a number of people to falling trees.

I went through Fran in Raleigh years ago and that storm caused major damage. It was only a cat 1, IIRC, by the time it hit Raleigh about 150 miles inland from where it made landfall. There were downed trees across just about every road.

[dublaca]

Irma hit here.

[MAniacTHW]

Originally Posted by dublaca

Irma hit here.

Irma hasn't made it this far north yet, so this is an inaccurate statement.

[dublaca]

Originally Posted by MAniacTHW

Irma hasn't made it this far north yet, so this is an inaccurate statement.

I didn't expect such a fast reply on a post from 2007 lmao.
Its most likely going to hit unless it turns right.

[BucFan]

Originally Posted by dublaca

I didn't expect such a fast reply on a post from 2007 lmao.
Its most likely going to hit unless it turns right.

Looks like the pathway is E. Hillsborough County, perhaps even Polk County they say, and not Tampa.

[dublaca]

Originally Posted by BucFan

Looks like the pathway is E. Hillsborough County, perhaps even Polk County they say, and not Tampa.

Yeah true and even then it will be at most a cat. 1

[BucFan]

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Hope we stay this way....

[bobandsherry]

Really a need for another thread to discuss Irma, especially a Zombie thread from 2007?

[BucFan]

Originally Posted by dublaca

Yeah true and even then it will be at most a cat. 1

hearing Buckhorn talk - not letting his guard down.....treating the storm like Cat3