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[RescueLover]

The news featured a hospital in Tampa that’s near the water for Level 1 trauma patients. They did not evacuate, because the hospital has an Aqua Fence to protect it from surges.

[smoochy]

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@RescueLover wrote:


The news featured a hospital in Tampa that’s near the water for Level 1 trauma patients. They did not evacuate, because the hospital has an Aqua Fence to protect it from surges.

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Tampa General. Been there. They are surrounded by water on three sides I believe. The aqua fence worked during Helene-they reportedly took in no water!

[781Florist]

God bless and protect all of you living in the path of this absolute monster storm.

My friend of 65 years lives in Gulfport FL and he texted me yesterday that he was being evacuated and would hopefully text me later.

He has no family there and I am worried for him.  I'm afraid that all we can do now is pray for God's mercy.

[RescueLover]

Hello!! @smoochy 🤗

How Awesome it was built to withstand a hurricanes force like that !! 😎

[BalletBabe]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

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@haddon9 wrote:

Thank you for keeping us posted! Prayers sent for all involved and the state of Florida.

 I have family just a bit inland from Tampa and last I heard they have decided to hunker down and stay. I am very worried.

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@haddon9  @BalletBabe.  My sisters friend, who I've mentioned before as living in Tampa, has decided to stay in her one story house because her relatives, who live in the area, are going to stay.  So she may lose her house, her Cadillac Escalade, after losing her husband suddenly in July and the business they operated.

Shed previously said she was evacuating then changed her mind.  We were so relieved and are now furious with her, especially since her area was under evacuation orders.

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@Kachina624  So sorry to hear that.  I am not in a evacuation area.  It is getting really windy now and Tornado watches everywhere.  I hope she will be ok.

[BalletBabe]

2:00PM     Getting really windy now and lots of Tornado warnings.    Dear God,Please get us through this horrible storm.  

[JillyMarie]

Uncle Milty has taken a serious northern jog.  It currently puts Tampa Bay in the running for landfall again.  If it jogs nortward again that puts Tampa on the "bad" side of the hurricane.  The surge will be horrific.

[BalletBabe]

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@smoochy wrote:

time now: 1317. We are starting to get the outer bands. Torrential rain. Winds have picked up to 21 mph with much higher gusts. It is bad out there already and getting worse by the minute. There are several large and dangerous tornadoes south of us. What else could happen?!

I put on makeup and did my hair nicer than usual. When I'm found I want to be proud of how I looked 😉😂

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I took a nice hot shower.   It is getting really bad here also. I could care less if I have make up on. 

[BalletBabe]

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@JillyMarie wrote:

Uncle Milty has taken a serious northern jog.  It currently puts Tampa Bay in the running for landfall again.  If it jogs nortward again that puts Tampa on the "bad" side of the hurricane.  The surge will be horrific.

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@JillyMarie   God help us all!!!

[BalletBabe]

I am confused. My phone is  going off with all these warnings but they are saying not hitting until tonight.

okay logs bouncing off my house from trees.