I was asked to make a Milton megathread, so that is what I am doing. I’m going to be somewhat busy this evening, so I don’t think I’ll be able to quickly or easily update the thread with new information, but here are some resources:
Rotating live feed of multiple Tampa Bay webcams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWisr5zg3so
Higher resolution Naples pier feed: https://naplespanorama.org/
Live amateur storm chaser coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-V_YnmER0Y
WFLA News 8, St. Petersburg, FL’s live feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WXtB4zjhME
NOAA Milton resources: https://www.noaa.gov/milton
National Hurricane Center: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml
FEMA’s Hurricane Milton page: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current/hurricane-milton
FEMA hurricane safety information: https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes#before
Florida government updates on Milton: https://www.floridadisaster.org/disaster-updates/Hurricanemilton/
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Milton page - https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/Emergency-Operations/Hurricane-Milton/
If anyone has any others to add within the next two or three hours of this posting (3:18 pm EST, Wednesday October 9), I’ll be able to add them.
I’m watching the storm chaser feed. They said there are 13 tornado warnings right now.
Lake Okeechobee has a massive water spout.
Edit: All 25 Waffle Houses in Tampa are closed. Why is this important? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index
Someone has posted that Waffle House is closing with less danger than in the past because of fear of litigation so, if that’s the case, the Waffle House Index won’t hold the same value
FWIW, the storm chaser YouTube feed I linked to above is what I’m listening to and they certainly implied it was pretty significant.
https://apnews.com/article/waffle-house-index-hurricane-milton-e0547ca1fb11ddcadab50035a0da7819
I’m watching that one too. Straight to the point, nothing unnecessary. Great coverage