> i have family there. they're not evacuating because they're on the high ground. > high ground = about 20ft above sea level. this storm is going to be 845mb by the time it hits florida its going to create so much suction that its going to have a 25ft storm surge sucked up into the center of the storm. wherever this storm makes land fall, you can expect a 10-15 mile path to be completely wiped out to the concrete slabs and bare dirt. there wont be a single stick of any home standing, and ocean going barges will be 15 miles inland. this will have a 25ft wall of water coming inland with the storm, which in florida means that manatees from the tampa bay will end up in the atlantic ocean.  just wait and see, this time next summer there will be tagged manatees in the atlantic.
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