T&C

Using Florida internet... that version of Sugar Magnolia was way sped up, sounds like a cartoon... maybe should consider Alabama internet, where things are a bit slower. From the Buff... kind of stuck here for now anyways.

Alafia river outside of Tampa with my sugar magnolia. Never been up that way.

Funny, watching different Florida news stations with the 5pm update some call it stationary and some call it moving at 0 mph. I can't wait to get the ***** out of this hell hole of a state.

The only B word is no power... you'll be able to see that on your phone.

It still is, at last report anyways. If you are right on the beach I would for sure move back maybe one county... if it takes the current track. Looks to be a glancing blow, hopefully less than that. Dorian has churned up cooler water by sitting in one place for this amount of time so that helps with the slow fading of intensity.

I know right. Eyewall is changing right now... need more of a northern trend although at 1 mph that could take awhile.

Had no idea... makes sense though, It might just plow straight up there. Update a few minutes away.

Kind of looks like snow.

I think you said it about as accurately as can be told... beautiful but deadly. The guys flying into and around that thing must have nuts the size of baseballs. I "think" its taken a slight wnw turn but will wait until the 11pm update to know for sure.

The view from inside of the eye earlier this afternoon...

Publix?

What is your plan if at all a plan? I can see folks in your area getting mesmerised by the forecast but I think a lot of bad ***** will still hit the eastern side of Fla. This is one nasty ***** to say the least, I don't recall seeing another one this perfectly designed like this killer is.

Slowed down to 5 mph... https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2019/08/30/tropics--dorian-could-reach-category-3-strength-on-friday

That first light blue "bead" over the state is where we live... majorly ***** things up here, mainly the trees. I have a 6' tall shard from a destroyed oak in my living room. Did get 6 grand from the insurance company on that one though as it took out the back patio and a couple of other things that to me were minor but whatever, sure. Anticipating the 5pm update on Dorian.

I looked at the latest loop and at the very end it looked like it was taking a slight WNW track... hope it wasn't just a wobble but the beginning of a real move. 5 o'clock update should be very telling.

I'm hoping the 2pm or the 5pm update shows some sort of trend other than due west. Your friends are really close to the left edge of the current forecast. They don't want to take a west coast trip across the state? Plenty of hotel rooms over this way.

With gusts up to 220... Like Duke said, scary as *****. I'm just east of Tampa and the sooner this one takes a north/northeast turn the better.

Upgraded to a Cat. 5 (see post #1) with 160mph winds... Yow.

Glad as hell it isn't coming here 73... really don't want it to hit anyone. Have to say though that the Bahamas are going to basically get leveled, Dorian is a beautiful deadly machine. Saw on the news that they were telling those folks to evacuate. Lol... evacuate to Where?

Had it once as a kid in the 60's... never to happen again.

Same here... not too often but with a little Webers on rye an excellent treat. I do like fried chicken livers if they are done right.

The low east of the Keys must have dissipated then, haven't watched anything today... I just got home so I'm going to do some looking around. Storm looks better and better all the time, somewhere other than here.

You reminded me of something... back in the late 60's early 70's you could buy a half gallon of milk in a cardboard container. My Mom use to rinse them out, fill them with water, and then freeze them when went camping at Letchworth. Tore off the cardboard and you had a block of ice. Things are looking better for us , see post #1 for reference... hopefully Nobody takes a major hit, newest update at 11pm or so.