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California utility shuts off power in 12 counties as ‘diablo’ wind spikes risk of wildfires https://apnews.com/article/california-winds-power-shutoffs-diablo-0bb99ee4a062730bdbf9d50170a30053 About 13,000 customers woke up without electricity Friday after Pacific Gas and Electric shut off power. The ...

The weather here has turned cooler. We have scheduled our drive back to Texoma.

Oldies station reporting on dreaded pumpkin traffic as it begins to head west.

I don't think that many people get off tomorrow for the holiday.

Amazing!

Gators and stingrays and snakes! Oh my! ‘Gators, stingrays, snakes’: Floridians urged to avoid floodwaters https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4927526-hurricane-milton-gators-stingrays-snakes-floodwaters/ “If you’re coastal, you have to worry about everything from stingrays to alligators, you kn ...

This happened along the Houston Ship Channel about 12 miles from our former home on the Gulf Coast. 2 dead, at least 35 injured after chemical release reported at refinery in Deer Park, officials say https://abc13.com/post/deer-park-pemex-facility-is-emergency-situation-involving-life-flight ...

"Please get out now ... the water is not going down," Hillsborough County sheriff pleads https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-milton-florida-damage-10-11-24/index.html While surveying flooding in several feet of water Friday morning, a full mile away from the Alafia River in Florida’s H ...

Nearly three-quarters of gas stations in the Tampa Bay area are out of fuel, according to GasBuddy https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-milton-florida-damage-10-11-24/index.html Gas station outages continue to increase in Florida, especially in the Tampa Bay area, where nearly three in ...

The state of STEM education in this nation seems to be getting worse.

Russian losses in Ukraine top 600,000, may hinder recruitment, Pentagon says https://kyivindependent.com/russian-losses-in-war-against-ukraine-top-600-000-pentagon-says/ The figure comes at a particularly deadly stage of the war for Russian troops. According to reports from the General Staff of ...

As Major Hurricane Approaches Florida, FEMA Faces Severe Staffing Shortage Fewer than 10 percent of the agency’s disaster workers are available to respond to Hurricane Milton and other calamities. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/climate/hurricane-milton-fema-staff-shortage.html As of Monday m ...

Milton is once again a Cat 5. Max sustained winds 165 MPH.

After dropping to 145 MPH following eyewall replacement Milton is now up to 155 MPH. It might become a Cat 5 again before it encounters shear and weakens as it moves north.

By reaching 155 MPH Milton has outperformed the most recent forecast posted by the NHC 3 hours ago.

zekeb wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 1:21 pm Why not save the taxpayers a ton of money and get them from The Gideons? Consider those little pocket versions too. Like the one someone handed me when I was departing for to military.

Doing that wouldn't line Trump's pockets.

The Trump Insurance webpage says- Trump Insurance is a family run, independent insurance agency located in Pinellas County, Florida. Maybe it is, maybe not. However it is far too late to get flood insurance for Milton. FEMA Fact Sheet: Myths and Facts About Flood Insurance https://www.fema.gov/press ...

Oklahoma has slightly modified the specifiatio0ns for its school bible RFP. OSDE changes requirements for vendors looking to fulfill request for 55,000 Bibles in schools https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-state-department-of-education-bible-schools-requirement-changes/62541680 The new request ...

Republican State Rep. Requests AG Opinion Into OSDE $6 Million Request For Bibles A state lawmaker is raising questions over a request for 55,000 Bibles in public schools. Now, an opinion from the Attorney General has been requested. https://www.newson6.com/story/6704622ceabe9695e78b0908/republican ...

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: Officials face antisemitic attacks over Hurricane Helene response Report finds Elon Musk’s X is fueling conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts and preparations for Hurricane Milton. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/08/hurricane-h ...

As expected Milton has undergone an eyewall replacement cycle which is usual for powerful hurricanes. It is expected to double in size before landfall. This will cause more storm surge since it will affect a larger area of ocean and more rain because it will spend more time over a larger area of ...

Milton's intensity has remained at 180 MPH for several hours so perhaps it is done intensifying.

Note that its pressure has dropped below 900 mb to 897 mb.