NotUrsula
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 19, 2002
St Pete actually hasn't lucked out completely, the storm surge flooded several neighborhoods, and when the tide came in this afternoon first responders had to rescue some residents. My DS lives a little bit north of downtown on high ground; he said the wind wasn't all that bad, but he's stuck at home for the moment because, though his neighborhood is dry, there is high water within a mile in every direction this evening. However, the Sunshine Skyway and the bridges to the barrier islands all reopened at 5 pm Wednesday, and all schools should reopen tomorrow; the rain has stopped and the high water is now receding pretty quickly in low-lying areas now that the tide is going back out.That area looks to have lucked out. Had this one hit that area it would have been devastating. In looking at the satellite, the area where it will make landfall looks to be fairly sparsely populated, for Florida anyway. But that cedar key will be wiped out.
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