Milton headin my way

[bae]

Stay safe!

[flowerseverywhere]

3:30 am and power is on, internet fine. Everything flashing so we did have some loss. Reports are St Petersburg and Clearwater had about 18” of rain. Tampa about 10. Those areas had gusts of about 100 MPH. It is still blowing like crazy at my house, but no flooding right here. From what I can see from inside I can not see any roof tiles or downed trees. I’ll go out when the sun comes up.

there were many tornados resulting in loss of life. The East coast is getting hammered right now, and there were lots of tornadoes just about the time of landfall on the east coast as it wrapped around central Florida.

orlando has gusts of around 50 mph now.

I can’t imagine what it will be like when the sun comes up and the damage can be assessed. I fear there will be many lives lost.

[rosarugosa]

Glad you are doing OK, Flowers. I have another friend who lives in The Villages, and she seems to also be doing OK.

[Tradd]

Thanks for the update.

[danna]

Hoping all in the path are staying safe! Sending positive energy your way!

[happystuff]

Thanks for the update! Continued prayers for safety.

[iris lilies]

That is a good report.

we all know several people in Florida so we are watching this carefully.

[jp1]

Glad you’re ok flowers. Friends of mine near palm beach in Wellington had a tornado near their house but otherwise are ok and friends in Eustis (hour north of Orlando have had a ton of rain and wind. Minor damage like an external faucet getting sheared clean off by a falling tree but otherwise nothing serious.

[Tybee]

Thank you for checking in and so glad you are okay!

[gimmethesimplelife]

Yes. Glad you are OK too. And I have a friend from my days at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon who lives 35 miles NE of Tampa who just pmed me that she's OK. Thank God! Rob