Suggestions? Treasure Island...

[Ixolib]

I live on Madeira Beach and I'm looking at the Gulf right now. High tide is higher than normal, but surge doesn't look like it will become an overwhelming problem. Of course, any areas that flood due to "rain" in normal thunderstorms will most probably flood in this event - but NOT because of storm surge. Other than rain, all else seems relatively normal...

Unless there's a significant change in the track to the east or even ESE, Alberto will simply be a rain event for this area...

[JonathanBelles]

ftp://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/pub/users/surge/a10_tpa_EOHW.gif
get out!!

[Stratusxpeye]

Link above is not working. Is there a particular reason they need to get out? Is this a pic of the evac zones?

[Nimbus]

Estimated storm surge is 5 or 6 feet around Tampa Bay. The usual low areas may flood thats all just a surge chart. There are no evacs ordered on the link.

[TreasureIslandFLGal]

Ixolib,

Your tide is being pushed out by the winds right now. Our concern will be tomorrow morning during the high tide when our winds will be onshore. If the tide seems high righ tnow, and the winds are helping you, what do you think it will be like tomorrow?

Channel 9 has mentioned that the beach flooding may be similar to the "No Name Storm" or Josephine. Conditions should seem similar to Frances at Alberto's worst for us.

[wsoutherland]

Just a quick rant, if I may...

You will notice that Pinellas County has an updated EOC site, as does Sarasota County, but Manatee County (which is south of the former and north of the latter) has posted absolutely nothing, nor have I heard any announcements from Manatee EOC via other media. Their darn cable access channel is still showing me slides of upcoming public library events...

If the storm surge turns out to be even close to what is predicted, we're still looking at 5 feet or so. In Bradenton we will easily see 6-8 inches of rain...standing water is already a problem on the roadways. Pinellas has opened up a few "just in case" shelters, particularly useful for the elderly population who live in mobile homes and/or flood-prone areas. At least Sarasota is saying "we're monitoring the situation."

I realize that we are well south of projected landfall, but we are *still* under a Hurricane Warning and an Inland TS Warning. You'd think that someone here in Manatee County would announce that they are indeed awake and functioning...

Rant over. As you were.

[caneman]

Estimated storm surge is 5 or 6 feet around Tampa Bay. The usual low areas may flood thats all just a surge chart. There are no evacs ordered on the link.

Not correct, expect up to 8 to 10 feet. Was also mentioned that we will have an astronomical high tide

[Nimbus]

Are they talking about evacuating any of the beaches yet? Up near Cedar key storm surges are projected near 10 feet but your report is the first I have heard for the Tampa bay area?

[BPL710]

I live a little bit inland in St. Pete. Our parking lot floods when the sprinklers go on. I cannot wait to see how well it fares. There is already a small lake in the parking lot.

I was down at the beaches earlier and it didnt appear to have any flooding. Just a little standing water in the lower areas.

[fwbbreeze]

The only evacuations in Pinellas are voluntary!! Continue to check with local outlets for the latest.


Pinellas County Evacuations And Shelters
Posted June 12, 2006 by Vidisha Priyanka


Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center has issued a voluntary evacuation order.

The Red Cross urges residents of Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties who live in low-lying, flood-prone or urban areas that do not drain quickly to take action now to protect to families, businesses, vehicles and homes.

The American Red Cross Tampa Bay Chapter will open three shelters in Pinellas County.

The shelters listed below will open at 5:00 PM today, June 12 in St. Petersburg, Tarpon Springs and Clearwater:

ST. PETERSBURG

North Side Baptist Church
6000 38th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710


TARPON SPRINGS

First United Methodist Church
501 E. Tarpon Avenue
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

CLEARWATER

Trinity Presbyterian Church
2001 Rainbow Drive
Clearwater, FL 33765

http://hurricane.tboblogs.com/index.php ... ated/C323/


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