Evacuating Eden

...They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow,

Through Eden took their solitary way.

- John Milton, Paradise Lost

I was going to do a post tonight on the Harris and Walz interviews, but the situation with Hurricane Milton is just too dire. Those poor people -- how many thousands are having to leave the homes they love, their own Eden?

Here are some of the tweets I saw tonight about this disaster:

NBC6's @JohnMoralesTV is the longest tenured TV meteorologist in south Florida. When he gets this serious, this emotional, on the air, viewers pay attention: pic.twitter.com/iiECZ8KaHx

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 7, 2024

The National Hurricane Center has increased the storm surge forecast to 10-15 feet for Tampa Bay.

This could flood tens of thousands of homes and cause over $10 billion in damage.@NWSTampaBay: "If Milton stays on its course this will be the most powerful hurricane to hit Tampa… pic.twitter.com/o3p1XNM4HQ

— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) October 7, 2024

Evacuation:

This is starting to feel like a movie! My neighbor just sent me this footage as they were packing the car to evacuate…#MILTON #hurricane #Tampa #Evacuate #hurricanemilton #Storm pic.twitter.com/B17CrDczXJ

— Flat_〽️ (@TheCryptoReset) October 8, 2024

2 am driving out of Tampa:

This is not rush hour.
This is the I-75, a main highway out of #Tampa and St Petersburg.
It’s 2am.
People are fleeing as Category 5 #Hurricane #Milton roars across the Gulf of Mexico.
Image from https://t.co/K1O8w5sJK3 pic.twitter.com/iIwi5aBPMq

— Steff Gaulter @SquareRaindrop (@SqRaindrop) October 8, 2024

What a hurricane looks like:

A lesson on Hurricanes. #hurricane #hurricanemilton #Evacuate pic.twitter.com/MRpSdmY5aO

— Wild America (@WildAmerixa) October 8, 2024

What it does to a house:

Just so people have any idea what Hurricanes categories look like.

This video shows the differences between a category 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 hurricane in regard to potential home damage.#hurricane #HurricaneMilton #Emergency #weather #florida pic.twitter.com/ROrUTjKm4P

— The Tank (@TheTankGuns) October 7, 2024

What a storm surge looks like:

The Tampa area is facing a potential 15-foot storm surge with Hurricane Milton. Here's video of a similar surge in Ft Myers during Hurricane Ian.

Terrifying.pic.twitter.com/4ppSSM599q

— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) October 8, 2024