Hurricane Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane Monday on a path toward Florida population centers including Tampa and Orlando, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline.

Officials said they are preparing for the largest evacuation since Hurricane Irma in 2017 when about 7 million Floridians left their homes.

  • Flying Squid
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    91 day ago

    I don’t know… don’t they always tell you to seek refuge in a bathroom in these situations?

    • @aeronmelon
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      319 hours ago

      Only by virtue of the bathroom historically being the lowest, centermost room of a typical American home (and usually without windows that can break in a storm). If that is not the case for you, you should make a mental note of where in your house is such a place.

    • Billiam
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      111 day ago

      Shitter’s full, Clark. Of classified documents.

      • @aeronmelon
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        322 hours ago

        “Does Eddie know that’s not safe?”

        “He ought to, it’s illegal.”