Fearful residents flee Tampa Bay region as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida coast
apnews.com
Fearful Florida residents are streaming out of the Tampa Bay region ahead of what could be a once-in-a-century direct hit from Hurricane Milton.

Edit: Just found this graphic. Tampa could very well be fucked on a Katrina level without any levees breaking.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
      92·
      3 months ago

      I’m not even sure what I said that was so objectionable, but whatever. It’s fake internet points.

    • homoludens@feddit.org
      3·
      3 months ago

      It’s probably because of the last sentence. Which technically is a fact (because they obviously think that), but 5m is something at least cities in northern Germany are usually prepared for.

          • andrewta@lemmy.world
            21·
            3 months ago

            Sorry about the error of switching from ft to m.

            But still 5 ft above an average tsunami is a large increase. I’d be surprise if most coastal cities could handle that

        • njm1314@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 months ago

          Nobody said 5 m above anything, the original comment was 5 ft above the average tsunami. So 15 ft total which isn’t quite 5 m but it’s close ish.