Tropical Storm Debby

[KTandTommy 31]

So... are any of you currently in Florida/in the path of the tropical storm? Care to share your experiences?

My fiance is from Seminole (where they received 10 inches of rain last night!) and he swears that Floridians don't worry about anything less than a category 3 hurricane... but I'm seriously stressed out right now! LOL. All I can do here in Toronto is sit and look at Bay News 9, CNN and other fear-mongering news sites... and it's making me crazy!

Anyone else out there worried about this?

[Lynnami 8]

We live in Panama City, FL and like your fiance says do not worry at all. We have some hard wind gusts and lots of rain. It is more exciting than scary We finally get some much needed rain to make the grass grow! Only downside is we can't go to the beach right now. Don't worry. He's fine!

[rade2rising 205]

Orlando

its been raining since Saturday and it will not stop kinda bad but good coz the weather is excellent for sleeping

guess what tmrw forecast is MORE RAIN

Also its very windy

[KTandTommy 31]

We live in Panama City, FL and like your fiance says do not worry at all. We have some hard wind gusts and lots of rain. It is more exciting than scary We finally get some much needed rain to make the grass grow! Only downside is we can't go to the beach right now. Don't worry. He's fine!

Hahaha... you know, if I was there, I'm sure I'd be fine, and probably out there with a camera (I'm an amateur photographer LOL)... but being so far away from him, I just feel so helpless! LOL - my future father-in-law is actually pissed because it means that he'll have to cut the grass next weekend

Ohhh, you Floridians...

[SOflaherty 40]

Further west than the others up here in Mobile, AL and a bit of wind but nothing else. And he is right, anything less than a category 3 is a bit of a joke I've gone through category 1 and 2 storms where the power never even went out.

[KTandTommy 31]

Orlando

its been raining since Saturday and it will not stop kinda bad but good coz the weather is excellent for sleeping

guess what tmrw forecast is MORE RAIN

Also its very windy

I hear ya... I love sleeping while it's raining/thundering out. I sure hope this rain passes through soon though! There's only so much I can take (and I'm not even there!)

Further west than the others up here in Mobile, AL and a bit of wind but nothing else. And he is right, anything less than a category 3 is a bit of a joke I've gone through category 1 and 2 storms where the power never even went out.

LOL, I'm guessing that it's one of those things that I just won't "get" until I go through it myself

[rade2rising 205]

but yea ur fiance is absolutely correct not a thing to be worried about this is normal stuff for us here in central florida.

when its a category 3 or bigger hurricane then we start paying attention.

so he will be ok just relax dear

[KTandTommy 31]

Thanks I appreciate the reassurance!

[LaL 418]

So... are any of you currently in Florida/in the path of the tropical storm? Care to share your experiences?

My fiance is from Seminole (where they received 10 inches of rain last night!) and he swears that Floridians don't worry about anything less than a category 3 hurricane... but I'm seriously stressed out right now! LOL. All I can do here in Toronto is sit and look at Bay News 9, CNN and other fear-mongering news sites... and it's making me crazy!

Anyone else out there worried about this?

I don't really agree with that. I consider myself a Floridian and when there are tornado warnings posting one right after another, and news telling people to take cover due to rotation in your 'hood - even a tropical storm can be stressful and at times scary. Not to mention there was a fatality associated with this storm. Thigh high waters in streets isn't exactly fun or low stress when you can't get home. Watching the news can absolutely make you crazy, but it can also prepare you for what is going on out there.

[Ban Hammer 13,333]

I don't really agree with that. I consider myself a Floridian and when there are tornado warnings posting one right after another, and news telling people to take cover due to rotation in your 'hood - even a tropical storm can be stressful and at times scary. Not to mention there was a fatality associated with this storm. Thigh high waters in streets isn't exactly fun or low stress when you can't get home. Watching the news can absolutely make you crazy, but it can also prepare you for what is going on out there.

see, you shoulda stayed in kansas where all we have is just tornados

[LaL 418]

see, you shoulda stayed in kansas where all we have is just tornados

It's all worth it to live here

[KTandTommy 31]

I don't really agree with that. I consider myself a Floridian and when there are tornado warnings posting one right after another, and news telling people to take cover due to rotation in your 'hood - even a tropical storm can be stressful and at times scary. Not to mention there was a fatality associated with this storm. Thigh high waters in streets isn't exactly fun or low stress when you can't get home. Watching the news can absolutely make you crazy, but it can also prepare you for what is going on out there.

That's how *I* feel!!! My fiance and friends down there all say that business must go on as usual though... they've been going to work and being cautious (ie not driving through waterlogged roads) but not really doing much else out of the ordinary. Freaks me out!

[Krikit 1,164]

Florida gets some pretty crazy storms. Mostly property damage (lots of tree limbs everywhere, some flooding) and inconvenience with a TS, though, so I wouldn't be too too concerned.

[Ban Hammer 13,333]

and inconvenience with a TS, though, so I wouldn't be too too concerned.

[Krikit 1,164]

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