So there's a possibly major hurricane headed my way...

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@Totalanimefan: I'm glad you heard from your family and that they are all ok.

@Qiqi Agatha: XD Right? It's actually more than a little scary, imo...

@Alorrena: oh good! I hope so... for your sake :3

I know crews of all types are down there right now, bringing supplies, trying to "dig out" but also repair stuff - I saw something about FDOT preparing the bridge/causeway to Pine Island this morning (in less than 3 days)! ... but I'm also hearing some absolutely horrendous stories of some of the aftermath now too :( Our local fire station sent a few folks down there to help out, and there have been a few organized attempts at collecting and distributing essential items to those dealing with the aftermath. Here, in my local stores, I am seeing a distinct lack of things like antibacterial gel, snack bars, water, and other things on the shelves and have been told by the cashiers that they are going south to the areas of Ian's impact.

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@Wildfire: What I've heard online from communities has been pretty horrible too. I think this might end up being worse than Katrina, and I NEVER thought that I would say that about another hurricane. It's like, even if your house was somehow standing you can't live in it because of the mold and raw sewage. Even if you were inland the flooring in other parts of the state wiped out cars and homes as well. It feels impossible to navigate through it all.

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@Totalanimefan: Yeah... we'll see how Ian compares to Katrina over time - I have family who lived through Katrina and the area still hasn't been completely built back up / been recuperated :/

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@Wildfire: Yes I think that will be the big difference. People in Ft Myers tend to have more money on average (but of course not everyone). I wonder though, who will move and who will stay. I think that will also make a big difference.

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@Totalanimefan: I'm not sure it's a matter of the residents having money or not (although of course that does play a role in situations like this). The area directly affected by Katrina had some really big homes, and there were casinos all along that area... not to mention shipping ports, etc. FL is more touristy, overall.

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I was driving around town yesterday and i honestly am surprised by how much flooding there is around here. Along i4 between Deltona and Sandford the side of the road is just flooded marshland. There's visible water up to about 3 feet away from the shoulder of the road in most areas, then in sanford, along the st john's river the apartment complexes are flooded, i don't even know what the zoo looks like over there. lots of neighborhoods in deltona have flooding up to i've heard 6 feet deep in some areas. I haven't really been anywhere in orlando, but at least the apartment complex i used to live at wasn't flooded. I know UCF had a lot of flooding. I can only imagine what other areas are like. I know that because ian moved so slowly it was really bad. I don't remember Katrina much (i was like... 12 when that happened, and in idaho and oblivious to the world outside of my metropolitan area) but i know it was really bad because it's below sea level. I imagine that Ian is comparable to Katrina though.

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@Alorrena: I've been hearing stories about the flooding around UCF too. The more I hear, the more thankful I am that we dodged that storm (unfortunately for the folks who did get hit).

Katrina was bad not so much because the area of direct impact was below sea level (you're thinking of New Orleans, which IS below sea level, and has been devastated by storms a couple of times in recent years) but because the storm was a really big and strong one, a direct hit on the MS coast, and for some reason, the people in charge of the shipping ports decided to leave the shipping containers in the port (instead of moving them like is the usual protocol), so, of course the shipping containers broke loose from their wimpy tethers in the Gulf and were washed ashore with the unusually high storm surge, taking out entire neighborhoods in the process. Katrina would have been bad without the help of the floating shipping containers (etc.) but with them being pushed around by the storm, that area had no chance.

Looking at the photos from Ft.Myers/Naples area, it definitely reminds me of the devastation Katrina brought.

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@Wildfire: Yeah the casino's and tourist spots were hit big time. I know someone that was a manager at one of them. They mostly rebuilt elsewhere after that storm.
Fl is more touristy for sure, but there are pockets of wealth in FL too and I feel like Ft Myers, Ft Myers Beach, and Sanibel Island were all pretty wealthy overall, but not like 100% of the people were. I've been there a few times and seen the wealth that's there 0-0

@Alorrena: Yes there was a lot of flooding inland. I saw the photos and videos of UCF and also New Symrana Beach got something like 28 inches of rain (or near there) Lots of places got 12-20 inches of rain in 24-36 hours. That's a ton.

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