Hurricane Helene raged through the gulf over four months ago and left devastation behind. Much has been cleared and repaired, but there is still much more to do as illustrated by this battered sailboat left high and dry between the ocean and the intracoastal waterway at Clearwater Beach, Florida. #sailboat #stranding #hurricane #hurricanehelene
Tag Archives: Hurricane
Danger Dangling
It’s been more than a month since our last hurricane passed by, but its dangers remain. Leaves on branches broken off during the storm have turned brown, revealing them to be dangling like the sword of Damocles, and threatening to drop down at any unannounced moment. Most would be annoying and perhaps a little painfulContinue reading “Danger Dangling”
Skirting the Storm
The late-season hurricane Rafael formed quickly in the Caribbean and moved north and west but will not be heading our direction. It is projected to proceed due west across the gulf and then downgrade to a tropical storm before reaching Mexico. Yet, clouds on its margin obscured the sky over Ocala (marked with an asteriskContinue reading “Skirting the Storm”
Cool Front
Cool weather has finally arrived here in central Florida with the passage of this season’s first real cold front a few days ago. Gusty, northerly winds buffeted the trees and even scattered my yard bags across the lawn and down the street after the yard waste that they contained had been picked up. Gray cloudsContinue reading “Cool Front”
Stumped
A few days ago I showed photos of downed trees in our neighborhood (https://eskildoodle.com/2024/10/11/aftermath-ii/). They were recently removed, but the workers seem to have overlooked the obvious, the ten feet tall stump that remained of the larger of the two trees. Did they not see it or were they just in a hurry; that’s whatContinue reading “Stumped”
That Trick Was No Treat
The storm has passed. What a trick! We had much it better here in Ocala than farther south. Our maximum wind was on the order of 30 mph gusting to around 55 mph; not that bad. Our rain gauge topped at 5″ and we don’t know how much more we got, but the pool wasContinue reading “That Trick Was No Treat”
Storm Warning
Milton is on its way, but the worst of the storm will pass well to the south of us. We will be spared the 100+ MPH winds, probably more like 30-50 MPH here, but a lot of rain is expected. Fortunately, we are on high ground and fared very well 20 years ago when multipleContinue reading “Storm Warning”
Finding Shelter
Some of our “babies” came into the house to weather the hurricane. The examples pictured above include my gaggle of telescopes, which are usually in the shed, resting in the guest bedroom and our normally outdoor plant “Seymour” hiding in the garage. (Name inspired by “Little Shop of Horrors.”) Now they’re back in their usualContinue reading “Finding Shelter”
Aftermath
The night was haunted with howling winds and thumps of branches falling out of trees, but no significant damage was done. However, the trees took a beating as they usually do. There was less than an inch of rain here so there are no flooding issues in the community. I wish other areas had faredContinue reading “Aftermath”
View Outside My Window
There’s not much to see outside most of our windows; they are shuttered. Right now winds are light and there is no rain, but soon the winds will pick up with the advancing storm with potential for tornados through 8 PM tonight. Strangely, the tornado risk will go down before the peak winds from HeleneContinue reading “View Outside My Window”
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