** Adding Hurricane Milton to the list too! Stay safe out there and check in when you can!

I've been watching the radars and reports of the widespread area of impact of Hurricane Helene and wanted you all in the path to know I am sending prayers (yes I believe in the power of prayer) and also positive thoughts for those that don't believe. My heart goes out to all of you!

Please let us know that you are ok if in the path or if you evacuated.

Ana

I am so glad you posted this, Ana. I was just reading about the hurricane and share your concerns.

Stay safe, everyone.

Prayers heading up for everyone in the storms path.

Thanks for posting this, Ana. I was just reading an update and this one looks like it could get ugly. Positive thoughts to everyone in its path.

I was reading about it also and am right there with you Ana! Sending prayers and positive thoughts too!

I'm also sending prayers and positive thoughts to those in the path of Helene. So far we will stay on the outskirts with gusty squalls and a tornado watch. This is going to be a very large and dangerous storm.

Prayers and positive thoughts for everyone effected by Helene.

I came here to post the same thing. I just read in the Washington Post that the storm surges could hit 20 feet in some coastal places. Horrifying. I hope you're safe, Connie, and any other Boomers in Helene's path.

My goodness !! Sending my very best to all who might be affected !!

Stay safe 🤞🤞🤞

Prayers and positive thoughts for everyone effected by Helene, stay safe.

Hope you are okay Connie and all are safe from the hurricane. My prayers are with all those in the path of the storm...very scary.

Gerry

We are OK here. Prayers for all who were and still are in the storm's path. It was and still is a devastating storm. Sending lots of hugs.

All is good here and glad you are OK Connie...keeping everyone effected by Helene in my thoughts and prayers.

So glad to hear from you soot and Connie. Thank goodness you are both OK.

Did you loose power Connie. Ours went out at 10:30pm. We had just gone to bed. Earlier I ran the wires to all areas figuring we might loose power. We had to get up to fill the genny and connect all. My weather station logged a 74 mph gust 10:08 pm. We got lucky with this one. Helene's tropical storm force winds, 45+ mph sustained, reached out 400 miles east of center covering the entire Florida peninsula. Have never seen anything like it. Our power came back on 2pm today. Was surprised about that but very happy. Now to watch all the damage Helene caused. So far 33 deaths. The damage is gonna be catastrophic. Prayers go out

Orion, Connie, Soot, glad you are all safe! Wondering how family (GB member, not personal) is doing in Georgia.

Orion, thank you for checking in! Good to know that all is well with you. The damages are so horrendous and the loss of life more so.

Glad to see that our friends here seem to have survived the worst of it.

It's good to see and hear from you Orion...especially getting your power back.

Orion, we never lost our power, it did go off and back on a few times. I'm glad yours is back on . Yes, we did get lucky with this one.

Are we gonna get lucky with this next storm coming our way Connie. It is gonna depend on that low pressure dropping down and the shear within it. The Weather Channel and our locals are now calling for a tropical storm possibly a Cat 1 hitting the peninsula by Wednesday. We know these storms can spin up very quickly. In the beginning they had Helene hitting the "Big Bend" as a cat 1 or 2 and it hit as a 4

I believe you said you have a generator. Have you started it lately. Generators have a tendency not to start if they have been sitting awhile. Old gas, 6 months if left in, sitting in these clog the carburetor and have to be changed out or removed so they can be cleaned. Its rare but sometimes the spark plug needs to be replaced. I always run the gas out of it before stowing and start it up every 4 months or so

Sunday 2pm - Hurricane Milton, 80mph, is is heading towards Tampa. As of now it will make landfall Wed as a cat 3, 125+ mph sustained winds. Milton's path takes it through Orlando. Our locals and the Weather Channel are now stating a cat 4 possible by the time it makes landfall

Not looking good for us this time. Yes we run the gas out and start the generator. Time to take the Halloween decorations down, I knew I should have waited to put them up. Stay safe.

Connie, we'll be keeping you, Orion and everyone in Milton's path in our thoughts and prayers.

I figured you maintained the genny Connie. You are not new to these storms. It took one time for mine to not start when needed years back. Any deviation of that track could move Milton away from us

The Weather Channel is talking a cat 4 with possible cat 5 weakening back to a cat 4 before it makes landfall

Mother Nature has not been too bad in the area where I live but is getting worse and scarier. I do not know how you can ever feel comfortable with hurricanes all around you. I'd be living in constant fear. And that goes for all of those living in various paths, tornadoes, earthquakes, wild fires, etc. I hope you all stay safe!