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Florida grappling with flooding and high winds, more than 100K customers without power after intense rain

Intense rain in parts of Florida has submerged neighborhoods, turned roads into rivers, closed schools and left more than 108,000 customers without power.

Heavy rain fell over central and southern Florida from Wednesday into early Thursday because of a slow-moving storm system over the Gulf of Mexico.

As many as 7 million people were under flood watches Wednesday. Meanwhile, strong onshore winds created gusts that reached 74 mph at an elevated weather station near Miami and 63 mph at Dania Pier near Fort Lauderdale.

Burn_The_Right ,

I genuinely feel bad for the normal people trapped in that shit-hole with all those conservatives.

arymandias ,

What stage of capitalism do we start referring to citizens as customers during a disaster?

Angry_Zombie ,

Didn’t most of the insurance companies left FL earlier this year? So wouldn’t it be future customers for the construction companies?

arymandias ,

Consumption guarantees citizenship! o7

pete_the_cat ,

I just moved to Miami last month, from the NYC area and it rained hard for nearly 20 hours. It was raining so hard that I could hear the rain just pelting down on the courtyard 40 feet below me through my glass sliding door and over my TV. We got not one, but two emergency warnings that pretty much said “don’t go outside unless you absolutely have to , you might die”.

I haven’t seen it rain that hard and steadily since Hurricane Sandy hit NJ and NYC.

RubberElectrons ,
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Lol I remember you… Former city boy as well, still don’t get why tf you’d pick MIA.

Good luck, buddy.

pete_the_cat ,

Because it’s an awesome city. I’ve had a lot more fun here in the past month here than I did in years in NYC.

RubberElectrons ,
@RubberElectrons@lemmy.world avatar

Ooof. Timeoutnyc.com etc… I don’t know you, but it sounds more like a lack of friends or network, which is basically impossible in NYC? I’ve been in mia several times, lots more appearance than meaning to a lot of people I met. There were a few cool cats too, but few and far between. Good luck.

pete_the_cat , (edited )

I looked on there multiple times. NYC is so spread out that even people I became friends with it was difficult to see due to the shitty transit outside of Manhattan. I had a bunch of friends up in Astoria, but since I was down by Park Slope (Windsor Terrace) it could easily take me an hour or more just to get up there. Some even lived further out in Queens. It took me about an hour to get over to my friend in Jersey City, and if I hung out with him past midnight it could easily take me 1.5-2 hours to get home. I did the trek multiple times.

RubberElectrons ,
@RubberElectrons@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah, I feel ya. I wound up just using my bicycle most of the time. Tell me how I’m faster riding from 125th to 59th on my bicycle than the A??

Lived in east new York for a while, now that was annoying, transit-wise.

I live near LA now. NYC’s spread-out is comical, comparitively. Sigh, I really miss the NYC nightlife. At least Miami has that going for it, plus the cool art deco buildings. Not that LA doesn’t have it, but you can’t really walk.

pete_the_cat ,

Yeah, I was spoiled when I lived in Hell’s Kitchen and FiDi, I could get pretty much anywhere below 60th in like 15-20 minutes. Moving out to Windsor Terrace was the worst movie I made, only the F and G came out there and it was a 10 minute walk to it. I was one stop before Church Ave on the G.

I’d complain to my brother (who lives in South Jersey) how long it’d take to get from WT to Chelsea (about 35-45 minutes) and he’d say “I still don’t get why you don’t get a bike and just ride there” and I was like “um because I don’t want to bike like 7 miles and spend like 1.5 hours to get there? I’m trying to get there quicker than the subway, not slower”. He was flabbergasted regarding how long it took since I’d have to bike north up to The Brooklyn Bridge, bike across that whole dealing with all the pedestrian and bike traffic, and then bike up from FiDi, then worry about the bike getting stolen.

Compared to other cities, NYC definitely is a lot less ridiculous when comparing it to places like LA or Fort Lauderdale (the city proper is like 170 square miles), but in most of those places people have cars because it’s so spread out, driving around NYC is as fun as a hole in the head (although I’ve heard LA is about the same, especially with I-10 being fucked). Miami is pretty easy to get around in comparison to NYC, Miami proper is slightly smaller than Manhattan, but half of that is residential. I walked from Downtown Miami to Miami Beach, it took me about 2 hours but it was possible haha E-Scooters appear to be the best way to get around to places that are too short to make a car ride worth it, but impractical to walk. Biking just turns you into a sweaty mess, regardless of the season.

RubberElectrons ,
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Well, NYC is definitely not a master-planned city. But that’s part of its charm.

Bikes and being young solved transportation for me, even in blizzards. If one needed to show up sweat free, I always knew where to shower a little bit ahead of time, eg one of my CUNY campuses etc.

Anyway, enjoy Miami, and head a little further south too. Cuba, the DR, Puerto Rico… Just do your research before you go. And don’t buy a house in Florida, the highest point above sea level is 340ft!

pete_the_cat ,

Yeah NYC is a planning shit show.

Thanks! I’ve already been down to Key West which was great. I gotta get a passport since I’m so close to the Bahamas, Cuba and all the other smaller island nations. Lots to explore!

I don’t plan on buying anything anytime soon, I like apartment living a lot better, let the management company deal with everything hahaha

RubberElectrons ,
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Honestly, I don’t think anyone realizes just how big the city is behind its many closed doors. I used to work for the MTA, most stations are almost twice as big as what the public can access, some much much larger.

The Ward’s island wastewater plant moved 275 million gallons of blackwater a day, and I can’t find pictures of the more fascinating parts of it (maybe security reasons?) But you’d never guess that the pumps are at the bottom of a 160ft deep hole. On an island, surrounded by a river, all in that lovely new-deal art deco look. There’s something fascinating about infrastructure with a touch of art to it. Being a wastewater plant, there was also a touch of fart to it too. Bleh.

I got family on some of those islands, those hurricanes don’t play. Maybe apt living is the best choice in such a volatile area haha.

pete_the_cat ,

Yeah it’s pretty wild what exists outside of the public eye. I’ve watched various documentaries and other things about all the hidden infrastructure. I’m actually reading a book about it now called The Works.

I figured the high rises down here were the best choice since they’re new and are built with the storms in mind, you’re also pretty high up so no risk of flooding. We just had a massive storm about three days ago, it dropped 9" of rain in under 48 hours. It poured for over 15 hours straight!

108 ,
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Is it not divine punishment when bad weather hits Florida?

Sir_Kevin ,

It seems really unusual for so much tropical activity to be happening this late in the year. There’s even a potential hurricane brewing south of Cuba. WTF it’s mid November!?

Touching_Grass ,

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6a0ef009-bc12-4c84-a0a6-567081a67254.jpeg

AFallingAnvil ,
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Climate change is only going to get worse from here

noride ,

Hurricane season officially runs from June 1 to November 30, this is not a recent change.

Sir_Kevin ,

I’m not talking about what’s on paper. I’m talking about observed climate activity happening in the real world. I’ve spent nearly 40 years in FL. Shit has changed.

Rapidcreek ,

The no name spinner gets some press.

interceder270 ,

Must be god punishing them for California again.

NotMyOldRedditName ,

No no no, this is God punishing them because of Disney World. DeSantis failed his people and needs to take further action against them

MelodiousFunk ,
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Now just one second. I have it on very good authority that God works in mysterious ways. Your outline above has a clear narrative, and is therefore invalid.

Checkmate, mumblegrumble!

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