Goodbye Milton!
Milton is out in the Atlantic. About ten million people are without power. 
I'm sure Samaritan's Purse or the Salvation Army would greatly appreciate your donation!
The East Coast Severe Weather Threat is Over
Midnight: The East Coast Threat for Tornadoes and Severe Thunderstorms Has Ended 3:50pm. Tornado watch for the Middle Atlantic Region. 2:30pm Tornadoes are also forecast in the South. 2:20pm. A couple of tornadoes, hail and wind gusts to 65 mph are possible with these storms. This includes NYC and Philadelphia. 1:05pm. The tornado risk has been extended northward into New York. The brown area has a significant risk of tornadoes. Remember: if a tornado warning is issued, go to your basement and get under heavy furniture like a pool table. Of, if your basement is finished, get into the bathroom. Go ahead an put a couple of water bottles and, if appropriate, diapers in your shelter area. Wear shoes. If you don't have a basement or safe room, go to the lowest floor and get into a bath or closet in the middle of your home. Children should be put in the bathtub. I'll update later today.
Honesg question…where are you seeing 10 million without power due to Milton.
ReplyDeleteAsking as that number would be nearly half of Florida's population, and seeing estimates thus far of ⅓ your number.
Thanks.
Electric companies and resources like poweroutage.us report the number of "customers" without power. One customer = 1 electric meter and it doesn't matter whether that electric meter is at a business with 100 people inside or an apartment with a single dweller.
DeleteSo, the electric industry says to "multiply by 3 or 4" to get the number of people. I use the more conservative 3 as the multiplier.
Thanks for the answer
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