Earlier this evening, a neighbor removed debris and vegetation that plugged storm drains and caused significant flooding on our street.
#9 – Hurricane Milton is so powerful that it is expected to forever change Florida’s coastline.
At least 95% of Florida’s west coast beaches are forecast to be inundated — or continuously covered by ocean water, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
“This is the most severe level of coastal change,” the federal agency warned — while saying that “Milton’s waves and surge” could cause “erosion and overwash” to 100% of the state’s beaches.
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Waves crash into rocks in front of the House of Refuge Museum on south Hutchinson Island in Martin County as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida.
Who took the picture of the House of Refuge Museum… you?
The House of Refuge was about 20 minutes from where I lived in Jensen Beach before I left Florida. The inlet at the end of Hutchinson Island was a real hot spot for fishing, especially snapper, sometimes flounder and SNOOK.
Go a mile offshore there’s cobia, dolphin fish, king mackerel, flounder… sigh.
And, sailfish. There’s a great reason Stuart (the little county seat) is called “the Sailfish capital of the world.”
That was a few decades ago.
I wonder if Francis Langfords’ Outrigger restaurant is still standing.
I really, really miss snook fishing. It’s a great fighter and has delicious, firm white meat, correctly filleted has few to no bones. I’ve heard the snook presence isn’t anywhere near what it was when I lived there. So much for moving back there.
There are special things I miss about living there (fishing) and some things I don’t, like Bahia grass, fire ants, no-see-ums, atomic cockroaches (palmetto bugs irradiated by the St. Lucie Power Plant), Canadians and Yankees… and my ex.
After about a month or so the Hutchinson Island beach will be a treasure trove of great finds, previously buried for years and decades due to storms by water and sand.
If only I could just pop down there to spend a full day combing that beach from the St. Lucie Inlet to the power plant…
Maybe after this insane movie is over.
Prayers for all of the victims of the evil Demon Rats criminal weather warfare.
God will punish our enemies. We will arrange the meetings.
NCSWIC
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