Morning After the Storm

The Morning After Milton Palm Tree
Tequesta, FL
October 10, 2024

 Although we were not in the hurricane force winds of Milton, we experienced some significant gusts of around 60 mph overnight. The worst seemed about 2:30 AM when both Chris and I were awakened by the howling of the gusts across the storm shutters. We turned on the television for a few minutes to check the progress of the storm. And then, we let the sounds of the wind sing us back to sleep. 

There is widespread damage in the area. I just received a call from the Tequesta Emergency Operations Center advising that we should not drive due to multiple downed power lines. Chris and I are fortunate in that thus far we have not lost power. We are happy to have come through the storm in tact. We will remain in the tropical storm force wind cone for a few more hours, but by this afternoon we should be able to get out and see the community. 

We were very fortunate. There were over 130 tornado warnings issued yesterday. We were lucky that none directly affected us. I do not know how many actual tornados there were, but I know there were multiple tornados and there is a lot of tornado related damage. We were under a tornado watch all day however and a tornado passed about 8 miles from our condo.

We will not head into the areas where we know there is a lot of damage. The last thing they need are "lookie-loos."

Cancer Society 300-mile Challenge Update:

I did not ride yesterday due to tornado watches and warnings in the area. I will not attempt to ride today due to debris. Thus far, I have logged a total of 124.91 miles. I have 175.09 miles remaining to reach the 300-mile goal. 

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL