Hurricane Idalia – gotta love that hillbilly-sounding name – has passed through north Florida, delivering to my hometown of Gainesville the highest winds that it's seen in my lifetime so far.
Said my son the news maven, trees got blown down and cars got flipped, but there was no flooding in Gainesville. My friend![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
fizzgig described it as a "yard cleanup event". Florida, man.
So it looks as if Gainesville continues to lead a charmed life, as in many ways I did when I lived there. The same can't be said of Cedar Key, FL, a sleepy little beach town on the Gulf coast due west of Gainesville where I've been many times. My parents loved it. It's underwater right now; we'll see how well it recovers.
I've texted the Death Doula. She's fine, and as far as she knows, Mom's memory care facility is too. Most of the city has not lost power, but those falling trees took some power lines with them in outlying areas, natch. Honestly, a quarter million people without power across the state isn't that bad by hurricane standards.
But in case you're wondering, a hit this hard has been historically rare in the northern half of the state. Idalia is the worst in that part of Florida since 1896.
Said my son the news maven, trees got blown down and cars got flipped, but there was no flooding in Gainesville. My friend
fizzgig described it as a "yard cleanup event". Florida, man.So it looks as if Gainesville continues to lead a charmed life, as in many ways I did when I lived there. The same can't be said of Cedar Key, FL, a sleepy little beach town on the Gulf coast due west of Gainesville where I've been many times. My parents loved it. It's underwater right now; we'll see how well it recovers.
I've texted the Death Doula. She's fine, and as far as she knows, Mom's memory care facility is too. Most of the city has not lost power, but those falling trees took some power lines with them in outlying areas, natch. Honestly, a quarter million people without power across the state isn't that bad by hurricane standards.
But in case you're wondering, a hit this hard has been historically rare in the northern half of the state. Idalia is the worst in that part of Florida since 1896.
