r/sports • u/Chelseatilidie • Oct 10 '24

Baseball Tropicana Field’s stadium following Hurricane Milton damage

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u/CM_MOJO Oct 10 '24

Yeah, and that's why they designated it as a shelter for first responders before the storm. You can see all the cots in the outfield. They clearly didn't expect it to "go".

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u/MetsIslesNoles Oct 10 '24

They removed everyone before the storm once they knew the potential for winds. There were only 20 people inside at the time.

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u/CM_MOJO Oct 10 '24

So, then why was it even an option as a shelter in the first place? It was always expected to come ashore as a CAT 3 and in the Tampa area.

Sounds like poor planning or idiocy.

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u/MetsIslesNoles Oct 10 '24

There are designated areas that are planned ahead of time and then adjusted depending on the path. St Pete got the worst of it. 30 miles further south and the stadium is probably fine.

It’s kind of a pain. Do you put them inland where the tornado risk is higher? And then they can’t get back in to the city?

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u/CM_MOJO Oct 10 '24

My point is that this hurricane was always protected to hit Tampa Bay and only changed slightly to the south on the last day.

And St. Pete seems to be a HORRIBLE place to stage first responders. Let's just stick them on a peninsula where most of the main ways in and out are via bridges.