Dear Sunnydaze,
Most hurricanes only bring cooler temps, wind and needed rainfall to Central Florida unless you are directly in the path of the eyewall and a short way from the ocean.
I have been here for 51 years. Of course low-lying areas and certain roads will flood. Trees will come down. And power outages occur.
But all my many hurr…
Most hurricanes only bring cooler temps, wind and needed rainfall to Central Florida unless you are directly in the path of the eyewall and a short way from the ocean.
I have been here for 51 years. Of course low-lying areas and certain roads will flood. Trees will come down. And power outages occur.
But all my many hurricane experiences in that entire time have been fine. Often actually pleasant, as "wrong" as that may sound.
I delivered my daughter during Erin, 1995. No problems except the drop in barometric pressure triggered labor for many pregnant women and the hospital filled rapidly. So I was out of my room at Alachua General quickly indeed, lol.
(On the coast, in the bullseye they can be absolutely deadly, of course, and nothing to fool around with, ditto the tornadoes they spawn, especially a real monster like Andrew on low-lying ground.)
But inland, with higher ground, and some time spent being shredded by the friction little hills and dales create, they weaken pretty fast.
I hope and pray your heart stays calm and your son and husband stay safe. ❤🙏🙏
PS- My grandfather lived just off Biscayne Bay in Miami for decades. A very high danger zone. He never left through storm after storm. Twice he had a neighbor's roof torn off and dropped in his yard! Luckily houses were much smaller at that time and all he ever lost was an orange tree.
Dear Sunnydaze,
Most hurricanes only bring cooler temps, wind and needed rainfall to Central Florida unless you are directly in the path of the eyewall and a short way from the ocean.
I have been here for 51 years. Of course low-lying areas and certain roads will flood. Trees will come down. And power outages occur.
But all my many hurricane experiences in that entire time have been fine. Often actually pleasant, as "wrong" as that may sound.
I delivered my daughter during Erin, 1995. No problems except the drop in barometric pressure triggered labor for many pregnant women and the hospital filled rapidly. So I was out of my room at Alachua General quickly indeed, lol.
(On the coast, in the bullseye they can be absolutely deadly, of course, and nothing to fool around with, ditto the tornadoes they spawn, especially a real monster like Andrew on low-lying ground.)
But inland, with higher ground, and some time spent being shredded by the friction little hills and dales create, they weaken pretty fast.
I hope and pray your heart stays calm and your son and husband stay safe. ❤🙏🙏
PS- My grandfather lived just off Biscayne Bay in Miami for decades. A very high danger zone. He never left through storm after storm. Twice he had a neighbor's roof torn off and dropped in his yard! Luckily houses were much smaller at that time and all he ever lost was an orange tree.
Thank you! That helps to know. ♥️