Florida Weather....

[JAXFL]

Anyone headed out of Florida or what? It looks like most of the state is going to get a lot of rain... your thoughts.

[Bob_Shaw]

I bought a park model trailer in Sebring that was damaged in Hurricane Charlie in 2004. The roof and the side of the trailer had been punctured. So, when I bought it in 2008, it had a new roof and new appliances, and had sat empty for two years. Remember, it's not that the wind blows but more what the wind blows. In my trailers case it was pine tree limbs.

[johnhicks]

We'll be in Sopchoppy in about three weeks if it's still there. If not, maybe Panacea or further eastward. I don't want to say much more because we'll stir up another hurricane or earthquake or something. LOL

[Slownsy]

Fort Myers Florida on out skirts, lots of rain and wind branch came down of tree, cracked wind shield dent in bonnet, happy days.
Frank.

[tegu69]

As for which side of the hurricane to be on, it depends a lot on which way its moving. This one is going northeast, so southeast corner not so good.
Opinion 02? Hurricanes don't have to all go north,sometimes they may go south for a while. The computer models have got to be pretty reliable and I would listen to the hurricane center first.

[Dance_Chick]

We are in Mooresville NC visiting family and are scheduled to head home to central FL tomorrow - Friday. Our plans are to spend 1 night in Darien GA north of Brunswick and then make it home on Saturday. We'll have to reassess tomorrow morning and might not head home until Saturday.

[GoPackGo]

September and October are the big months for hurricanes in Florida. Hurricanes feed off warm water and the warmer the water (like at this time of year), the stronger they are. Bookmark the NOAA/National Hurricane Center sites and keep an eye on their projected paths. Remember that they spin counter-clockwise and it's better to be on the SE side of them as they come ashore.

I was living in Orlando when Hurricane Charley and 2 others hit over a span of 6 weeks in 2004. Orlando was a hurricane magnet in 2004. I would not tempt fate and be anywhere close to a hurricane in any kind of an RV. I didn't much like riding out Charley in a house with no power and trees coming down everywhere. The destruction was truly incredible. The wind even blew down a long section of a 5 foot brick wall that surrounded our housing addition.

My .02 opinion - If in Florida, I would not travel northwards to get away from one unless you leave very early and you move several hundred miles north of the Florida border. If you get caught in it's path, and it is coming ashore on the Atlantic side, I would go SW. If coming ashore on the gulf side, I would go SE. Start with full fuel tanks and refill EARLY. Carry extra drinking water.

[rockhillmanor]

I'm right on the edge of the evacuation area. My first hurricane. If I'm still alive in the morning, I'll tell you what it was like. 😞

[wanderingbob]

We left the coast and are now in Thomasville Ga . Waitin for the storm to pass tonite about midnite . Then we WILL go to Sopchoppy for several days .
We have been fulltiming for over fifty days and still weather and Doctor appointments get in the way . I am hoppin for several days with nuttin to do .
Note to John Hooks , we will see ya in Sopchoppy ! You will identify me because I will wear a hibiscus behind my right ear !

[Dutch_12078]

johnhicks wrote:
We said we were going to spend a couple of months in south Louisiana, and we all know what happened there.

We said that we'd be just heading to Sopchoppy or Panacea, in the Florida Big Bend. Yeesh!

May be should just shut up. LOL

Man plans, Mother Nature laughs... :B

[johnhicks]

We said we were going to spend a couple of months in south Louisiana, and we all know what happened there.

We said that we'd be just heading to Sopchoppy or Panacea, in the Florida Big Bend. Yeesh!

Maybe we should just shut up. LOL

[2012Coleman]

riven1950 wrote:
was planning to drive , not towing, to Jax from NC Friday. May wait till Sat depending on forecast tomorrow. Looks like it will blow right over / past us but not too bad as compared to past storms. mostly a rain event and dangerous rip currents I think.

Might be a good idea. but your going to have a nasty drive. Be careful!

[Retired_JSO]

We like many other campers were told to leave Rainbow Springs around 8 am this morning. We had decided to leave today anyway not wanting to drive home, 2 1/2 hours with a cross wind, rain etc. The State Park's action was taken because the governor placed many county's under a tropical storm watch. My thought, this action was taken at least 1 day too early now that the storms track has changed. What did happen was several State Parks closed and evicted campers onto the highways with no safe place to go based way too early as to the storms path. Did those county's close down their everyday business, no, so we stopped at our favorite seafood place and dropped another cash payment.

[Playtime_II]

Clearwater (West of Tampa) just hit 10" of rain and the storm is still well off shore (6pm, Wed). Flooding is our biggest concern here.

[wanderingbob]

We just left a fish camp just south of Tallahassee on the coast , we were 2 1/2 feet above sea level . Management asked all to leave , wise move .
Storms are common for us old Florida hands , been here over seventy years and ain't got blown away , yet .