HURRICANE INFO FOR THOSE IN FLORIDA

[bobrizer2]

Evacuations are currently underway from most of the East coast of Florida. No reports of gasoline shortages have been reported as yet, although grocery shelves are reported bare. It was reported that the state parks will be closed, although that has not been verified. The Ocala Natal Forest campground at Salt Springs has ordered everyone to be out by Thursday. 12:00 pm and will not reopen until next Tues. Orlando, the home of Mickey Mouse is now under a Hurricane Watch.

If you are one of the evacuees, there are still spaces available in some of the larger private campgrounds on the West Coast, but they are filling up fast. We are at the Sun And Fun in Sarasota and they still have space available.

If you elect to stay in place and ride this one out, then take it from an old Flordian, be prepared to give your butt to the Lord.
BigBob

[JAXFL]

Electric depends on what block you are one. One has it the next might not then the next does. Property damage is the same.

[pcm1959]

I just returned from the Lifestyle LS36fw rv and it did just fine. Our home and us did, too.
We left our home near the beach and went to the mother-in-laws home 5 miles inland. We spent the day there in the a/c, TV, and internet. We drove back to our home at 830pm Friday night after the worst had passed. No power on most of the drive back or when got to our community. Got back to our home and it as well as those around it never lost power and no damage either!
The RV is parked about 3 miles north of our home and was pretty much setting out by itself. Absolutely No problems at all despite the 70+ mph winds and hours of blowing rain.
We're hoping the best for everyone else, as well.

[pcm1959]

Thanks for the good luck wishes to those of us in FL. I'm three miles inland from JAX Beach, FL. I feel the house will be ok as its high and dry. The RV is in an RV storage lot a few miles away from the house - 3 miles from shore, too. A lot of folks in the storage lot have left but there are still a some of the higher end A's there.
There is really no where to go. I-10 West is creeping at about 5mph. Again, unless you just wait it out in a parking lot.
Our area is expecting 90 mph winds by 4pm tomorrow. I really wonder how the fiver will fair in the storage lot. If it gets trashed, I do have full replacement cost value for the first 5 years of ownership. Nothing I can do.

[Allworth]

Winterhaven is far enough inland that all they will see is a LOT of rain. They should be fine in two weeks but you could always call.

Roads will be normal if you come down I-75. Stay away from I-95. Even two weeks after the event there will be a lot of power company and restoration equipment moving up and down the coast.

They are saying now that we (Orlando, Merritt Island, the Cape) will see the worst of it just before dawn tomorrow (Friday). Keeping in mind that Orlando is 50 miles from the coast, we have secured for 10" of rain and 60MPH winds.

[WX9DX]

Getting ready in two weeks to snowbird in central Florida near Winterhaven any idea of how it will be affected and how the roads might be going into the state from Illinois?
Jimmy, wx9dx

[amdriven2liv]

jk31668 wrote:
ft wilderness in disney is being evacuated

My wife was told not to come to work tomorrow at EPCOT.

[amdriven2liv]

murphysranch wrote:
Amdriven2liv: stay safe as you're not used to those weather patterns being from OR!

That's a fact! Everyone back home is on pins and needles.

[murphysranch]

Amdriven2liv: stay safe as you're not used to those weather patterns being from OR!

[amdriven2liv]

Here is the forecast as of now for Davenport Fl. Jct. of Hwy 27 and I-4.

Updated forecast

Not sure if that works.

[jerem0621]

Be safe out there...this is not a storm to be trifled with.

[jk31668]

ft wilderness in disney is being evacuated

[WTP-GC]

tinner12002 wrote:
We were planning on going to Daytona Biketoberfest next weekend...wondering now if they will cancel the whole thing.

I speculate that it will be 50/50. If the storm loops back around (as some models show), then it will almost surely be canceled, or at least not worth attending. But even without that, if Daytona and surrounding areas take a direct hit tomorrow, it'll likely do significant damage to many of the accommodations, which will again make it not a very attractive even.

It sucks, because the local economies depend heavily on the biker events. Bike week and Biketoberfest can literally "make or break" many of the local smaller establishments.

[tinner12002]

We were planning on going to Daytona Biketoberfest next weekend...wondering now if they will cancel the whole thing.

[WTP-GC]

rhagfo wrote:
If you are in an RV in Florida anywhere above Marathon I hope you have really great insurance, and you will around to collect on it!!!!

That's a bit of an extreme exaggeration.
Above central FL and to the west is still projected to be pretty safe. Up where we live, we're projecting for 20-30 MPH winds, maybe gusting to 40-50 at most. Obviously along the west coast, there's going to be some storm surge and high water levels. North and west of us, and all throughout the panhandle will maybe see some rain. West of Tallahassee = what storm?

East Coast from Ft. Lauderdale to Jacksonville = WATCH OUT!