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Old 09-12-2017, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 View Post
So Irma was a Category 1 when it came through the Villages?
Not unless someone recorded sustained winds of at or over 74 MPH.

Irma hit Tampa as a Category 4, and was probably a weak Category 1, at most, when it got to The Villages. As I have said, contact with the ground slows down wind.

There's hardly a better place to be in Florida during bad weather than The Villages.
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