[Joanne and Mike]

The media hype is typically much worse than the actual storm, especially where we are located in Central Florida, away from the Coasts. We lived right on Tampa Bay for 25 years and only had water come over the sea wall a couple of times, but never close to the house. Here in TV, we will have a full tank of gas and we always have water on hand. This storm isn't even projected to be a hurricane, only a tropical storm. That said, if it does become a Cat 1 or Cat 2 hurricane, we are in for some heavy wind and rain. In that case, be sure to bring in anything that could be blown around including lawn furniture and potted plants. Put your car and golf cart in the garage.