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Originally Posted by Choro&Swing
Check out Gold Wingnut’s amazing nine minute drone tour of The Villages a couple days after Hurricane Irma hit. The carefully engineered drainage system seems to have worked perfectly, and this is after a LOT of rain. Yes, plenty of cart paths were underwater at golf courses, so people couldn’t play golf, but they are designed to be backups for heavy drainage after gigantic storms. Big deal! I see no sign of HOUSES flooded. Were any houses flooded? I wasn’t here then.
The Villages - Irma Flooding of Golf Courses - YouTube |
Irma was an experience for first-timers as the "eye" went right over The Villages, which they said doesn't happen generally. There was flooding in the historical side and power was out. There were folks stranded there though from what I remember, the rec center was opened up for folks to stay in. Remember most aren't open to pets so find your spot if you're truly concerned. IF you live in the newer areas the power is underground so wires don't blow down. We had power though-out Irma. Some folks lost portions of roofs and some lost a bit of siding. Lower areas did flood but for the most part the developer plans well for that with the golf-courses taking the brunt of it. Most folks here are from somewhere else so many will have opinions but we truly didn't have the damage here that many parts of Florida experienced.