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Originally Posted by margaretmattson
Good advice to remain calm. Every city has emergency preparations and will be out to help as soon as they can. But, there are times when they can not reach you for quite some time because trees and debris are blocking the streets or another area is in more need. Also, it does not matter if your utilities are underground. The electrical grid can go haywire and the sewage can be blocked up. I have lived through this. There is a saying about those who ignore the simple act of planning and preparing, they are always the ones who suffer the most. Do not panic! Be prepared! Again, I can not fully describe the absolute discomfort of "after the storm.". It is not location that has saved the Villages with prior hurricanes, it is pure luck! Mother Nature is not selective!
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I believe location does have something to do with the severity of hurricanes we experience in the central part of the state. A hurricane can come on shore a cat 5 and will peter out buy the time it gets to the central part of the state. Once a hurricane goes over land mass, it loses energy.