[kathy and al]

To JenAjd:
Having lived on the Floria east coast from 1972-2007 and personnaly experiencing 8 serious hurricanes (that I can recall), I can assure you that here in Central Florida, you have little to worry about. The most extreme hit would result in minimal inconvenience to you and would be short-lived.
The things to have on hand that others have mentioned on this blog are reasonable but as is the case with your weather reporting stations, they tend to sensationalize the situation just to protect themselves. So relax and don't get too uptight about all of this.
The hurricanes that I have experienced (that come to immediate memory) were:
David'79, Andrew'92, Erin'95, Earl'98, Irene'99 (yes Irene), Frances'04, Jeanne'04, and Wilma'95. Most were cat 3 or better and of course Andrew was a cat 5.