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Originally Posted by travelguy
hurricanes have had no effect on The Villages. we are so far inland that they do not come here.
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WHAT? When I lived on the south east coast of Florida, Hurricane Wilma hit the west coast, traveled all the 160 miles across the state and clobbered us. It actually gained strength crossing the state since it was large enough to hang out over the gulf and Atlantic at the same time. We're a lot closer to the coast here and have just been lucky. What we won't get here is storm surge since we're not near the water. But we don't have the strick building codes here that S. Florida has such as shutters and are vulnerable to winds.