Milton Storm Damage

[asianthree]

I will be the first, @ 9:50pm, the oak tree behind our house, came down. Took out the fence, our birdcage, across our pool, and is currently sitting on our lanai roof. Unsure of damage because it’s not safe until the wind dies down. Claim filed, they are already extremely busy.

[twoplanekid]

1AM Thursday It sounds like most of the shingles have left my roof. I can see many on the ground around my house. I hope the Villages insurance is open this Thursday.

1 :30 AM Also filed claim directly with the insurance company to be ahead of thousands of people who will file at dawn.

[asianthree]

1AM Thursday It sounds like most of the shingles have left my roof. I can see many on the ground my house. I hope the Villages insurance is open this Thursday.

Probably not, I called the 800 number. Their phones will be swamped by light of dawn. Claims should be 24/7 soon because of named storm

[rjn5656]

Sorry to hear about this. Wish you the best in recovery efforts.

[Craig Vernon]

Sorry for your losses. I hope you all get back to normal as soon as possible. Many Blessings that you both are ok.

[elevatorman]

Operation Blue Roof may be of use to some. Free blue tarp installed by FEMA, using the Army Corps of Engineers. Funded by Federal and State monies.

Access Denied (https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Emergency-Operations/National-Response-Framework/Temporary-Roofing/)

Call 888-ROOF-BLU (888-766-3258)

[Michael 61]

So sorry to hear of the above property losses

[Dusty_Star]

1AM Thursday It sounds like most of the shingles have left my roof. I can see many on the ground around my house. I hope the Villages insurance is open this Thursday.

1 :30 AM Also filed claim directly with the insurance company to be ahead of thousands of people who will file at dawn.

When walking the dog this morning I found some shingles in the road, it was still dark, so I don't know yet whose house they came from.

[eviej]

I will be the first, @ 9:50pm, the oak tree behind our house, came down. Took out the fence, our birdcage, across our pool, and is currently sitting on our lanai roof. Unsure of damage because it’s not safe until the wind dies down. Claim filed, they are already extremely busy.

Sam Jackson 352 434-4301

[eviej]

My husband and I moved to The Villages about 5 months ago. The solar tube cap blew off and the solar tube in our kitchen filled with water and damaged our kitchen ceiling. Never had solar tubes before...Who do I call to fix it don't have a clue thanks

[elevatorman]

Don't forget damage is covered under the hurricane portion of your policy. Deductibles based on percentage of insured value. Some are very high. Mine is 2% about $8,000. Check your policy.

[elevatorman]

My husband and I moved to The Villages about 5 months ago. The solar tube cap blew off and the solar tube in our kitchen filled with water and damaged our kitchen ceiling. Never had solar tubes before...Who do I call to fix it don't have a clue thanks

For the solar tube call The Solar Guys: The Villages & Central FL - Solatube(R) Skylight Experts (https://thesolarguys.com/?keyword=solar%20guys%20the%20villages%20fl&source=GoogleAds&campaign=GoogleAds&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_DcezwKyefUtVOmaZbX18W-dLx4&gclid=CjwKCAjw9p24BhB_EiwA8ID5BkDUDjGhGgTR07zqeBG6 S8FF1Mp5Xs268-YmyXCLoDQjzO5e3bWczxoCDE4QAvD_BwE) They may have someone to repair the ceiling as well.

[Toymeister]

Blew off screen on birdcage

[twoplanekid]

Several other homes in Lake Deaton also lost part of their roofs. So, it wasn't just my roof.

[midiwiz]

When walking the dog this morning I found some shingles in the road, it was still dark, so I don't know yet whose house they came from.

hope that roof isn't older, reason I state that is a lot of homes still under warranty are in the same situation - one major issue - these roofs were to be installed and within code. The Villages never got wind gusts over 135 mph ergo the roofs were NOT installed to code. Some don't even have a layer under the shingles.....

don't count on TV to own up to it or back it either.

[Dusty_Star]

Several other homes in Lake Deaton also lost part of their roofs. So, it wasn't just my roof.

Just in case the shingles are mine, do you have any recommendations about who to call to fix it? Thanks!

[twoplanekid]

Just in case the shingles are mine, do you have any recommendations about who to call to fix it? Thanks!

I have called several roofers to only be able to leave messages.

[Cranky]

The wind destroyed 2 of the 3 screens of my lanai. I want to replace the screen myself but the height of the screen is 120”. Any recommendations on where to buy the screen from? Lowes doesn’t carry that height of screen(96” is the tallest they have)

[mikeycereal]

Several other homes in Lake Deaton also lost part of their roofs. So, it wasn't just my roof.

Several, wow, that's near our area just north of the 44 ...one lake over.

[dewilson58]

My husband and I moved to The Villages about 5 months ago. The solar tube cap blew off and the solar tube in our kitchen filled with water and damaged our kitchen ceiling. Never had solar tubes before...Who do I call to fix it don't have a clue thanks

Get a roofing company to remove and cover.

Why wait for it to happen again??

[JGibson]

I'm sorry for those that had damage but the TV infrastructure held up well. So glad no loss of power or property damage.

[Altawood]

https://stormcenter.secoenergy.com/?_gl=1*4jpw6m*_ga*MTgwNjA5OTMxMy4xNzI3ODc0MDUy*_ga _HGGJ7RE5M8*MTcyODU2NzM2NS41LjEuMTcyODU2NzQyOS4wLj AuMA..
SECO Power Outage Map link

[BrianL99]

No damage at all at my home near Sumter Landing.

Was all the damage in the South? Which would make sense, given the hurricane track.

Happy to be up North ... again.

[Rainger99]

I was walking around Southern Oaks this morning and a huge live oak tree is down. Must be 100 years old.

Good news is that it is on the course. No property damage.

[Blueblaze]

hope that roof isn't older, reason I state that is a lot of homes still under warranty are in the same situation - one major issue - these roofs were to be installed and within code. The Villages never got wind gusts over 135 mph ergo the roofs were NOT installed to code. Some don't even have a layer under the shingles.....

don't count on TV to own up to it or back it either.

Just checked my 17 yr old roof that two different insurance companies illegally dropped due to being over 15 years old.

It's fine. Still looks almost new. Not even any loss of granules. I wonder what the difference could be.

[Dusty_Star]

hope that roof isn't older, reason I state that is a lot of homes still under warranty are in the same situation - one major issue - these roofs were to be installed and within code. The Villages never got wind gusts over 135 mph ergo the roofs were NOT installed to code. Some don't even have a layer under the shingles.....

don't count on TV to own up to it or back it either.

How old a roof?

[Dusty_Star]

I was walking around Southern Oaks this morning and a huge live oak tree is down. Must be 100 years old.

Good news is that it is on the course. No property damage.

Wow! Thanks for the pictures.

[villagetinker]

The wind destroyed 2 of the 3 screens of my lanai. I want to replace the screen myself but the height of the screen is 120”. Any recommendations on where to buy the screen from? Lowes doesn’t carry that height of screen(96” is the tallest they have)

Try White Aluminum route 441 Leesburg, when Irma came through, I was able to get screening there, BUT it did take a week or more as I recall, the contractors had already picked up their entire stock.

[laboutj]

Lost quite a few roof shingles in Collier. We're not there so a neighbor took pictures for us to send to the insurance company. Waiting to find out when they're able to get a tarp on the roof.

[villagetinker]

The wind destroyed 2 of the 3 screens of my lanai. I want to replace the screen myself but the height of the screen is 120”. Any recommendations on where to buy the screen from? Lowes doesn’t carry that height of screen(96” is the tallest they have)

I forgot to mention many screens can be installed horizontal or vertical (the weave is the same), so if your opening is less than 96" that screening might work. Be sure to get the correct spline, take a sample of your spline and do not use their recommendations get an exact match and a spline insertion tool.

[Bogie Shooter]

Always the happy camper…….☹️

[mcassaday]

Are there any restaurants open in the villages?

[coffeebean]

No damage at all at my home near Sumter Landing.

Was all the damage in the South? Which would make sense, given the hurricane track.

Happy to be up North ... again.

No damage here in Mallory Square. Just a ton of downs leaves and small twigs littered all over the property. I don't see any roof shingles anywhere so it looks like my old roof made it through OK.

Hope those who suffered damage can quickly have everything fixed and get back to normal.

[coffeebean]

Are there any restaurants open in the villages?
Koyame on 441 (next to the hospital) said they plan to be open. Really good Chinese food.

[TnTTV]

Anyone know if the historic side/manufactured side had damage reported?

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

My house had no damage. One awning was loose and kept banging against the house with every gust all night but hubby re-secured it this morning. Carport and laundry shed intact. No Internet all day so far though. Typing on a cell phone sucks.

[ThirdOfFive]

Took a stroll this morning through the neighborhood (north). No real damage; a lot of palm fronds, twigs and branches down however.

Interesting: the East-West streets seemed to be the ones with the most debris. The North-South streets had almost none.

[MrFlorida]

My husband and I moved to The Villages about 5 months ago. The solar tube cap blew off and the solar tube in our kitchen filled with water and damaged our kitchen ceiling. Never had solar tubes before...Who do I call to fix it don't have a clue thanks

The Solar Guys -352 307 7077

[BrianL99]

Anyone know if the historic side/manufactured side had damage reported?


Carport and laundry shed intact.


More good news.

[Rainger99]

Typing on a cell phone sucks.

We all have to make sacrifices.

[TnTTV]

My house had no damage. One awning was loose and kept banging against the house with every gust all night but hubby re-secured it this morning. Carport and laundry shed intact. No Internet all day so far though. Typing on a cell phone sucks.
Great to know things are good. Watching from NJ not knowing how things are is tough for me. Thank you so much for the info.

[tophcfa]

Our neighborhood, between LSL and SS, which was built in the late 1990’s, had almost no damage other than a lot of landscaping debris and small pieces of vinyl siding blown loose. The water line in the preserve behind our home is up to the fence line. The only other time I saw the water line get that high was after Irma in 2017. Those beautiful live oaks covered with Spanish Moss sure do make a mess during heavy winds.

[Driller703]

I recently moved to St Catherine. I had a top heavy ornamental tree in front of the house blow over. A bunch of neighbors (none of whom I know) who were coming around to all the houses in the neighborhood, straightened and shorewd up the tree, and were gone before I could get out to thank them. Is the Villages America’s friendliest home town? Absolutely! Thank you all so very much.

[Normal]

I'm sorry for those that had damage but the TV infrastructure held up well. So glad no loss of power or property damage.

We had loss of power south of 44 for about 14 hours

[justjim]

Some damage in LaBelle shingles off some roofs but not all. Our house appears to be ok according to neighbors. We were out of the bubble for just a few days and couldn’t get back because of Milton. Overall it appears TV dodged a bullet. Lots of tornadoes that missed TV too.

[Bealman]

We had loss of power south of 44 for about 14 hours

Interesting. Who is your provider? We only had sporadic surges in St. Catherine.

[Normal]

Interesting. Who is your provider? We only had sporadic surges in St. Catherine.

Leesburg electric. They are our gas and electric. Don’t ask me why, something the developer set up. And yes, our municipality is Wildwood.

[HIgolfers]

Leesburg electric. They are our gas and electric. Don’t ask me why, something the developer set up. And yes, our municipality is Wildwood.


Power was out in Pine Hills for about 14 hours. We also are serviced by Leesburg Electric. They are terrible. Power goes out every time weather is bad.

[Normal]

Power was out in Pine Hills for about 14 hours. We also are serviced by Leesburg Electric. They are terrible. Power goes out every time weather is bad.

28,000 on the map with no power? Not sure if all were the Villages or what

[twoplanekid]

The following is being forwarded at the request of Kenny Blocker…

" As units of local government, the Village Community Development Districts are eligible for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for storm debris collection resulting from Hurricane Helene.

Our debris removal process is now in motion. Each of your Boards has contracted with debris haulers and a monitor for services following natural disasters.

This team is assembling onsite to perform a community-wide assessment, alongside District Staff and consultants. We will provide additional information as it becomes available.

To facilitate efficient debris removal, the public will be advised of the following:

Place all storm-related yard debris curbside on residential property.
Do NOT place storm-related debris in roadways.
Do NOT use plastic bags for storm-related debris. Leave it unbagged or use paper biodegradable bags only.

It is important to note that there is a crucial difference between storm-related debris and regular yard maintenance waste. Only storm-related debris will be collected during this special pickup.



Storm debris eligible for special pickup includes items directly damaged or displaced by the hurricane, such as fallen tree branches, uprooted shrubs, broken fences, and roofing materials torn off by high winds. In contrast, regular yard maintenance waste, which is not eligible for this special collection, includes routine grass clippings, pruned branches from regular trimming, seasonal leaf fall, and hedge trimmings from normal landscaping activities. Please continue to dispose of regular yard waste through normal sanitation procedures.

We appreciate your patience during this challenging time. Resources are stretched thin due to the widespread damage from Hurricane Helene, followed closely by Hurricane Milton.

Our team is committed to restoring The Villages to its pre-storm condition as quickly as possible. We thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we work through this recovery process together."

[Bill14564]

Leesburg electric. They are our gas and electric. Don’t ask me why, something the developer set up. And yes, our municipality is Wildwood.

Something the developer set up? The Developer created SECO, Leesburg electric, and possibly Duke Energy then divided the Villages between them?

Or is it just possible that the power companies existed and when the Developer built the homes they were connected to the company that "owned" the particular area?

[Normal]

Something the developer set up? The Developer created SECO, Leesburg electric, and possibly Duke Energy then divided the Villages between them?

Or is it just possible that the power companies existed and when the Developer built the homes they were connected to the company that "owned" the particular area?

It would be kind of silly to think the developer made a power company. I never said that, but you brought it up. No, the developer built the infrastructure and found the closest cheapest connection of course. Duke connected to half the village and Leesburg connected to the other. It was connected in phases of construction.

[JRcorvette]

hope that roof isn't older, reason I state that is a lot of homes still under warranty are in the same situation - one major issue - these roofs were to be installed and within code. The Villages never got wind gusts over 135 mph ergo the roofs were NOT installed to code. Some don't even have a layer under the shingles.....

don't count on TV to own up to it or back it either.


We just had our roof inspected with lots of damage. The roofer said that these shingles should have never come off. The winds here were not that strong. Everyone in the neighborhood had typical damage.

Apparently the ARC has to approve your roof replacement. How the heck are they going to handle thousands of requests in a timely manner!!!

[BrianL99]

We just had our roof inspected with lots of damage. The roofer said that these shingles should have never come off. The winds here were not that strong. Everyone in the neighborhood had typical damage.

Apparently the ARC has to approve your roof replacement. How the heck are they going to handle thousands of requests in a timely manner!!!

THOUSANDS of roofs in The Villages?

The roofing scam continues and our insurance continues to rise.

About the only ones making money out this hurricane, will be sleazy roofing contractors and compliant homeowners, who want something for nothing.

[Rainger99]

It would be kind of silly to think the developer made a power company. I never said that, but you brought it up. No, the developer built the infrastructure and found the closest cheapest connection of course. Duke connected to half the village and Leesburg connected to the other. It was connected in phases of construction.

How many utilities provide services to the Villages?

I have Duke for electricity and Leesburg for gas.

I have also heard of SECO electric and Leesburg electric.

What do other people have?

Is there a map showing the utility providers for each area?

[Normal]

How many utilities provide services to the Villages?

I have Duke for electricity and Leesburg for gas.

I have also heard of SECO electric and Leesburg electric.

What do other people have?

Is there a map showing the utility providers for each area?

That’s a great question. Apparently at least those 3. When I got on Leesburg it showed a map of outages here inside the Villages as well as elsewhere. After this outage we are going to go ahead and just buy a generator . We don’t want another 14 hour power outage. They are kind of ugly, but the circuit box can be fitted in the garage so all most will see is just the generator. Does anyone know if ARC needs to be involved?

[asianthree]

The following is being forwarded at the request of Kenny Blocker…

" As units of local government, the Village Community Development Districts are eligible for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for storm debris collection resulting from Hurricane Helene.

Our debris removal process is now in motion. Each of your Boards has contracted with debris haulers and a monitor for services following natural disasters.

This team is assembling onsite to perform a community-wide assessment, alongside District Staff and consultants. We will provide additional information as it becomes available.

To facilitate efficient debris removal, the public will be advised of the following:

Place all storm-related yard debris curbside on residential property.
Do NOT place storm-related debris in roadways.
Do NOT use plastic bags for storm-related debris. Leave it unbagged or use paper biodegradable bags only.

It is important to note that there is a crucial difference between storm-related debris and regular yard maintenance waste. Only storm-related debris will be collected during this special pickup.



Storm debris eligible for special pickup includes items directly damaged or displaced by the hurricane, such as fallen tree branches, uprooted shrubs, broken fences, and roofing materials torn off by high winds. In contrast, regular yard maintenance waste, which is not eligible for this special collection, includes routine grass clippings, pruned branches from regular trimming, seasonal leaf fall, and hedge trimmings from normal landscaping activities. Please continue to dispose of regular yard waste through normal sanitation procedures.

We appreciate your patience during this challenging time. Resources are stretched thin due to the widespread damage from Hurricane Helene, followed closely by Hurricane Milton.

Our team is committed to restoring The Villages to its pre-storm condition as quickly as possible. We thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we work through this recovery process together."

That’s great now I just have to figure out how to get a 45’ tree out to the road. Hopefully I won’t have to cut it up. :cryin2:
Ok one has to have a warped sense of humor when you have a 45’ foot tree sitting on your roof and in your pool, destroying the birdcage.

[Colts Fan]

How many utilities provide services to the Villages?

I have Duke for electricity and Leesburg for gas.

I have also heard of SECO electric and Leesburg electric.

What do other people have?

Is there a map showing the utility providers for each area?


We are in Hillsborough and have SECO. We never lost power during Milton, nor during Irma. We are pretty happy with them.

[BrianL99]

I was just told the gazebo at Sumter Landing is gone from Milton.

Has any one been there to see?

[twoplanekid]

THOUSANDS of roofs in The Villages?

The roofing scam continues and our insurance continues to rise.

About the only ones making money out this hurricane, will be sleazy roofing contractors and compliant homeowners, who want something for nothing.

I would disagree as there are at least six homes on our short street in Lake Deaton that lost many, many roof shingles. Look at the picture taken of some that I lost (many not pictured) and also look at the roof above the black solar screen of the house across the street that lost many. And, they are not even on our street. I will be very happy to have my roof fixed before the next rain/wind event.

[John Mayes]

How many utilities provide services to the Villages?

I have Duke for electricity and Leesburg for gas.

I have also heard of SECO electric and Leesburg electric.

What do other people have?

Is there a map showing the utility providers for each area?

We live in Hawkins and have Duke electric and TECO gas.

[BrianL99]

I would disagree as there are at least six homes on our short street in Lake Deaton that lost many, many roof shingles. Look at the picture taken of some that I lost (many not pictured) and also look at the roof above the black solar screen of the house across the street that lost many. And, they are not even on our street. I will be very happy to have my roof fixed before the next rain/wind event.


That's unbelievable. Given what I've heard the maximum wind velocity was in that area, you're right ... faulty installation looks like the culprit. There's no way anyone should have shingle loss like that, with winds that *may* have hit 75 for a second or 2.

[Normal]

That's unbelievable. Given what I've heard the maximum wind velocity was in that area, you're right ... faulty installation looks like the culprit. There's no way anyone should have shingle loss like that, with winds that *may* have hit 75 for a second or 2.

One of the houses just outside of Newel was already getting repared

[tophcfa]

That’s great now I just have to figure out how to get a 45’ tree out to the road. Hopefully I won’t have to cut it up. :cryin2:
Ok one has to have a warped sense of humor when you have a 45’ foot tree sitting on your roof and in your pool, destroying the birdcage.

Sorry for what you’re going through. That sucks.

[tophcfa]

There are at least six homes on our short street in Lake Deaton that lost many, many roof shingles. Look at the picture taken of some that I lost (many not pictured) and also look at the roof above the black solar screen of the house across the street that lost many. And, they are not even on our street. I will be very happy to have my roof fixed before the next rain/wind event.

Wondering if the storm kicked up a localized microburst that hit your neighborhood? Here is hoping you can get your roof tarped and then fixed before the next rain. Fingers crossed, the next few days look likely to be dry.

[Bill14564]

I was just told the gazebo at Sumter Landing is gone from Milton.

Has any one been there to see?

What gazebo, where the bands play? Take a look at the camera.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

The intersection of Lauren and Kiley was flooded this morning. Some shingles off several houses, one guy's exterior garage wall was slanted outward. Awnings down in a few yards. Half the neighborhood had no power. Xfinity internet's been down all day.

[Remembergoldenrule]

Two house on our street in Dunedin don’t have shingles on roof except two rows. Water damage inside due to rain too.

[oldtimes]

What gazebo, where the bands play? Take a look at the camera.
The gazebo that was out on the lake.

[melpetezrinski]

What gazebo, where the bands play? Take a look at the camera.

After the 10 minute mark in the following video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdR137RBboU

[MandoMan]

I will be the first, @ 9:50pm, the oak tree behind our house, came down. Took out the fence, our birdcage, across our pool, and is currently sitting on our lanai roof. Unsure of damage because it’s not safe until the wind dies down. Claim filed, they are already extremely busy.

I’m sorry about your loss. That’s terrible. A couple years ago a big pine fell on my daughter’s home in central Georgia, and another flattened a large shed, and a third took out a big brick wall. Her insurance company gave her a large amount for this, and fast, but a fly-by-night crew with a big truck and chainsaws came by, offered to cut up the trees, and charged her far too much, like $30,000. She assumed that was the right price. After getting the roof damage to the house fixed, there was nothing left for replacing the shed or wall.

I drove through The Villages from near 466A and Buena Vista up to Spanish Springs and back Thursday about 11 a.m. 25 miles. I didn’t see any house damage. No shingle damage. There were a lot of palm fronds down and lots of leaves and moss and acorns from trees, of course, but that will be picked up today. There was an unusually tall crêpe myrtle blocking one lane of Morse at Rio Grande. That’s all.

[La lamy]

I would disagree as there are at least six homes on our short street in Lake Deaton that lost many, many roof shingles. Look at the picture taken of some that I lost (many not pictured) and also look at the roof above the black solar screen of the house across the street that lost many. And, they are not even on our street. I will be very happy to have my roof fixed before the next rain/wind event.

What a drag. So sorry to see that.

[La lamy]

I will be the first, @ 9:50pm, the oak tree behind our house, came down. Took out the fence, our birdcage, across our pool, and is currently sitting on our lanai roof. Unsure of damage because it’s not safe until the wind dies down. Claim filed, they are already extremely busy.

I wish you as much peace as possible while waiting for hopefully a fast repair of everything.

[jrref]

Try White Aluminum route 441 Leesburg, when Irma came through, I was able to get screening there, BUT it did take a week or more as I recall, the contractors had already picked up their entire stock.

You can also call A+ Screens (352) 484-7926. Small company, very reliable, honest pricing and quick response.

[daca55]

I am not at my house and I have no idea if I incured any damage especially to roof. My neighbors have changed and most are not there. Does anyone know who I could call to have my house checked out? My house is in Buttonwood. Would Community Watch do something like that. Thanks for all replies.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

There was quite a bit of shingle debris on lawns here in the Historic area. A pipe had opened up or sprung a leak between two properties near the edge of the road, and water was flowing (not hard, just steadily) down a decline of the yard into their driveway and then back out to the side of their house.

Meanwhile down the same block, Kiley and Lauren were flooded. It was hard to tell how badly, but I think by the time I was able to take a look, it had gone down to around 8 inches over the pavement.

One guy had a sliding 3-panel door covering his carport, and one of the panels had been pushed inward and was leaning up against his car. Another guy apparently had walled up his carport on the sides and made it look like a normal garage. But the wall was clearly not secured to anything, because it was tilting inward - but fully intact, including the side door built into the wall.

Some awnings were down on peoples' yards. We finally got our internet back this morning, but our side of the street never lost power. The other side was out from midnight til at least yesterday mid-day, I haven't checked to see if they're back up yet.

The tower is still up at Orange Blossom CC, and I haven't checked anything further than the Boone Gate.

[opinionist]

Got power back this morning 1 AM with Duke Energy.
No storm damage and no debris in yard (no big trees on property).
Orange Blossom Garden

[Switter]

I am up in Woodbury, about a mile south of 42. Not even a scratch on my place. I went for a bike ride at noon down Buena Vista towards the Polo club. It was mostly palm fronds, leaves, and small twigs on the ground. I did see one lanai where one of the screens blew off, a couple white picket fences on top of brick walls that fell over, and there were two light poles in the boulevard on Buena Vista that fell over but other than that it didn't look bad at all. I never lost power or internet either.

I would like to know what our official rainfall totals were.

[Lsheff]

Built house in Urbana, Ohio 2004 on n. Dugan. Villages 2021.
Good luck on your roof.

[Nana2Teddy]

Our neighborhood, between LSL and SS, which was built in the late 1990’s, had almost no damage other than a lot of landscaping debris and small pieces of vinyl siding blown loose. The water line in the preserve behind our home is up to the fence line. The only other time I saw the water line get that high was after Irma in 2017. Those beautiful live oaks covered with Spanish Moss sure do make a mess during heavy winds.
Same here in DeLuna, south of 44, our huge preserve behind our postal station/pool is a lake now with water almost up to the top of the 8 ft high wall that surrounds it. Wild! We also had some branches fall on several roofs of homes that are next to oak and pine trees near the power lines. Those of us with just two year old landscaping had no damage and very little debris to clean up.

Down the street at WaterLily rec center a huge oak was uprooted and landed on outdoor fitness equipment. That’s a mess!

The new disc golf course on the Hogeye path is underwater again, but even worse than it was with TS Debby. Some uprooted oak trees and/or huge branches from the trees are littering the Hogeye path.

The craziest video I saw though was the Lake Sumter Landing boardwalk being underwater. WOW!

I wish all of you the best in your clean up efforts. Hopefully it’ll be speedy.

[Indydealmaker]

hope that roof isn't older, reason I state that is a lot of homes still under warranty are in the same situation - one major issue - these roofs were to be installed and within code. The Villages never got wind gusts over 135 mph ergo the roofs were NOT installed to code. Some don't even have a layer under the shingles.....

don't count on TV to own up to it or back it either.

You haven't been here long enough to make such disparaging remarks.

[Nana2Teddy]

We had loss of power south of 44 for about 14 hours

Wow, we had no loss of power in DeLuna. Just a few flickers. We have SECO.

[Nana2Teddy]

Power was out in Pine Hills for about 14 hours. We also are serviced by Leesburg Electric. They are terrible. Power goes out every time weather is bad.

Oh wow, bummer. We have SECO in DeLuna. No outages.

[Nana2Teddy]

How many utilities provide services to the Villages?

I have Duke for electricity and Leesburg for gas.

I have also heard of SECO electric and Leesburg electric.

What do other people have?

Is there a map showing the utility providers for each area?

We have SECO for electric, and TECO for gas here in DeLuna, south of 44.

[Nana2Teddy]

I was just told the gazebo at Sumter Landing is gone from Milton.

Has any one been there to see?
I saw a YouTube video yesterday showing the boardwalk underwater and the gazebo gone. Then a drone video was posted by Papa Pineapples later in the day. Crazy!

[OhioBuckeye]

I will be the first, @ 9:50pm, the oak tree behind our house, came down. Took out the fence, our birdcage, across our pool, and is currently sitting on our lanai roof. Unsure of damage because it’s not safe until the wind dies down. Claim filed, they are already extremely busy.

Hope you get it fixed because Ins. rates will go up whether you fix storm damage or not!

[Nana2Teddy]

I will be the first, @ 9:50pm, the oak tree behind our house, came down. Took out the fence, our birdcage, across our pool, and is currently sitting on our lanai roof. Unsure of damage because it’s not safe until the wind dies down. Claim filed, they are already extremely busy.
So sorry to hear this. Ugh. Hope you’re able to get it all taken care of quickly.

[villagetinker]

You can also call A+ Screens (352) 484-7926. Small company, very reliable, honest pricing and quick response.

I agree with A+ screens, I used them when Ian hit, and we lost several panels in the roof area of the birdcage. I had 3 estimates for replacing the entire birdcage roof area (33 panels) and all were within $100 of each other, but A+ provided a lot more info on the screening and better recommendations.
As I recall I think the OP wanted to do the repair themselves which is why I suggested White Aluminum as i was able to buy screening from them.

[HIgolfers]

We are in Hillsborough and have SECO. We never lost power during Milton, nor during Irma. We are pretty happy with them.

You are fortunate to have SECO. With Leesburg Electric power goes out every storm- Helene, Milton, Irma and many other times. When it goes out, it does not come back on quickly. This time we saw how many of our neighbors have generators and realized we need one too so ordered one yesterday. Of course it’s on back order but hopefully it gets here before next storm!

[graciegirl]

hope that roof isn't older, reason I state that is a lot of homes still under warranty are in the same situation - one major issue - these roofs were to be installed and within code. The Villages never got wind gusts over 135 mph ergo the roofs were NOT installed to code. Some don't even have a layer under the shingles.....

don't count on TV to own up to it or back it either.

Please.

I am grateful for all of the code being followed in my 12 year old home. The developers are not stupid nor are they unethical.

And The Villages aren't our mother.

[Normal]

We should get internet back today, crossing my fingers

[jimjamuser]

Historic side : A couple of a neighbors palm fronds in the front yard. A pile of tree branches in the back yard. No damage to the house and roof. The Villages covers such a wide, long area that the winds may have gusted stronger in the southern parts of The Villages as compared with the northern parts.

[Normal]

Please.

I am grateful for all of the code being followed in my 12 year old home. The developers are not stupid nor are they unethical.

And The Villages aren't our mother.

I’m glad your home was built better than some they make now. A 2 year old house (Lantana 10 model) a couple blocks from us lost about a quarter of their shingles. They probably did a better job on the older homes.

[biker1]

No, they didn’t always do a better job. During Irma, many of my neighbors homes lost singles, some enough they had a new roof installed. With Milton, same thing. The gust were below what the roof should have been able to endure. I lost some shingles.

I’m glad your home was built better than some they make now. A 2 year old house (Lantana 10 model) a couple blocks from us lost about a quarter of their shingles. They probably did a better job on the older homes.

[mikeycereal]

Leesburg electric. They are our gas and electric. Don’t ask me why, something the developer set up. And yes, our municipality is Wildwood.

I'm Wildwood too just South of 44. I have SECO and electricity never went off during these Hurricanes since I was here for Ian in 2022. My sister in Bradford had hers go off during Helene (wasn't here for Milton) but it went back on after an hour. She also has Leesburg. Different company, different grid, lives 10 min away.

[MorTech]

I would not blame the shingle installers...Maybe the shingles suck.
Does anyone really believe the specs from the shingle manufactures?
Maybe a class 4 like Malarkey Vista AR shingle would hold up better.

[Bogie Shooter]

I would not blame the shingle installers...Maybe the shingles suck.
Does anyone really believe the specs from the shingle manufactures?
Maybe a class 4 like Malarkey Vista AR shingle would hold up better.

Or maybe the velocity of the wind gusts? How can it be the same for every loss if shingle event?

[MorTech]

Or maybe the velocity of the wind gusts? How can it be the same for every loss if shingle event?

The Certainteed shingles claim 110 MPH. We were not even close to that.

Maybe a better shingle like Owens Corning Duration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVZssJ5YBsw

At least the adhesive is not binding on top of the weak-adhered granules.

I'm guessing. Anyway...Off topic.