Tropical Storm Dorian
 

Hurricane Dorian

How are you preparing???

Based on current projected forecast released on 08/28/2019, Hurricane Dorian is on a current path that will "possibly" affect The Villages.

Hurricane Dorian "may" make landfall as early as this Sunday night "near" The Central Florida coastal area and Hurricane Dorian may intensify to a Category 3 Hurricane.

What precautions are you guys taking????

I guess with the exception of filling up the car with gas and bring the outside flower pots and furniture inside I am always ready.

What ever one needs...get it now before The Villages storm mania starts.

I never understand why the get ready for a storm is such a major event. Especially for most of us who have been around a few years.

We have and have had our storm cache and only have to top off gas long before the mania starts.

We went to the Hurricane Preparedness last year and as far as I know, have done everything I learned to do. Including Flood Insurance. It's Cheap!

We even bought a generator and I have to finish breaking it in, another two hours and then change the Earl (Oil).

Then we're ready for action. Just waiting for our Buddy, Tuccillo to enter and give us some of his wisdom, weather-wise!

Fill cars and have cash on hand

A cat 1? Nothing. We lived on a small island off of Fort Myers for 15 years. I don't get anxious unless it's a cat 3 or higher. Once, we had to evacuate. I am upset that it's heading this way, because we moved further north and to higher ground (we were 5 feet above sea level) to get away from them. We had hurricane shutters, but the only good they did, when there was a storm surge, was to keep out the fish. We picked TV because it never took a direct hit. They're following me ;-)

Got notification on my email about the storm from Village Insurance just now and what to do. Talk about being considerate! Each time another little surprise tells me how lucky I am to be part of TV.

Just wondering :ohdear: if the pre-hurricane hysteria is as prevalent here in The Villages as in some parts of the state where people who have never experienced bad weather will inundate the local markets right before the bad weather approaches and wipe-out the shelf's of everything?

Hopefully Dorian turns out to be nothing more than a bad storm. Now is the time to prepare your family, not hours before the storm strike.

I bought two bottles of Basil Hayden instead of one. I'm prepared.

Hysteria seems to happen mostly with newbies that haven't experienced it. Though with Irma it took "forever" and we kept hearing about it for, what seemed like weeks, so folks were quite hyped over it. We've lived here 10 yrs and Irma was the only one (which "they" said never happens this far in-land). We didn't have damage where we live, nor power outages or flooding. Some did but it seemed to be more in the historical side...plus golf courses (flooding).

As for prep...stock up with food that's not perishable, water, batteries, weather radio and your medications. Oh--and gas up your vehicle(s). BUT do NOT wait til the last minute!!! Stores will run out of the main items (batteries, water and such).

Experience is, the weather people have to stay on top of things due to ratings AND if they didn't people would complain and say "NO ONE told us!" if the improbable happens.

Checked out my Umbrellas, Working Perfectly

Water Supply 24 6oz bottles ( Publix Spring Water )

Propane Tank full

2 Rib Eye Steaks ( 2 )...... Just in case Our Favorites ( Bone-In )

Obviously with baked potatoes



Wine Stock ( Excellent Shape ) Never a problem

Beer 48 16 oz Mich Ultra

Candles over Batteries ( More Romantic ), Matches over Lighter ( More Reliable )

Ice Supply in the cooler

Gasoline in the cars, Golf Cart full of fuel.

Laundry up to date. Fertilize all outdoor plants etc.

Were all set.....Bring it on

The "cone" of possibilities encompasses almost all of Florida and part of SE Georgia for Sunday afternoon. It is still early. We won't have a real good idea where it is going until Saturday.

Here is the latest:

TROPICAL STORM DORIAN

I basically have same list !

We still have provisions from Irma which wasn't much more than a long storm.

Just like up north. As soon as you hear the "S(now) word" on TV you can't buy a bottle of milk or a loaf of bread or a frozen pizza. After experiencing Sandy up north and IRMA right after we moved in here not much more we can do. Still have all the water left that we bought for IRMA in the garage. IRMA (direct hit over TV as a CAT 1) really wasn't so terrible. Fortunately we weren't on the north end of TV were power is a little more exposed and more likely to go out. Up north during Sandy the infrastructure being so old where we lived caused more problem then Irma. We never even lost cable here we had no power up there for 10 days because a neighbors tree took out the power line. If they say it will be CAT2 or 3 then I might think differently but that isn't likely here since we are inland. The east coast of FL is another story. I'm more concerned over neighbors leaving flower pots and other small stuff outside. Wife and I went house to house around us asking our neighbors to take in their 20lb lawn projectiles. Didn't want to find a neighbor's planter in our bedroom.

Irma was not a direct hit on The Villages. It was actually west of us (30 or 40 miles perhaps).

Your priorities (and choice of bourbon) match mine!!!

What is Basil Hayden? Too lazy to search. Is it olive oil suffused with Basil? Is it a new wine?

Interesting because I had photos of the television weather report from that night showing the map and the eye of the storm passing directly over TV. I'll have to look for it. I guess it could be off but that's what it showed.

No, it didn't. The track was well to our west.

We drove down and closed on our new place last week and will officially be permanently there next Wednesday morning...

Hope our place don't get blown away before we move in... :shocked:

The media hype is typically much worse than the actual storm, especially where we are located in Central Florida, away from the Coasts. We lived right on Tampa Bay for 25 years and only had water come over the sea wall a couple of times, but never close to the house. Here in TV, we will have a full tank of gas and we always have water on hand. This storm isn't even projected to be a hurricane, only a tropical storm. That said, if it does become a Cat 1 or Cat 2 hurricane, we are in for some heavy wind and rain. In that case, be sure to bring in anything that could be blown around including lawn furniture and potted plants. Put your car and golf cart in the garage.

Quality Kentucky Bourbon.

You said that already. I'm not disputing what you say happened only remembering what I saw on the news which, also like I said, could be off or changed.

Just saw where the pressure is dropping on it which means it's going to start to intensify plus the water gets a lot warmer the closer it moves toward Florida.

Getting the Hamburgers and Hotdogs Ready.
Cold Beer on Ice!
OK IM READY !!

It sounds like you didn't believe me - thought it was worth repeating. What you are putting up look like forecasts - not the actual track. Not the same thing.

WeatherPorn clickbait is more entertaining than KardashianPorn clickbait...Sometimes.

I was watching the WESH News at 3 am the morning Irma hit us and the weather reporters showed it hitting directly overhead (albeit considerably downgraded). I recall their saying Leesburg and The Villages.

Remember the graphics used for projections are some meteorologists interpretation/best guess of what COULD BE......

When these events are unraveling it would be so much better absent the drama that too often gets injected into the presentation......the phony reporting in the beating down rain adds no value what so ever.

I watched for your posts for a few days prior and then into the early morning hours until it did pass to the West of us, by then the eye was distorted.

If I remember correctly, your background was well suited to your on- going posts in the days/ hours prior...if this event does approach us as predicted, I look forward to your comments.

It crossed over I-75 just north of Tampa and stayed west of I-75 after that.

It’s still too early to tell what the impact of this storm will be on TV.

Just announced, may become a CAT 3--you don't want to ride a CAT 3--especially if you are in a manufactured home

I sure hope not. :pray:

Fill all the gas tanks you have available, make sure your generator is working if you have one, remove loose items from outdoors and place them in your garage or house, fill a bathtub with water, buy some bottled water, buy ice if you have room to store it in a freezer, get CASH from an ATM or bank before the storm hits, fill any propane tanks, make sure you have a flashlight or candles, charge your phones and other devices, have a charging cable available in your car for your electronic devices.

I was awake, probably,not up to listen to radio/t.v. but remember people saying it passed directly over us.

We're always all set here in TV - away from the coasts, in a sturdy newer block house, stocked with necessities (hope...), comfy bathroom in the middle/away from windows etc, and ready for the worst.

The ONLY things we are terrified of is losing power and NOT being able to watch all the TV news shows with those live stupid reporter stand ups yapping in gusty winds with a palm leaf rustling and a sign rattling during the storms.

The picture included with your post says it.....manufactured drama all within the scope of the lense....they thought!!
Says it all about network credibility!