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[Annie66]

Originally Posted by tuccillo

The path of Irma was actually west of us - the center of the circulation did not pass directly over The Villages. At that point, it was probably a tropical storm in intensity and the exact path is really not of much consequence since the circulation was pretty wide but it is a misconception that the center of the circulation passed over The Villages.

In reality, when a northbound hurricane, like Irma, passes to the west of you, the winds are more dangerous in that location (thus it is called the more dangerous semi-circle). The Hurricane winds are amplified by the speed of advance. The right side of a hurricane may see winds upwards of 20 MPH faster than in the approaching eye of the storm. Likewise, on the left side of the hurricane path, the winds are decreased by the speed of advance.

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by tuccillo

The path of Irma was actually west of us - the center of the circulation did not pass directly over The Villages. At that point, it was probably a tropical storm in intensity and the exact path is really not of much consequence since the circulation was pretty wide but it is a misconception that the center of the circulation passed over The Villages.

Northeast eye wall is the strongest part of a hurricane . We were here for it and it wasn’t a walk in the park. Trees down, fences demolished. We will be riding this one out too if it comes here. What the last hurricane did as far as damage has nothing to do with what the next one has in store.

[chipd331]

like Ron white says
"YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID"!!!!!!!!!

[noslices1]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

If you and your friends are in the villages, this is generally regarded as 'shelter in place' location. Irma came directly over TV a few years ago, wind gusts hit around 115 MPH, somewhere around 15 inches of rain in a 24 hour period. There was very little damage, some relatively minor flooding and the major power disruptions were in the historic areas. Also, we are inland and the storms lose intensity as they move over land. IMHO, the local television stations and papers have hurricane guides follow these, we are staying put.

I was here during Irma, but we didn’t get 115 mph winds. I think the max was somewhere between 65-75 mph. The “Eye” came right over the Villages, but it had flattened out, so the winds were not that bad.

[Rwirish]

Run and take cover now. This could be very, very bad. Run.

[RICH1]

Get new friends !

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by DAVES

Endless similar posts from this guy.

There are a lot of guys like that on here,

[allsport]

Originally Posted by Heartnsoul

Our friends are panicking and afraid of this hurricane heading toward glad. They are ready to evacuate. I. Haven't had news on so not sure how bad it will be. Anyone updated on this?

The first year I lived here we had 3 storms pass over. The first 2 I moved everything and it was just like a normal downpour. The 3rd time I did not move anything and that was the worst one and still nothing happened.
The biggest problem was a couple of years ago when the power went out for days in certain parts of TV that should have had stable power. Supposedly that has been fixed, the Lake Ella station was the SECO problem. I knew the people by name that I kept calling.
Tell your friends to relax, not nearly as bad as a tornado up north. We are too far off the water.

[tuccillo]

No, the center of the circulation did not come right over The Villages. It was just to the east of Crystal River and west of The Villages. This is actually tracked accurately because the NCEP accumulates forecasted path error statistics for the NWP models. Again, it really doesn't matter that much as the circulation was large and the intensity had dropped significantly.

Maps: Tracking Hurricane Irma’s Path Over Florida - The New York Times

Originally Posted by noslices1

I was here during Irma, but we didn’t get 115 mph winds. I think the max was somewhere between 65-75 mph. The “Eye” came right over the Villages, but it had flattened out, so the winds were not that bad.

[drcar41@aol.com]

Correct about this being an evacuation area (place for people to come) in Florida. Been here 16 years and rode out several. Stay calm and be smart. No need to bing buy gas and water.

[Eg_cruz]

Originally Posted by Heartnsoul

Our friends are panicking and afraid of this hurricane heading toward glad. They are ready to evacuate. I. Haven't had news on so not sure how bad it will be. Anyone updated on this?

European model has it breaking up over the Cuba mountains……
I think the weather man has a deal with the water companies…..I’ll scare them with the “quote unquote hurricane” and you sell them the water….okey deal

[Keysers]

When we lived in South Florida we evacuated inland TO Central Florida. We didn’t evacuate at all unless the storm was a Cat 3 or stronger.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by drcar41@aol.com

Correct about this being an evacuation area (place for people to come) in Florida. Been here 16 years and rode out several. Stay calm and be smart. No need to bing buy gas and water.

Exactly and probably why the emergency staging area for SECO is just south of the turnpike near the intersection of 470 and 501.

[Altavia]

At what point do they start to flood the golf courses?