There is a map of the villages which shows the elevation of each area. Our home is on a higher area than most, according to that map. I didn't use sandbags for Irma and won't this time. According to the latest forecast, our area will have the most rain of any area in the state. Gulp!

(If you're are interested, you'll have to google to find that map. )

Weather channel says 2-3 inches tomorrow when we get the worst of the storm, where are you seeing we will have the most rain?

1 PM update on Spectrum 13 News has us at 12" total thru Friday and winds 25-35 gusting to 55 tomorrow. Looking like we will be on the far right edge of the storm when it gets here. Irma passed over us at 75 MPH and we got 15" of rain. Let's hope this forecast stays or gets better.

Weather Channel is notorious for being wrong.

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WESH 2 news out of Orlando showed potential for 25 inches as we will be in the rain band. Hope they are wrong.

South of TV possibly but we are on the northern edge as of now.

Sensationalism. That 25 inch potential is one outlier model. Reminds me of the weather people during every snowstorm in New England.

If we get the same rain and winds as Irma won't be much of a problem except for taking out the dog to poop.

According to the National Weather Service and Wikipedia, the maximum sustained wind speeds for the Lake County, Sumter County, and Marion County sections of The Villages during Irma was 48 mph, with wind gusts of up to 68 mph.

I saw the future rain forecast this morning on WESH 2 and I thought they must have made a mistake with their rain totals. I could not believe what I saw.........The Villages showed 26.2 inches forecast by Friday at 9:00 pm and Ocala only just over 6". Leesburg is forecast to have a total of 28.2 inches in the same time frame. This will be a great test of The Villages' water management system.

Anyone know how much rain we had during Irma?

I took a photo of the graphic Eric Burris used on WESH 2 this morning that showed The Villages future forecast of 26.2" by Friday night at 9:00.

It is hard to say exactly, but I think The Villages got about 10 inches of rain during Irma. That is by averaging the recorded amounts for Orlando and Gainesville, both of which got about 10 inches of rain.

This Government website has a map that predicts our area to get between 10 and 20 inches of rain.

HURRICANE IAN

And the wind speeds and rain totals continue to go down.

Every area of TV handles rain accumulation differently. I know my house in the historic section did not fare well during Irma. Just hoping for the best with Ian. Stay safe everybody.

Wow. This Hurricane IAN non-stop coverage is almost as exciting as the 12 days of Queen Elizabeth funeral coverage. Does the news media really think they are satisfying their viewers?