Plan at the beginning of hurricane season, and then you’re set for the season. Just have to bring in lanai planters and patio furniture.

What time do ya want me to show up at your place?

FYI: NOAA is currently calling it tropical storm Milton and is predicting it to be a CAT 3 at landfall.

NOAA is predicting a CAT 3.

Open fence gates?
 

If this hurricane does become a wind event here (70mph+) do those of you with the tall white fences open the gate to allow wind to blow through or keep it closed and hope the entire fence doesn’t blow over?

NO. Most are higher than the fence anyway. Sit on lanai and watch the counter clockwise clouds.

Should form a "Hurricane Watch Party" club! :popcorn:

A category 3 hurricane is a significant storm. Does anyone know what the highest category of hurricane ever was to hit the Villages in modern times?

The DJ on WVLG stated we were getting 120 MPH winds. Don't know where he got that from. That would be a Cat 3, but that land between the coast and here should weaken it.

This is what I was trying to ask but you phrased it better.

If memory serves me correctly, when Irma hit TV in September 2017, it was still a strong 2

Irma was a cat 3 when it hit land on Marcos Island which is near Neptune. When it hit the Villages it was a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 70 mph and gusts at close to 100 mph.

It dropped 12-15 inches of rain. Lots of problems for people in the historic district.

No reported deaths but significant property damage in the villages.


Before & After Hurricane Irma | Video | thevillagesdailysun.com

This guy is pretty accurate and drama free.

Error

It says error, but shows the correct link = idk

The center of the circulation of Irma passed to the west of The Villages as a tropical storm or just barely a cat 1 in 2017. The wind field has very broad.

Some of the 06Z model runs have the center of the circulation south of The Villages on Wednesday evening. The NHC’s cone of possibilities is very broad at that point, as it should be since that is 3.5 days out. At this point, there is little doubt that we will be impacted. At this time, the NHC has a low probability of us experiencing hurricane force winds. That can change as we get closer in time. See the latest storm track guidance from the NHC below.

TROPICAL STORM MILTON