[English Ivy]

The Villages, FL

I'm curious if anyone is making any mental or actual preparations for some rough weather that could potentially affect us early next week. I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet.

Anyone who was living in TV in 2004 that can tell us what that storm season was like? I believe The Villages got slightly beat up by one of the 2004 storms, but don't know if it was Charley, Jeanne or who. Any memories to share?

[samhass]

I've heard that The Villages , Florida has historically not been affected to much by
hurricanes. I got that from some local residents...not my sales agent from The Villages, Florida.
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[KayakerNC]

The Villages, Florida

Originally Posted by samhass

I've heard that The Villages , Florida has historically not been affected to much by
hurricanes. **Snip**

I talk to some folks in Punta Gorda FL, who say that once is enough, thank you!

The Villages, Florida.

Tropical Storm Fay National Hurricane Center/NOAA link.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...113.shtml?3day

[drr47]

The Villages, Florida Fay may or may not impact our area. I have been here 29 years and have seen the wind and rain. You need to be prepared, water, batteries etc. If the storm comes up the west coast we will be on the Bad side of the storm and the area where tornadoes are formed. Yes it can happen here, so like good Boy Scouts, Be Prepared.

[redwitch]

I'm watching it. Have moved lightweight stuff into house and garage for me and my clients. If they think the winds will be 60 mph or higher here, I'm moving as much as possible into garages for my snowbirds. Let's hope it the winds aren't too strong.

[beady]

We are watching with interest from New Hampshire. I am glad we removed the lanai furniture before we left.

Hope for all our sakes it is a mild wind and rain storm.

Missing you all ...be back soon. wav wav

[benj]

The Villages, Florida

I'm really interested in the posts coming about hurricanes.
I have friends in Punta Gorda, for years they said to me " don't worry we haven't had a hurricane here for over forty years". The next summer hurricane Charlie's eye came over their house.
It's not enough to stop me from coming down But I'm paying attention.

By the way it snowed here yesterday, Must be global warming. Benj

[Peggy D]

Originally Posted by redwitch

I'm watching it. Have moved lightweight stuff into house and garage for me and my clients. If they think the winds will be 60 mph or higher here, I'm moving as much as possible into garages for my snowbirds. Let's hope it the winds aren't too strong.

Red,

You are such a good person.

[swrinfla]

I actually bought my lot a couple/three days after Frances came through in early September 2004. There wasn't much damage around. A few old trees fell (one severely damaged a house, if I recall corrcetly), many newly-planted ones were uprooted, but TV came through and put most of them back up, right away.

There were at least a half-dozen of the majestic live oaks damaged or destroyed in the grove of them at Stillwater Trail and Buena Vista Blvd (just southwest of Market Square). The area looked as though there'd been a small tornado there.

Eleven or so miles east of us, where my brother lives, there were many houses with a handful of shingles gone, and, it being an aviation complex, several windsocks were also blown away. They were without power for almost ten days, but it's a rural part of Marion County and not high on the priority for repair. So far as I know, only very small parts of TV lost any power, and that maybe for less than a day!

Subsequent storms were less noticeably severe. Our inland position should help us weather anything except the most ginormous of storms!

SWR

[ConeyIsBabe]

IMHO you just can't predict the weather based on past incidents of storms. I moved to Miami-Dade County in 1966 and hadn't experienced any hurricanes until August 23, 1992......... when Andrew came to visit. I survived and my 1926-built-historic home survived. But, I will never forget the aftermath and its impact on the area.

It doesn't hurt to BE PREPARED for the storm and BE PREPARED for the aftermath! Just in Case

[Helene2008]

CIB, I moved to South Florida in 1969 (Broward County), Andrew was South of us. My first and I hope last hurricane was Wilma in 2005, and that was just a Cat 1....hate to be in a big one if that was just a Cat 1.

[ConeyIsBabe]

Helene....... as I recall, the National Hurricane Center was located in my city (Coral Gables) and when Hurricane Andrew reached a Catagory 5.... the wind blew the radar thingie off the roof and it was reported afterwards, they thought the hurricane actually reached a Cat-6. Anyway, the worst of the storm was in Homestead, about 50 miles south of me.

[gingersmom]

My husband and I moved into our home in Springdale the day after Hurricane Charley. We'd owned the house for 18 months, but were just getting down for good. Anyway, the first month we were here there were 4 hurricanes. Jeanne was the worst only because it lasted 48 hours. Nothing being stuck in the house for 48 hours with a cranky old man. (Just kidding dear!) Other than that, the storms were not too bad. I've been through worse in Houston. Did make we wonder why we ever left Texas, though. Any damage that was done was cleared by TV within a day. We did hear about one house on the Sumter County side with a sinkhole after one of the storms. Of course we had to go look (being the ghouls that we are.) The whole driveway collapsed and the hole was about 5 feet deep. I guess it's because these houses are all built on sand. I would say that Fay is coming so get prepared, and good luck to everyone.

[thegreenerside]

I was here during the 2004 season and all I remember is watching the news 24/7 for 2 or 3 days before during and after the each storm. While we suffered no damage other than a few tree limbs the rainfall totals were substantial. If I remember correctly we got 4 to 9 inches of rain on each storm. You will definitely find the low spots in your lawns.