[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Nice dog. By now you know that almost no action needed to be done for this hurricane. The hurricanes the last 2 summers have been strong because the water surrounding Florida has been record HOT. That record heat is likely to keep getting worse for at least the next 7 years. If you plan on being a snowbird and have 2 homes (one up north) then Florida is OK and The Villages has a lot of activities.
.........But, with only one home, I would recommend looking at Tn or the Carolinas, where you could have a much more comfortable summer and likely it would be less expensive there.

Can we quote you on the 7 years?

[MrFlorida]

Originally Posted by Lancer

Always one in the crowd to correct the spelling of Sumter.

Well, if you don't know where you are. Somebody has to tell you.

[rjm1cc]

Originally Posted by Tamsin

Hello everyone!

We are renting in Lake Sumpter Landing area. We have never been in a hurricane before and this is our first visit to the Villages.

Please be kind if these questions are ridiculous.

1. Do we have to worry about the life threatening storm surge the news is reporting? Will our neighborhood flood?
2. Should we drive to the Orlando area and get a hotel room in a high rise building?
3. If we stay here, what should we do to prepare?

Thanks for any help you can give!

As you can see you are ok.
We are inland so that helps.
When you have settled on a home ask the neighbors around about flooding from rain etc. Also google the past history. There can be very local problems you want to avoid.
Plan on losings electric for a few hours to a couple of days. This could happen any place you live.

[Tamsin]

Thank you to those who responded with helpful info and with a dose of empathy and kindness. Your answers were appreciated.

[Ross]

SUMTER not Sumpter

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Ross

SUMTER not Sumpter

All caps? I thought it was Sumter (with lower case, as stated in several previous posts)

[nn0wheremann]

Originally Posted by Tamsin

Hello everyone!

We are renting in Lake Sumpter Landing area. We have never been in a hurricane before and this is our first visit to the Villages.

Please be kind if these questions are ridiculous.

1. Do we have to worry about the life threatening storm surge the news is reporting? Will our neighborhood flood?
2. Should we drive to the Orlando area and get a hotel room in a high rise building?
3. If we stay here, what should we do to prepare?

Thanks for any help you can give!

No storm surge, you are 75 miles from the shore. You are more likely to get injured in an Orlando crime than to get injured by weather in The Villages. A storm spawned a tornado in 2005. A few houses were damaged. Nothing before or since.

Drinking water, some canned food, and a full tank of gas if you really are worried.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

I don't know about Lake Sumpter, but Lake Sumter should be ok.

Originally Posted by Rwirish

There is no such place as Lake Sumpter. Are you in Lake Sumter?

Get ready to run.

Originally Posted by msilagy

Start by getting SUMTER spelled correctly = no P. You'll be fine - many people panic! I would say tornadoes spawned off this hurricane is a concern. Other than that nothing major will happen from the hurricane - it slows down over land.

Originally Posted by bowlingal

it's Lake Sumter please....NO P. You lived in Westhampton Beach on LI? And you never experienced a hurricane before? Strange

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

Well, if you don't know where you are. Somebody has to tell you.

Originally Posted by Ross

SUMTER not Sumpter

Originally Posted by Bill14564

All caps? I thought it was Sumter (with lower case, as stated in several previous posts)