Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I would be a lot more worried if I still lived in Palm Harbor, Florida which is near Tarpon Springs, Dunedin, and Clearwater.
We had about 20 feet of elevation though but were a football throw (by Tom Brady) from Lake Tarpon. We seemed to be the bullseye in Palm Harbor 4 times in 2005 but all were misses. One was close and we did experience the horizontal rain. It was a big reason we moved to the Villages in the Summer of 2005. The Villages is pretty fair inland from hurricane threats from the West or the East. |
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Forgive me if I choose to remain sober and alert. But, the choice is always yours to make. Last edited by Randall55; 08-28-2023 at 08:16 AM. |
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NHC predicting Cat 3 Wednesday morning
The track of the storm appears to be consistent over the last few days. What is new is the national hurricane center is predicting this will be a category 3 or higher come Wednesday morning and make landfall as a category 2 hurricane.
With the record high gulf water temperatures everybody pretty much needs to strap in for this season… It's going to be a wild one! |
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The other reason the roads are policed is to allow emergency trucks easy entrance into the state once the hurricane has moved on. If everyone is returning on I-75, this would make that impossible.This is why people are directed to head to an area outside of the Weather Station cone. Last edited by Randall55; 08-28-2023 at 08:58 AM. |
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Be prepared for anything, last years hurricane was forcaste to hit Tampa Bay and our Area to get 15" of rain, well within hours neither of these happened and everything went futher south.
Everyone stay safe! |
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Sumter County hurricane watch
What about Lake County…We live in the Village of Newell which is in Lake County but zero warnings????
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I will admit that I was not living in the Villages when the historic side took a hard blow. I am guessing flooding was the major issue and the power was not restored until the water issue was addressed. It can happen anywhere, folks! Don't ever believe you are immune. A hurricane doesn't care if you live in a new home. Mother nature isn't that choosy. Last edited by Randall55; 08-28-2023 at 09:27 AM. |
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second, that's when a laptop is at its best with its own battery. . third, buy an inverter which can run from your car to the UPS / to the modem/router, etc for power to check to see that the world is still here. . These are the cheap ways to keep some access to the outside world in the modern digital world good luck everyone. . |
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As for Ft Myers.. only anecdotal but I heard of that too.
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I lived in the St Pete area, Clearwater Beach, to be precise. If you do not believe we were policed off that causeway, then you are highly mistaken. Maybe your friends took a route that did not need to be policed, maybe they left at an earlier time, maybe they snuck around it, maybe they showed officers your address and they were permitted to go through, maybe there wasn't enough manpower to enforce, maybe they ignored the warnings, a lot of MAYBES! However, I assure you. Mandatory evacuations are well-organized. If they were not, people would be panicking,, highways would be bumper to bumper traffic, and without direction some people, not knowing better, would drive right into the storm. I have been evacuated off the beach many times. If you choose to believe or not believe me, that choice is yours. All I ask is that you not insinuate that I have an imagination that runs over time. You do not know me, what I have experienced, or my mentality, to make such accusations. I could easily rip into your post as you have done to mine. I do not feel the need to do so. I ask for the same respect in return. Last edited by Randall55; 08-28-2023 at 10:01 AM. |
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What you ask is on the NWS local office website. |
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If I post something clearly wrong or make a broad generalization that just isn’t true then please let me know (though you might need to get in line - I have a few “friends” who keep me straight)
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Save it for the people who have wells. Here in The Villages we rarely lose power and if we did the water still works. People who use wells will be without water if they lose power. Be Kind |
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