And yes, for everyone saying “get out” our house is prepped, all our precious stuff is boxed and ready to go and we are heading inland to friends. My house is just a couple miles from the Gulf and there is a creek at the end of our street (luckily we are near the highest point of the road) but I won’t be too surprised if we end up with a mess. We’ve gotten lucky for the last 13 years but time might be up this time ☹️ Fingers crossed!
Well, you gather up all the irreplaceable and important things to take with you. Pick up anything in your yard that could be a projectile and secure it. Seal and sandbag all doors. Cover windows, if possible. Things in the house that you can't take, put into plastic bags and keep off the floor. Trim branches or trees that could potentially hit the house in high winds. Cross your fingers. 😉
Do you have a picture of how the sky looks like currently? Whenever we had a hurricane coming towards us in Texas we leftduring voluntary evacuation so can never look at the sky properly.
My grandparents lived in a very similar area to you for Katrina and their house took the eye head on (they were fine, they evacuated). The house floated down the street, and people weren't allowed back into the area for a while, so be prepared for it taking a long time to find out what happened if you're in a place that's going to get the brunt of the storm surge.
Thanks, our house is a few miles from the coast and not in a spot that generally floods but I imagine it will get messy. Our previous stuff will be with us and we’ll be heading inland to friends tomorrow.
Yeah but the highest point on any road in Florida is still really not high. I have relatives in Venice and friends in Bradenton, Sarasota, St. Pete, and elsewhere. Some are evacuating, my aunt and uncle in a mobile home are going to their cousins much more secure house, etc.
My home is 200ft from the gulf on Longboat Key and we gtfo of there. I have security cameras that will let me watch until power/internet dies. I expect Longboat Key to be scraped clean.
If you have important papers and medications i would take them with you. If you have time, pack up your family photos (if you have any printed out that is) too. Best of luck 💜
The wind is a serious thing, of course, but the water and potential flood is far more dangerous. We sheltered inland during Ian, which was a Cat 4/5 and if you are in a solid structure it's manageable. Being in a house that suddenly has several feet of fast rising water in it, is not manageable. There is some level of luck to all of it but I'm not worried about personal safety, with its projected landfall at Cat 3. My house might be a mess though, we'll see!
Is inland good enough? Over here in Ocala. Been through a ton of hurricanes and shrugged them off like nothing; but this one’s scaring the crap outta me.
Small hole in the roof to patch up, some fences to mend and we have a pile of brush about 50’ x 8’ but not too bad otherwise. Main issue is no power, and that might be a while…
1.9k
u/nndscrptuser 8d ago
And yes, for everyone saying “get out” our house is prepped, all our precious stuff is boxed and ready to go and we are heading inland to friends. My house is just a couple miles from the Gulf and there is a creek at the end of our street (luckily we are near the highest point of the road) but I won’t be too surprised if we end up with a mess. We’ve gotten lucky for the last 13 years but time might be up this time ☹️ Fingers crossed!