Wilmaaaa!!!

[Dave M]

Orlando is in the central part of the state, on the southern half of it. Most of the storm tracks I've seen take it right over that general area.

[Dave M]

In fact, here you go:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...te=fl&zipcode=

Zoom out a littlw to see where it is in relaion to the rest of the state.

[Joe 1320]

Orlando is in the central part of the state, on the southern half of it. Most of the storm tracks I've seen take it right over that general area.

Not exactly..... Orlando is much further North. If you look at most of the storm tracks, they take the storm right near Lake Okeechobee which is that big lake in the souther 1/3 of the state. That is a good 2+ hours and 100 miles south of Orlando. The town on the southwest side of the lake is Clewiston, here it is on mapquest.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...te=Fl&zipcode=

[Dave M]

Not exactly..... Orlando is much further North. If you look at most of the storm tracks, they take the storm right near Lake Okeechobee which is that big lake in the souther 1/3 of the state. That is a good 2+ hours and 100 miles south of Orlando. The town on the southwest side of the lake is Clewiston, here it is on mapquest.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...te=Fl&zipcode=

But when you're talking about a storm that's 500 miles wide, what's 100? That's in the general area to me.

[Joe 1320]

But when you're talking about a storm that's 500 miles wide, what's 100? That's in the general area to me.

You would be suprised how much of a difference that can make. The heavy hurricane force winds may only extend 50 miles from the eye, with tropical storm force winds 100 miles away. I'll take the latter any day. I've been in quite a few hurricanes and believe me, there is one hell of a difference. Yes, the whole area will see wind and rain but it's the stuff close to the eyewall that rips things apart. For example, last year when I took a direct hit...... we were fine for quite some time. Lots of wind, maybe 60 mph gusts with lots of rain. Then the eyewall approached. Rapidly it got worse. When the eye was about 50 miles away all hell broke loose. When the eyewall with it's maximum power hit, big oak trees snapped like twigs, other trees were ripped out of the ground, roofs were ripped off..... heck, I ended up with two large roof sections in my yard that weren't mine and didn't belong to any neighbors in the immediate area. Even a porta-john landed across the street and there was no constuction in the immediate vicinity.

bottom line, I'll take the eye being 100 miles away any day over a direct eyewall strike.

[bigtow]

hows it looking i heard that she has been downgraided?

[Joe 1320]

What I've experienced is that nobody really knows squat until it happens. These things have a mind of their own, they gain strength, lose strength, change directions, etc. It is supposed to weaken in the gulf as it approaches Florida but who really knows.

At least I've got the GN, the 97 WS6 and the Fiero tucked away in the Garage, the 2 Camaros and the 87 WS6 are forced into weathering the storm outside. The generator is ready, we've got supplies...... ready to do battle.