Florida native and I've live here all my life. If you're within the radius of hurricane force winds, live near the coast, live in a flood prone area, live in a shed, live in a trailer, you should take these storms seriously. If you're inland, and not in a shed or trailer, you should be fine if you don't do something stupid, like stand outside. Don't go out and hurricanes are rarely more than a nuisance to those inland.
This is a compact storm; it's HFW extend out 15 miles. Anyone outside of that and not on the coast isn't going to have much to worry about.
Exactly. I made a comment above that mentioned the mass migration to the coasts means that many people do not have years of experience dealing with hurricanes. What you just said is common sense for you and I, but may be a complete unknown to someone who just moved from NJ or Ohio.
I moved to Florida from Sweden 1.5y ago. The most extreme weather preparations I've done in the past were putting the garden furniture in the garage so it wouldn't tip over.
And tell them how to prepare.
Florida native and I've live here all my life. If you're within the radius of hurricane force winds, live near the coast, live in a flood prone area, live in a shed, live in a trailer, you should take these storms seriously. If you're inland, and not in a shed or trailer, you should be fine if you don't do something stupid, like stand outside. Don't go out and hurricanes are rarely more than a nuisance to those inland.
This is a compact storm; it's HFW extend out 15 miles. Anyone outside of that and not on the coast isn't going to have much to worry about.