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Lochloosa

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12. Jacksonville here. There is one silver lining to this Hurricane.

Tue Aug 29, 2023, 07:58 AM

Aug 2023

It's making landfall and will track over some of the least populated areas of FL. The coast will get hammered, but it's not as densely populated as South Florida. There are not any "beaches" in this part of FL.

Once inshore, it's going to track over a lot of pine forest. Mainly, Osceola National Forest. There are a few towns it will impact, Live Oak, Lake City and several small towns with small populations.

We are on the "bad side" of the hurricane, but it's track has moved a little west of us and as long as that holds, it will be a rain event mainly. It's the small tornadoes that will pop up that worry me. We had one during Ian in 22 that damaged my neighborhood. Took out a nice Drake Elm in my yard. Miss that tree.

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Fort Myers here William769 Aug 2023 #1

Be careful, William. murielm99 Aug 2023 #2

Thank you. William769 Aug 2023 #3

No. I am in Illinois. murielm99 Aug 2023 #4

Those things pop up out of nowhere. William769 Aug 2023 #5

My sister and her family are in Sarasota Easterncedar Aug 2023 #6

Staff or student? unc70 Aug 2023 #8

Sister is a fighting prof, her daughter is a student Easterncedar Aug 2023 #9

Good luck to each of them unc70 Aug 2023 #10

Thanks. It's such a sickening, heartbreaking end for a great school Easterncedar Aug 2023 #11

Sun City Center here... not an evacuation or flooding zone. However, lamp_shade Aug 2023 #7

Jacksonville here. There is one silver lining to this Hurricane. Lochloosa Aug 2023 #12

"Once inshore, it's going to track over a lot of pine forest" the first time I rode up that way mitch96 Aug 2023 #19

Holding positive thoughts for your (and everyone's) livetohike Aug 2023 #13

Bradenton here Sailingdiver Aug 2023 #14

SW Florida here to warn North Florida residents that 303squadron Aug 2023 #15

We had friends in Ft. Myers last year - lost the house and boat... Sancho Aug 2023 #16

Hernando County here. My poor Aunt & Uncle just got over losing everything in Ian... Native Aug 2023 #17

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