The lastest track has the main part of the storm veering north into Georgia before it hits directly. That is good news for us. The bad news is that it has elevated into a hurricane warning thru the panhandle coming in somewhere between where my parents live and tkdlady's home. I'm sure none of them are having a happy day.
It IS a pain Star but it used to not be like this. Within my whole life of growing up in Florida I can remember a handful of hurricanes that did damage. It's only within the last 5-6 years that it seems to be happening more often.
I think it just happens in cycles. This is from a newspaper.
Hurricanes of at least Category 3 strength making landfall on Florida shores, surprisingly, were quite rare in the latter half of the 20th century. Six hurricanes of such intensity hit the Florida coast in the 50-year time span -- roughly only one per decade.
However, an unprecedented number of strong hurricanes, including the most powerful hurricane ever measured - Hurricane Wilma, caused unprecedented devastation in 2004 and 2005. Eight hurricanes rated Category 3 or higher blew past Florida in just two years.
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