Jan M.
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- Resorts Owned
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Wyndham Presidential Reserve at Panama City Beach
Club Wyndham Access
Grandview Las Vegas and Discovery Beach Resort - Both in RCI Points
Woodstone and Summit at Massanutten - Both in RCI weeks used as Wyndham PICs
On your cell phone you can download the Max Tracker app. Look at the European models for how storms are tracking as historically they are the most accurate.
This morning's model is showing Florence tracking farther South again and downgrading to a cat 3 when it makes landfall. But there is still more than 24 hours to go before it hits so things can still change for both the direction and the intensity.
Last year when Irma made landfall in our area it was only a cat 2. While we were without power for only a matter of hours less than a mile from us people were without power for 5 days. Another Tugger who lives maybe 15 miles from us in Boca Raton was without power for 5 days too. For months afterwards all over this area of Florida they were cleaning up downed trees and branches. Two weeks ago we stayed down in Islamorada. They are still rebuilding and cleaning up from Irma. Even a cat 2 can do a lot of damage.
What many people don't realize is that hurricanes spawn tornadoes around the edge of the hurricane. The tornadoes that accompany hurricanes often do as much damage as the hurricane. If you've ever driven through tornado weather with the wind, blinding rain and hail in an area that gets tornadoes, out in the middle of nowhere, let me tell you it is terrifying. The noise from the rain and hail was so bad I wouldn't have heard a tornado until it was right there. You can barely see well enough to keep the car moving and tornadoes move very fast. Even if you knew which direction to drive to get out of the way tornadoes veer. I was visiting my aunt who lived pretty far out in the country and she said that the day "felt right" for a tornado so I had better get going if I needed to get back. There wasn't a cloud in the sky when I left a few minutes later and 20 minutes after that I was praying to make it home alive. 42 years hasn't dimmed the memory of the no more than 15 minutes I drove through that weather.
This morning's model is showing Florence tracking farther South again and downgrading to a cat 3 when it makes landfall. But there is still more than 24 hours to go before it hits so things can still change for both the direction and the intensity.
Last year when Irma made landfall in our area it was only a cat 2. While we were without power for only a matter of hours less than a mile from us people were without power for 5 days. Another Tugger who lives maybe 15 miles from us in Boca Raton was without power for 5 days too. For months afterwards all over this area of Florida they were cleaning up downed trees and branches. Two weeks ago we stayed down in Islamorada. They are still rebuilding and cleaning up from Irma. Even a cat 2 can do a lot of damage.
What many people don't realize is that hurricanes spawn tornadoes around the edge of the hurricane. The tornadoes that accompany hurricanes often do as much damage as the hurricane. If you've ever driven through tornado weather with the wind, blinding rain and hail in an area that gets tornadoes, out in the middle of nowhere, let me tell you it is terrifying. The noise from the rain and hail was so bad I wouldn't have heard a tornado until it was right there. You can barely see well enough to keep the car moving and tornadoes move very fast. Even if you knew which direction to drive to get out of the way tornadoes veer. I was visiting my aunt who lived pretty far out in the country and she said that the day "felt right" for a tornado so I had better get going if I needed to get back. There wasn't a cloud in the sky when I left a few minutes later and 20 minutes after that I was praying to make it home alive. 42 years hasn't dimmed the memory of the no more than 15 minutes I drove through that weather.