So Far So Good for Florida

So far so good for Florida...

The eye has remained just about 20 miles off the East Coast of Florida which keeps the extreme winds off the coast, so wind damage should be at a relative minimum along the Florida East Coast so far, in comparison to what it could have been. There will likely be some coastal flooding, but again, nowhere near as bad as it could have been, had the eye come on shore.

Now, for areas further north, the eye could still make landfall further north but at the moment it appears that the worst of the winds could remain just off shore. The next locations to watch will be around Jacksonville, Florida and then possibly around Charleston, South Carolina for possible landfall. Luckily though, by the time the storm gets to Charleston it will have lost much of its strength from being so close to land for so long.

We will just have to wait until daybreak to see how bad it was, but I can tell you that right now, this could have been much worse.

Possibly our hopes and prayers were answered...

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