Florida got lucky because Irma ended up doing something different than forecast - but ‘lucky’ is relative, as Irma will still end up costing tens of billions of dollars in damages from flooding rains and surge. Texas wasn’t so lucky with Harvey. Anyone who follows hurricanes knows that wind is not the only significant problem - water typically is a bigger one, with Andrew being a notable exception.
The irony is, of all the cities in Florida impacted by Irma, the one that may wind up being the most affected, is the one furthest from the storm center, Jacksonville.