I almost left Thursday morning to go to Palm Coast (just north of Daytona). When I saw that the 18 mile stretch was closed for a wreck, plus looked at the updated forecast, I decided it was more dangerous to try to leave than to stay. We had a good illustration of what can go wrong with the stretch being closed and if the storm coming across the Atlantic looks ugly later in the week, the baby and I are definitely going to see Grandma!
It's a good idea to get out of there early. Even on "normal" days, a simple accident on Rt. 1 make movement in/out of the Key impossible. If this thing looks like it's going to get close to us (which it does) you might want to start going to see Grandma early in the week!!!