My boss came back just in time!
I'm down here in the Lower Florida Keys, looking like this one gets us. Put up the shutters yesterday and sending the wife and dogs on the road today. Still have to clean up the yard and secure construction sites as I am a general contractor.
Haven't decided yet whether to ride this one out or get out of town myself.
Anxiety is high in these parts.
Strong storms go where they want to go. Moving over Jamaica like Ivan, there has never been a strong storm turn radically north as would be required for Florida to come into play. Almost every time they keep plodding on their historical path with an upward move deeper into the Gulf toward Louisiana or a slight upward move ending up in N Mexico or Texas.