Looks like he's cruising through Deltona.
LONG DISTANCE MELBOURNE REPORT
Folks, want to know the definition of strange? Call someone on the phone who is sitting in the midst of the edges of a hurricane like I just did.
I was just on the phone talking with my good friend Bob Toth and he stuck his phone up to the door and I heard the most chilling high winds.
Imagine if you will, what is sounds like to drive down the interstate at a high rate of speed, rolling down the window and sticking your head out. The howling winds you might hear are what I heard not ten minutes ago.
He was standing at the door and said, "crap, there goes my cactus. There goes two garbage cans and some shingles from down the street." The cactus was not in a pot, rather it was a tall one growing in the ground. I know it exists, I've seen it. The big tree in his front yard was bent over like a question mark. He said the city of Melbourne was experiencing 110MPH winds.
As of 21:00 EST he still had power.
I guess since I live on a hilltop in West Virginia, safe from hurricanes, never heard of a tornado here and safe from flooding, I have forgotten what it's like to be at the mercy of nature's fury.
I will be offering prayers for my buddy Bob, his wife Maria, and their dogs tonight.