My wife and SIL are arguing that both their homes are outside of the standard evacuation map danger zone. Both are just west of US 19, five miles apart north to south, but in the green colored zone or expected surge not above 26’. The county emergency management chief said expected surge is 17’.
https://www.tbrpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hernando-County-Map-Disaster-Guide-2021-1.pdf
Hernando County presser here: https://fb.watch/fNzBAgqYH3/
I’m no expert on Florida, but I’d tell them both to head to higher ground - say, towards Clermont or thereabouts, if it’s reasonable. I don’t know the elevation just west of 19, but I doubt it’s extremely high. Most of FL is pretty flat.
I’ve had family living in the Tampa area for years, including Tarpon Springs and then later, Wesley Chapel (and now, Jacksonville, which is obviously a much different place).
Lovely, I am at 22 feet
Oh.My.God.
It’s just bayou up there. The entire town of Hudson is in the Gulf pretty much. 17’ puts the surge easily across Hwy 19 in Hudson.