I guess many new residents of FL did not realize the power of a hurricane and decided to stay instead of evacuating.
A big problem was unreliable forecasts putting land fall all over the place and constantly shifting. Everywhere from Tarpon Springs to Cape Coral.
Maybe it washed away Pelosi’s new Florida home!
For days, Tampa was the target. It was only the last 24-36 hours when they realized it would make landfall further South. The area it hit lies pretty low and is mostly retirees.
That’s a good guess.
Our neighbor’s daughter and husband recently moved to St. Pete. They got out very early before traffic jams had piled up. They are the smart newcomers. They were able to get an AirBnB in Ft. Lauderdale before all the rooms and rental places dried up.
Unfortunately I read/watched some videos of several dummies who stated that the last hurricane ended up being less than was predicted, so they were going nowhere. Of course, the videos of what Cuba was going through were not made public for people to see the destruction and realize that it might be a much stronger storm this time.
We have a failed system that puts politics above the safety of people so they can use the devastation as a political weapon against an excellent governor! Shame on ANYONE who is fooled by this utter nonsense! It really proves that leftists/communists have only air between their ears!
There are a lot of elderly that just can’t move.