I was expecting that it might move even farther east, but they were talking about it going up toward Tampa. If I lived on one of those islands like Sanibel, I think I would have evacuated.
For sure considering its elevation above sea level and the fact that the right side of the storm is always the worst.
People , I think, vastly underestimate the power of water like is found in a storm surge. Add it to something like high tide, and it’s all the worst, and there was uncertainty about that all along.
Staying on an island when a hurricane is in the vicinity and heading in your general direction is NEVER a good choice.