A drive of one hour north of Tampa will get you to near our house. They just posted the second tornado warning of the afternoon. Yet, there is very little wind, just as it has been for the past couple of days. Less than an inch of rain for the day and only a bit more that one inch yesterday.

It appears that the brunt of the storm will hit in the area call The Big Bend. Since we live on sand and not soil, the rain is just flowing through as there is nothing to hold it there. Occasionally, we get a burst of rain, but it is mostly just a steady light rain with little or no wind.

hurricane Hermine

Hurricane Hermine Hours Away From Landfall in Florida; Conditions Will Continue to Deteriorate Through the Evening

Have GD in Clearwater, power flickering, trees bending, lake over banks. No school today and tomorrow. Fingers crossed!

Rob....that is soooooo sweet of you! I saw this on the news. I as well wish everyone to "be safe!"

Still hoping all is well now that we're in the thick of it. I couldn't believe TWO US coasts were getting hit simultaneously. I don't know that I've heard of that before? Hawai'i, you're in my thoughts too.

Keep us posted on your homes!

Lots of small branches down from very old trees. Not a big deal here. My rain gauge shows about 6.5" since Tuesday afternoon. Most of it is gone, some stray rain showers, but that is typical for this area.

The bad stuff (wind plus rain) did not happen until after I went to bed last night. Yet, all the schools and governments closed yesterday and today. I shudder to think what they might do should the powers that be ever experience snow.

I'm wondering where the gators go during a hurricane? Hoping all Floridians are safe.

Storm has been on the news for past several days. Yesterday's local news made it sound like it could be bad when it eventually makes it up the coast to my area... NJ. Still really far away but has already had effect on ocean... lifeguards not allowing people out past knees in some place due to rip currents. I'm probably 50-60 inland and really lucked out when Sandy roared thru a few years ago.

To Florida and any other place in the path of Hermine... STAY SAFE!

Praying for the safety of all who are in the path of this storm.

gators can survive salt water. They have to clean out their system later on, but they can absolutely survive salt water for hours or even days. They likely just submerge as they always do, and hunker down like the rest of the wildlife.

I txt my niece last night. She lives right on the coast in Panama City Beach. Said she was fine. They were expecting to get slammed but the storm turned east (I think). She lives alone so I'm glad the storm turned/was downgraded.

Good thoughts going out to both sides of the country that everyone makes it through these storms unharmed.

I hope everyone has been safe and sound through this storm.

Jim, schools close because of flooding. And there was plenty of flooding in some areas of Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. Too dangerous to have students on buses Driving through flooded areas.

We (Hillsborough county close to Tampa) lost power before midnight on Thursday. It was restored this morning (Saturday) at 4:30 am. A few big oaks are down in our neighborhood, other then the trees no other damage that I know of.

I am in Hernando County. My cheapo rain gauge showed 7.75" of rain from Tuesday afternoon until Saturday mid-morning. A couple of downpours, but mostly steady rain. No trees down in my area (that I saw), although there are lots of branches that came down from old trees. No loss of power. Nothing unusual other than lots of rain. I am sure that people north of us on the coast got blasted.

We got a lot of rain and mild flooding in some areas here on the NC coast. Thankful that it was a pretty mild storm.