JIM VAN FLEET's Blog

with the new track out this is looking like we talked about on the morning show today. while i hope we can keep the nasty part of this storm offshore, it is tracking a little further west which means volusia, brevard, flagler counties will likely be dealing hurricane force winds in the pre-dawn hours friday morning.

this should be a quick moving storm so unlike "fay" that lasted for days this would be considerably shorter in duration only lasting around 8-12 hours in time.

with a faster track i would expect heavy showers and storms but not likely to get another major flooding event. areas that are already flooded though could see the waters stay at the current stage or possibly go a little higher to do rain that hanna could bring.

thought's right nwo would be anyone living on the coast or immediate beachline would probably be better off boarding up to protect your homes. i do not think at this time you would need to board up in the metro orlando. but if the eye tracks further west you would have very LITTLE time to react and board up so keep checking back and getting the latest advisories.

jim