Make Preparations for the
2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Because Orlando is over 30 miles from the Atlantic we will not have to deal with the most dangerous aspect of a hurricane, it's storm surge.

Our main concern will be damaging winds and flooding problems and so you should make sure that your house has adaquate insurance to cover potential costly losses due to the next hurricane.

You should know that most homeowners and hurricane insurance will not cover flooding so if you live in an area prone to flooding you'll need to get extra coverage. Go to this site to find out if you live in a flood prone area.

A great site to learn more can be found here.

Orlando's Worst Case Scenario
The fictitious satellite image of a monster hurricane depicts what would be Orlando's worst case scenario. A massive and fast moving Category 5 hurricane with 185 mph winds in the Atlantic is traveling west at 25 mph and is about to come ashore at Cocoa Beach.

Such a large, powerful, and fast moving hurricane would not weaken much by the time it reached Orlando (the Atlantic Ocean is only 35 miles away). It's winds would still be devastating, possibly 140 mph sustained (Category 4) with gusts up to 182 mph. By comparison, Hurricane Charley's winds were only Category 1 (85 mph) with a gust of 105 mph by the time it reached the Orlando area. In terms of damage, Hurricane Florence would cause more than 100 times the damage done by Hurricane Charley.

Fortunately, such a scenario is very unlikely to occur. In fact, there have only been three Category 5 hurricanes in the history of the U.S. to ever make landfall at that intensity: the Labor Day Hurricane, Hurricane Camille, and Hurricane Andrew.