I don't watch any of the news when hurricanes come thru, just have 2 bookmarks on my phone. Max Tracker Hurricane app, then link to MSN Hurricanes
You really just need to know 3 things.
Path
Arrival Time
How strong it is when it's supposed to hit where you're at
Everything else on the news just scares some people to death, brings a lot of anxiety.
I'm in Central FL and right now it's supposed to be a TS - Tropical Storm as it passes thru, might be a 1.
So it's going to drop pretty quickly from a 4 right now to TS in 32 hours.
Also, maybe an issue on the coast, but not once had any water issues in Central FL. So at least we always had water. Main thing is power going out/no AC. Last time we had one come thru it was about a month earlier than this one and it was in the mid 90's and humid. That one was horrible. At least this time it's a bit cooler, supposed to be 78 on Friday for a high, if power goes out. They're using Orlando as one of the staging areas so when it goes out, hopefully they get it back up quick.