Tropical Storm Fay Looks to Skirt Daytona Beach Area

I just looked at the latest storm track for Fay from the National Weather Service and it looks like she is going to go right around Daytona Beach. That’s the good news, the bad news is that these storms are very fickle and unpredictable.

Hurricane Charlie turned at the last minute and devastated Punta Gorda on the Gulf coast. This storm could turn, but it’s unlikely at the moment.

We still need to stay alert. Expect power losses when high winds come into clear out weak branches and dead trees. It’s been four years since Charlie, Frances and Ivan hit Daytona and you would think that they cleared everything out. This is simply not the case. Trees grow and trees die over four years, so expect branches and trees down if the wind kicks up.

The storm is going to pass close to the beach and that means high waves and possible beach erosion. We’ve experienced erosion in the past, but nature, with a little help from the county, brings the beach back pretty quickly.

Please keep careful watch on Fay and don’t take any chances. Despite the 2004 season, we’ve been pretty lucky in this area with storms and it looks like we’ll be OK this time as well. This is the one case when it pays to be overly cautious. Please repsect these storms and the damage they can bring.

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