Hurricane Milton is a CAT 5 and Coming for Florida

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Originally Posted by Lzen

My wife and I have thought of moving to Florida. Yeah, you have the occasional hurricane that you have to deal with but it's a tropical paradise, and I absolutely hate Kansas winters. I can handle the heat and humidity. Hell, we have that in Kansas, sometimes (many times) the temp is higher here in July/August than in Florida. And yeah, Florida humidity and sun is worse but it's not like it is that much better here.

That being said, I will admit that hurricanes like this one make me think that maybe I'm better not ever moving to Florida. One of my best buds from Kansas moved there 25 years ago. They live in Lakeland and usually don't have much to deal with. But there have been 2 or 3 over those years that were pretty bad. I'm definitely praying for them.

There's just no escaping it in Florida and IMO that's probably the biggest factor in deciding to move there.

I snowbirded there a couple winters ago and thought humidity wouldn't be nearly the issue that it is in the summer months, but it's still inescapable. Leave anything out to dry (dishes, clothes you don't want to tumble dry, etc) and it'll still be wet 3 days later. Windows were left closed all winter with the A/C or heat on in an attempt to keep humidity below 90% and be able to use covers in bed without cold humidity sweats, etc. I'd go to the gym and would condensate on equipment, leaving snail trails before I even got the the point of sweating (which is basically impossible to do anyway). Not nearly as big of a deal if you're right on the coast with a breeze, which might also be something to consider when it comes to being a tourist in FL versus living there.

At least in KC/MO, you get fairly routine cooldowns and the humidity drops to reasonable levels and you can open windows for a day or two at a time... and you don’t feel sricky and humidity 24/7.

Similar to Phoenix... it's one thing to say it gets hot in KC, too, but you don't know if you'll like it until you step outside at 10pm and it's still 95⁰, knowing you won't see <90⁰ for 3 months straight, 24/7.