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La Porte Native Stays Home for Hurricane

(Orlando, FL) - A former La Porte man is hunkered down for the hurricane approaching Florida.

 

Greg Schultz lives near Orlando, about 60 miles from the Gulf Coast, where Hurricane Ian is approaching.

 

With current wind speeds topping 150 miles per hour, the hurricane is expected to be strong once it hits land and moves across the state.

 

Schultz said he decided to wait out the storm at home instead of evacuating the area, with past experience cited as a factor in staying home. He also revealed power outages where he lives are rare because the infrastructure delivering electricity in his area is below the surface.

 

“We don’t have power lines. Everything is underground. We have a generator. We’re not surrounded by a bunch of trees,” Schultz said.

Schultz said his house is also high enough above the ground to avoid flooding or at least the worst of the expected flooding.

 

“I am a little nervous. Twenty inches is a lot of rain no matter how you look at it,” Schultz said.

The hurricane could have 150 miles per hour winds once it hits the west coast of Florida later today.

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