I have friends with a home on the beach in St. Augustine. It looks like a direct hit. They went inland after putting up the storm shutters. Good luck to them.Thanks, Andy . . . from Florida! There, however, seems to be growing talk of the storm turning South after a turn at the Carolinas . . . with more wind & rain as a "t tropical storm." Fortunately, our area absorbs rain easily (sandy soil, I believe).