Another Palm Harbor resident here (just across the bay from Tampa). Bracing for the storm. Though we are only about 2 miles from the gulf, we are in a non evac zone, so I don't really worry about flooding. But I have three large oaks that have me concerned.
This is the first good scare for a major tropical system I've seen in the 20 yrs I've lived here.
For those who like to watch radars, go to:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p20-r/si.kbyx.shtml
This is the Key West long range radar and the eye of the storm is just coming into view on the other side of Cuba.