Tropical storm activity happens frequently in the Tampa Bay and Clearwater area… Storms Come From the last and they also come from the East.
Some of the most powerful storms that the people I was with and I have had, have come from the Gulf side of the state, and tampa Bay is right in the middle of that area and often head with storms when tropical activity occurs.
Several years ago, my fiance and I endured a legitimately modern tropical storm. The storm winds were only 85 mph, however the winds were right on top of us and the people I was with and I felt every single area of the storm. Trees were down all over the town. The whole place looked appreciate a disaster zone. The roads were shut down for 3 days because there was no power in town, none of the lights were working. I drove all over Tampa Bay looking for a generator. The hardware stores did not have any generators and it was strenuous to find an electrician with time and the equipment, however one of the contractors suggested contacting an Heating and Air Conditioning corporation and Tampa Bay. They provided myself and others the name of a commercial contractor and they legitimately had the device that I needed. They provided to install the generator the same day that I called. It was a little on the costly side, however the generator will run our entire lake house including the heating and AC system, refrigerator, and the pool; Both of us won’t have to worry again about the power going out and not having any AC. That problem will not affect us in the future thanks to the generator.