It's another weekend in Florida, so it must be time for another hurricane. This morning as Jeanne crosses south-central Florida near Lakeland, we are seeing heavy rains from feeder bands here in north-central Florida.

The winds and rains vary as the bands pass through with current winds at 16 mph and just over an inch of rain accumulation. If the forecast track holds true and the storm crosses north of Tampa, this is most likely all we will see.

There are some models that have Jeanne taking an early turn to the north and passing just to the west of Gainesville, and us. If that occurs we will see a lot more weather.

Most everyone here is hunkered down, watching the Weather Channel and local coverage. We're also keeping one eye outside as this weather can become very localized. Tornados are possibility.

Among the other tools I use, Weather Bug has become a good source of real time information. I'll switch it back an forth between our local stats and those of areas closer to the center of the storm to get a better idea and what's going on.

My stepson, Jonathan, called yesterday and was conflicted how to respond to this current threat. In the past they have gone to his in-laws home, but after the Frances came through and they lost their power for several days, and the potential that some of the very large trees surrounding the home could come crashing down, he thought it may be better to stay put.

The problem is they live in a mobile home, the most vulnerable structures around. There were other complications, but he was considering going to a shelter if things got really rough, otherwise, tough it out. We offered our home as shelter and told him to keep in touch.

Since we haven’t heard from him, I'm assuming they are still in their home. That's probably ok if Jeanne follows the official track. If she makes an early turn, staying in a mobile could be problematic.

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