Good Evening HMI Community Members,

I know that all of you have been inundated with forecasts, evacuation planning tips, and news from the media on Hurricane Matthew… so I will keep this brief!

Below is the latest track of the storm, which is predicted to hit Central / East Central Florida early Friday morning through Friday afternoon as a Class 4 hurricane.

Make no mistake … this is a serious storm.  Prepare for the worst, and hope for the best.  No matter what … do not risk your safety or that of your family!

The HMI Main Office will be closing by 2:00pm on Thursday, October 6^th. We will remain officially closed until 8:30am on Monday, October 10^th; however, we will be in the office and out in the field on Saturday in order to evaluate the impact of the storm to our communities and assist in any way possible.  

For valuable resources on emergency planning, storm updates, and disaster/evacuation preparedness, please visit the following sites:

Orange County Hurricane Preparedness Guide

Orange County Emergency Safety

Florida Division of Emergency Management

The Weather Channel - Hurricane Matthew

Remember … please stay safe!  If you need us, we will be standing by to assist…  Simply call our office at (407) 628-1086 and follow the prompts to leave a message for the on-call manager.  Just remember, in the event of heavy call volume, it may take us several hours to respond.

Rest assured that we will certainly do our very best to support every one of our communities.

Sincerely,

Rick Michaud, General Manager