Dagny - thanks for posting.
I'm sure your list will help folks in FLA - esp. first-timers. They have all had a one-time go-around with Irma. Sorry about the damage to your brother's house.

Yes ... more hurricanes on the way. We don't know where they will hit, but probably damage will be a bit more localized. Irma was huge.

Your brother's family was super-fortunate about the storm surge and the flooding from the canal. Six inches is very close. But I'm glad it all worked out for them.