My family and I survived Hurricane Irma. The fear was real – but we were lucky

In Lealman, Florida, where Jessica Glenza grew up, Sunday was filled with foreboding – and the sense of scare didn’t let up until the rain did

When we woke up, the house was still standing. The cars were still parked in the grass. The baby was still crying. None of those things had been guaranteed.

Hurricane Irma delivered a “glancing blow” to Tampa Bay, in the words of Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn. Not all of Florida was so lucky.

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