(Meredith) – As Hurricane Dorian approaches the east coast of Florida, one woman is taking extreme measures to protect her home.
Brittany Vidal, of St. Augustine, wrapped her house in plastic and secured the barrier with duct tape and nearly 300 sandbags.
She considered elevating her house after it flooded during Hurricane Matthew and Irma. For now, she’s relying on plastic wrap.
“Hopefully our barricade will do something for us this year,” Vidal told WFOX-TV.
Vidal lives in the Davis Shores neighborhood, which is part of evacuation Zone A.
Zones A and B are comprised of nearly 149,000 people who were asked to evacuate ahead of the storm. Vidal said she plans to stay put for the time being.
Hurricane Dorian, now a Category 3, has been battering the Bahamas, causing extensive damage and flooding.
The National Hurricane center said Dorian is expected to move “dangerously close” to the Florida east coast late Tuesday through Wednesday evening and then move north to coastal Georgia and South Carolina on Wednesday night and Thursday.
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