Being a Floridian my entire 16 years of existence I'd say that if you are going to let a hurricane bother you, you are better off living in Kansas. Hurricanes do damage the area. But the probability of getting hit by a Hurricane of Andrew's caliber are once in a lifetime, and even Wilma are occasional storms. And actually, if you live over in Tampa, you stand the greatest chance of not being hit by a cyclone on the entire Gulf Coast if what my passing glance at landfall stats tells me. All in all, Florida is a nice place to live. Always nice weather year round.