Goodman.......you were asking about inland distance and safety. I was in enterprise in 10/95 when opal came through(it was a hell of a hurricane party we had.)Best of my memory she was a cat 3. There were gusts recorded at ft Rucker of 110-115mph and sustained winds over 65. That caused trees down every where, power lines all in the roads, electricity out for several days. So if opal could do that 100miles inland.....Irma could be very bad.

I remember there was no associated cold front with opal.......it was hot as monkey balls those days afterward. Our somewhat cooler air in place and the front may
Do more than we think to turn her and weaken her.