On Tuesday night there were actually more Pasco County employees than evacuees at the Mike Fasano shelter in Hudson.

Only three people showed up and they are special needs residents who need medical care.

The voluntary evacuation could be the reason.

With the storm so far out in the gulf, neighbors aren’t seeing the need to move out.

“Michael is not scaring us. He’s out in the gulf. I think we might get some rain, about it. Maybe a little wind,” said Peter Maiden.

At the Anclote Acres Mobile Home Park, the Gulf of Mexico is only a half-mile away.

That means residents are within striking distance of any storm surge.

”I’m just gonna stay here. That’s what happened the last time. We lost power but no damage or anything last year, so we did okay,” said Mary Bruno.

Hurricane Michael may not be a big rain-maker, but strong winds could pile water into the coastline.  

Everyone we spoke to has the same reaction as Carol Hudson.

“I don’t want to move again. I did it last year. That was enough,” she said.

Irma forced a family to leave their home and come to a shelter. Michael is doing the same.

Their New Port Richey home has water on three sides.

“It’s frightening ’cause it’s going on the west coast, but we don’t know what will happen. Nobody knows. We hope it doesn’t come in. We hope we just go home very shortly,” said caretaker Caroline Yachymczyk.

She takes care of her elderly husband and a 102-year-old woman named Dora.

The number of people taking shelter could go up if the storm surge does materialize.

Workers here expect in influx around 1 or 2 in the morning if the water starts to rise.