Rhonda Brown, owner of RB's Thrift in Pahokee, Florida, always thought of the Hoover Dike as 'just a place to go on Saturday or Sunday for an outing.' The safety of the dike didn't concern Brown until Hurricane Wilma and the flurry of rumors concerning the dike's strength thereafter. She, like most, plans on evacuating to another region of Florida in the event of a hurricane.

Photo by MICHEL FORTIER, Daily News

Rhonda Brown, owner of RB's Thrift in Pahokee, Florida, always thought of the Hoover Dike as "just a place to go on Saturday or Sunday for an outing." The safety of the dike didn't concern Brown until Hurricane Wilma and the flurry of rumors concerning the dike's strength thereafter. She, like most, plans on evacuating to another region of Florida in the event of a hurricane.

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