Millions of people are under mandatory evacuation in Florida due to Hurricane Ian. Others are waiting it out, preparing for the storm to hit their area.

Two families who moved to Florida within the last two years and they said they didn't know what to expect since this is the first major hurricane that hit the state since they moved.

This is Mary Ilarraza's first hurricane. She lives in Orlando, where Ian is expected to hit Thursday morning.

"I left Buffalo, my husband's job transferred last year so it's been almost a year in Florida,” said Ilarraza. “I guess Florida hasn't had a serious storm in a couple of years.”

Ilarraza says she and her family just moved into a brand new house last month.

"Worried about any damage to the home, flooding,” she said. “We actually live right across the street from a retention pond, so a little nervous about that and losing power and what that's going to look like if we lose it for an extended period of time.”

She says luckily they live in a newer community where the power lines are built underground.

"People living in these new communities say that they typically don't lose power in storms, but then again, I don't think these communities existed the last time they had a very serious storm like this, so I think everybody is just sitting and waiting and hoping that things will just be OK and we'll ride it out ‘til the end," Ilarraza said.

The Collins also moved last year into a new home in New Port Richey, a city on the shoreline about an hour outside Tampa.

"It was supposed to hit a little bit closer but because the track has changed some, you know, it's not as bad as it was supposed to be," Katrina Collins said.

Collins says she panicked a little when she first heard about Hurricane Ian.

"Well we did get a generator,” Collins said. “We got a generator. We stocked up on food, made sure the cars had gas.”

The Collinses say they also drained their pool, collected water for sanitary uses and brought everything in that could be potentially lifted outside.

They say a lot of people in their area are sitting tight, planning to wait out the hurricane.

Ilarraza tells Spectrum News 1 the same thing, and says she would evacuate if it's mandatory but isn't sure where she'd go.