Stayed put during Hurricane Andrew. Wont be making that mistake again.
Based on my experience with hurricanes, I’d stick out a 1 or 2, but anything above that I am gone.
The storms are bad enough, but it’s the 2-3 weeks after with no electricity under high pressure weather conditions and limited civilization that can really hurt.
And if you luck out and win the reverse lottery and get a real deal storm, that is the scariest thing ever.
My son stayed when Ike hit - rest of us went to the Hill Country for a mini-vacation. He said he wouldn’t ever stay again and will never ever forget the sound of the unrelenting wind. My dil went through one when she was in grade school - just the mention of a possible hurricane and she’s out of here.
Don’t know about Florida but if we have another one anywhere near Houston the evacuation issue is going to be an utter disaster. Highway system couldn’t handle all the people leaving during Ike. Because of population growth as well as the number of “entitlement” folks, it’s going to be even worse.