Plus, being *ready* and facing the facts of reality are two different animals. FWIW, there is no *ready* for storms of this ferocity.
You should look at Taiwan to see prepardness. Two weeks after Katrina devastated New Orleans with a Cat 2 Taiwan had a Cat 4 hit. Only 2 people killed and very little structure damage. They build accordingly to avoid damage from storms and earthquakes.
I take it you aren’t following any of the Prepper threads. You can’t stop a storm but some people are eating stored food and drinking clean water while others are crying in front of non-working ATMs waiting for the Red Cross to bail them out. Which group would you rather be in?