In the early 70s, I used to work in Miami, live in Coral Gables, had property on Big Pine Key, and during at CAT5 Storm, those few miles seemed like a LONG way to get out of it! It was bumper-to-bumper,. during the one CAT3 storm we had. I can’t even imagine the traffic from Key West...
Plan ahead then. It’s not like tornadoes and 15 minutes notice or something.