And if history is any guide, the reports tomorrow will be worse.
Southern Orange County is currently having brown outs.
Working my way up the thread and listening to live Fort Myers NBC webcast. Lady from Lehigh calls in to say she has trees down in her yard but no power. When told it might be five days before it is restored, she is distraught and asks what will happen to her food in the fridge and freezer. The newsbabe says it probably will go bad. She gets more upset and asks, in a pleading voice, what she should she do because she can't afford more food. The newsbabe tells her to call the power company and maybe it can give her priority for power. A few minutes after the call ends, the newsbabe reminds folks about the Red Cross.
Some folks just don't understand when you live in hurricane and tornado country, you need to take precautions yourself. But the "government will take care of you mentality" has really gotten entrenched and folks don't know how to survive on your own.
(BTW, I live in Lea County, but in NM, and when I hear statements like "the Lee County Sheriff's Office ..." I jump to alert. )