[ican'tbelieveit]

Read the very next sentence:

"Forecasters from the National Hurricane Center have moved the landfall of Hurricane Charley slightly north of Tampa"

[Strategerist]

And does that rescind the evacuations? Nope.

[Amelia]

Those of us who live in coastal areas know, or should know, that hurricane prediction is not an exact science, and that storms can and do "jag" at the last moment.

We also know that storms can cause significant damage in areas they aren't "supposed" to hit.

Since you're in Colorado, you may not know these things. I wouldn't know a whole lot about living through blizzards and whatever other weather hazards you have.

However, having lived nearly 50 years within 40 miles of the ocean, I know that blaming the weather forecasters and emergency officials for this is just plain ignorant.