I don't think this is an accurate statement.
Winds gusting to 90 in New Orleans over the past 30 minutes. Strong squalls sweeping through the city.
What do you disagree with? Every hurricane season, there are false alarms. If people evacuate, they are just as likely to steer themselves into the path of the storm. This happened in the Carolina's recently.
Those that do evacuate have a hard time getting back in to secure their property because the local government wants to make sure the area is "safe". There was a thread here on FR last year where a guy in Florida was tasered because he wanted to get to his house.
It's not.
Yes it is.
I'm in Vero Beach. Caught the NE Eyewall of both Frances and Jeanne. Lost my home along with many others.
The storm-Nazis hassled everyone trying to get back to the point it was ridiculous. I left fro Frances, but becauser of the jack-ass authorities keeping people from coming back, I stayed put for round two. This is what most I know did here.
And what Jeff said is EXACTLY what I hear from everyone here.
I don't think this is an accurate statement.
You are correct, it is not.
I should add though, I rode out Andrew because I didn't know what to expect. I rode out Katrina because when it went through here, we expected it to hit 30 - 50 miles north of me. Instead, the eye went right over my house this time.
I knew both storms were coming, and I still elected to stay in my house — which is of concrete block and steel rebar reinforced concrete construction; my second floor is 9 inches of steel reinforced poured concrete, and the roof is 3/4 in. plywood over 3x12 rafters anchored in steel reinforced concrete. Essentially, it is a bunker. Andrew blew a 6 foot patch in my shingles off, but my roof didn't leak.
On the other hand, the next unit on my right was stripped down to the plywood. (end unit)