I do keep a bug out bad packed with basic necessities, including insurance policies, nonperishable food, water purification, first aid supplies, tools and a computer disk with bookmarks including bill payment sites and credit union site and computer backup files.
If an evacuation seems prudent I would have to leave long before it was officially called for - the egress from Newport News is very restricted with massive traffic jams just from normal tourist traffic. I will not wait for the last minute.
That is very prudent.
I grew up on the Island east of here, which is serviced by one causeway- now a four-lane, and a source of nightmares to the government, because there is no way the estimated 18,000 residents, plus tourists, could all be evacuated in time.
It's been tried during hurricane warnings past, and typically, nobody moves until a storm is near, then they all panic!
Since we're on the mainland, the wife will not evacuate regardless, and the house has stood Cat 3 storms before, I guess we're staying put. For better, or worse.