Katrina, anyone?
Talk about a meaningless poll. Somebody at Florida International University must have a cousin in the polling business.
...or asteroid impacts, or tsunamis, or land shark attack, or.....
Well, if you’re not prepared for your local weather or everyday dangers no matter where you live, I guess all we can say to those along the coast is, “Sea ya!” ;)
I live in tornado and blizzard country. You can be darn sure we have a stash of supplies in case we’re stuck here with no power at -20 degrees, or the roof blows off the house.
Is anyone surprised?
This poll is as meaningless as the newspaper that reported it.
Kinda reminds me of the reporters standing in the middle of the storm and asking passerby’s ‘what are you doing out here???’ with an are you crazy look on their faces. The best reply I’ve seen was ‘what are you” doing out here?’ right back at them.
This ones my fave I was down there in St. Croix when the eye went over at Cat 5.
Hurricane Hugo 1989 Puerto Rico footage
(fast forward some)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lhj2QUFIyQ
Here in Jupiter, I fear the wind, not the water - even though I live a block from the beach.
I’ve been here 20+ years and have never worried about flooding, but the thought of something flying through a window and opening up the building to 150 mph winds is what frightens me into boarding up.
You’d sort of have to be a dummy to drown.
24 hours is plenty of time to get everyone out.
The problem with moving sooner is that the forecasts are so uncertain the storm is likely to turn and hit a different spot.
Evacuating the right area is important.
The problem with Katrina was that so many people chose NOT to go. They chose to ride it out.