Call it hype or media-driven, the FACT remains that only the truly stupid fail to take mother nature seriously.
A good general rule is....
Better to BE PREPARED and sustain little damage than it is to NOT BE PREPARED and have the worst happen.
My only issue with the Media frenzy over what now appears to be a very mild storm is that THEY HAD A WEEK TO PREPARE.
What the citizens of OKLAHOMA, MISSOURI, INDIANA, KANSAS and MISSOURI would have given to have had a WEEK'S NOTICE this past MAY. Especially the hundreds of dead people.
Here is what FEMA did for the citizens of the CENTRAL US....
Homebuilders work to tie down safety against tornadoes
"Bourdeau, a hazard performance analyst for FEMA, was sent to Oklahoma after tornadoes tore through May 24, destroying some 600 homes and pummeling the Piedmont area especially hard. He'll be here through October, he said, both studying what led to such high levels of destruction as well as what can be done to make homes safer."
"Bourdeau, who works out of a regional FEMA office in Texas, is from South Carolina, where building codes along the hurricane-prone coastal areas require structures to withstand 120-mph, three-second gusts."
So... seems like the EAST COAST should be safe. Wonder if FEMA strapped down the trees?
“Call it hype or media-driven, the FACT remains that only the truly stupid fail to take mother nature seriously”
And the even stupider take it too seriously.