I don’t know what to think! My daughter called me at 10 pm last night crying that she heard at the Wawa, that the storm surge was going to be 12 feet and that their cute little first home was going to be destroyed. I’m sure she was having visions of Katrina! I had to assure her that they had insurance and whatever happens, everything was going to be fine. She lives in Little Egg Harbor, NJ.
Poor kid, she has assured me that they will evacuate inland. I told her not to wait too long and to come to “home” to N. Jersey (I begged her).
It’s really nerve racking for us up North!
That’s the problem they are scaring people to death.
Treat people like adults, give them the information and they will be much more calm and rational.
Such as: The storm COULD contain winds up to x. The storm COULD cause surge in these areas. Here’s what you can do to prepare. If you live in Zone x y z, you SHOULD evacuate.
I think it’s the overblown adjectives that get me “historic” “catastrophic” “devastating”. Oh they wish!
Here’s a tip from a Floridian—look at the satellite photos of the storm, if it doesn’t have a clearly defined eye and a good full circular pattern there’s a good chance it’s not going to be a monster. But it’s still good to be prepared because these things are notoriously tricky.