[Amelia]

My problem is how at times people can be so foolish, building on a little barrier island, staying in a mobil home with a huricane comming, not seeking higher gound from a low lying coastal plain. I just don't get it. My house is 12 feet above sea level, I'll stay for a cat 1 or cat 2, cat 3 I'll think about cat 4 and I am outta here.

I'm a bit more leery of them since seeing the damage from Hugo. The bad thing about that one was, most of the damage seemed to have been from tornados, not the hurricane itself.

[jpsb]

Hugo was the first of the modern Killer storms, I could not believe the damnage done by Hugo. Done to building that have stood since 1700's. In an area that sees lots of huricanes. A hugo would have wiped out South West Fla, not just the coastal islands and bays, but all of south west fla within 20 miles of the coast.