"Bad deal ....folks need to gas up, get out and take extra fuel , water , food etc as the trip out can be worse than the storm in some ways......"
Absolutely! They need to adhere to all of your wonderful suggestions.
However, the best way out is north...I 55, and I 59.
Going west has been clogged up.
Personally, I would head to P'cola. ;o)
>>>However, the best way out is north...I 55, and I 59.
Wrong. The storm would follow you North. People need to go East or West.