heavily wooded area = lots of flying tree limbs.
Maybe in theory, in the same way that standing behind a chainlink fence will lessen the odds of you being hit by a bullet shot at you. But those limbs are more potential missiles to break off and be tossed. And bear in mind that pine trees are particularly susceptible to snapping at mid-trunk in wind storms. A Katrina-size storm will likely knock out power in areas inland as far as La Grange, Bryan, Madisonville, or Lufkin (depending on the storm track.) I'm going to bring my parents up to Dallas to ride it out.