When was the last time you had to worry about a tornado from a front? That what we have to deal with on the GC and a hurricane..
My girl fiend is no more than 30 or so miles to the NE of you. I am very concerned about this storm. I’d much rather her be 100 or more miles to the SW of land fall than where she is right now. As for a tornado, they can hit almost anywhere in the region and evacuating because of a possible tornado is not practical.
BTW, I’ve lived through a few powerful hurricanes in my along the GC in Pensacola when I was much younger.