Myself, if I lived on the shore like you, and folks were talking about a possible 35 foot storm surge, I would be out of there. Life is too short, no need to shorten it.
Seeing what happened with Andrew south of Miami, if I lived within 5-10 miles of the coast, then there’s no question: I’m outta there. Within a mile or so, the storm surge NE of the center will be incredible; beyond that, the winds will have little or nothing to get in their way... particularly if the wind field catches up to the pressure readings we’re now getting.