I am not giving advice. Seems to me that’s what some other folks are doing.
Also, I am not second-guessing anyone else’s decision, whether leave or to stay.
For the record, I left for Katrina. Given the information available to me at the time, it was the right call for me and I would do it again. OTOH, we stayed for Gustav. Again, I am very comfortable with the decision we made.
I just think we should be careful not to lead someone to underestimate a storm like this.
Once they stay and it hits, it’s too late.
It’s much better to exaggerate and to get out of harm’s way than to try to guess close.