Sandy in NJ was crazy... You always hear those stories about trees going through things.. This is what it did to my truck lol.
Most hurricanes end up being over hyped drizzle storms.
However, there are those rare storms that are the last place you ever want to be.
Camille, Betsy, Andrew in Miami, Ivan, Katrina in Mississippi.
Some of them are the last place you ever want to be, and if you are unfortunate enough to be there, there nothing you can do but hope you live.
General rule of thumb, if it’s a 3+, just go ahead and leave. It ain’t worth the risk.