The eye never went on shore. Great!! The front side winds hit only 74 mph. I have seen that in a dust storm. No deaths or injuries, rain= FIZZLER. The main thing is never abandon your property, IT WILL BE LOOTED!!
I agree with one exception, if you are inside the tidal surge area, you may want to evacuate. Otherwise, prep by using hurricane tie down straps on your roof, tape and plywood over windows and doors, trim off dead branches in trees, small pile of sandbags ready if needed.
Otherwise:
- extra tarps
- rope and twine
- extra water and rations for 5 days
- power generator
- extra fuel
- propane (remember to bring the grill inside during the hurricane)
- clean up the yard
- wash the laundry before the power goes out
- get Clorox wipes and baby wipes for improvised showers
- have a working chainsaw / ax / bow saw
- extra trash bags
So far, so good. But Mother Nature isn’t predictable. While the MSM and others have become more sensationalized over the years, I still believe it’s wise to vacate while on a coastal area or an island during that level of a storm.