That one of the reasons I will not choose to live in a hurricane area. Tornadoes? I will sit outside and watch them come (have done so many times). Fires? Well, I will go up wind. -20F winters? Well, I might have to be careful taking the dog out and not grill that night.
Flooding in a low lying area from storm surge? No thank you. I am heading inland. My wife LOVES the ocean, and my paranoid fear of hurricanes has caused some arguments about retirement options. She wants to retire to the Outer Banks. I want Wyoming.
Good on you.....flooding is nothing to toy with....and storm surge is often underestimated by people. For that they pay a price.