Q: Just curious. Why was Houston too big to evacuate, but not Southern Florida?
if this was heading for Houston they would
No one believed Harvey would dump 30-50 inches of rain over the whole metro...
This is more blunt
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Houston’s mayor’s brain was just too small!
Governor Abbot told them to get out, but little Sylvester ‘knew’ better.
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South Florida IS too big to evacuate as you are seeing.
The real problem in Houston (I live here) is that the storm went from tropical depression to category 3 on the beach in literally 3 days. I first learned that it was something to be concerned about on Tuesday morning. It hit us Friday night.
South Florida has at least had a few days warning here.
But the fundamental problem in Florida is that there is only one escape route (due North) and it is hundreds of miles long. I have friends and family in Florida and everyone has the same fear - getting stuck in traffic, running out of gas or having no place to stay near Orlando and then having the storm overtake them. Most people seem to think that the best bet is hunkering down at home with food and water nearby and hoping for the best.