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The Thing is; these “media” people don’t seem to realize that all that “Hype” KILLS any credibility they have in the next storm!
I went thru Ike on Galveston Island in 2008. It was a terrible storm but I had to be there for work.

We actually had these idiots telling us “Anyone who stays on the island is GOING TO DIE! We knew it was a LIE at the time, and it WAS a LIE!

These people will say ANYTHING for ratings!

Someone posted that Shep was on FNC saying that mortuary teams were heading to the Keys. First of all, that doesn’t even make sense as far as the proper chain of custody goes for a dead body, but why would you say that on TV especially considering we’ve had zero reports of deaths in the Keys from Irma?

Agree! However...Irma WAS devastating for the Caribbean islands before it got to Florida. I know no one has a crystal ball that tells them exactly what a storm will or will not do or go. Seeing as this came right after Harvey, fears were heightened. There was the possibility that this one could have remained a Cat 5 when it got to Miami and like Andrew was, it would have been extremely destructive. The problem with a storm this big is that NOWHERE in the entire state was "safe". I guess as long as we have older homes and buildings that are not up to current hurricane codes, people will be in danger from even less strong storms so some sensible warnings are necessary and evacuations will have to happen for certain zones. But, not even evacuation shelters are always safe sometimes.

A little LESS hype and a LOT more facts would be appreciated, but let's face it, boring TV can't keep the viewers and so "news" people have to be actors now. Melodrama sells.