Personally, I did fine with Harvey. It did not actually hit us (it hit SW of us), so we did not have any winds; but it dumped a ton of rain. My street must have great drainage because the water never got higher that just over the street curb. I went out many times to check the street drains to make sure no debris was blocking them.
Ike was worse for me. Lots and lots of wind. It went on all night. I remember watching out the window as transformers exploded in the distance. I ended up having to replace the shingles on the roof and the backyard fence after Ike.
Laura is a large storm. Tropical storm winds will have a vast reach. We’ll know more about the diameter of hurricane force winds in a couple of hours.