Anyone living in Florida not getting out of the way of a Cat4 huricane, well, not to smart. We knew this was coming two weeks ago. All one has to do is drive north 3 or 4 hours and life is safe.
Actually they only have to drive one hour East to Ctrl FL. Takes all of two hours to get from one coast to the other. I lived in Ctrl FL for 25 years and hurricanes were always pretty well weakened by the time they made it that far inland. Plenty of hotels/motels. Of course those cost money that a lot of retirees don’t have. Many can’t handle driving further than their local stores either.
For the well to do people on Sanibel Island, not much excuse.
No, driving 3 or 4 hours north does not guarantee your safety. The storm could follow right up I-75.
We used to do that when I lived on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. They would send us home from work and we would go to Raleigh.
Sometimes the hurricane would hit, sometimes not.
“All one has to do is drive north 3 or 4 hours and life is safe”
Not even that far really, for several days state officials were recommending people take alligator ally to the east coast.
Ft. Meyers to Ft. Lauderdale......2 hours.
Florida is the home of retirees, many who are elderly and can’t move about too well. Either family is out of state or they have none, many of the older folks are on their own.