The log home my wife and I built has walls 8" thick, and a basement with poured concrete walls. I built the roof framing sturdy enough to support a slate roof. It's a hip roof, too - proven to be less prone to blowing off in high winds.
The main thing we have to worry about is trees falling down across the power lines. So we have a generator and 40 gallons worth of gasoline, a chainsaw, and a stocked pantry.
The 5-day track seems to be creeping away from the coast somewhat.
I hope landslides and flash floods are not a concern? Camille caused both when she hit the Virginia mountains, back in the 60's. A lot of people got washed away.