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GulfCoast66

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65. Unless someone lived in Hurricane country they really have no idea.

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 08:04 PM

Sep 2018

I have been through at least 8 starting with Camille.

If you are in s surge prone home then it is crazy to stay.

But I know a man in Morehead City right now. New house and roof rated to 140 mph. Lives on a Bluff a good bit away from the water. A 15-20 foot surge would not get him because the area is protected by barrier islands.

I live in Central Florida and Irma went over my house. Ripped off most of my shingles because the roof was pre-2004 code. My new roof can take 140mph winds. Not a fun night. But we were told not to evacuate because we were not at risk of being injured and would just clog up the roads.

And if the idea of living for a few days with no power is unthinkable to you, do not move to the gulf coast. Cause it will eventually happen.

This is not a powerful storm. The TV makes you think it is and 2 days ago it was. I would have no qualms about riding it out if not in a flood prone area.

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I can not believe that people are too stubborn to evacuate. [View all] madaboutharry Sep 2018 OP

Oh they'll evacuate. the incoming water will kill them and the out going will drag them out to sea Fullduplexxx Sep 2018 #1

The children SHRED Sep 2018 #2

Many of her friends and neighbors are also staying, and she says she thinks there is safety in tblue37 Sep 2018 #6

She needs to read up on the storm that hit Galveston in 1900. raccoon Sep 2018 #62

The amount of rain expected is mind boggling--2 to 11 trillion gallons of water dumped on NC: tblue37 Sep 2018 #63

I think your hyperactive autocorrect changed "rescue" to "revived" in your post. nt tblue37 Sep 2018 #8

Oops...I meant "removed" SHRED Sep 2018 #16

Negligent homicide, if worse comes to worse. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #39

I fear for them! samplegirl Sep 2018 #3

*I* fear for the brave people who will endanger themselves trying to rescue them at the last minute tblue37 Sep 2018 #7

After these storms are over, the inevitable 911 calls are reported. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #40

Hurricane Rita in Texas also led to deadly traffic gridlock as people all tried to flee at once. nt tblue37 Sep 2018 #41

Wasn't Rita grid lock one of the reasons people did not leave when Harvey hit? dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #42

Yes. nt tblue37 Sep 2018 #43

I believe more people died during the Rita evacuation Mariana Sep 2018 #47

Not really. TexasTowelie Sep 2018 #55

Rita was right after Katrina. tammywammy Sep 2018 #60

My sister in Deer Park was caught up in that traffic jam and ended up on old US 75. TexasTowelie Sep 2018 #61

Houston area has evacuation zones LeftInTX Sep 2018 #64

+1000. lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #54

Global warmng deniers should all get on their knees and start praying randr Sep 2018 #4

I guess they don't believe bdamomma Sep 2018 #5

It's not that... they don't believe the FAKE NEWS MEDIA!!! FBaggins Sep 2018 #51

Gut wrenching seeing that elderly gentleman and his disabled wife on the CBS peekaloo Sep 2018 #9

Like the Typical Trump Voter... dlk Sep 2018 #10

You had me at stu-. Iggo Sep 2018 #11

Not that simple malaise Sep 2018 #12

+1 LuckyCharms Sep 2018 #13

Exactly. cwydro Sep 2018 #15

I know some of the residents of Port Royal in Jamaica malaise Sep 2018 #17

Yeah, it's not an easy decision to make. cwydro Sep 2018 #19

The thing is that there is so much dislocation following a hurricane malaise Sep 2018 #20

They wouldn't let people back in for weeks Mariana Sep 2018 #21

Spot on. cwydro Sep 2018 #24

Same - I never leave, not after 10+ 'canes obamanut2012 Sep 2018 #58

Yeah. RobinA Sep 2018 #30

Even if it weren't for looters Mariana Sep 2018 #34

Port Royal? If anyone should know about disaster ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 #44

Precisely malaise Sep 2018 #45

i fear people will not want to leave in another New Orleans storm after what happened with Katrina. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #49

We bought When the Levees Broke malaise Sep 2018 #50

People are irrational by nature, live above their means, and like to say they'll happily drown, unti lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #56

I never evacuated for any hurricane when I lived in the Keys. cwydro Sep 2018 #14

Unless One Leaves Early. . . ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #27

We go through this every time PatSeg Sep 2018 #18

And most of the people who opt to stay do just fine. Mariana Sep 2018 #22

Yes PatSeg Sep 2018 #38

I can - people just don't want to leave their homes csziggy Sep 2018 #23

The old man and the mountain struggle4progress Sep 2018 #25

Some people have nowhere to go. RandySF Sep 2018 #26

Also, Not Everyone. . . ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #28

Not Everyone is "deathly afraid" of dying.... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #46

My cousin refused to evacuate during Irma. dawg day Sep 2018 #29

Well, that seems foolish. cwydro Sep 2018 #31

No electricity for a week shouldn't be a hardship Mariana Sep 2018 #35

Most people in NC mandatory evacuation areas -- outer banks, Bogue Banks, other... moriah Sep 2018 #32

watch it live JuJuYoshida Sep 2018 #33

People have stayed put in every single hurricane I'm aware of. (nt) Paladin Sep 2018 #36

Media just making a bigger deal of it this time. Sneederbunk Sep 2018 #52

Nah, they make a huge deal of it every time. Mariana Sep 2018 #53

Many don't have the money to leave ...could be a while before they are allowed back. Demsrule86 Sep 2018 #37

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2018 #48

Have been through 10+ hurricanes, including a Cat 5 last year obamanut2012 Sep 2018 #57

Thank you for speaking a few of my thoughts. ♡ nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2018 #66

Do you live on a barrier island that can easily turn into an eroding sandbar? moriah Sep 2018 #68

I've evacuated twice for two hurricanes in my life, and both were wastes of time steve2470 Sep 2018 #59

Unless someone lived in Hurricane country they really have no idea. GulfCoast66 Sep 2018 #65

Sometimes people are too poor or too sick to leave. EffieBlack Sep 2018 #67