I'm perplexed about those Floridians who had the capacity and ability to leave

[Johnny2X2X]

52. The shift was deadly

Packing up and leaving isn't easy, and it's not as easy as hopping in a car and driving. You have to organize some place to go to. People in Ft. Meyers thought they were avoiding a direct hit until less than 24 hours before it hit. By that time, they probably had no hotels to book inland, the shelters also may have been full. So maybe they were looking at sleeping in their cars during a Cat 1 hurricane 50 miles inland vs staying home and hoping for the best during a CAT 4 hurricane near the coast.

It's not easy to leave your home, the place where all your stuff is, the place where you are most comfortable. And there is anti science at play too.

But another thing at play also is storm porn from the media. It's the boy who cried wolf too often. I think there were people who have heard too many times that this is the big one, well this finally was the big one.