Dagny makes a good point about getting on the route out, then getting stuck.

Watching the most recent highway gridlock in Florida the realization I had is that it does not matter how well you are prepared, if you don't get out early then you'll be on the road with everybody else. Which means the miles you can drive on a tank of gas plummets. And as I saw on TV filling back up may be a nightmare unto itself.

Thankfully, here in northwest Arkansas, evac for a hurricane is not on our required skill set.