Yes! I grew up along the Gulf Coast and had a number of storms come ashore while I was there. We were lucky and never had the eye bear directly down on us but even being sideswiped by a hurricane tends to get your attention. Common sense should dictate if you leave or not depending on where you are at in relation to the storm and what kind of shelter your building of choice will offer. We always sheltered in place but that like every thing else was completely decided on circumstances at the given time.