Leave? Are you kidding? I won't get on TV standing on my roof in a flooded out town if I leave!?!?


Sorry, I couldn't help it, but seriously, there might be circumstances under which you could justify staying. What I think of as the family "homestead" (my mom's house) is at 80ft above sea level in a town on long island sound. We could seek shelter in her basement, and though the house might sustain severe damage, I think we'd survive. Why stay? You're right, the circumstances would be unusual, but I can imagine grid lock on I-95 so bad that our choice would be stay home or ride the hurricane out stuck in a car in traffic (not a choice). You might say leave earlier, but thinking about New England, unless one had the means to fly away, we might just drive north or south (or a little bit inland) and end up closer to where the storm actually hits than if we'd stayed home.

Point being, I hope we don't get hit by a hurricane! Then again...1938 did happen....