These will sound harsh. They're not meant to be. Keep in mind, I live in Florida.
If you live in a wood frame house in a hurricane prone area, you're betting It Won't Happen To You. You'll eventually lose that bet.
If you live in a hurricane prone region and at a location close enough and low enough to be flooded by a normal storm surge, you're betting it Won't Happen To You. You'll eventually lose that bet.
If you live behind dams, and brag that your city has the world's largest sump pump because without it you'd flood in normal conditions, well, you're dumb. That's not sustainable. Move.
If you're going to ignore the above, and continue to live in a high risk area, at least be sensible about evacutating. You'll have to evacuate early and often. Yes, there will be a high false alarm rate. But you can't know which time will be The One, and evacuation is your only option since you can't shelter in place.
If you're too old or too poor to rebuild, move or evacuate, at least try to prepare. It doesn't take fancy equipment to store water in old pop bottles and a little extra food.
If you're too stubborn to rebuild, move, evacuate or prepare, you're probably not going to make it. Evolution in action.
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