Failure to Evacuate.

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A woman on North Carolina coast tells a reporter that she's refusing to evacuate her kids because she says that there is strength in numbers, and "I think we are going to do everything normally".

No, lady; normal people get themselves and their kids out of danger.

Who else is willing to bet that they don't survive the storm?

Source: Link to Article

It's definitely not rational for someone to think they can face off against a hurricane.

I think the right mindset is evacuate, hope for the best but accept that your home will likely be damaged or destroyed or if not, it will be looted. If you come back and find minimal damage and no one has violated the sanctity of your home then it's cause for celebration.

That's not normal-that's nuts!

just shoot the hurricane.


'merica.

^ wiv a nuke

It seems like the hurricane might be shifting south a little and reducing intensity slightly. There is still a need to obey evacuation orders. This is a big hurricane.
Hurricane Florence Update

Latest information from hurricane hunter aircraft is that sustained wind speeds are now down to 110 mph, Cat 2, following disruption of the inner core by upper level wind shear.

Florence is expected to make landfall in S Carolina on Friday morning as a Cat 2

Source: Hurricane Florence Latest

Yup! Wind shear is the one thing that can tear hurricanes apart.

They were interviewing a family who is staying and the reasons were purely financial. They could not afford the gas, both to and back plus accommodations.

Back to the original article, the "It won't be THAT bad" and "they are just hyping it for ratings" emotions are powerful ones. It is a combination of no experience with it THAT BAD and many false alarms. We had Sandy in 2012 that killed dozens in NYC alone. There were few people in New York who had experienced that level of storm surge. Adding to that the year before when Irene came there were all sorts of dire warnings that did not pan out in New York City (there was horrific river flooding inland). So a lot of people figured Sandy despite the dire warnings would be another Irene. Closer related the OP article others were of the mindset that we are New Yorkers and we can handle anything.

Why bother evacuating? No need for action, just rely on "thoughts and prayers", it is the American way.

Teams currently mobilized to respond to the threat:

* 2 Army Corps of Engineers teams in the Carolinas and Virginia to help plan for debris removal and temporary power support
* 5 Department of Health and Human Services Disaster Medical Assistance teams in the Carolinas, Maryland, and Virginia
* 7 FEMA Incident Management Assistance teams
* 16 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams, including swift water rescue task forces
* Coast Guard personnel positioned in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Virginia to quickly mobilize in support of search-and-rescue efforts.

We were struck by tornadoes a few years ago. The primary responsibility for recovery is the individual, not the government. I spent a year cutting up the dead twisted, broken trees spewn across my property. Next in line was the power company. They worked round the clock getting the electrical power back on.



This was my driveway after the storm.

Financial reasons could play a big part in why many people stay.Like the family mentioned in above post.If I was told I had to evacuate here right now, I couldn’t afford to leave nor could I stay at a shelter with three dogs and the rest of the pets.
I would have no choice but to stay and just hope for the best.

If there's no money for gas, people have no choice.

...Just how many are they that they think they'll beat a hurricane in terms of strength?