LESSONS FROM MOTHER NATURE: Hunker down.

Somewhere, some hurricane a long time ago, I suggested much the same thing. Prepare -- remove things that can blow away; sandbag; protect doors and windows; get extra water and food that needn't be prepared; get batteries; prepare to live without power for several days; then hunker down and wait til it's over.

What I'm seeing from the post-hurricane 'news' coverage appears (to me) to justify that attitude.

Also -- allowing authorities to scare you out allows them to keep you out.