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With hurricane season approaching, I have been curious which towns do evacuations during the "big" storms. I am from NY so I am new to all of this. I am curious if people in towns such as Morehead City, New Bern, Jacksonville do mass evacuations to places further inland. Or do most people just ride out most storms? Sorry for such a Yankee-like (hee hee) question, but being new to the coast I just don't know.
If they tell you to evacuated, LEAVE!!! Don't try to wait it out--it will be too late. Whether the towns listed order evacuations, that depends on where the storm's headed. More often than not, it's further south, or the Outer Banks that's evacuated. But again, as I said, it depends on where it's headed, how fast it's going, and how much storm surge and/or rainfall they expect.
When Floyd hit in Sept., 1999, places further inland were still flooding in November, due to the amount of rainfall we received.
I have been curious which towns do evacuations during the "big" storms.
during a big storm (cat 4 or 5), everyone in danger of a direct hit should evacuate.
this is why most people from hurricane alley were doing a big >> when Americans tried to blame the "stranded" people in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina on the federal gov't. You are responsible for your own preparations (or evacuations) during these storms.
some people try to ride out 1's, 2's, and maybe 3's. This is more common in NC than in other areas, because (at least since Hazel in 1954) NC has a history of getting smaller, more frequent storms. The monster storms are usually fed in the warmer waters to the south, FL, SC, GA, TX, LA, MS, Mexico, the Carribean, etc.
I have been curious which towns do evacuations during the "big" storms
Mandatory evacuations are usually restricted to beach towns. Access to these areas are prohibited during the storm. Residents are often times issued passes for re-entry to the town after a storm.
Gas up when there's a threat. don't wait til it time to evacuate there will be gas shortage or
power outage at the pumps
And get cash out of the bank in case of power outages and ATMs/banks are down/closed.
And if you're able to stay home, but it's still going to be somewhat rough, fill your tubs up with water to have to refill toilets, in case of power outage.
If you're a tourist, leave at the first sign/"warning". There is no reason for y'all to be here. People who have done this many times "relatively" know what to do during/after the storm.
It is a bigger headache having to "help" folks that do not know what is going on.
Not to go too OT, but this is why the Outer Banks is pushing to four-lane 64 from Columbia to Manns Harbour. That two lane road can't do anything for a mass evacuation. All the other routes aren't directly mainland like 64.
Thank you for all the replies and the tips! We are not tourists, we've lived here for awhile now, but just moved closer to the coast. Being 45 minutes inland, I was mainly curious if I would need to evacuate my family if a big one hit. I feel like we are prepared and know what to do if a smaller storm comes through, but am very anxious about what our plans would/should be if there is a Category 3, 4 or 5 headed for us. How far inland do people go if the coastal towns are evacuated?
Where do you live? Whats the elevation? Rivers, water etc near ya?
Are you 45min away now, or before?
And to your "how far in question", you can't really say. You would THINK Greenville is pretty far inland, but Floyd but it under 22ish feet of water. Heck Charlotte got it during Hugo. It is all luck of the draw when it comes to a Hurricane.
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