Question evacuation

#1 Postby **Cookiely** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:04 am

Hypothetical questions- If a cat 5 hurricane takes the path of Charley for west coast of Florida, are we looking at ABCDE evacuation level mandatory? I live in an old cb home which is not in any evacuation level and surrounded on three sides by very very old single wide mobile homes would you evacuate?

yoda · #2 Postby **yoda** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:06 am

Yes, I would probably evacuate.... and I 'm not sure about the levels you mentioned.. but yeah, I would expect ABCDE evacs if a CAT 5 approaches FL...

#3 Postby **ericinmia** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:06 am

Cookiely wrote:Hypothetical questions- If a cat 5 hurricane takes the path of Charley for west coast of Florida, are we looking at ABCDE evacuation level mandatory? I live in an old cb home which is not in any evacuation level and surrounded on three sides by very very old single wide mobile homes would you evacuate?

No question... i would be out of there! Take no chance.
People sadly learned that down here in Andrew... By the time concrete walls are colapsing... its too late to leave

so get out while you can!
-Eric

#4 Postby **gatorbabe79** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:07 am

You must be pretty far inland to not be in an evac zone. I'd leave if I was between 2 homes like you describe.

#5 Postby **ncbird** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:15 am

If it was me I would go. A cat 5 hitting florida is going to do a huge amount of damage well inland also.

#6 Postby **Cookiely** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:16 am

In Hillsborugh County the levels of evacuation are ABCDE, Level A being coastal residents and mobile homes and then each level is further and further from the coast. This isn't saying much since I could be to the beach in about 12 minutes. Thank you for your advice, not that I think we'll need it. I just think its very rare for a cat 5 to sustain until landfall.

#7 Postby **gatorbabe79** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:22 am

I used to live in Tampa on Bay-to-Bay at Westshore Bl. My back yard would flood with the slightest storm. Hope you don't get this one!

MBryant · #8 Postby **MBryant** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:24 am

Imagine the worst hit area of Charlie...noe double it....enough?...now double it again. I would leave in a second before a mandatory evacuation was ordered if I was within 100 miles of the projected path.

#9 Postby **Cookiely** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:27 am

Thanks again for all who have posted with their advice.

KeyLargoDave · #10 Postby **KeyLargoDave** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:30 am

If I am a hundred miles to the LEFT of the projected path, I'm not leaving. "Hurricane force winds extend 70 miles from the center" and all that. You're afraid of a tropical storm?

Not to put anyone down, just think about how much of a nightmare evacuation, and not being able to get back to a home, can be.

#11 Postby **ericinmia** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:50 am

KeyLargoDave wrote:If I am a hundred miles to the LEFT of the projected path, I'm not leaving. "Hurricane force winds extend 70 miles from the center" and all that. You're afraid of a tropical storm?

Not to put anyone down, just think about how much of a nightmare evacuation, and not being able to get back to a home, can be.

HAHAHHA i find this post funny...

Imagine how much of a nightmare it was for the people in andrew like my friends family:

Return home... to a slab of concrete... no roof, now furniture, no plumbing sticking up, NO WALLS, nothing... I bet they wish they had stayed home so they wouldn't have had to spend all that time driving back through all the debris...
All they had left was a slab, and the back two steps into the house... nothing was left on the property!
-Eric

#12 Postby **ericinmia** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:53 am

KeyLargoDave wrote:If I am a hundred miles to the LEFT of the projected path, I'm not leaving. "Hurricane force winds extend 70 miles from the center" and all that. You're afraid of a tropical storm?

Not to put anyone down, just think about how much of a nightmare evacuation, and not being able to get back to a home, can be.

One tiny wobble, and BOOOM there goes your house, the eye will see you, and sending you on your way.

birdwomn · #13 Postby **birdwomn** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:41 am

Cookiely wrote:In Hillsborugh County the levels of evacuation are ABCDE, Level A being coastal residents and mobile homes and then each level is further and further from the coast. This isn't saying much since I could be to the beach in about 12 minutes. Thank you for your advice, not that I think we'll need it. I just think its very rare for a cat 5 to sustain until landfall.

I don't think this is exactly true. The evacuation zones in the Tampa area are now based primarily on flood plains. For instance, I live in Pinellas county about 4 miles inland and am not in an evacuation zone because I live on "a hill", there are a total of 4 evacuation zone on my street, from level A-C, to no zone at all. It all has to do with how likely you are to have flooding.

Personally, I am not too comfortable with the idea of sitting here on a newly created "island" with all the critters and no roof because I happen to live on "high ground". Bottom line, we all have to evaluate our situations and take the actions we feel are appropriate, without panic or knee jerk reaction.

T'Bonz · #14 Postby **T'Bonz** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 11:10 am

My sister, in Naples, has already told me that if this storm heads their way, she's coming over to my side.

Of course, if she gets a direct hit, I won't exactly be out of the woods over on my side. Naples and Coral Springs are roughly at the same latitude, just on opposite sides of the coast.

I hope it GOMs.

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