How does a Cat 4 Hurricane only kill three people?

[Anonymous]

Obviously the number may sadly go up. But I am quite surprised that so many people can survive a storm of that strength. I imagine that like most other hurricanes, many of them didn't evacuate. What's the explanation?

[Anonymous]

It’s not even close to over. The count will rise.

[Anonymous]

Huh? Rescue services are not in the affected areas yet, so if there are fatalities they have yet to be discovered. Not sure what you are thinking.

But the storm path and dangers were well advertised and I bet a lot of people did evacuate. The deadliest storms are those that take a last minute swerve into areas that didn't expect it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not even close to over. The count will rise.

But it's only a tropical storm now.

[Anonymous]

Most people listened and left. A wise man once said it’s not that the wind blows, it’s WHAT the wind blows

[Anonymous]

It’s the area it hit. Look at a map of Florida and the specific area where the top winds were. There’s nothing there but swamp.

They broader more populated areas were evacuated. Even Tampa had mandatory evacuations and they just got a brushing of the outside winds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s the area it hit. Look at a map of Florida and the specific area where the top winds were. There’s nothing there but swamp.

They broader more populated areas were evacuated. Even Tampa had mandatory evacuations and they just got a brushing of the outside winds.

But do they evacuate? We have friends who live in Key West and they don't evacuate for hurricanes, they claim the vast majority of residents there don't either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s the area it hit. Look at a map of Florida and the specific area where the top winds were. There’s nothing there but swamp.

They broader more populated areas were evacuated. Even Tampa had mandatory evacuations and they just got a brushing of the outside winds.

But do they evacuate? We have friends who live in Key West and they don't evacuate for hurricanes, they claim the vast majority of residents there don't either.

Most do. Some don’t. Over the next few days we will learn about those who didn’t and if they lived to tell the tale.

[Anonymous]

Greatly improved building codes.

Often flooding is the bigger problem than the winds. Not all strong hurricanes cause flooding. Hurricane Ssndy was barely a hurricane when it hit NY/NJ and was devastating.

[Anonymous]

It hasn't hit trailer parks yet.

[Anonymous]

Yeh news hyped this storm up so much and nothing. Thu claim a 20 foot storm surge, I think I saw maybe 1 foot

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeh news hyped this storm up so much and nothing. Thu claim a 20 foot storm surge, I think I saw maybe 1 foot

Then you need to understand that the videos you saw did not capture the full extend of the surge, because precious people were in those locations, filming casually. They will make their way to you. I've seen plenty. Houses floating away, water up to the eaves, etc.

[Anonymous]

https://x.com/james_jinnette1/status/1839625146786599282

[Anonymous]

Doorbell camera video (so chest high at least) an hour BEFORE landfall, Cedar Key location:


https://www.nbcnews.com/video/hurricane-helene-s-storm-surge-in-cedar-key-captured-on-doorbell-camera-220277829738

[Anonymous]

Because human beings are smart and we can see the threat coming?