I am concerned about complancency in Puerto Rico

[cycloneye]

Because as the advisorys are saying it is tracking WNW that track causes many people here to say oh that is going away so no concern at all but what those people dont know is what will happen after 72 hours when a more west track will take place and that is what I am sensing here now.

[weatherlover427]

I would be too. I have heard that it will be just north of the islands in about 4-5 days which also means that it will be very near PR. :o Gotta watch out there!

[Rainband]

Yep...I am worried too when a storm comes to florida..after all the near misses and hype!!!! lately

[PTrackerLA]

Ceye, watch Isabel like a hawk as it could definately threaten the islands as a major hurricane. I'm also worried about the chances of Isabel making landfall on the east coast and/or getting into the gulf. It will be a long week ahead tracking this one.

[hurricanedude]

Not so sure this is a GOMER....but EC may have tenacious moments

[Stormsfury]

Luis, the complacency that you speak of is unfortunately not limited to Puerto Rico. In fact, 85% of the people that live along the coast have never experienced a major hurricane. Your concerns are well warranted.

SF

[FreakyWxChick]

Luis, the complacency that you speak of is unfortunately not limited to Puerto Rico. In fact, 85% of the people that live along the coast have never experienced a major hurricane. Your concerns are well warranted.

SF

I think some of the complacency comes from "the boy who cried wolf syndrome". After Andrew hit S. Florida everyone was scared it could happen again. For a few years after that, storms that only had Tropical Storm strength brushed Florida or crossed over with minimal damage reports. For each storm that made its way to Florida the media was all over it. There was round the clock coverage for Eduardo, Gabrielle, Gordon, Harvey, Mitch, Erin, Jerry, etc. Only a couple of these were powerful storms. If my memory serves me correctly, Mitch was a potent hurricane, but most of the others mentioned weren't.

When the local news stations hype up a TS as a doom and gloom scenario, and residents go outside the morning after to find their garbage cans 3 feet from their garages instead of down the street, then they grow more and more complacent as each storm approaches.

JMHO but as a native Floridian, I saw it too many times to count.

[AussieMark]

The last major Hurricane to strike Puerto Rico was Georges on September 21 1998 which is coming up 5 years so of course people are becoming complacent as that is a long time for the Caribbean to go without a major hurricane.