After seeing what flooding damage CAN occur - -

[Mattie]

Even so, hundreds of Hatteras Island residents defied an evacuation order.

People will never, ever stop defying orders to leave a potentially dangerous situation. If the storm had/is causing havoc and widespread flooding, I guess the governement would be blamed for not rescuing these folks if they called for help - even though there was a mandatory evacuation order in place. It doesn't take a "big one" to start a blame game I guess.

I just don't get it. This was a storm with potential to be a huge rain maker because of it's slow movement with fairly high winds. These guys got lucky this time, but they won't learn until they get caught in a dire situation.

That is pretty much what it took for a lot of LA/MS/AL/FL people for Katrina.

[GalvestonDuck]

I just don't get it. This was a storm with potential to be a huge rain maker because of it's slow movement with fairly high winds. These guys got lucky this time, but they won't learn until they get caught in a dire situation.

Yup, like we learned from Allison.

[stormie_skies]

Yeah, I think there are usually people who will refuse to leave no matter what. Thats why I haven't been so hard on the city of New Orleans over their 80% evac .... I don't think any mayor, anywhere could get 100% of the people out. There will always be people who think they are invincible, unfortunately.....

[themusk]

Yeah, I think there are usually people who will refuse to leave no matter what. Thats why I haven't been so hard on the city of New Orleans over their 80% evac .... I don't think any mayor, anywhere could get 100% of the people out. There will always be people who think they are invincible, unfortunately.....

Agreed.

I think the controversy, though, has been over the ones who wanted to leave but couldn't and/or those, like patients, who were dependent upon others to get them out, not over the die hards who, ultimately, die hard.