If current track verifies...

[Windy]

...or if it drifts further west, think of the evacuation nightmare that is going to ensue. As Jeanne crawls towards Florida, Floridans on the east coast are going to bolt. As she crawls up the eastern seaboard, everyone and their dog living on the coasts of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina are going to rush further inland. Even if this storm doesn't landfall into the CONUS, it'll still cause a whole lot of chaos as everyone scurries to get out of the way.

[yoda]

Isn't that what happened a few years ago with some storm?

[Brent]

Isn't that what happened a few years ago with some storm?

Floyd. It was a borderline Cat 5 though.

[mascpa]

Wasn't that hufe evacuation mess with Floyd a few years ago?

[SouthernWx]

Isn't that what happened a few years ago with some storm?

Floyd. It was a borderline Cat 5 though.

Yeah, but this could easily become a major hurricane....possibly a borderline cat-3/4 (125-130 mph) by the time it approaches the southeast coast.....especially if the track is farther south (i.e.- coming into the northwest Bahamas). The sst is 28-29°c, with a large anticyclone developing over Jeanne. That is conducive to
intensification. Although some weakening is likely before landfall...a major hurricane at time of landfall isn't out of the question (especially if landfall occurs south of Charleston).

I don't foresee another 155 mph Floyd...but after Charley, Frances, and Ivan, it won't take a hurricane that intense to create sheer panic among Floridians....or coastal residents northward into Georgia and the Carolinas.