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When authorities order an evacuation, the law says you must leave if:
However, An evacuation order in North Carolina, is actually a state mandated "Suggestion". If you do NOT want to leave your home during a storm, you can stay. But remember, that you will be entirely on your own. No calls for help will be answered during the storm, and if you decide to go out after the storm and you are in a devastated area you may not be able to return to your home, so make sure you have everything you will need to survive for at least two weeks after the storm passes.
Common sense dictates that you should leave if: . .
Find out which shelters are closest to you. Make sure you know how to get there -- and practice the drive. Evacuation routes are marked along the highways, unmarked roadways can become impassable very early on, so stick to the marked evacuation routes.
Officials expect many people who should leave will stay put, and many people who probably shouldn't leave will hit the road.
Forget about taking another mode of transportation. Planes, trains or buses will fill up.
That's why experts recommend "sheltering in place.'' Make sure your house is outfitted with hurricane shutters and supplies, and wait out the storm there.
If your house is not strengthened and windows and doors are not properly covered, even the weaker fringe winds of a hurricane can cause serious damage.
If you can't ride out the storm in your own home, and if you're not willing to flee three or four days in advance of any threat, then head inland, away from the evacuation zones. But experts say it's crucial to choose a place a few miles away, not someplace 200 miles away. Try to stay with friends or relatives or check into a hotel.
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Last Revised: October 27, 2006 10:38 AM.
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