Hurricane Helene update.
We have a tornado warning in effect for the next half hour and we just lost our electricity. There is some serious wind going on too. No rain at the moment though.
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SW-User
Florida has been through more than a category 4 before, but it's rare. And it all depends on path and also the amount of time endured. Recent hurricanes that stall and deliver rain measured in feet has the national hurricane centre reexaming how they measure. Be safe, if you are staying have non perishables with you. Once you decide to stay you have only so many choices.
SW-User
@Musicman Cash would be king. I read of places that at times won't have electricity for upto a month after a hurricane. People don't just pick up and leave so easily. They are often tied by family and/or their work. That's if they have a home to go to. I'm lucky in Ontario, while we may experience relative extremes in temperatures and weather in other ways, the idea of being displaced here is extremely rare.
Musicman · 61-69, M
@SW-User You are definitely right. During those times some, and I repeat some, grocery stores and gas stations have generators and will be open, but only for limited hours per day and none will accept credit or debit cards. Then even some of the major highways will either be flooded or torn up so gas stations and stores can't be resupplied and people can't leave town to go to another town that has electricity to shop.