@MissAusten It is my understanding that they peter out because of the colder water up your way. We live at the northern tip of the Gulf Stream. Right now, our ocean water is very warm, which hurricanes love.
After I left home during Isabel, my husband bought a huge whole-house Cat generator…so, we should be okay with the power outage possibility.
I have family that moved here several months ago…they’re vacillating between being scared to death and wanting to be like a local “ridin’ it out”.