Why They Chose To Stay In The Path Of Hurricane Florence
While Hurricane Florence advanced, and mandatory evacuation orders were issued, many chose to stay in their homes.
Hurricane-force winds roared through the cracks around Randy Wood's garage door, shook his house, and stripped his property's pine trees, strewing one limb after the next in his yard. Accompanying the roar of the storm was the steady ticking whirr of Wood's generator and his own matter-of-fact voice, tinged by his Carolinas accent, explaining why he decided to stay in his home in Conway, S.C., directly in the path of Hurricane Florence.
"I'm hunkered: I've got my chainsaw and other supplies. I boarded up the windows. I've got my generator. I've got food, and I haven't lost water," he said. "I just feel confident that I can handle whatever
