Call it a joke if you like...I prefer calling it "being safe rather than sorry". Altough the technology has improved tremendously, no one can predict where this storm's center will come in on land (if it does). Hurricane Hugo was predicted to come ashore between Wilmington and Myrtle Beach, and at the last minute, it came in just north of Charleston and went toward Charlotte. A lot of people were not prepared for the disasterous effects it had on them. So go figure!!!