Irma could easily cause flooding far inland in the Mid Atlantic states.

Have you visited https://www.windy.com?

One big difference between a California Big One and a Florida Big One is that earthquakes strike without warning. There’s a different kind of psychological horror to the short, sharp shock, compared to seeing the predator stalking you on the plain and watching him draw closer and closer.

What can you do? I’ve had friends who stayed in their homes in the mountains watching the firestorm draw closer and closer right up to the property line, refusing to evacuate, determined to defend their property to the death. There’s something about the threat to hearth and home that makes males foolishly heroic, and an endless source of inspiration for mythic tales.

Good luck, Florida Man. I’ll be thinking of you.

He is too far from the sea for a storm surge, and in an area not prone to rain flooding. He’s otherwise prepared as far as food, water, batteries, clothes, gas, drugs, ammo and other post-apocalyptic amenities. It looks like with the uncertain path of the storm, any attempt to evacuate may turn out to lead you into more trouble than not. Right now it looks like the most likely path is for the storm to churn right up the peninsula, roughly following the route of the Ronald Reagan Trail of Tears (the FL turnpike). All exits are covered, on the way out and the road back home may not be open when its time to come back. Best to stay put.

He suspects an almost certain chance of serious wind damage, but does not expect the house to be uninhabitable. Still, as you point out, this is a big one. In fact, it may actually be The Big One. Those of you who are California residents will understand the metaphor.