@EastRam listen to me, and you know I love you my friend. But do NOT stay.
If you stay you probably wont suffer any harm physically, and most likely your home won't get looted. It may sustain damage, but you being there won't prevent that.
It's not about that.
The problem is (and I know this from Irmageddon) is that electricity will take 1,2,3 or many more days to restore. A friend of mine here was without power for 11 or 12 days I forget now but I was able to help him out with loads of ice because I got power back in about 4-5 days. Most people were without for 1-2 weeks in areas further south. Some up to 3.
Without power in some areas water can't be pumped, so you can't shower or flush the crapper. And the water is all effed up anyway.
Also there won't be much if any food in the stores, or very little here and there. Not much gas will be available. It'll probably be hot as balls and you won't have AC or even a fan to use to help cool off. I have pictures of the Publix near me with empty shelves..........
If you have coolers get quart and gallon ziplock bags and fill them with water and freeze them solid in your freezer. LOTS of them. It works better than cubes, lasts much longer and creates more "cold". Put everything you can in the freezer with several of the bags of ice and in coolers too. You don't usually think about this but there's probably hundreds of dollars of stuff in your fridge and freezer. So pack it all up in ice to preserve it.
If you have a gas grill make sure the propane tank is filled or that you have an extra just in case for when you get home. That was a BIG deal for me and for my friend who was without power because we could cook. Everything here is electric.
Go find a place to hang out well out of the way of the storm for a few days then go home.
