From what I understand, NJ guv' just declared a state of emergency not long ago.
edit: voluntary evacuations for pretty much all shore areas.
Holy clagnuts! Hope you guys are going to be OK.
Thanks We've dealt with hurricanes before, though not often. I still have small recollections of what I think is Hurricane Andrew when I was young.
I live on the western side of NJ close to the border of Pennsylvania and the now mandatory evacs are mainly for those who live on or near the ocean (as the eye of the storm is expected to hit Cape May). My house has plenty of water and canned goods just in the case the worst happens. I'm going to run out first in the morning to get batteries and a few other things. Other than that we'll just have to wait and see.
Believe it or not; despite mandatory evacuations being called, some living in those areas think it's cool to "ride it out". Well, those who are doing so were given a good suggestion...
This thread on reddit /r/NewJersey is good for anyone interested.
Last hurricane I remember was Floyd..But I couldn't have been more than 9 or 10.
Rutgers moved their move-in day up to this saturday...boy a bunch of college kids locked in a dorm during a hurricane, what ever will we do!