Originally Posted by crockett

I've ridden out many of hurricanes myself, but you can almost always tell if it will be a bad storm well in advance. It's one thing to live in a area and being prepared, but some storms, like Andrew for example not be messed with.. This typhoon was known to be a monster well before this guy would have ever boarded his plane.

Also if you live there, you likely have a supply of water and food to last several days. This guy obviously wasn't gonna be carrying seven days worth of water supply in his suitcases, much less food.