[header] How to determine if you should evacuate before a hurricane [title] Leave when local officials recommend that leaving is safest to do. [step] Definitely leave if they make an order for evacuation; such an order should never be ignored. [substeps] On some occasions, you may be ordered to stay at home, where officials consider that this is safer than leaving. 
[title] Evacuate if your house is located in an area known to be prone to flooding, especially if you live in a bay. [title] Evacuate if you live where storm surge damage is known to occur.