"Peter R." wrote in message

As a relatively new aircraft owner who has seen these pictures from
other hurricanes, I don't understand why these owners wouldn't have
flown their airplanes to safety during the few days prior to the event.

After hurricane Andrew I went down to Baton Rouge to help my girlfriend out.
She worked at an FBO at the airport there that looked somewhat similar.
What had happened is that people along the coast and in New Orleans had
determined that they were going to be hit, so they all flew their planes to
Baton Rouge for safety. Andrew took an unexpected turn, missed New Orleans
and pounded Baton Rouge. The FBO looked like an airplane junkyard. Folks
should have flown further north, I guess.

-c