Are hurricanes more dangerous now or are they making us afraid?

Send us Fan MailWith Hurricane Helene arriving and pounding the gulf coast of Florida this week, Bobby brought up a question regarding the reporting of such storms. Both of us have lived in Florida for over 30 years, (Sarge born and raised), both have experienced many hurricanes and tropical storms over their careers. Bobby asks the question, with the technology they have now, they can determine storm formation points, paths and strength before the storm even forms, why do they seem more panicked? There appears to be more and more urgency with these storms which, we believe causes panic. Is this deliberate or are the TV meteorologists just being vigilant? If you are in the hurricane target zone, let us know what you saw and we will add it to a follow up show.