I wish they would change the Saffir Simpson scale. Well, maybe not change it, but focus less on the number in the news and the graphics. People see it go from a "4" to a "3" and take a (small) sigh of relief. So say 128mph isn't so bad as 133mph? Exact same thing!
And of course it's going to be a "3" or "2" on the little graphics they make when the EYE makes landfall...that's just how it works after if loses energy from the warm water. But 1 hour before that you can have a 3 or 4 winds blasting the coast. I think it's very misleading to people that aren't weather nerds...so most people.
And why do people get truckloads of bottle water? Cheap plastic containers (plus the waste, but that's of little concern at this point). I would rather have a few sturdy bottles plus some larger 1-gal jugs of my tap water for refilling. No worries, and it's free.