Oh no, Bim - best make it as safe as possible. When I was near Philly, my phone would very often give me these flooding warnings. First week there, there was a big storm and the phone scared me kinda, cause it has never made that sound before and you couldn't put it on silent.
There's not much of a winter to talk about here either. It's all just black ground and occasional mud. I mentioned the stormy winds we had here. There's a patch of forest right behind my apartment building (I'd say the closest pine tree is maybe 15 feet from my balcony). And in the really strong winds, they look almost like blades of grass. It is harrowing and grounding at the same time. I reminder to recognise your own ant-iness in the grander scheme of things. In the last storm some time during the fall, there's a private house across the road from where the patch of forest ends - one of their threes had fallen over and crushed a big portion of their fence :/
Please stay safe
Please stay safe.