I went through hurricane Charley, it had 180mph+ gusts. It was something truly amazing.

It took half the roof of my condo.. i was at work though, at a hospital (like you, i had to work during the storm) but to have a nice safe brick bldg to watch it from was something to be grateful for.

My town is maybe 3-6 feet above sea level, and we were expecting a one-two combo of wind and surge/rain but never got any rising waters. the storm moved that fast.

god speed and good luck!!