I'm sure he's thinking of the hurricane. If you're asking "what happened" the media hype must have reached new heights..... From what I have read, South Carolina got it really bad, worse than FLA.
A buddy of mine was just up from tje west coast of FLA last week, headed back down a few days ago. He was saying he may avoid 95 because all the hotels were full in the Carolinas because of people who fled the coast.