Good points. I'm really trigger shy after the past few years where "good" patterns were kicked down the road into March and we were desperate for a 2" - 4" slopfest.
Might be the kiss of death for us this winter. We're about to enter peak climo for cool temps and if the Pacific isn't going to cooperate, then it's probably best to just turn off the lights and hope for something better next year or move north.
There were more power outages from that even in Maryland than from Hurricane Sandy. Had that wind occurred during a full canopy, we would've probably rivaled the 2012 derecho.
We learned after Hurricane Hugo that you have to clear the street first. Debris leads to flat tires and slows down immediate response and therefore the transition to recovery.