i live in fl too sky and im also worried. my family lives in a spot where the hurricane could hit head on. however, you say you live on the east coast, and im sure that once it travels by there you won't get the amount of damage that the direct hit place will. try not to compare this to Andrew...this will hit the southwest while andrew hit the southeast. the southeast might not even be very affected, looking at the projected path right now. it should go right over the southeast and you depending on where you live.

good luck and my thoughts and prays are with you, myself, and my family. good luck to all of us.