Most of the meteors will be dimmer so you may miss seeing the majority of the storm if the area you are viewing them in is too light. Going out to the rural areas or in national or state parks that are away from bright lights are the best for viewing. Make sure you dress accordingly because in a lot of regions November can be very cold. The best viewing position is to sit reclined in a lounge chair or on the ground while facing east because that is the direction the meteors tend to radiate from. They radiate from the constellation Leo, thus the name Leonids.
Some people are afraid of getting hit with some of the incoming meteors.
The particles that fall through the atmosphere are nothing to worry about because they burn up as they enter the atmosphere and almost never reach the planet surface. Satellites and other instruments that orbit the earth can be affected by it because these particles move so quickly that they can do damage as they hit. Even though the particles are as small as a grain of sand, they hit at such a force that they could damage sensitive equipment. Spacecraft's such as the Space shuttle can sustain possibly damage during the storms, so they make sure they schedule flights around this and other meteor storms. What are leonid meteor storms, when were they discovered and how to watch for them.