Has anyone actually been in a major hurricane?
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bionicarm
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Carla - Houston, TX,1961. I remember school was getting started, and I was glad I could stay home. I watched it looking through our front window. We had a palm tree in our front yard, and I saw it get pulled out and disappear into the air. One of the neighborhood kids was outside when the strong winds started, and was tossing metal garbage can lids in the air. One got wedged into the side of a house. When it was over, our street was flooded enough for a neighbor to run his boat up and down it. Fortunately, our property was high enough that we never got water in the house. Compared to the damage seen by Andrew, Camille, Katrina, and other Gulf Coast storms, ours was mild in comparison.
My grandmother went through the Galveston 1900 hurricane. They weren't naming them back then, and it was before Galveston had their Seawall. I remember the stories she used to tell of that one. Something she, or anyone in our family will ever forget.
My grandmother went through the Galveston 1900 hurricane. They weren't naming them back then, and it was before Galveston had their Seawall. I remember the stories she used to tell of that one. Something she, or anyone in our family will ever forget.
ironeagle2006
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Hurricane Danny in 1997 I was an OTR trucker at the time. I delivered in Moblie the day BEFORE he hit DH to Eutaw AL to reload and sat through him. Ended up with a 1 foot hole in my roof fairing from a tree going thru it. Man you should have seen the shops eyes on that one. I was like NEVER SEND ME WERE A FREAKING HURRICANE IS COMING THRU needless to say was ruled Non Preventable considering I was alsleep at the time when I was hit.
stdreb27
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Originally Posted by bionicarm
http:///forum/post/2753206
Carla - Houston, TX,1961. I remember school was getting started, and I was glad I could stay home. I watched it looking through our front window. We had a palm tree in our front yard, and I saw it get pulled out and disappear into the air. One of the neighborhood kids was outside when the strong winds started, and was tossing metal garbage can lids in the air. One got wedged into the side of a house. When it was over, our street was flooded enough for a neighbor to run his boat up and down it. Fortunately, our property was high enough that we never got water in the house. Compared to the damage seen by Andrew, Camille, Katrina, and other Gulf Coast storms, ours was mild in comparison.
My grandmother went through the Galveston 1900 hurricane. They weren't naming them back then, and it was before Galveston had their Seawall. I remember the stories she used to tell of that one. Something she, or anyone in our family will ever forget.
You still live in houston?
http:///forum/post/2753206
Carla - Houston, TX,1961. I remember school was getting started, and I was glad I could stay home. I watched it looking through our front window. We had a palm tree in our front yard, and I saw it get pulled out and disappear into the air. One of the neighborhood kids was outside when the strong winds started, and was tossing metal garbage can lids in the air. One got wedged into the side of a house. When it was over, our street was flooded enough for a neighbor to run his boat up and down it. Fortunately, our property was high enough that we never got water in the house. Compared to the damage seen by Andrew, Camille, Katrina, and other Gulf Coast storms, ours was mild in comparison.
My grandmother went through the Galveston 1900 hurricane. They weren't naming them back then, and it was before Galveston had their Seawall. I remember the stories she used to tell of that one. Something she, or anyone in our family will ever forget.
You still live in houston?
pumper
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I grew up in Mobile, Al. It's on the gulf coast. I was in my others belly during frederick. I stayed in my parents home through every hurricaine since I was born. Hurricaines are mostly a cake walk. I live in a tornado area now and they scare me much worse than any hurricaine. With a hurriciane, you have days in advance for a warning, with a tornado you have little to no warning.
stdreb27
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Originally Posted by Pumper
http:///forum/post/2753302
I grew up in Mobile, Al. It's on the gulf coast. I was in my others belly during frederick. I stayed in my parents home through every hurricaine since I was born. Hurricaines are mostly a cake walk. I live in a tornado area now and they scare me much worse than any hurricaine. With a hurriciane, you have days in advance for a warning, with a tornado you have little to no warning.
lol alabama isn't a tornado area unless it is spun off a hurricane. Now Oklahoma/north texas that is tornado zone.
http:///forum/post/2753302
I grew up in Mobile, Al. It's on the gulf coast. I was in my others belly during frederick. I stayed in my parents home through every hurricaine since I was born. Hurricaines are mostly a cake walk. I live in a tornado area now and they scare me much worse than any hurricaine. With a hurriciane, you have days in advance for a warning, with a tornado you have little to no warning.
lol alabama isn't a tornado area unless it is spun off a hurricane. Now Oklahoma/north texas that is tornado zone.
kjr_trig
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Originally Posted by Pontius
http:///forum/post/2753213
Hurricane Hugo, 1989
The eye of Hugo went right accross the Isle of Palms where I worked for 6 years (from 2000-2006) it took 30,000 trees off that small island, the golf course I worked at was closed for almost a year.
I saw 2 Cat. 1 Hurricanes in Charleston, that was enough for me. Gaston dumped 11 inches of rain in about 6 hours.
http:///forum/post/2753213
Hurricane Hugo, 1989
The eye of Hugo went right accross the Isle of Palms where I worked for 6 years (from 2000-2006) it took 30,000 trees off that small island, the golf course I worked at was closed for almost a year.
I saw 2 Cat. 1 Hurricanes in Charleston, that was enough for me. Gaston dumped 11 inches of rain in about 6 hours.
luca brasi
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So stdreb27, are you staying? Do you feel safe where you are? If you're staying, I recommend a generator, battery powered air pumps, fans, a window a/c unit and plenty of gas. Figure at least 12 gallons a day. Don't count on being able to siphon gas from vehicles as most now have anti-siphon measure built in to them. Good luck.
aquaknight
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Hurricane Andrew, 1992, in Miami. Obviously the worst of the 6 or 7 or so storms I've been through. Didn't sleep that night, just up, listening to the howling winds. Our house was on a large 200 feet deep lot, with power lines running across the middle of the backyard and 40ft/50ft tall Austrailian pines that lined the very back of the lot, on a small hill. All the neighbors on that side of the street had an identical setup. Of course they came down and took the power lines out, and actually the tallest one, was just short of coming down on the back of the house. Probably over 30 tree's counthing the neighboring lots, and we felt everyone come down, with a horredous thud.
Power was gone for over a week, one of our neighbors had a generator that we connected to, and used for our fridge. The backyard was a mess, though I was only a kid (7), so we had the best time ever climbing/playing on the downed trees. The house was built in the 60's, complete cinder blocks construction, with a concrete tile roof, so they was no damage to the house. Most of the neighbors were fine, some had their porches destroyed, and one had a tree hit the house.
Power was gone for over a week, one of our neighbors had a generator that we connected to, and used for our fridge. The backyard was a mess, though I was only a kid (7), so we had the best time ever climbing/playing on the downed trees. The house was built in the 60's, complete cinder blocks construction, with a concrete tile roof, so they was no damage to the house. Most of the neighbors were fine, some had their porches destroyed, and one had a tree hit the house.
kowaleski
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I moved out of Florida due to the hurricanes- Bought my first house and the got hit with the eye three times in a month- my father also helped build back home after Hugo- I actually still have a bottle of water that Jack Daniels made just for relief efforts hoping it will be worth $$ some day
although I will be moving back to Florida some day due to Family
although I will be moving back to Florida some day due to Family
saltn00b
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i have been in florida for 9 years. south florida about 5. since then lets see, i have been directly slapped around by
Francis
Jeane
Dennis
when i was in west palm. then i moved to Broward county just in time for
Wilma
then
katrina
and just recently the triple double play,
Fay
Gustav
Ike.
i think thats all of em....
Francis
Jeane
Dennis
when i was in west palm. then i moved to Broward county just in time for
Wilma
then
katrina
and just recently the triple double play,
Fay
Gustav
Ike.
i think thats all of em....
pbienkiewi
Member
I have a thunder storm story.
I went camping by myself for a week in the woods. A few days after camping I decided to find a phone and make a phone call to check in. Well like I said it was raining and there was thunderstorm over the lake. When I was on the pay phone lightning traveled through the pay phone and shocked me. Granted I was soaked but it still stung like heck.
I went camping by myself for a week in the woods. A few days after camping I decided to find a phone and make a phone call to check in. Well like I said it was raining and there was thunderstorm over the lake. When I was on the pay phone lightning traveled through the pay phone and shocked me. Granted I was soaked but it still stung like heck.
stdreb27
Active Member
Once we went to some giant campout concert in the cow pastures of north texas. It was may and there was the typical major squall line. Anyway, by the end of it. A tornado had ripped through the property right next to where we were. Everyone's tent tumbled. Except mine. I woke up nice and dry. It was great.
pontius
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Originally Posted by kjr_trig
http:///forum/post/2753325
The eye of Hugo went right accross the Isle of Palms where I worked for 6 years (from 2000-2006) it took 30,000 trees off that small island, the golf course I worked at was closed for almost a year.
I saw 2 Cat. 1 Hurricanes in Charleston, that was enough for me. Gaston dumped 11 inches of rain in about 6 hours.
there's one small town near Charleston, McClellanville, that was pretty nearly wiped off the map by Hugo. you can still see damage in some parts down there, almost 20 years later.
http:///forum/post/2753325
The eye of Hugo went right accross the Isle of Palms where I worked for 6 years (from 2000-2006) it took 30,000 trees off that small island, the golf course I worked at was closed for almost a year.
I saw 2 Cat. 1 Hurricanes in Charleston, that was enough for me. Gaston dumped 11 inches of rain in about 6 hours.
there's one small town near Charleston, McClellanville, that was pretty nearly wiped off the map by Hugo. you can still see damage in some parts down there, almost 20 years later.
paintballer768
Active Member
Hurricane Andrew, 1992. It hit Homestead and Miami area the hardest, but Im like a hour north of there. My grandparents had a small guest house off of the main house and it managed to rip half the roof off the main house, while we were all hunkered up in the guest one. I was only 2 but my parents took pics of it
salty blues
Active Member
RITA 2005-- Trees down and roofs ripped all over west central Louisiana. Large red oak tree at the end of my house blew down. The branches were touching the house. Minor roof damage. We were lucky.
Folks in my neck of the woods were without power for nine days. This was not much fun considering we had high humidity with daytime temps in the mid 90's.
The lifesaver was a portable generator and a window a/c unit for the bedroom.
Folks in my neck of the woods were without power for nine days. This was not much fun considering we had high humidity with daytime temps in the mid 90's.
The lifesaver was a portable generator and a window a/c unit for the bedroom.
peachie98
Member
Hmmm...been in a few bad ones.
Best advice is to make sure you have batteries and flashlights/fans to last a week in case the power goes out.
Also, make sure you have something like a knife to cut whatever needs it in case of emergency. Our entire barn is screened in, and during the eye my friend and I had to go slit all the screens since they will pull the whole frames off and then fly into things.
Park away from anything that can fly or fall down (had a porch and roof hit my truck...luckily mine wasn't as bad as some of the others by it).
Make sure you have enough food that isn't perishable and drinks (water) in case your faucet water is contaminated. Always good to have the gas grill set with propane too!
I think the coolest part about a hurricane is that you can go outside and if you have a wall next to you where the wind is coming from...you can watch it! When the eye comes too is pretty cool...till the other side slams you.
Definitely watch out for tornadoes...even in the little hurricanes (as we had one hit down the road a few weeks ago).
Don't forget to do all your laundry beforehand since you don't know when you'll be able to do it again!
I haven't evacuated yet...but I also have horses here that can't travel (old ones with injuries that won't allow it). We also have a hurricane proof, cbs barn that completely closes with the apartments and my pool house attached under the roof. So in my case I feel safe. We have aluminum hurricane shutters to protect the windows/doors as well. I don't know that I would want to stay without all that security as I've seen what can happen to roofs and anything else not secure or safe.
Best advice is to make sure you have batteries and flashlights/fans to last a week in case the power goes out.
Also, make sure you have something like a knife to cut whatever needs it in case of emergency. Our entire barn is screened in, and during the eye my friend and I had to go slit all the screens since they will pull the whole frames off and then fly into things.
Park away from anything that can fly or fall down (had a porch and roof hit my truck...luckily mine wasn't as bad as some of the others by it).
Make sure you have enough food that isn't perishable and drinks (water) in case your faucet water is contaminated. Always good to have the gas grill set with propane too!
I think the coolest part about a hurricane is that you can go outside and if you have a wall next to you where the wind is coming from...you can watch it! When the eye comes too is pretty cool...till the other side slams you.
Definitely watch out for tornadoes...even in the little hurricanes (as we had one hit down the road a few weeks ago).
Don't forget to do all your laundry beforehand since you don't know when you'll be able to do it again!
I haven't evacuated yet...but I also have horses here that can't travel (old ones with injuries that won't allow it). We also have a hurricane proof, cbs barn that completely closes with the apartments and my pool house attached under the roof. So in my case I feel safe. We have aluminum hurricane shutters to protect the windows/doors as well. I don't know that I would want to stay without all that security as I've seen what can happen to roofs and anything else not secure or safe.