Thoughts and opinions please (21)
Here in the northeast, the forecast trends keep pointing towards the fact that we are way overdue. The last big one being in 1938 or something. They also say if NYC got hit with a Category 5 or similar strength, it would be a worse catastrophe than New Orleans.
The bottom line is if there is ever one coming up the Atlantic, there is one person who will get the hell out of town.
The bottom line is if there is ever one coming up the Atlantic, there is one person who will get the hell out of town.
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I think the last one here was in 98. They say every 4 1/2 years so I guess we are about due.
As for leaving I would do the same as last year. They came by in firetrucks and police cars with sirens blaring at 2am telling us to do what you could and then evacuate.
Its pretty freaky.
Hope the luck holds out but it's been really squirrely.
As for leaving I would do the same as last year. They came by in firetrucks and police cars with sirens blaring at 2am telling us to do what you could and then evacuate.
Its pretty freaky.
Hope the luck holds out but it's been really squirrely.
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Get educated about the subject, even though it is a mandatory evacuation, you are still not obligated to leave. The problem is if there is trouble, emergency responders are not obligated to come and help if in an evacuated zone.
That's why I say get educated and know the tracks and severity of damage for the various categories. Be on the safe side though and be prepared for a Category 5 heading your way. This includes insurance etc, not just emergency preparedness
That's why I say get educated and know the tracks and severity of damage for the various categories. Be on the safe side though and be prepared for a Category 5 heading your way. This includes insurance etc, not just emergency preparedness
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I'm more then educated on it.
I also know I didn't have to leave. I chose to cause if you wait till the last minute you'll never get through traffic.
I have the car filled at all times, food, water and i have marine batteries to run the lights so that helps.
We can't get insurance here for hurricanes or floods.
Just trying to get people to particiate and post their thoughts.
I live about 900' from the water so I'm very carefull.
Every been through one yourself?
I also know I didn't have to leave. I chose to cause if you wait till the last minute you'll never get through traffic.
I have the car filled at all times, food, water and i have marine batteries to run the lights so that helps.
We can't get insurance here for hurricanes or floods.
Just trying to get people to particiate and post their thoughts.
I live about 900' from the water so I'm very carefull.
Every been through one yourself?
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Well it sounds like you are as prepared as you can get. Now it is just hoping a real big one does not come your way.
Back in the 80s there was a hurricane approaching the carried doomsday scenarios with it, however the track it took put us on the weak side and were not that close to the water (three miles maybe). A few tree limbs down and power outages, but that was all. Some people on the strong side and closer to water got hit much harder. There was nothing in terms of wiping out several houses or anything like that.
Hopefully more people will provide their thoughts and experiences!
Back in the 80s there was a hurricane approaching the carried doomsday scenarios with it, however the track it took put us on the weak side and were not that close to the water (three miles maybe). A few tree limbs down and power outages, but that was all. Some people on the strong side and closer to water got hit much harder. There was nothing in terms of wiping out several houses or anything like that.
Hopefully more people will provide their thoughts and experiences!
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Thank you but I think that its already sunk.
I tried.
Thanks for your thoughts.
I tried.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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now you tell me in two weeks i will be back in florida 
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I have never experienced hurricanes, just tornados!!! I do have a good friend that lives right at the water in Galveston, Tx., and there are certain things he does, i.e., cleans his bathtub really well and fills it up with water, etc. The last time they evacuated around the Houston area a few years back, he did not leave. Simply refused to go...but he has since moved to Galveston and I am not certain what precautions he will be taking. I have heard him say that yes people in South Texas are due. Please be careful. 
I do have a good friend that lives right at the water in Galveston, Tx., and there are certain things he does, i.e., cleans his bathtub really well and fills it up with water, etc. The last time they evacuated around the Houston area a few years back, he did not leave. Simply refused to go...but he has since moved to Galveston and I am not certain what precautions he will be taking. I have heard him say that yes people in South Texas are due. Please be careful. ------ This thread is Archived ------
2 words.
uh oh!
I think fla has had more then their share. they really took a beating.
i figure its off the hook but we might be on it here.
uh oh!
I think fla has had more then their share. they really took a beating.
i figure its off the hook but we might be on it here.
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If you believe in lightening striking twice, Galveston is a very bad place. That one in 1900 hit Galveston so bad that Houston was put on the map as a replacement for an epicenter of oil commerce. If you think like Robin Williams in the World According to Garp, you have no worries.
Seriously, be prepared as much as you can get and even though I pointed out technicalities earlier, always evacuate when officials tell you to!
Seriously, be prepared as much as you can get and even though I pointed out technicalities earlier, always evacuate when officials tell you to!
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I totally agree with you on this jvind. It pretty much wiped Galveston out completely. They have since built the sea walls, but it would be to no avail if a hurricane came there again.
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harleyluv i would be getting the heck out of Dodge lol.I live in tornado alley.Ive spent some time undergound lately.
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harleyluv i would be getting the heck out of Dodge lol.I live in tornado alley.Ive spent some time undergound lately.
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ive been through Frances and Jean in 2004 and i went through Wilma. anything higher than a category 2 I am outta here. Its not so much the storm even though the experience is very scary. its the aftermath.
No electricity, food, water, fuel, curfews, no anything. you can prepare all you want for the worst, but having to live in the aftermath of a hurricane really lets you know what you can handle.
my heart went out to the victims of Katrina. but my advice to you. if they tell you to leave- LEAVE!!! pack the truck with all the important papers and things you want to save, pack the kids and the pets and haul!! you can replace your house. save your most important possession- your loved ones.
Just my thoughts.
No electricity, food, water, fuel, curfews, no anything. you can prepare all you want for the worst, but having to live in the aftermath of a hurricane really lets you know what you can handle.
my heart went out to the victims of Katrina. but my advice to you. if they tell you to leave- LEAVE!!! pack the truck with all the important papers and things you want to save, pack the kids and the pets and haul!! you can replace your house. save your most important possession- your loved ones.
Just my thoughts.
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Move inland away from the coast....
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water water water and none to drink was the problem I experienced in south carolina a few years ago.
the sad truth is i think depending on who is control of the purse strings is the deciding factor on recovery and preparation and health and safty of the citizens you being from Texas i think you'll be more than adequately provided for with nessasary evac equipment and rebuilding and clean-up funding. but having a storage of food and water to last at least two weeks I would strongly advise. and then theres the unreported crime that occurs in the aftermath.
the sad truth is i think depending on who is control of the purse strings is the deciding factor on recovery and preparation and health and safty of the citizens you being from Texas i think you'll be more than adequately provided for with nessasary evac equipment and rebuilding and clean-up funding. but having a storage of food and water to last at least two weeks I would strongly advise. and then theres the unreported crime that occurs in the aftermath.
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Listen to the weatherman on the direction of the storm: In 1999, I listened to an officer who said everyone was heading the wrong way (toward Aiken, SC northwest) and said going north to NC was the better place to be--needless to say, I changed my route and got stranded in Rocky Mount, NC for 4 days-every single side, main ,or back rd was flooded--no one could leave!!!!!!
Also, be prepared for no electricity for days--have someway to cook outdoors so you can boil water, bathe, etc. keep plenty of water jugs, batteries, candles, and friends/family!
Also, be prepared for no electricity for days--have someway to cook outdoors so you can boil water, bathe, etc. keep plenty of water jugs, batteries, candles, and friends/family!
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Sounds like a plan.
No offense but hope I don't see ya anytime soon.
No offense but hope I don't see ya anytime soon.
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Said we were going to take a direct hit. Thank goodness it turned before.
Just wondering considering how the East coast got hammered do you think we are due?
What would be your tips if it did? Just curious on your thoughts.