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PhoenixPhail · M
istillhaveanameitsrick · 56-60, M
@PhoenixPhail I was in a truckstop just outside of town that day, i got angry because my weather radio kept going off so i got up and unplugged it and went back to sleep in my truck and slept through the whole thing LOL
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PhoenixPhail · M
@Jenny1234 Holy Cow!
SethGreene531 · M
Woke me from a deep sleep.
We had weather usually accompanying tornado warnings, except this time the wind shook the house, and rain was driven horizontal. A white sheet of water, I couldn't see out the window. Large trees bent low like palms driven by a typhoon.
The normal space panic and fear would occupy was replaced by a dead calm, and decisive action. We were going to the basement NOW.
Though it amounted to nothing---just a severe T- storm, we live in the Tornado belt and had every reason to think it was going to hit.
Never seen anything that violent, ever.
I realize this pales far in comparison to Katrina, Ida, or recent tornadoes across the midwest.
We had weather usually accompanying tornado warnings, except this time the wind shook the house, and rain was driven horizontal. A white sheet of water, I couldn't see out the window. Large trees bent low like palms driven by a typhoon.
The normal space panic and fear would occupy was replaced by a dead calm, and decisive action. We were going to the basement NOW.
Though it amounted to nothing---just a severe T- storm, we live in the Tornado belt and had every reason to think it was going to hit.
Never seen anything that violent, ever.
I realize this pales far in comparison to Katrina, Ida, or recent tornadoes across the midwest.
MarmeeMarch · M
Spoiledbrat · F
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
Hurricane Andrew
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PhoenixPhail I had a home in Perrine, near Homestead. Emphasis on "had".
PhoenixPhail · M
@sunsporter1649 OMG. That had to have been horrible. I'm glad you're still with us.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@PhoenixPhail I ran before she hit, when I got back, no more home, just a slab with a few pipes sticking up
lonelyloner · 31-35, F
2004 earth quick at the time of tsunami in coastal lines , hills around our village almost came in to our village
RedBaron · M
Hurricane Gloria in New Haven, CT in 1985 and Hurricane Sandy in NYC in 2012.
I've lived through a few terrible weather related situations over the years...
Iwillwait · M
Tornados and severe hail.
graphite · 61-69, M
The Blizzard of 1978 was pretty bad.
bijouxbroussard · F
1982, when I lived in Pacifica, CA. There was a series of storms in the beginning of the year that caused mudslides in the hills. Where I lived was spared, but some homes slid down into a canyon, and lives were lost.
In 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake caused damage and deaths throughout the Bay Area.
In 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake caused damage and deaths throughout the Bay Area.
Gentlemickey · 70-79, M
PhoenixPhail · M
@Gentlemickey I got sea sick just reading that. 🤢
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Worst flood on record for the area.
Animals, cars, houses, and people washed down river and drowned.
People made homeless.
Afterwards, the mop up, people getting sick from the flood waters.
Fences down and stock wandering everywhere.
Roads damaged and impassible.
So much so that a year later, the road repairs are still in progress.
Shops lost all their goods.
Insurance would not pay up.
Many businesses died. Many are still struggling to recover.
This has happened twice in the last sixteen years.
The increase in frequency likely to continue with global warming.
Animals, cars, houses, and people washed down river and drowned.
People made homeless.
Afterwards, the mop up, people getting sick from the flood waters.
Fences down and stock wandering everywhere.
Roads damaged and impassible.
So much so that a year later, the road repairs are still in progress.
Shops lost all their goods.
Insurance would not pay up.
Many businesses died. Many are still struggling to recover.
This has happened twice in the last sixteen years.
The increase in frequency likely to continue with global warming.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
My county gets more federal disaster aid than any other in the USA (or did a few years ago, I don't know about recently)...we've had floods, hail storms, wildfires, very destructive micro burst storms, ice storms, and I don't know how many tornadoes in this county, 3 F-5 tornadoes and several smaller ones. The worst damage to my house was from a micro burst storm. We've also had 3 med size earthquakes and lots of weaker ones.
PhoenixPhail · M
bijouxbroussard · F
@PhoenixPhail Oh, yikes ! 😱
istillhaveanameitsrick · 56-60, M
Been through three hurricanes, a few tropical storms, ate dinner while a tornado hit a town in Kansas while I was eating but the worst weather disasters I have dealt with have been snowstorms, spent a day and a half stranded on the highway in one and three days stuck in a truckstop in the other.
TheCaliforniaKid · 31-35, M
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PhoenixPhail · M
@daisymay Hail that size is lethal.
daisymay · 51-55, T
Yeah, it was when I was much much younger and I had a friend sleeping over. My mom made us get in the hall on top of a mattress and then put another mattress over top of us. It was pretty terrifying.
PhoenixPhail · M
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@PhoenixPhail yes it's very scary. My Grandma lived on the south side.
dreamsicle · 46-50, F
approachingmyexpirationdate · 61-69, M
@dreamsicle I'd rather have a hurricane
dreamsicle · 46-50, F
@approachingmyexpirationdate I was lucky no damage to my home, nor flying cows.
Mondayschild · F
GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M
Double hurricane.
Gentlemickey · 70-79, M
I stayed in Charleston South Carolina during hurricane Hugo... Believe me I will never forget that day and many days after. My house blew away, so we found a new home and we didn't have electricity for 22 days !!
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Black Saturday, (do bushfires count?) Feb 2009 and a few flash floodings.
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@hartfire I was living in South West outskirts of Melbourne at the time it was like the four horsemen rode over our sky, we did not see a blue sky with white clouds, the whole sky was peach orange and as you described the sun was blood red and the only clouds in the sky was the black smoke from the fires which surrounded Melbourne from Mt Dandenong, Kinglake, both interstate highways M31 and M79 were closed off no one could get in or out because even the fire spread across the whole northern outskirts too.
@SW-User Relieved for you that you were not one of the people living in the fire's path.
Even so, it was horrible to see people's devastated lives. I had to close my mind to the fates of the livestock, wildlife, and beloved pets -- it was too painful to contemplate.
The improvements to early warning systems and emergency services strategies and resources are a good start.
But I wonder why we don't hear more about mandatory adoption of the Aborigines' technique of using small grass fires in cool, slightly damp weather to burn off in a patchwork pattern. It renewed fertility, reduced the build-up of dried vegetative fuels, and our temperate ecosystems have evolved to need that treatment in order to thrive.
Even so, it was horrible to see people's devastated lives. I had to close my mind to the fates of the livestock, wildlife, and beloved pets -- it was too painful to contemplate.
The improvements to early warning systems and emergency services strategies and resources are a good start.
But I wonder why we don't hear more about mandatory adoption of the Aborigines' technique of using small grass fires in cool, slightly damp weather to burn off in a patchwork pattern. It renewed fertility, reduced the build-up of dried vegetative fuels, and our temperate ecosystems have evolved to need that treatment in order to thrive.
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@hartfire I had a family friend who lost everything in amongst those fires. All of Marysville and the black spur perished in flames. They were dodging fireballs, literally.
exexec · 61-69, C
Hurricane Harvey was the worst. Also, three tornadoes, several tropical storms, Hurricanes Ike, Andrea, and Rita.
MasterDvdC · 61-69, M
Toss up between 4 hurricanes (1 every other Friday) or 8 tornados hitting the area at once.
Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F
I have been in tornado and a hurricane. Hail the size of goofballs. Not sure which was worst though.
wildbill83 · 36-40, M
Hugo in 89 still the biggest to ever make it this far into Appalachians; various tornadoes over the years
tiggerandariel13 · 41-45, MVIP
mine was when I lived in Louisville KY ice storm I had my 2 oldest girls they was 2 and a half and 18 months
revenant · F
extreme cold and extreme hotéhumidity canada. Monsoons Asia. That is it and nothing to write home about.
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A derecho storm system that knocked out power for 3 days.
Mondayschild · F
Hurricane Opal in Alabama when I was there visiting family
Hurricane Harvey. Wasn't as bad, where I was, in Corpus Christi.
labsrock · M
Hurricane Allen. A couple of tornados as well.
Straylight · 31-35, F
Probably hurricane Katrina.
summersong · F
Probably hurricane Sandy
HeavenBesideYou · 56-60, F
I was born during a hurricane.
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