Have you ever experienced a Hurricane? Read my story.  

Personally, I think tornadoes are much scarier. When I lived in Cedar Rapids, IA the tornado alarms would go off a lot. There was this one section on interstate that seemed to attract the boogers - of course it was a section I had to use daily.

It was a frightening experience. I'm glad I'm here also. Isn't amazing just how much rain a hurrican produces.

I'm in the Northeast also. We also get the leftovers from hurricanes.

You are lucky you have never had to evacuate while you were in Florida. We all know that Florida has been hit hard by hurricanes.

I never want to experience a hurricane.

Lloyd

I hope New Orleans never experience a hurrican like Katrina again. I still can't get the pictures of Katrina out of my head.

Hurricane Andrew was a small and ferocious Cape Verde hurricane that wrought unprecedented economic devastation along a path through the northwestern Bahamas, the southern Florida peninsula, and south-central Louisiana. Damage in the United States was estimated to be near 25 billion, making Andrew one of the most expensive natural disasters in U.S. history.

There are a lot of people like your parents who don't evacuate during the storms. I don't know if that's a good idea after Katrina.

Hurricane Betsy was a powerful hurricane of the 1965 Atlantic hurricane season which caused enormous damage in the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana. Betsy made its most intense landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River, causing significant flooding of the waters of Lake Pontchartrain into New Orleans; at the time it was the costliest hurricane in the history of the United States, and, as the first hurricane to cause over a billion dollars in damages (1965 dollars), earned the nickname "Billion-Dollar Betsy".

I'm glad your parents survived Hurricane Betsy.

Lloyd

Hurrican Katrina was the worse. I understand why you never want to experience anything like that again.

Hopefully, you won't have to worry about any hurricanes in West Virginia.

Lloyd

thank you ialsohopd i never go through anything like that again

A lot of people don't know that hurricanes can reach as far north as Virginia.

Hurricane Isabel was the costliest and deadliest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. The ninth tropical storm, fifth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Isabel formed from a tropical wave on September 6 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.

It moved northwestward, and within an environment of light wind shear and warm waters it steadily strengthened to reach peak winds of 165 mph on September 11.

Can you imagine getting hit by anything moving at 165 mph? That would surely hurt.

Lloyd

Hi Naty. I've been to Puerto Rico many times. I've never experience a hurricane there, but I know it is located in the path of many hurricanes that develope.

You are right, the best place to be is in a hurricane shelter. Usually it's a school or some other similar structure.

I'm so glad you survived the propane poisoning. Leaking propane tanks seem to happen when hurricanes hit.

Once again, I'm glad you survived all the hurricanes you've experienced.

Lloyd

Hello sunkissed. I believe the hurricane you are thinking of was called hurricane Elena.

Hurricane Elena was an Atlantic hurricane that produced heavy damage along the Gulf Coast of the United States in August and September of the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season.

The fifth tropical storm, fourth hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season, Elena developed near Cuba from a tropical wave. It quickly strengthened, reaching peak winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) after stalling in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.

Elena turned to the west-northwest, and ultimately made landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi as a Category 3 hurricane.

Elena's unusual path through the Gulf of Mexico, which included a loop, prompted many to evacuate from the coastline. Due to its powerful winds, Elena caused $2.7 billion in damage (2005 USD), primarily in property damage.

With winds reaching 125 mph, it's no wonder you could not stand up.

I believe tornadoes are worse. They just seem to come out of nowhere.

Lloyd

I also live on the East coast and we usually get a lot of rainfall after the hurricanes pass by.

I can't ever remember our electricity going out from the leftovers of the storm.

I agree with you. If you have children in the home and the authorities say to evacuate, then you should always think safety first.

Lloyd

How did you feel when you were basically locked up in the basement of your neighbor's house?

Were you scared or were you, like most kids, feeling a sense of excitement?

We have a lot of tree around our house and I always think about the possiblity of one falling during a bad storm.

Even though there are plenty warnings about live electric wires, many people still get hurt from them.

I don't play with electricity. Sometimes electricity is not your friend. lol

Lloyd

It was fun in that basement! Just not so much for the adults who had to watch us and the tree and probably a gazillion other things that the kids never even knew about. LOL

All I can say is WOW!

The way you explained your experience makes me feel as if I was there with you.

People who have never experience a hurricane might not know that the force of the winds can make a sliding glass door bubble like a piece of plastic.

I'm glad you survived it, but I do feel for those whose community were totally destroyed.

Here's a little backround about hurricane Andrew.

Hurricane Andrew's damage was estimated at $25 billion. Andrew's impact on southern Dade County, Florida was extreme from the Kendall district southward through Homestead and Florida City, to near Key Largo (Table 3b). Andrew reportedly destroyed 25,524 homes and damaged 101,241 others.

The Dade County Grand Jury reported that ninety percent of all mobile homes in south Dade County were totally destroyed. In Homestead, more than 99% (1167 of 1176) of all mobile homes were completely destroyed. The Miami Herald reported $0.5 billion in losses to boats in southeast Florida.

I hope we never see another hurricane Andrew.

Lloyd

Hello alexsis. You are very fortunate that you haven't been seriously impacted by a hurricane since you live in Louisiana.

I was under the impression that Hurricane Katrina did some damage to most of your state.

Hopefully, you will never experience the eye of any storm.

Lloyd