Hurricane - Three that I was actually in the path of. For two of them, I was on The Outer Banks in NC. This was long ago and they were minor. We actually sat out on top of the dunes to watch. It was spectacular. There was a pretty big one when we were on that island up north. That one had me worried because they were predicting torrential rains and a huge storm surge. We put plywood over the most vulnerable windows and taped "X's" on the others, and sevured the boats as best we could.
The rain never appeared, nor did the surge. The winds passed 100 mph on occasion, though. My brother and I went down to the dock to check on the boats during the less violent times, and wound up lying on the foredeck of the big one just watching the storm. It was bouncy, but the way the wind whipped foam from the waves and the clouds raced across the sky was riveting and beautiful beyond description. Mother Nature's violent artistry at its finest.
The lack of rain and surge spared the boats and buildings severe damage, but without the rain, the salt spray in the wind killed almost every leaf on every tree.
Go bag - Not as such. How we are situated makes an emergency evacuation very unlikely, and we couldn't abandon the cats in any event. There is equipment ready to hand for most serious situations likely to arise. Frankly, I'm just too old and beat up to run from much of anything, :)
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Date: 2018-09-15 03:02 pm (UTC)Hurricane - Three that I was actually in the path of. For two of them, I was on The Outer Banks in NC. This was long ago and they were minor. We actually sat out on top of the dunes to watch. It was spectacular. There was a pretty big one when we were on that island up north. That one had me worried because they were predicting torrential rains and a huge storm surge. We put plywood over the most vulnerable windows and taped "X's" on the others, and sevured the boats as best we could.
The rain never appeared, nor did the surge. The winds passed 100 mph on occasion, though. My brother and I went down to the dock to check on the boats during the less violent times, and wound up lying on the foredeck of the big one just watching the storm. It was bouncy, but the way the wind whipped foam from the waves and the clouds raced across the sky was riveting and beautiful beyond description. Mother Nature's violent artistry at its finest.
The lack of rain and surge spared the boats and buildings severe damage, but without the rain, the salt spray in the wind killed almost every leaf on every tree.
Go bag - Not as such. How we are situated makes an emergency evacuation very unlikely, and we couldn't abandon the cats in any event. There is equipment ready to hand for most serious situations likely to arise. Frankly, I'm just too old and beat up to run from much of anything, :)
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