anyone been in a hurricane b4???

[ChItalian1027]

hey guys just wanted to see if any of u have been in a hurricane or tropical storm.

i have i was in hurricane Andrew when it hit Lousiana i was like 3-4 yrs old i was living in Baton Rouge at the time with my parents and two older sisters. my dad was at work and i don't really remember much but i remember we had to fill up the bath tub b/c we supposedly didn't have electricity so just wanted to now i'm going to set this up as a poll

[1996 328ti]

Yes. One ripped through Manhattan and I drove from Manhattan to Queens while in the eye. Pretty cool site.

[cooljess76]

Been through a few of them(Hugo,George, & Isabell) I even got chased out of Hong Kong by a monsoon! Honestly, if I had to pick, I'd take a hurricane over an earthquake anyday.
Although hurricanes typically take more lives and cause more damage, there's just no warning for earthquakes. It's all fun and games until something jerks the ground out from under you!

I remember going outside when the eye of Isabell passed over me in Virginia Beach. It was an incredible sight to say the least. There was a distinct line of clear sky against a solid wall of showering rain clouds and extreme wind. Someone managed to capture a remarkable photo of it which made the newspaper the next day.

[trickiekid]

We tried to go around one while I was on a carrier, that sucked. We didn't even hit close to the center and waves were still crashing on the flight deck

[lazoh]

I was just in Central America last week and I experienced Felix! Lots of rain and wind!!!

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by trickiekid

We tried to go around one while I was on a carrier, that sucked. We didn't even hit close to the center and waves were still crashing on the flight deck

USS Constellation CV64, I was attached to VF-2, an F-14D Squadron out of NAS Oceana. The Connie was docked at North Island, San Diego. Same thing, the flight deck was 70ft above the surface of the water and we had waves crashing over it! Pretty intense.

[trickiekid]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

USS Constellation CV64, I was attached to VF-2, an F-14D Squadron out of NAS Oceana. The Connie was docked at North Island, San Diego. Same thing, the flight deck was 70ft above the surface of the water and we had waves crashing over it! Pretty intense.

VF-154, Any time baby!!! I did Tarps on the F-14A's for a few years, I hated it. But yeah, we were on CV-63, yeah that was intense to say the least.

[brodee]

Caught the side of Rita 2 years ago while living down closer to the coast south of Houston. Was out of town when Allison flooded the town with 30" of rain.

I'm originally from Kansas though and I'll take a hurricane any day over a tornado, had family that lost everything in Greensburg this year.

[Mad-Machine]

I have been through three... if you take the proper precautions, you should be ok, but still, anything can happen.

My friends in the Mid-west and California are scared to death of hurricanes.. yet think nothing of wildfires, earthquakes, or tornados.. go figure! At least we get a few days notice to button things down and get out of dodge

[ChItalian1027]

man thats really scary!! we almost got hit by a tornado Aug 24!! man that was really scary!! home alone no freakin warning just lookin at the sky while in class my teachers like what the hell r u lookin at? "lookin at the sky" bell rings i race to my ti and i get my ass out of the school parkin lot and make it home just as the storm hits!! rain wind noone home just me the dog and cat in my room(upstairs) and windy and rainy as hell turn on the tv and tornado warning is in effect get the cell fone get the animals and head to the basement.

mom and sis at costco other sis at work freakin out but i know what i have to do get under neath something that is heavy and not near a window i choose the oak desk that we have(this thing is a beast) really heavy!! dog and cat wit me tv on

my life changed during that event and during andrew i now have a profound respect for the lord and mother-nature

never want to go that again!!

thank god ur all ok!!

[minicoop900]

its closed, but i was in katrina, luckily we didn't flood, but we had roof damage and our e28 535i got a tree thrown into the side of it and totaled it.
poor thing.

[kelso]

ive been through probably like 20 or more honestly lol
i live on the gulf coast of florida and as a surfer im obligated to drive either a bit south or across the state to the atlantic side to get the waves haha
being raised here, hurricanes dont even really phase us... we dont evacuate for less than a cat 4.

[minicoop900]

Originally Posted by kelso

being raised here, hurricanes dont even really phase us... we dont evacuate for less than a cat 4.

haha, same here, of course we usually stay cuz we think they wont hit, except katrina did hit, lol , or unless its a cat 5, then we leave.