Well guys, looks like we're gonna get something from this.  So here we go again.  About Thursday for this.

At least we get a big heads up, so prep time is big.  It's been what, since 2005 for the last, two in a row back then, neither too strong. 

I've been through every hurricane that hit the Miami area since 1954, of course Hurricane Andrew, 1992, right at this time of year, was really devastating, but it raised awareness, so everyone preps up nowadays. 

From 1965 to 1995 when Andrew hit, there was almost nothing, except for Hurricane David, which went up the east coast of Florida sort of like Irene is projected to do. 

Hurricane David took out some really nice beachfront up near Ft Pierce (about 200 miles north) so I saw when I went up there soon after. 

Hurricane Andrew was terrible, the eye passed about 20 miles south of me.  It was a small, fast moving storm which lasted only 3 hours on the pass through, but due to extremely high winds, caused extreme damage everywhere.  It seemed to come out of nowhere and there was very little advance prep time.  During the storm I would spend some time looking out and listening through an open window on the leeward side, it's unbelievable to see and hear 150 mph winds just going through everywhere.

My house has remained completely undamaged through all these storms.  Just pick up the yard, a monumental task (37,000 sq ft) for just one person, me, and that's it.

This year, I'm more ready than usual, had the huge ficus cut back, cut some trees down that were in striking distance to the house, and I trimmed the two huge poincianas in the back up to 16 ft off the ground.

Wish us luck.  Still, better a hurricane than other natural disasters.  We all see them coming from a long way off.  Usually.

i wish you luck!

jetprop wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2011 at 1:19pm:

+1. Nature is the true top predator

Webb wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2011 at 1:02pm:



thanks alot NWS. I live in KCHS, Charleston, South Carolina.  the last MAJOR hurricane to hit us was HUGO back on Sept 22 1989 around 6pm local.
Hurricane Hugo Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hugo#South_Carolina   

From the projected path as it stands, if it does turn East, it will pretty much head straight for us.   THANKS!!!!! NOT!!! 

Oh boy, I'm not sure that hurricane is the only natural disaster going on over here on the east coast!  I just expeirienced a miniature earthquake over here!  It wasn't enough to do any damage that I know of, and it only lasted about 5 seconds, but it sure scared the heck outa me!

I wonder if the hurricane and the earthqauke are somehow connected.

hyperpep111 wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2011 at 2:15pm:

Thanks.

Been keeping my eye on this hurricane, but it looks as if the gulf coast will be spared! Good luck to all the east coasters!