'Very active' hurricane season predicted (tornado, ice, earthquakes, temperature)

[ipoetry]

Hurricanes can hit anywhere. I was living in Alexandria, VA when Isabel hit with a vengeance. Alexandria was under 11 feet of water from the Potomac, businesses ruined, trees torn up... terrible. And Alexandria is 1 1/2 hours inland. It was the costliest and deadliest hurricane of 2003.

[Nirvana-Guy]

Originally Posted by verobeach

Hurricanes can hit anywhere. I was living in Alexandria, VA when Isabel hit with a vengeance. Alexandria was under 11 feet of water from the Potomac, businesses ruined, trees torn up... terrible. And Alexandria is 1 1/2 hours inland. It was the costliest and deadliest hurricane of 2003.

Try comparing your 2003 hurricane with any FL hurricane in 2004 and 2005. Or worse, compare it to Katrina. Makes it seem small, doesn't it?

If you think 1 1/2 hours away from the coast is a lot, try imagining FL, a penninsula with a bulls-eye on top of it, sticking out, sourounded by an ocean and the gukf. Hurricanes are drawn to it, FL is like a magnet for them. It is not fun. Even in Orlando (way inland), we felt the lash of Charlie and (was it Wilma or Jeanne?) in 2004. In 2005, it was another battery of hurricanes back to back. You are thinking of 1 hurricane and "crying foul", try imagining one hurricane every week for a month. That is FL 2 years ago.

I cannot even imagine how bad it was at the coast. That is why in-land properties is a lot better in FL than coastal. People who buy costal properties are ASKING to have problems during hurricane seasons. And then we in-land people have to subsidize their home owner's insurance costs (the overall cost is divided evenly and then people get additional fees for having properties near water, in low lying areas, etc).

[Florida Impressions]

My board is waxed and ready. Bring it on...

[tallrick]

I have too much to benefit from a direct hit on Florida. Therefore this year will be like 2006.

[Nirvana-Guy]

You know what? Many FL homeowners would be HAPPY to have their property condemned/slammed by a/several hurricane(s) this year.

That way, they would take the insurance payout and walk away clean. The house they cannot seem top sell, would be "sold" to the insurance company.

That is a good way out of foreclosure! Not too worry, the waters are hot this year and hurricanes will come (unfortunate for me, good for you sellers).

[Jammie]

Yes, I thought Gray was retiring, too.

I remember the thread where it was mentioned that the water temp is higher this year then average, but in hindsight, it just means that it's higher then AVERAGE. Aren't there three things that contribute to hurricanes? One is the temp of the ocean, the other has something to do with a lake off Africa, and the third is something to do with the atmospheric temps. So actually, he's making this prediction only on the basis of the warm ocean temp.

It just seems that they twist the weather to be what they want the stats to say. For a few weeks, we had temps that were above average and that was a big topic because it fit into the global warming theory. Now, and for the next week, our temps will be 15-20 degrees below average and you hear nothing about it.

[Prichard]

This very same prediction was made this same time last year!!!! It did not come true. I suppose that if they make the same prediction every year, it will eventually come true and the predictors will be hailed as "all-knowing scientists".

I think that I'm going to start predicting that it will snow in Florida year after year.

[doggiebus]

I just found some pictures of after Hurricane Andrew a Category 5 hurricane that in 1992. The eye of the hurricane came over our house. I just wanted to post them. I didn't post a picture of the house, but the roof stayed in tack as my parents built the home very sturdy, it is a CBS (concrete block stone) house.

Attachment 2382
This was taken from the roof of my parents house, looking at what was left of the grove. And with no power we reverted to line drying stuff outside.

Attachment 2383
This was an RV sales place off of US1. You can see the RV flip on its side.

Attachment 2384
This is looking at the front yard and street. The neighbors across the street did well as you can see (they built their home). And the across the street to the left is what is left of an avocado grove.

Attachment 2385
Attachment 2388
These are some track homes off the expressway.

Attachment 2386
After the storm people pile the debris in the swale area in front of their homes, to be picked up by the county. We had a wall by the time we were finished cleaning up the yard.

Attachment 2387
This is in the cleanup faze, you can see the debris in the swale, and a closer look at the avocado trees.

[tallrick]

It's sure better to live in a rural area than in a subdivision! I remember the damage from Andrew, had to evacuate my new home to stay with my parents. After a scary night I spend weeks cleaning up and returned to find Key Largo undamaged. I helped out a lot of friends, even out in the redlands. First time I got to learn how to run heavy equipment like backhoes, dozers.

[doggiebus]

That was so nice that you stayed and help, with out our relatives helping it would of been much worse. Yah, Key Largo was untouched that was great to see (otherwise would of had to deal with that too). Is your place on stilts and CBS?