Hurricanes,,, are a whole ‘nother critter, right LilSister? I’ve only been thru one and it wasn’t directly overhead at all. Wind did seem to be blowing in one side of the house windows and out the other. [louvered windows don’t close well] The dust accumulation afterwards proved it true.
Most impressive to me was standing on shore and watching the HUGE waves eat the old wharf that had been there for a century or two. Like a mouth opened wide and closing down …taking bite after bite …. I found my own mouth hanging literally wide open in disbelief. This was not near the center of the storm at all, yet all that POWER. Uff tah! Even far away a Cat 5 still has teeth.
I did have my 2 hurricane [or tsunami] buckets always setting out on the back porch. The terrain went quite steeply up hill from the next street behind us …in case tsunami was ever an issue. Never was, thankfully. Those buckets were so very long ago and tho I might have been more prepped than 88% of others, they’d seem woefully inadequate to me now. Still, we all learn as we go…
If the Stuff Hits the Fan….all our wonderful weather forecasting/warnings/alerts [as well as rescue teams] will be gone. Anyone else besides watch and learn on barometers, rain gauge, high/low thermometers, etc? It’s an acquired skill for each region someone lives in…..and I’ve lived in quite varied climate regions. Start all over when you relocate!!!
OldMtWoman ….I’ve always watched weather closely…..cuz I’ve gotta go out and feed the animals!