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Cha

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18. I know what you mean about walking around

Reply to Budi (Reply #16)

Wed Aug 26, 2020, 07:38 PM

Aug 2020

after the storm! Where was this?

My Mom's hometown of Limon Colorado got completely Flattened in June 1990 by a Tornado & miraculously no one was killed. I was living in Denver then & so was she.. which is 100 miles West of Limon. Mother Nature she can be a wild beast!

Vivid description of what it was like when you came up from the cellar, Budi.

I had a flash of walking over & around all the giant debris & we saw the National Guard rolling into town & we all started Cheering & Waving with Gratitude!

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MSNBC: Hurricane Laura "Unsurvivable" in coastal areas: 20-ft storm surge predicted [View all] stopbush Aug 2020 OP

I have never heard a hurricane described as "unsurvivable storm surge" Budi Aug 2020 #1

That term was on NOAA advisory page dixiegrrrrl Aug 2020 #2

Oh I believe it, but have never heard weather chan forcasters say it Budi Aug 2020 #4

they did stress that this was real news...too many idiots gonna sit it out i bet..rip.. samnsara Aug 2020 #9

It used to be considered unnecessary to say that. Mariana Aug 2020 #6

Honestly, by the looks of the people still along the beaches today, Budi Aug 2020 #7

MOST of those people won't be anywhere near the beaches when it matters. Mariana Aug 2020 #11

Oh god! We went through a Cat 4 in '92 called Iniki Cha Aug 2020 #3

Hurricane Iniki : Budi Aug 2020 #5

holy moly..and where can you go on an island to escape a cat 4?? samnsara Aug 2020 #10

Really! Where do you go? That's devastating Budi Aug 2020 #13

Excellent point, samnsara! There are Hurricane Shelters Cha Aug 2020 #15

Mahalo for that synopsis on Iniki, Budi! Cha Aug 2020 #14

Wow, Cha. You went thru a Cat 4 Hurricane! Budi Aug 2020 #16

I know what you mean about walking around Cha Aug 2020 #18

i have been glued to the Weather Channel since yesterday afternoon... samnsara Aug 2020 #8

Me too! It is terrifying. With all the warnings & prep,why would anyone decide to roll the dice... Budi Aug 2020 #12

Good Advice! Take Good Care.. Hope for the Best & Prepare Cha Aug 2020 #17