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In reply to the discussion: Not everyone was a good neighbor in Sandy...Mother refused help, children found dead in storm.. [View all]mstinamotorcity2
(1,451 posts)this woman was a medical professional. A nurse. Most Emergency and Medical Professionals are usually the last to either get their families out or to meet up with their families. They are engaged in emergency preparations for the lives of others. She probably got terrified during the storm and felt as though she should take a chance and leave for safety. But as most people they do not calculate the darkness,the wind,the rain,the flash flooding,or the depth of ponding water. I have seen people right here where I live try and drive through standing water during a storm and need rescuing. And with that kind of flooding and the amount of constant rain she could have been in a massive sink hole. Seen it before. Parts of the road gets washed away under the water and the hole fills with water and you can't see it. Power lines down trees uprooted. If someone is caught in one of those storms I can't imagine leaving out of the house until its over unless its just filling up with water. And there is no choice but to hit the roof. I feel for any mother who loses her children in any circumstance, and hope for the day when we won't lose a single life during a severe storm . Thank you NOAA!!!!!!!!