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genxlib

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Wed Jun 14, 2017, 08:51 AM

Jun 2017

Storms in June tend to be of the weaker variety. I am a little jaded but I don't worry about them until they crack Cat2.

The TSs and Cat1 can do a lot of damage but they are generally manageable if you pay attention and take all the precautions.

I have a structural engineering background so my reaction is calibrated to what damage I would expect to see. While I probably take the lighter storms to nonchalantly, the stronger ones freak me out because I know what they can do. Hurricane Andrew was a real eye opener.

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OK - This may come to nothing but it's way too early [View all] malaise Jun 2017 OP

I'm with you on the weather watching genxlib Jun 2017 #1

Keep it up malaise Jun 2017 #5

Check this out-June Surprise: Twin Tropical Threats to Watch in Atlantic malaise Jun 2017 #13

Thanks for heads up genxlib Jun 2017 #14

I lived in PB County for 7 years titaniumsalute Jun 2017 #2

Wilma was something of a surprise genxlib Jun 2017 #8

I have a friend from Homestead who was there for Andrew titaniumsalute Jun 2017 #9

They don't think about the smell of spoiling meat in a freezer malaise Jun 2017 #12

No, "Hurricane Season" historically starts in June, brooklynite Jun 2017 #3

Just five percent of Atlantic hurricanes since 1851 have occurred in June malaise Jun 2017 #4

Plus genxlib Jun 2017 #6

We all take the weaker ones for granted malaise Jun 2017 #10

Hmmm. Thanks for the early note. Like to be aware. Hortensis Jun 2017 #7

You're welcome malaise Jun 2017 #11

From Jeff Masters- Odds Increasing for a Gulf of Mexico Tropical Storm Next Week malaise Jun 2017 #16

Thanks. Malaise! My husband was just down there replacing Hortensis Jun 2017 #17

K&R... spanone Jun 2017 #15