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9. Elena, 1985, and Hazel, 1954

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 02:55 PM

Mar 2012

Hazel was weakened by the time the outer edge hit my home on Long Island, but it made an ipression on this little kid. This was way east of the center, which was aimed at Toronto.

During Elena, when it was sitting off the gulf coast of FL, I left Orlando and was driving up I75. It was raining so hard, I had to tailgate a semi, and keep my tires in his tracks. That semi was my "road squeegie" so I could drive on pavement. And the wind was blowing my van around. People were pulled off the road, but I was too scared to stop. I was much relieved to get into Georgia, where it was just rainy. Fun drive.

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