What categorie cane would you ride out?

#21 Postby **Blown Away** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:58 pm

I would stay for a 5! I'm 1 mile from the beach and 35' above sea level (Coastal ridge). Just wen't through the eyes of (2) strong Cat 2 storms w/ no scratches to the house. I built the home and everything was over engineered. I would be tempted to leave before a 4 or 5 just because I don't want to deal with the days following the storm. After my 2004 experiences I decided to plan a vacation for a week or 2 the next time a storm heads my way.

Lindaloo · #22 Postby **Lindaloo** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:29 pm

Rainband wrote:Cat 1. Last year was a wake up call for me and Tony. It didn't get really bad but bad enough

And you know you and Tony WILL hear from me again if you try and stay again. :lol:

#23 Postby **cycloneye** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:32 pm

I am surprised that many votes haved been for cat 5's.

AussieMark · #24 Postby **AussieMark** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:35 pm

HurricaneBill wrote:
tropicalweatherwatcher wrote:same here its not reall something that the SE of australia has ever had to deal with.

the most we get is remnants from one

With the way Cyclone Steve was going, it could have made it to SE Australia.

It would of been like a strong storm for us though.

a cyclone has never hit southern NSW / VIC region.

I may sound complacent but its not really something that this area of Australia sees as a issue.

severe thunderstorms, hail storms, bushfires, floods are the kinds of disasters we see

depotoo · #25 Postby **depotoo** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:52 pm

last year was bad enough - nothing over a 3 for certain.

DoctorHurricane2003 · #26 Postby **DoctorHurricane2003** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:53 pm

I would stay for a three...but the scary thing is that in the GOM, a three could be a 4 or 5 in 4-6 hours before hitting the coast, so leaving is the best idea.

Rainband · #27 Postby **Rainband** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:11 pm

Lindaloo wrote:
Rainband wrote:Cat 1. Last year was a wake up call for me and Tony. It didn't get really bad but bad enough

And you know you and Tony WILL hear from me again if you try and stay again.

((HUGS))

Lindaloo · #28 Postby **Lindaloo** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:14 pm

cycloneye wrote:I am surprised that many votes haved been for cat 5's.

Me too! Seems we have a bunch of daredevils amongst us. :lol:

AussieMark · #29 Postby **AussieMark** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:20 pm

Lindaloo wrote:
cycloneye wrote:I am surprised that many votes haved been for cat 5's.

Me too! Seems we have a bunch of daredevils amongst us.

Linda really wants to ride a category 5 or so I have been lead to believe.

:lol:

Lindaloo · #30 Postby **Lindaloo** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:21 pm

I am a daredevil but the word FOOL is not stamped on my forward either. :lol:

AussieMark · #31 Postby **AussieMark** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:33 pm

Lindaloo wrote:I am a daredevil but the word FOOL is not stamped on my forward either.

What is stamped on your head

:lol:

Riding out a category 5 sounds insane.....u know any good doctors to recommend to them.

I suppose the people who ride out a category 5 can tell us whats its like

if they survive

#32 Postby **P.K.** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 8:00 pm

cycloneye wrote:I am surprised that many votes haved been for cat 5's.

I'll have to vote for cat 1 to try to re address the balance of votes then. :lol:

Aquawind · #33 Postby **Aquawind** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:53 pm

Come on People.. If you think your ready for a 3 you dang well better be prepared for a 5!! All votes for a major basically better accept the 5th dimension.. categories 3 and 4 are void...lol j/k Like we have a choice... Like any other forecast it can go bomb of poof..always be prepared for the worse..I suggest not playing guessing games when a hurricane is coming and your not prepared for the worse..1-5 kills...every year. :wink:

Paul

HurricaneBill · #34 Postby **HurricaneBill** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:52 pm

Lindaloo wrote:I am a daredevil but the word FOOL is not stamped on my forward either.

Is that the opposite of your behind? :lol:

Actually, Greatone would have FOOL stamped on his forehead.

Actually, I take that back. I'd probably get banned if I said the word that's probably stamped on his forehead.

Ixolib · #35 Postby **Ixolib** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:34 am

As long as the surge isn't a problem, tall pines don't surround your house, and your windows are boarded, weathering a CAT 5 is quite doable. Surge is the killer and if I lived below 25 feet above MSL, I'd evacuate in a CAT 5. Otherwise, I'm staying put...

#36 Postby **vbhoutex** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:06 am

Ixolib wrote:As long as the surge isn't a problem, tall pines don't surround your house, and your windows are boarded, weathering a CAT 5 is quite doable. Surge is the killer and if I lived below 25 feet above MSL, I'd evacuate in a CAT 5. Otherwise, I'm staying put...

If I am not mistaken you had some experience with Camille. If you did I am surprised you would say this. CAT5 winds will tear apart almost any home that is not built to way above normal Hurricane code.

Ixolib · #37 Postby **Ixolib** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:18 am

vbhoutex wrote: If I am not mistaken you had some experience with Camille. If you did I am surprised you would say this. CAT5 winds will tear apart almost any home that is not built to way above normal Hurricane code.

Having survived Camille intact, as did most homes that were not impacted by surge, is the reason I say this... It's typically not the wind alone that does the damage. It's wind intrusion into the structure (that's why my windows get boarded) and surge that tears 'em apart. So, if 'ya got no trees to open your roof, no surge to move the foundation, and no windows to get broken - things will generally be okay. IMHO, staying sure beats the hassle of leaving, encountering the mass exodus on the highways, and then trying to get back in afterwards...

Of course, the key words here are "typically" and "generally". :lol:

#38 Postby **ericinmia** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:20 am

I would stay for a category 5.

My great grandpa wrote the first hurricane building code in the world following the horrible storms that raveged miami in its early days. He was an building inspector for miami beach, and he realized that certain changes in building could have prevented many of the catastrophic failures... thus his creation of a building code.

Needless to say my family is paranoid with building saftey. I am far enough inland, and in a VERY sound structure. Actually it is boardering on the side of rediculous.
-Eric

Lindaloo · #39 Postby **Lindaloo** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:01 am

Ixolib wrote:
vbhoutex wrote: If I am not mistaken you had some experience with Camille. If you did I am surprised you would say this. CAT5 winds will tear apart almost any home that is not built to way above normal Hurricane code.

Having survived Camille intact, as did most homes that were not impacted by surge, is the reason I say this... It's typically not the wind alone that does the damage. It's wind intrusion into the structure (that's why my windows get boarded) and surge that tears 'em apart. So, if 'ya got no trees to open your roof, no surge to move the foundation, and no windows to get broken - things will generally be okay. IMHO, staying sure beats the hassle of leaving, encountering the mass exodus on the highways, and then trying to get back in afterwards...

Of course, the key words here are "typically" and "generally".

Tornadoes can rip any structure apart no matter how many boards you have on the windows.

Ixolib · #40 Postby **Ixolib** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:46 am

Lindaloo wrote: Tornadoes can rip any structure apart no matter how many boards you have on the windows.

True... But if we're going to consider the possibility of tornadoes as a measure of whether we'll stay or not, we'd better leave for "ANY" category storm as tornadoes can be spawned by virtually any tropical system.

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