The Nasty Weather Thread

[Spicoli]

Glad you are safe which is the main thing.

It looked awful on the news.

Now what the generator that you have? 😀

They always look worse with the massive doppler's and neon tracks . I always tell local friends losing their mental shat to basically shut off the news 3,2 days out. Just track it yourself for much clearer picture and far less stress. With hurricanes you either move out of the way or prepare to hunker down in place, nothing else.

Speaks a man of experience. I would be crying and screaming looking at the news on TV.

In New Orleans a Category 1 could still be dangerous, they're below sea level, a storm surge floods N.O. hell a good sized Thunderstorm could do that a hurricane most definitely. Typically a Category 1 storm won't be anything but a glorified thunderstorm, the worst thing it could do is spawn a series of large tornadoes.


The key is to know your topography, know how water drains in your general area, know where the water goes, know how much water represents a problem, and also know about what wind damage means for you....will a tree or two being down block you in or out of your neighborhood? Also if you're on the oceanfront/ocean adjacent, is the storm making landfall at high or low tide because that will effect storm surge.


Also have water, a generator, food, something for warmth, a radio, first aid, and a phone (and booze) at the ready.

It's almost a lot like this place during Mardi Gras for lack of a better analogy . You indeed needs to know the grounds and precise location and drainage as well as what main roads go under first and alternative routes. We have a low section on I 10 under a train trestle heading East that literally goes under rather quickly now and regularly lose cars of people trying to beat it. Cuts THE only interstate off with a strong hr long storm. I've never lived in a place where City officials put out hours to allow parking on the neutral ground..called 'medians' in every other city..and they are prime spots less you lose a car. Parking overnight with storms inbound takes some planning also, front end highest ground or even elevated. Your last line most important and still baffles me how few are actually fully set up to ride conditions out for minimum of a week. Simply picking up a few cans, even keeping a landline phone, extra fuel when doing weekly shopping comes back to help big time when you get into a SHTF scenario. Just have to rotate stored items out.