It's time for some perspective, a long view, a reminder that Mother Nature doesn't necessarily have it in for you and I specifically. Here are some storm facts, fresh from the Mariner's Book of Days, by Peter H. Spectre.
* On average, five hurricanes, two in the major category, hit the United States every three years.
* The busiest hurricane season so far, was 1995, with 11 in the Atlantic Ocean and 7 making landfall in the US.
* During the 1900's, 158 hurricanes (64 major) hit the US.
* Typically, the month of the most hurricanes is September, with August a close second.
* 40% of all US hurricanes hit Florida.
* 83% of category 4 or 5 US hurricanes have hit either Florida or Texas.
* The deadliest US hurricane hit Galveston, Texas in 1900 with 140mph winds. 8000 lives were lost.
* The one that rang up the biggest dollar value was Andrew, a category 5 hurricane, which hit Florida in 1992, with 156mph wind. Estimated damage costs were more than $26 BILLION.
* The all-time most intense US hurricane struck the Florida Keys in 1935, with winds of over 190mph.
I experienced scary 60-70 mph wind gusts in tropical storm Irene. That was nice. When/if I hear of a TRUE HURRICANE coming my way, all you'll see of me is the dust off my heels as I rush madly for high, in-land ground, in a storm cellar!
What are you facing right now?
What did Irene do to you and yours last week?
Do you have emergency plans in place for when/if?????
7 comments:
I've never experienced a hurricane before but I've watched the movie 'Twister' and it was scary enough.
Thanks for sharing those facts, Rosemary.
Praying for your safety!!
Fortunately, we do not get hurricanes or tornadoes over here in England very much at all, and thank heaven for that, I say! It must be terrible for all those people affected by these things.
We were watching Katia but it seems as though she's going to go out to sea and leave us all alone! Thankfully! We remember Hugo like it was yesterday and that one was in '89! A cat 5! We didn't stay for that one but he followed us up to NC. Darn thing.
This is Christine. Have caught up a bit reading your posts. Started drooling over the seafood and berries. Reminded me of wonderful blackberries along the railroad tracks on our farm in Illinois and the soft-shelled crabs on which we'd engorge ourselves when Roy and I were stationed in Maryland. Agree that your multi-generation wedding cake tradition is priceless. The wedding festivities looked second to none. As for hurricanes--most of us in this interminable drought secretly wish a not-too-destructive hurricane would come our way inland.
Would be marvelous to have a HHH gathering next year. You're in luck. There's a 25 mile course! Bring your swimsuit. We'll soak in the Howard Johnson hot tub and imbibe the perfect recovery drink--beer (or wine, or even water), then off for the perfect recovery food--steak!
we were very lucky in my neck of the woods! Irene went further inland and spared us lots of headaches. We did evacuate because of living on the River with a marsh in back of us. I imagined major flooding taking over my house but the road didn't even get covered.
Glad you weathered the storm just as well!
I'm glad you're safe! Luckily we're not endangered by hurricanes here in South Germany. I pray that you and your family stays safe!
We face floods but Boyfriend actually works in flood/levee management so I kinda have a better head's up than most. I think our current emergency plan is grab tiny folks and run..... maybe we should work on it a bit more.
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