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[Nataliesgramma]

I am praying for everyone that ends up in its path.....

We always planned to move to Florida when we retired...and then Andrew hit.....We have friends in Orlando, Tampa and St pete....but I deceided to stay where I am after that.....

[151949]

@Nataliesgramma  I think a person is much more likely to be injured or killed in a car accident due to snow and ice than they are to be injured or killed from a hurricane. 

One thing about a hurricane - you know it's coming for several days and have plenty of time to prepare your property and then leave the area.

[happycat]

Prayers for all in the path of this storm. I too am hoping it fizzles out before it hits, but that is not looking likely.

[JaneMarple]

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@151949 wrote:

@Nataliesgramma  I think a person is much more likely to be injured or killed in a car accident due to snow and ice than they are to be injured or killed from a hurricane. 

One thing about a hurricane - you know it's coming for several days and have plenty of time to prepare your property and then leave the area.

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Your post is not a one size fits all scenario @151949. Over three thousand people died in Puerto Rico which is an Island. Where were they supposed to evacuate to? 

[151949]

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@JaneMarple wrote:

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@151949 wrote:

@Nataliesgramma  I think a person is much more likely to be injured or killed in a car accident due to snow and ice than they are to be injured or killed from a hurricane. 

One thing about a hurricane - you know it's coming for several days and have plenty of time to prepare your property and then leave the area.

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Your post is not a one size fits all scenario @151949. Over three thousand people died in Puerto Rico which is an Island. Where were they supposed to evacuate to? 

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The hurricane isn't going to Puerto Rico - it's going to the Carolinas.

[JaneMarple]

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@151949 wrote:

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@JaneMarple wrote:

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@151949 wrote:

@Nataliesgramma  I think a person is much more likely to be injured or killed in a car accident due to snow and ice than they are to be injured or killed from a hurricane. 

One thing about a hurricane - you know it's coming for several days and have plenty of time to prepare your property and then leave the area.

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Your post is not a one size fits all scenario @151949. Over three thousand people died in Puerto Rico which is an Island. Where were they supposed to evacuate to? 

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The hurricane isn't going to Puerto Rico - it's going to the Carolinas.

I'm fully aware of that fact @151949 but your generalization of evacuating  does not fit into a neat little package!

"One thing about a hurricane - you know it's coming for several days and have plenty of time to prepare your property and then leave the area."

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[sidsmom]

And then there’s this....

[this is my nic]

I just heard there are 80 feet waves at sea!  80 feet!  It will slow down when it hits land and dump so much rain, many areas will be flooded.  

[ValuSkr]

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@this is my nic wrote:

I just heard there are 80 feet waves at sea!  80 feet!  It will slow down when it hits land and dump so much rain, many areas will be flooded.  

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I heard that too.  I wonder how they know.  Can satellites measure wave height?