Worst storm/natural disaster you've been in
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I was involved in a tornado disaster when I was 16 in West Tennessee. My grandparents house was destroyed and the firefighters were trying to assess the danger of going in due to the amount of power lines lying everywhere. They live on a fairly large hill. Having now idea if they were alive or dead, or where the lines were, I just ran past everyone and made my way up the hill. Luckily they were in the basement, and I helped lead them out. Nearly the entire house was gone.
I had massive balls even as a teen.
I had massive balls even as a teen.
Was in a plane wreck with my soccer team in the Andes in '74. We were stuck in the snow for 72 days. Terrible. Only 16 of us survived. We even had to eat each other just to stay alive.
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I'm guessing most died from faking an injury trying to draw a red card on the pilots instead of walking down the damned mountain.
We had a bad rain storm once. The satellite TV service went out for a few hours until the storm passed.
Scariest was the tornado in Atlanta during the SEC Tournament.
Most damage was Hurricane Jeanne in Florida in 2004.
Most damage was Hurricane Jeanne in Florida in 2004.
Derecho in 2012 that took place during a heat wave, which tends to be the most prime conditions for a derecho. We were without power for a week and temperatures were often in the 100+ range. Derechos are crazy. 100+ mph sustained winds. They are one of the most unforecastable weather events. It takes just a mere matter of minutes to go from everything is OK to holy **** all hell has broken loose. Almost always accompanied by a lot of rain and lightning as well. They don't occur as frequently as tornados but often end up damaging a much larger area because the winds can impact entire cities and regions.
- 2010 Nashville floods.
- Several tornadoes.
- Growing up in Hopkinsville, Little River used to flood on the regular and our home was next to the river beside a key bridge at the intersection of 4 different neighborhoods. Fortunately, my parents built our home on an elevated ridge so we were never really threatened. But many a time I would walk around and see multiple houses flooded in each neighborhood. As a kid, it didn't seem that big of a deal because it happen every few years. But now, as a parent and homeowner, can only imagine the frustration and hassle.
Hurricane Hugo, Sept 1989. If Hugo had made landfall at Edisto Beach instead of Charleston Harbor, Charleston as we know it would not have existed. Not many man-made structures can withstand 18 FEET of storm surge. Forget power outages and no ice, some folks didn't have clean WATER for 2 weeks after Hugo.
Hurricane Irene/Sandy, but other than that, just a blizzard every few years that snows you in for a day or two.. And by "snowed in" you just can't move the cars.. you can still go outside and enjoy it.
Some of you need to reconsider where you live and the potential for disasters.. Tornado Alley? San Andreas fault? The people that actually live in California? Dangerous.
Northeast.. nothing really happens.
Some of you need to reconsider where you live and the potential for disasters.. Tornado Alley? San Andreas fault? The people that actually live in California? Dangerous.
Northeast.. nothing really happens.
Was 5 years old on April 3, 1974 in Louisville. At my aunt and uncle's house on Eastern Parkway, 2 blocks West of Bardstown Road...aka Ground Zero.
94 (?) ice storm and the more recent one, 2004 (?). Parents had to stay with us during the last big one.
Myself and six others went on what was supposed to be a 3 hour tour in the south pacific. As it turned out the weather started getting rough and the tiny ship we were on was tossed .If not for the courage of the fearless crew all would have been lost. We ended up landing on a deserted island,uncharted of course, and spent the next 15 years eating coconuts and bananas until being rescued . Luckily i was with 2 of the hottest women you've ever laid eyes on . One was a movie star the other a farm girl from Iowa!
Thats the worst I've ever been in!!......:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
On a side note coconuts and bananas when eaten together for an extended period of time will give you THE worst case of the Hershey squirts you've ever experienced!!!!
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I was in the Georgia Dome when the tornado hit in the SEC tourney.
Most scared I've been was out in Lake Cumberland in a little metal fishing boat with my Dad when I was about 10. Storm came rolling in with heavy wind and lightning zapping all around us. :eyes:
Most scared I've been was out in Lake Cumberland in a little metal fishing boat with my Dad when I was about 10. Storm came rolling in with heavy wind and lightning zapping all around us. :eyes:
The coolest one I was involved in was the Blizzard of 1993. My dad had 4 tickets to the SEC tourney in Lexington and took me and my grandparents up for the day on Thursday. We ended up stuck in Lexington all weekend. Luckily my dad knew a guy who had a condo in a building near Ripped so we just bunked up there the first 2 nights. They finally got planes flying Saturday night, so some fans left and we got a room at the Hyatt Saturday and Sunday night and finally got home on Monday. Good times and the Cats rolled every team they played that weekend with Mashburn and Ford.
Hurricane Sandy in NJ. Was actually scarier than I anticipated going in. Once a couple neighbors had trees come crashing through their houses I realized just how bad it was. Luckily my town's on a hill so we escaped the worst of the flooding.
As a child, was on a houseboat in the middle of the lake when a bad thunderstorm hit. (Supposedly a tornado touched down about a mile away.) Lightning everywhere. Always wondered what would happen to a medium sized boat on open water if hit by lightning. After a little research, it's not good. As long as you aren't holding or touching anything metal you'll probably be ok as long as you don't take the hit directly to your body. But the boat--probably fry everything electronic and possibly further damage.
I was another 4 miles back from the ridge overlooking Spirit Lake when the whole side of the mountain blew out. It sounded like the universe was ending. Ash all over the place. Bridges washed out. Eff government work.
Ice Storm at UK about 15 years ago.
Wind storm in Louisville a few years ago from the remnants of a hurricane.
Wind storm in Louisville a few years ago from the remnants of a hurricane.
Ive been around multiple women on their periods and survived only by the grace of God. Others weren't as lucky as I was and I pray for them every day.
I watched that one go through Northfield subdivision while sitting on the roof of a neighbor's house with a bunch of my buddies. I was only 14 at the time. Roughly a mile away.
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8 years of obama as president. Still giving me nightmares.
While it was destructive from a property standpoint (which shouldn't necessarily take away from the severity), there's no reason anyone had to lose their life in a hurricane you were warned about for days before.
But, I should have said "Inland Northeast".. with family on LI, there's always been issues with Hurricanes and property close to the water, which is pretty much where Sandy had the vast majority of it's effect: coastal communities.
But, I should have said "Inland Northeast".. with family on LI, there's always been issues with Hurricanes and property close to the water, which is pretty much where Sandy had the vast majority of it's effect: coastal communities.
Best: Blizzard of 93. I was 12. Parents had tix to the SEC-T and we lived in Frankfort at the time, so we were going to just drive home at the end of each night. Blizzard changed that. We crashed at one of mom's friends condos in the Radison on Friday and Saturday night. We went home after kicking LSU's *** in the title game.
Worst: Ice storm of 2009. Didn't have power for four days but still had to go to work, where there was hot water and electricity. It was like a homeless shelter. Employees and their families were coming to the office to cook and take "half showers" with sink water and soap.
Worst: Ice storm of 2009. Didn't have power for four days but still had to go to work, where there was hot water and electricity. It was like a homeless shelter. Employees and their families were coming to the office to cook and take "half showers" with sink water and soap.