Hurricane Ian

[MajorFubar]

Really saddened to see all the devastation in the US, and loss of life and livelihood.
Our hearts go out to you all, truly.
But there is just one thing about it we're not ever going to understand over this side of the water.
Considering you live in an area that gets hit by hurricanes, what you call 'houses' we'd call 'large multistory garden sheds', and it's doubtful they'd survive unscathed through even one ordinary winter where I live, let alone survive your devastating hurricanes.
Not to mention the fire hazard: drop a match on one of your streets and it must be like someone tossing a grenade through the window of a fireworks factory.
EDIT: Is it because there aren't the natural resources available to build houses out of bricks?

 

[Gregg2]

Southern Florida in recorded history has always been a dangerous place to live, and… it used to be sparely populated.

I was just wondering why so many people moved there. It doesn't make sense to me to move to a place where you know there's a good chance that a storm could destroy your house, and maybe kill you. It seems like this is more likely in Florida than anywhere else. Yet Florida’s population increased 60% after hurricane Andrew in 1992.

This Florida woman survived her 'biggest mistake' in Hurricane Ian. Why experts say many others didn't

The rising Florida death toll from Hurricane Ian is further proof that people's vulnerability and misinformation play a role who lives and who dies.

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Sure, there are certain places where tornadoes are more common, but that seems more sporadic to me. Some people don’t take cover and are killed.

And people living in hurricane prone areas who don't evacuate ahead of a storm either have little means to mobilize, or little recollection of what previous storms have done. Unless you don't have a car, or cash for an airline ticket, why would you stay and "ride out" the storm?

 

[dannyyankou]

Sorry to those who are affected

 

[bousozoku]

Here's an interesting graphic my wife found. Ian was a monster compared to Charley, according to this meteorologist:

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That's so interesting. There needs to be more than just the hurricane's category to let people know what to expect.

I hope that news reporters have finally got a handle on Punta Gorda. During Hurricane Charley, they kept referring to "wide point" as "fat bitch".

 

[TechRunner]

That's so interesting. There needs to be more than just the hurricane's category to let people know what to expect.

I hope that news reporters have finally got a handle on Punta Gorda. During Hurricane Charley, they kept referring to "wide point" as "fat bitch".

As someone who lives in Punta Gorda, I hear some interesting pronunciations/translations haha.

 

[TechRunner]

There needs to be more than just the hurricane's category to let people know what to expect.

Many meteorologists will tell you that category isn't as important, because most of the damage and deaths come from water and not wind speed. So a wide, slow-moving Category 2 will cause more damage and loss of life in most cases than a small, fast-moving Cat 4. Or so I've been told. This was my first one, so I'm still studying/learning.

 

[max2]

Many meteorologists will tell you that category isn't as important, because most of the damage and deaths come from water and not wind speed. So a wide, slow-moving Category 2 will cause more damage and loss of life in most cases than a small, fast-moving Cat 4. Or so I've been told. This was my first one, so I'm still studying/learning.

Hurricane Sandy perfect example.

 

[bousozoku]

Many meteorologists will tell you that category isn't as important, because most of the damage and deaths come from water and not wind speed. So a wide, slow-moving Category 2 will cause more damage and loss of life in most cases than a small, fast-moving Cat 4. Or so I've been told. This was my first one, so I'm still studying/learning.

2004 also had Hurricanes Frances, Jeanne, and Ivan. I'm pretty sure that Jeanne was hovering over the Orlando area for 36 hours. A local park in Altamonte Springs had walkways over the pond. After Jeanne, those walkways were probably 5 feet under water.

 

[bousozoku]

Hurricane Sandy perfect example.

That hurricane kept giving. I spent a week in Manasquan/Point Pleasant Beach, NJ in 2014. Even a light thunderstorm caused flooding. They were adding several layers of concrete block to home foundations to keep them from flooding again.

 

[Huntn]

Many meteorologists will tell you that category isn't as important, because most of the damage and deaths come from water and not wind speed. So a wide, slow-moving Category 2 will cause more damage and loss of life in most cases than a small, fast-moving Cat 4. Or so I've been told. This was my first one, so I'm still studying/learning.

I am reminded of Harvey that hung around Houston (stalled) for 3 days dropped 30+ inches of water flooding many areas.

 

[max2]

Tropical Storm Allison

 

[satcomer]

All I know is when I was in the Army station in Okinawa and notice every home and businesses had to built with steel reinforced concrete! Maybe Florida go do that with beach from properties and maybe in stilts too! This way the place a car underneath! I noticed when I was their during CAT 5 Kirk in 90s crashed into Okinawa but no home was lost! Then the sea was stopped the Ocean wave too!