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In reply to the discussion: Holy Shit Hurricane Patricia is now 200mph with the lowest [View all]malaise
(269,779 posts)80. Yes - I hope the ewarning reached all the folks in rural regions and
on the coast. This is going to be a disaster.
This morning we were discussing what we'd do if a Cat 5 was heading for Jamaica.
The options were
- prepare our home and head for family in the US
- prepare our home and batten down right here
We decided that as much as we'd rather not be here, having to stay away for a long period of time because both airports would be destroyed was more than we could bare. So we'd stay - we have a safe place but I don't know what survives a Cat5.
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During Hurricane Andrew, we had sustained winds of 264 MPH for 21 minutes before it blew the
Ghost in the Machine
Oct 2015
#22
I wasn't far from you.. at a motel right at Palm Drive & US 1 in Florida City! I used to frequent
Ghost in the Machine
Oct 2015
#48
if that is sustained, I'm afraid there is not much that will be left standing where it lands.
Ed Suspicious
Oct 2015
#20
Weather Channel is showing all of the flooding there, from current storm system
countryjake
Oct 2015
#70
Since that Oso landslide up here last year, I've decided there's no safe place
countryjake
Oct 2015
#89
Dear god, and sure as god made little green apples (well he didnt actually) one of these
randys1
Oct 2015
#106