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Hah..all the people who have never experienced a hurricane.
I am from Fla and will be back there long term come winter. I have ridden out more than a few hurricanes as a result..here is what you need to know.
Cat 1 - Ride it out and go Surfing, this is otherwise known as a good excuse to throw a hurricane party while those who don't know better panic.
Cat 2 - Board up glass and such, then ride it out and go surfing until it starts getting too windy to stand on your board..See above.
Low end Cat 3 - Surf until it starts getting close then gets your ass inside. While this one is able to be ridden out so long as you aren't directly on the beach, it does require precaution. Have some fun with it, but be safe and don't be stupid. You had better have your house effectively boarded up (Assuming you don't have quality aluminum storm shutters), and have your vehicles protected, Expect yard ornamentation to be destroyed.
High End Cat 3 - Given these can easily go cat 4 right before landfall, if you aren't at least 100miles inland, get out of town. This is the point where a hurricane ceases being a joke and will cause very serious damage. Safe bet with these is to go ahead and leave town. There will be power outages and no internet for at least several days anyhow, may as well hole up in a hotel up the road and play Sc2 on their net.
Cat 4+ If you attempt to ride it out, you are a complete moron. Even hardened locals who aren't idiots know to high tail it out of town. Don't be stupid, don't think you can ride it out and don't expect the government to come rescue your stupid ass.
There is your handy dandy guide for what to do with various categories of hurricanes. Written by someone who has ridden out quite a few and will likely ride out plenty more.
edit: Almost forgot - The What you need to Ride out a hurricane list.
1) Portable Power Generator
2) Lots of bottled water, figure 1 gallon per person per day minimum.
3) Butane stove/Gas grill for cooking. Stick with the grill, you can cook literally breakfast, lunch and dinner on a grill with ease.
4) Lots of canned food and vegetables that can stand without refrigeration. (Corn, Poratoes, Roots, and other high starch, high energy foods).
5) ATV - Unless you have a 4wd, your car is going to likely be useless.
6) Alcohol - Lots of it..Because it isn't a party otherwise and women get crazy freaky with lots of booze after being cooped up a couple days..plus that fear thing works to your advantage as well.
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everybody stay safe! i live near boston and as far north as i am from virginia we being told it's the worst storm to come in over 30 years or something... schools which are supposed to start this upcoming monday hae already sent out emails saying that there likely wont be school... and my town is expecting to lose power for a week.... damn what to do without sc2/tl for a whole week? HOW DO PEOPLE LIVE LIKE THIS?
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On August 27 2011 00:10 Dekoth wrote:
Hah..all the people who have never experienced a hurricane.
I am from Fla and will be back there long term come winter. I have ridden out more than a few hurricanes as a result..here is what you need to know.
Cat 1 - Ride it out and go Surfing, this is otherwise known as a good excuse to throw a hurricane party while those who don't know better panic.
Cat 2 - Board up glass and such, then ride it out and go surfing until it starts getting too windy to stand on your board..See above.
Low end Cat 3 - Surf until it starts getting close then gets your ass inside. While this one is able to be ridden out so long as you aren't directly on the beach, it does require precaution. Have some fun with it, but be safe and don't be stupid. You had better have your house effectively boarded up (Assuming you don't have quality aluminum storm shutters), and have your vehicles protected, Expect yard ornamentation to be destroyed.
High End Cat 3 - Given these can easily go cat 4 right before landfall, if you aren't at least 100miles inland, get out of town. This is the point where a hurricane ceases being a joke and will cause very serious damage. Safe bet with these is to go ahead and leave town. There will be power outages and no internet for at least several days anyhow, may as well hole up in a hotel up the road and play Sc2 on their net.
Cat 4+ If you attempt to ride it out, you are a complete moron. Even hardened locals who aren't idiots know to high tail it out of town. Don't be stupid, don't think you can ride it out and don't expect the government to come rescue your stupid ass.
There is your handy dandy guide for what to do with various categories of hurricanes. Written by someone who has ridden out quite a few and will likely ride out plenty more.
Not sure advising people to go surfing during a small Cat 3 'cane is a good idea...
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Not during..until it gets close. There is a big difference.
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On August 27 2011 00:18 Dekoth wrote:
Not during..until it gets close. There is a big difference.
Yep, people in Richmond, VA, or Philadelphia, PA, thank you kindly for letting them know that it's ok to surf before Category 3 storms. The eastern seaboard isn't one huge peninsula like Florida.
Or is surfing your euphemism for not taking local officials and weathermen too seriously?
Edit: Updated OP again, added image of potential flooding severity.
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In Europe with a flight in to JFK arriving Saturday evening...fingers crossed, but I think I might be boned.
Thanks for the info OP -- trying to keep up to the minute.
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On August 27 2011 01:13 JWD wrote:
In Europe with a flight in to JFK arriving Saturday evening...fingers crossed, but I think I might be boned.
Thanks for the info OP -- trying to keep up to the minute.
Be prepared for a very scary landing at JFK by the way in any sort of turbulance. I hate landing at that airport.
Very Steep Turn 100 ft off the ground + 40 mph winds and rain = Close eyes and hope to hear the wheels hit the ground.
Also, Irene is a horrible name for a hurricane. The name Irene reminds me of a divorced middle aged woman.
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On August 27 2011 01:12 Xivsa wrote:Show nested quote +On August 27 2011 00:18 Dekoth wrote:
Not during..until it gets close. There is a big difference. Yep, people in Richmond, VA, or Philadelphia, PA, thank you kindly for letting them know that it's ok to surf before Category 3 storms. The eastern seaboard isn't one huge peninsula like Florida. Or is surfing your euphemism for not taking local officials and weathermen too seriously? Edit: Updated OP again, added image of potential flooding severity.
Ever experienced one first hand? Nope? Didn't think so.
I was very clear of when you can get away with it and when it becomes outright dangerous. I speak from personal experience multiple times. Being a peninsula does not change a thing..coast line is coast line.
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A buddy of mine has a flight booked to the USA. Estimated arrival: This sunday afternoon in Philadelphia.
This could get interesting. =S
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On August 27 2011 02:02 r.Evo wrote:
A buddy of mine has a flight booked to the USA. Estimated arrival: This sunday afternoon in Philadelphia.
This could get interesting. =S
Why doesn't he cancel it or put it ahead by a week? He can't NOT know about Hurricane Irene!
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On August 27 2011 02:07 Kinetik_Inferno wrote:Show nested quote +On August 27 2011 02:02 r.Evo wrote:
A buddy of mine has a flight booked to the USA. Estimated arrival: This sunday afternoon in Philadelphia.
This could get interesting. =S Why doesn't he cancel it or put it ahead by a week? He can't NOT know about Hurricane Irene!
'cause she is like "Hurrdurr, this can't be this bad and nothing will happen to me anyway and if I delay it now my schedule is fucked cause my semester is starting soon."
Durp. :/
(Personally I assume/hope that flight will be cancelled/delayed/rerouted.)
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On August 27 2011 00:14 RyanRushia wrote:
everybody stay safe! i live near boston and as far north as i am from virginia we being told it's the worst storm to come in over 30 years or something... schools which are supposed to start this upcoming monday hae already sent out emails saying that there likely wont be school... and my town is expecting to lose power for a week.... damn what to do without sc2/tl for a whole week? HOW DO PEOPLE LIVE LIKE THIS?
I'm pretty sure I live a few minutes from you Ryan... I really hope the 1 week without power is a gross exaggeration @_@... Even a 3 days without power would make me feel edgy.
Debating whether or not I should tell my family to prepare for this properly. Never seen a hurricane ever in my life.
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Stay safe guys, watch that debris flying. Glad we don't get tropical hurricanes over here.
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On August 27 2011 01:48 Cain0 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 27 2011 01:13 JWD wrote:
In Europe with a flight in to JFK arriving Saturday evening...fingers crossed, but I think I might be boned.
Thanks for the info OP -- trying to keep up to the minute. Be prepared for a very scary landing at JFK by the way in any sort of turbulance. I hate landing at that airport. Very Steep Turn 100 ft off the ground + 40 mph winds and rain = Close eyes and hope to hear the wheels hit the ground. Also, Irene is a horrible name for a hurricane. The name Irene reminds me of a divorced middle aged woman.
Seems pretty appropriate, considering a woman who may be reaching that time of her life while being bitterly divorced would probably cause just as much damage.
Humorous note: Global warming is real!
More serious note: Seems like a lot of people in NYC are taking the hurricane very seriously - our hardware stores are pretty much empty of emergency supplies and so on.
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the eye of the storm should pass right over my town on Long Island.
if it does, i'm so stoked..i know its dangerous to be caught in it after the eye passes, but i definitely plan on taking pictures..very rare to have a full-fledged hurricane in this part of the country.
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Should I be worried if im in NJ?
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Here in ECU(Greenville) it's getting all dark and dreary. Classes after 3 got cut(mine were all before then fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu).
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I hope the eye goes right over Worcester.
I hope my power stays on until MLG is over. Hear that, Irene? RESPECT ESPORTS!
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Poor Hatteras/NC coast getting hit hard, can't even imagine. They just got cleaned up from the last hurricane that came through......
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I'm not sure enough people are taking this seriously enough from some of the comments. I wouldn't be fucking with mother nature, she doesn't give a shit. I do hope you are right, but I have a feeling that this won't be a joke come Monday. Good luck to anyone affected.
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