A personal question.

Huckster · #21 Postby **Huckster** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:52 pm

I am 23. I've been interested in storms and all kinds of weather since I was about 5 or 6. I've been tracking hurricanes since 1989 (Hugo). I started actually plotting the coordinates in 1992 when Andrew made its big turn to the west and started strengthening.

#22 Postby **WeatherEmperor** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:53 pm

21 years old and I began when Erin decided to take a little jog to the north that spared SouthFla and went to central Fla instead. Since then Ive been hooked.

<RICKY>

bucman1 · #23 Postby **bucman1** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:53 pm

tracking storms(at 8 yaers old)

sprink52 · #24 Postby **sprink52** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:56 pm

I'll be 53 in September. I was always awestruck by the news stories in the '50s and got to see the fringes of Camille in'69 while on vacation in Dauphin Island, AL That hooked me . I went to Pass Christian, MS not long after that and got a clear definition of Cat 5. I moved from Birmingham to Miami in '76 and started taking in the local history which includes famous hurricanes like the '26 Miami storm and the '35 Keys storm. I guess I was mentally equipped for Andrew when I lived in the Redlands (Homestead) but I was still very surprised at the wide spread destruction. Hurricanes change you once you experience one first hand. They tend to be an equalizer...putting everyone on an equal playing field. We all are vulnerable to the forces of nature regardless of our stature in life. Once you feel that first gust from an Atlantic Cape Verde Hurricane you are changed forever. :wink:

wxwatcher91 · #25 Postby **wxwatcher91** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:57 pm

oh and just became a skywarn spotter three months ago

perk · #26 Postby **perk** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:03 pm

I'm 48 years old and started tracking after Alicia in 1983.

#27 Postby **melhow** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:04 pm

29 years old

Been interested in storms since I skimboarded on my neighbor's lawn during Elena in '85, so 19 years.

-melissa

coco · #28 Postby **coco** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:11 pm

Since the night Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans. I was 4 years old & my family evacuated from our home in Plaquemines Parish to the old Jung Hotel in New Orleans. I remember looking out of the window and asked my father "what is a hurricane?" He pointed up towards the sky and said "that is a hurricane." I looked up and in the direction my father was pointing, there was a light pole with a dark colored partially deflated balloon stuck in the wires (the hurricane had not yet arrived). For years, I thought a hurricane was dark colored balloon. Ever since that night, hurricanes and dark colored balloons have fascinated me.

huricanwatcher · #29 Postby **huricanwatcher** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:15 pm

**SIGH** such a question, but see everyone fessing up..

45 and been watching storms since Floyd hit NC in 1999..... had major effect on me that will never change until I move back north!!!

#30 Postby **dhweather** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:17 pm

I should add that Mississippi Storm Magnet and HurryKane just had
Birthdays in the last week.

otowntiger · #31 Postby **otowntiger** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:21 pm

Been an avid follower of hurricanes since 5th grade. That's over 10,000 days ago. You do the math.

Guest · #32 Postby **Guest** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:22 pm

23 (24 in August). I have been into weather since like 5-6 years old. My interest in following them began basically around the same time, but since the advent of the Internet and S2k, well... I'm sure everyone can figure the rest of the sentence! :lol:

Ixolib · #33 Postby **Ixolib** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:26 pm

47 - and I've been really interested since about 8:30pm on Sunday, August 17, 1969.

#34 Postby **patsmsg** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:29 pm

I'm 42, and it seems they've been tracking ME for about 35 years.

canegrl04 · #35 Postby **canegrl04** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:35 pm

Well I was born the year wxman57's mom got him interested in tracking hurricanes :lol:

I've been interested in hurricanes since I was 25.Late in life :lol:

Comanche · #36 Postby **Comanche** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:36 pm

33- tracking since ts Claudette (1979) so about 26 years now. the part i like is the thrill of everyone breaking out of the routine of life in front of storms, getting prepared and of course the occasional hurricane party, and like that the storms clean up old things (dilapidated signs, buildings and such) but i am not a fan of the displacement of families that lose possessions and loss of life, that is the downfall obviously.

Skywatch_NC · #37 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:39 pm

42...been interested in the tropics since I moved to NC in 1988.

Eric

DoctorHurricane2003 · #38 Postby **DoctorHurricane2003** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:39 pm

18 and 10 years.....and I plan to be doing it until the day I die.

#39 Postby **Pebbles** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:40 pm

30 in a month... 12 year old tracks to but she doesn't really post.

gotoman38 · #40 Postby **gotoman38** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:46 pm

43.... I've been interested, tracking what I could since my great-grandfather lost his dentures (and the back of his home) off of Magazine St. in Camille... the internet and WX sites have certainly enabled me to spend as much time as I want on it ;-)

A personal question.

I am 43 years old and had a full set of hair when I started

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