Worst storm of your life (SO FAR)?

weatherluvr · #41 Postby **weatherluvr** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:45 am

Gloria was bad, mainly bacause of the prolonged power outage, but my personal worst was a subtropical storm that hit Tampa in 1974 when I was visiting my grandparents. Their trailer home in Largo was flooded out, and we had to spend 3 days in a hotel lobby with about 300 other residents.

Jenniec · #42 Postby **Jenniec** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:57 am

was the worst that I have ever experienced. Even with storm shutters, the wind was so strong that the sliding glass door in my living room shook and a 25 foot Australian pine fell on the roof.

GalvestonDuck · #43 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:03 am

First and worst one I experienced from a safe distance inland - Georges.

Worst one I've ever actually been in - Allison.

#44 Postby **Mattie** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 11:26 am

MGC wrote:Betsy in 1965 first, Camille in 69 second as I was on the "weak" side in New Orleans.....MGC

I'm with you - I weather Hilda and Betsy in Baton Rouge and I was in Gulfport for Camille.

opera ghost · #45 Postby **opera ghost** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 12:39 pm

Allison.

She's the only named storm I've been through and was worse than all the minor floods combined!

Lindaloo · #46 Postby **Lindaloo** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:28 pm

mobile bay girl wrote:And I remember that no name storm in 93. We had ice and snow all the way down here on the Gulf Coast! It made a mess of the outside birthday party we'd planned for my brother-in-law.

I remember that 93 storm too. It ruined my birthday party as well. And Hurricane Frederic was a nightmare.

JCT777 · #47 Postby **JCT777** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:29 pm

Worst storm from the tropics - Gloria. The effects weren't even that bad from Gloria, but it did knock down a neighbor's tree and there were lots of branches down in my neighborhood - more than there were with Isabel.

#48 Postby **JtSmarts** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:35 pm

Worst storm for me was Hugo, but I ws so young I hardly remember it, I do remembera storm in 1998 coming from the backway into SC bringing heavy rain and gusty winds but I can't remember which storm it was.

#49 Postby **Lowpressure** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:35 pm

Frederick 1979 Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Stormsfury · #50 Postby **Stormsfury** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:39 pm

JtSmarts wrote:Worst storm for me was Hugo, but I ws so young I hardly remember it, I do remembera storm in 1998 coming from the backway into SC bringing heavy rain and gusty winds but I can't remember which storm it was.

Bonnie.

#51 Postby **MGC** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 5:32 pm

Hey Mattie, Yep I remember Hilda my first hurricane. We didn't have much damage in NO east where I lived, just some tree branches. Betsy thought took down a tree in our back yard, the street was flooded for days and we were without power for 2 weeks. I enjoyed the time off from school but hated making it up later in the school year.....MGC

jewli · #52 Postby **jewli** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 11:40 am

andrew was the only hurricane experience I've had so far ,but after that don't want to be anywhere close to another.hurricanes like those affect people for a long time.11 years later people of south fl still speak in terms of "before andrew" or "after andrew".next time I hear hurricane warning I'm boarding up and running for cover :lol:

#53 Postby **Stephanie** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 11:54 am

It's really a toss-up because the Blizzard of 1996 and the Superstorm of 1993 were REALLY BAD. Last year's President's Day blizzard that gave us two feet of snow wasn't a picnic either.

I guess mine were all winterstorms. I'll list them in order;

1) Blizzard of 96
2) Superstorm of 1993
3) Valentine's Day storm of 1983.
4) Snowstorm/blizzard 1978
5) President's Day blizzard 2003
6) Long Island Icestorm approximately 1971/1972.

JetMaxx · #54 Postby **JetMaxx** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 4:51 pm

As far as overall the worst storm, it had to be a March 21, 1974 tornado that badly damaged my family home here west of Atlanta (blew dad's station wagon into the back yard and collapsed portions of the west outside wall into our living room). Winds had to be 120 mph or higher...and it happened at 5:30 in the morning...in the dark :o :o

As far as tropical systems, I was in the eyewall of hurricane Frederic in NE Mobile, Alabama...and it was unbelievable (winds were gusting over 110 mph).

timNms · #55 Postby **timNms** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 10:41 pm

Camille was the worst I've been through. Frederick was nothing to take lightly either and we were on the "weak" side of him.

The super storm of '93 was a big surprise for us. We had about 9 inches of snow (measured it myself) and drifts that were incredible! Talk about a big spring break surprise!

hunter84 · #56 Postby **hunter84** » Wed Oct 15, 2003 2:11 am

halloween storm of '91 Dumped 39 inches over 3 days. made for an extra long winter. I know this isn't tropical but you didn't state what kind of storm.

millibar · #57 Postby **millibar** » Wed Oct 15, 2003 9:01 am

it's a toss-up for me...Floyd due to the flooding / Fran did the most wind damage; lost roof, trees down, etc.

Regards 8-)

Millibar

AussieMark · #58 Postby **AussieMark** » Tue May 31, 2005 10:58 pm

swimaster20 · #59 Postby **swimaster20** » Tue May 31, 2005 11:09 pm

Hurricane Andrew

#60 Postby **LSU2001** » Tue May 31, 2005 11:14 pm

without a doubt or without a seconds hesitation
HURRICANE CAMILLE 1969

Worst storm of your life (SO FAR)?

Georges

Camille

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