What # hurricane would you ride out?
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What # hurricane would you ride out?
I can ride a strong tropical storm (70 mph) to a cat 1 hurricane but after my experiences with Hugo (1989) and Georges (1998) no more stronger than a 1.
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fact789, did you ride out those hurricanes in St. Petersburg? Because if you did, none of those hurricanes brought hurricane force winds to that area. Hurricane Charley created tropical storm force winds in St Pete., but not hurricane (and definately not cat 2-3).
Addressing the original question. After ridding out hurricane Georges in Carolina, PR (and all hurricanes that hit PR until 1999) and after Wilma in West broward county... I would probably ride out anything up to a Cat 2. Anything more than that is strong enough to want to make me evacuate. I might stay for a Cat 3, but definately for nothing stronger.
Addressing the original question. After ridding out hurricane Georges in Carolina, PR (and all hurricanes that hit PR until 1999) and after Wilma in West broward county... I would probably ride out anything up to a Cat 2. Anything more than that is strong enough to want to make me evacuate. I might stay for a Cat 3, but definately for nothing stronger.
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I rode out Charley (In Sarasota, no damage), Frances (In Palm Bay, college shut down for 2 weeks, no water for a few days, no electricity for a week), Jeanne (in Palm Bay, stronger than Frances, but moved in and out), and Wilma (in Palm Bay, no damage, short but fierce)
I live in an apartment complex that seems pretty sturdy, about a mile from the water, not on the key. I was a little nervous with Frances as it was supposed to be a Cat 4+ when it hit Melbourne, and people on this forum even advised me to leave. Most of the city did leave, I stayed (being a weather fanatic and all, but I was prepared.) I plan to stay for anything Cat 4 and below. Cat 5 I will roll out.
What you should "ride out" should vary and depend on where you live, type of building, etc.
I live in an apartment complex that seems pretty sturdy, about a mile from the water, not on the key. I was a little nervous with Frances as it was supposed to be a Cat 4+ when it hit Melbourne, and people on this forum even advised me to leave. Most of the city did leave, I stayed (being a weather fanatic and all, but I was prepared.) I plan to stay for anything Cat 4 and below. Cat 5 I will roll out.
What you should "ride out" should vary and depend on where you live, type of building, etc.
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I would probably stay for up to a Cat 3. I stayed for Hurricane Andrew in 1992. And had winds sustained at 100 mph with higher gusts and we did fine. But, that was nearly 15 years ago and we lost a lot of land since then. Now my parish of Terrebonne has a mandatory evacution for anything a Cat 3 or above. Hurricane Rita hit 200 miles away yet it sent water all the way to the Houma airbase.
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Unfortunatly due to my job, I would probably have to ride out almost any storm if I was scheduled to work. Someone has to get the lights back on after it's all over. But I would evacuate my family for anything over a tropical storm force. It's so hard to get out of FL and if you don't leave early enough you will be stuck. It's been a long time since Jax was hit and the damage here after Frances and Jeanne where we might have seen an 80 mph gust,( I stress might) does not leave me with a good feeling of how things would be after a real storm.
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Our plan is to leave for major hurricanes (Cat 3 or higher). It can be a hard call at times, esp. when some storms gain strength rapidly. We have to make sure we're someplace we could get medical care for my Mom-- and that would not be possible at the height of a hurricane. We evacuated like 3 times in the space of a year (Ivan, Dennis, and Katrina), so we're well practiced. But it's still nerve-wracking and something I hope not to repeat for quite awhile! 

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GalvestonDuck wrote:I'd stay for even a Cat 5, if work required it (as an essential hospital employee). However, not before moving my belongings to higher ground. But, if I had the choice, I'd be off the island for a 1 and further north for anything worse.
Yeah, some of us have to stay around. I work in banking so I know the feeling. My parents are building on the west end against my wishes. Of course they will be staying with me for a 1 with no sea wall for protection.
Here in Pearland I would ride out a 3 into Galveston....I am 30+ miles from the coast so I would expect maybe cat1- low 2 sustained with higher gusts here...Still wouldnt be fun with 5 cats and a dog....

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This is always a good question because I have thought about it many times. My greatest experience with a cane was with Wilma in 2005 and before that Andrew in 92, among other less intense storms over the years. Considering where I live, Wilma was the worst. I have decided that anything below a 3 is ride-out worthy. CBS block homes with shutters down here will stand up to a 3 quite well except maybe for the roof.
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