STORM2K

Here's a question for the historians.

Has the ever been a landfalling hurricane (conus) that HAS NOT resulted in the loss of life?

I got to thinking about this question as the result of Hurricane Humberto with one death. And then shedding a few tears once again while considering the 1836 deaths from Katrina.

Possibly....just possibly, this thread was worded incorrectly?

Not alot of hits....and no answers. Maybe....y'all are like us....we don't know and don't know how to begin looking without ALOT of research.

There is also the possibility, that there never has been a land falling hurricane here in the states, that has not caused the loss of life?

"I was born in a crossfire hurricane....."

Off the top of my head I know that Hurricane Elena was a major hurricane that caused no direct fatalities upon landfall.

HarlequinBoy wrote:Off the top of my head I know that Hurricane Elena was a major hurricane that caused no direct fatalities upon landfall.

Thanx Harlequin.

Wikipedia. Hurricane Elena caused no deaths directly due to the storm although there were four deaths indirectly due to the storm. (?????) 2.7 billion (2005 USD) dollars in damage.

No problem. I'm going back and looking because I'm interested as well.

Hurricane Lili caused no direct deaths on its US landfall. 2 indirect though.

Hurricane Irene caused no direct deaths in the US.. quite a few indirects.

Hurricane Bret, major and no direct.


Also, if you consider 2004's Hurricane Alex as a US hurricane then it also caused no directs.

That's all the ones I see from 1990-2007, but I guess it depends on the direct/indirect disambiguation.

Yeah, I don't understand the difference between direct/indirect? Possibly it's like the wind versus the water. Or dying from heat exhaustion/dehydration while standing on an Interstate causeway because everything else was flooded after the levee broke? Or.....the wind didn't kill him.....the collapsing carport was the cause.

I think indirect deaths are like dying in a car accident from rains produced by a tropical entity or getting electrocuted trying to clean up the debris or having a heart attack during/after the storm? And like you mentioned.. heat exhaustion/dehydration after or during evacuation. I think also maybe like that bus fire in Texas (Dallas I think) during Rita's evac would have counted as indirect.

Another example of indirect deaths are the deaths resulting from improper generator use after the infrastructure goes down.

eaglegirl wrote:Another example of indirect deaths are the deaths resulting from improper generator use after the infrastructure goes down.

For sure. Deaths resulting from fumes. Most people do not understand how carbon monoxide kills...you get sleepy and do not wake up. Lineman being electrocuted from an illegal backfeed. Burning the house down with a gasoline accident.

We purchased a new generator with a long feed line.....4 circuits of 12 gauge wire....one outlet each. We have never used the generator. I start it around once a month and rotate the fuel.

There is a good chance south Mississippi is personal household generator rich.

The really smart old timers quit freezing and started canning.