gailwarning wrote:Rail Dawg wrote:Right now I would be in a parking lot garage in Ft Meyers. My truck was my survival. In it was everything I needed to survive two weeks if I couldn’t get out after a storm.
I would be one of those dummies walking around as the eyewall approaches. However I also know there is a very safe place for the truck so there are no worries. You know when it’s time to hightail it to the garage.
You know there is a monster just 10 hours away. Every moment you feel and see the changes. You still can drive away and not endure the misery of the aftermath but you are committed to a Cat 5 hurricane.
There are going to be many people who think that watching a video of a Cat 5 gives them understanding of the power. It absolutely does not. There is going to be a moment as the water rises and the Fists of God come raining down when they will realize they made a critical error.
I loved going into these. I don’t take pictures or video because of what I said… you have to be there to feel it. I wasn’t there for the clicks. We may lose some hurricane chasers in Ian because it’s downright foolish to chase a Cat 5 without several smaller storms under your belt.
This is a major disaster unfolding. Please keep the info rolling in.
Chuck
Please contact the Mike's Weather Page guy. He thinks he's a storm chaser now and I'm thinking he's gonna get himself in a world of hurt.
It depends on his prior experience of course but you may be right. I don’t know Mike.
It takes years to learn not only the weather element but the human element. The sheer panic ahead of the storm then dealing with the looting and other issues when people have lost everything.
Chasing means being a part of the aftermath. Getting out is incredibly difficult but if you do it right you will meet the first responders coming in. They will be very appreciative of the road-clearing you and the locals have done.
Again it takes years of practice to smartly chase a Cat 5. Most chasers I have seen are woefully unprepared.
Chuck
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