Cat 4 Cat 5 Storm Would you Stay or leave poll ?

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Would you stay for a Cat 4 or cat 5 storm

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Cat 4 Cat 5 Storm Would you Stay or leave poll ?

#1 Postby wrkh99 » Sun Aug 31, 2003 7:45 pm

:D
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#2 Postby wow » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:03 pm

only if i were assured absolute safety somewhere
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#3 Postby Stormsfury » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:07 pm

I stayed through Hugo and I didn't have enough pairs of underwear after the night I endured.

SF

P.S. I voted NO!
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#4 Postby Colin » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:10 pm

NO WAY!!!! :o
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#5 Postby wrkh99 » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:18 pm

SF that was way too much info !
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#6 Postby mf_dolphin » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:20 pm

I'm outta here for a CAT3...only 11 feet above sea level :-)
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#7 Postby Agua » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:26 pm

Good LORD NO! I've sat through a 3 as a child and a strong 2 most recently. Those were scarey enough, thank you.
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#8 Postby DelStormLover » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:29 pm

anything more than a cat 2 or 3 and my faimly is outta here!
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#9 Postby Lindaloo » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:58 pm

I have been through a CAT 5. A CAT 4,3 and 2. I have had enough!! I will start evacuating and will return when the electricity comes back on.
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#10 Postby GalvestonDuck » Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:16 pm

I didn't leave for Claudette because landfall was forecast to be further south than where she actually went. But being here on the island, I'd evac if a cat 1 was predicted to landfall here or very close.

Cat 4 or 5? I'd be long gone to Fort Worth. No question.
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#11 Postby HarahanTim » Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:40 pm

The problem here in the New Orleans area, will there be a place to stay AFTER a Cat. 5! Outa here!
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#12 Postby southerngale » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:55 pm

Nice to see that 80% of the people have some sense!!! :lol:
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#13 Postby MONTEGUT_LA » Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:33 am

I would leave for sure. Hurricane Lili brought in 5 Ft of water into parts of the Montegut, La. Hurricane Andrew -- 6-8 ft in some parts. "My house can go swimming by its self."
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#14 Postby capecodder » Mon Sep 01, 2003 1:52 am

I live exactly in the middle of Cape Cod. We have no large trees, no power lines, and never in recorded history has there been flooding; plus there's no guarantee that the evac center would be any better. I'll stay.
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#15 Postby ChaserUK » Mon Sep 01, 2003 2:56 am

I fully intend to come to the USA to experience this if it does make landfall. Call me totally mad or stupid but chasing storms is what I like to do! Keeping an eye on things very closey! Can anyone tell me if there was a chance of landfall somewhere in the USA, when would the earliest day be?
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#16 Postby wxman57 » Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:41 am

I'd definitely have to stay for obvious reasons. If I ran out and left our customers without a forecaster how would that look? My home is about 80 miles from the water, so there's no storm surge threat. My office is hardened for a Cat 4 storm. There are steel doors that drop down and keep me from leaving. Since the office is inland a ways, even if a Cat 5 hit it would produce only Cat 3-4 winds at the office.

Those of you in New Orleans would be wise to leave for a Cat 2 or higher, as your homes may be under 10-20 feet of water when a Cat 4 or 5 storm rolls in and the levees fail.
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