Socalhurcnegirl227 wrote:Hurricane Andrew wrote:Socalhurcnegirl227 wrote:idk who he is but he sounds really irresponsible and makes 110mph winds no big deal.
You all know me as probably the strictest "there's no such thing as a weak hurricane" poster on this board.
Allow me to reiterate.
If you think 110mph is "nothing", opening your mouth is dangerous to yourself and everyone around you.
70mph winds will topple a semi in the right conditions. 100mph winds can take out a window. Step outside in those 100mph winds? You'd better have something to hold onto, or you're going on a ride. If not, you'll get smacked by debris that is also traveling at 100mph. Do you know what it's like to take a chunk of roof at 100mph? I don't, and I never want to.
exactly. anyone who dismisses 110mph winds is a blowhard and shouldnt have that type of job. his thinking gets people killed.
I'm not entirely sure what the strongest winds I personally have ever been in were. I slept through Irma's eyewall (I can sleep through anything), I believe she was rated a C1 at the time with higher gusts. For what I was awake in? I'm going to spitball 80-90mph, maybe 100mph.
Nothing to sneeze at, folks.