While we have some time.. How many..

[Josephine96]

hurricanes have you been through where your area has taken a direct hit..

This as mentioned is most likely going to be my 2nd..

[wayoutfront]

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[Josephine96]

Now there's a veteran of these things lol

[Brent]

Disclaimer: I'm 250 miles inland.

Opal is the only one that was still a hurricane when it got here. Had wind gusts up to 90-100 mph. Scariest night of my life.

[Skywatch_NC]

I don't live on the NC coast but while in Roa Rpds (northern coastal plain) I did experience effects from Fran (96), Floyd (99) and Isabel (03). Of course not nearly the effects as was felt on the Outer Banks, though in those.

May need to call out the ark and round up animals here in NC over the next 2-3 days due to a stalled frontal system...along w/ Bonnie and Charley, too. FULL platter!

Flood Watch in my area right now until noon Friday currently. Tornado Watch in some southern NC counties until 6 pm ET. Tornado Watch may be extended up in my area later tonight as Bonnie tracks further up into the state...is a risk of isolated tornadoes w/ Bonnie for the overnight hours. Thankfully tornadoes are ALOT weaker in tropical systems mainly on the F0-F1 scale.

John, I have cousins in the Tampa and Sarasota areas.

Ya'll take care in FL, too!

Eric

[Stormchaser16]

Zip Zilch nada.....

Hey im in NW Jersey..... whadduya expect?

[cycloneye]

I am a real veteran of landfalling hurricanes,Hugo(1989),Hortense(1996) and Georges(1998).

[medic8ed]

I was in Bradenton/Sarasota for Elena in 85. Lotsa damage, long, long
storm (hung out there for 3 days I think), but no direct landfall. Still, impressive.

[OtherHD]

Jerry and Chantal in 1989 were direct hits for me, but I'm too young to remember them.

[WeatherEmperor]

My very first one was Andrew in 1992. Also witnessed Erin in 1995 while on vacation in Orlando(very stupid of me!). Georges in 1998 and last but not least, Irene in 1999.

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[SeaBrz_FL]

I was born in Miami (1956), have lived on the FL East Coast my entire live (except for 5 years). My first memory was riding out Donna in 1960 at my grandparent's home in Pompano while my mother delivered my baby sister at Good Samaritan. She, and many other women close to their due dates, went into early labor supposedly due to the rapid baro pressure drop. (That's the tale I was told anyway.)

I don't know exactly know how many direct hits I went through because I was young when the Atlantic East Coast was much more active then now days, and also live weather reporting wasn't as sophisticated. Luckily we survived all with only minor flooding and a couple broken windows, but I can remember being very scared of all the howling and screeching outside. The worst part of any of the storms (for us) was going days with no electricity after a few of the storms.

[Rocketman]

Camille 1969
Frederick 1979
Elena 1985
Georges 1998

[ColdWaterConch]

Lived in S. Miami (Perine) for 15 years...most significant 'cane I was in was Andrew.....talk about stupid.

[GalvestonDuck]

Directly felt hurricanes - zip
Directly felt tropical storms - 1 (the b***h Allison)

I can't count Georges or Claudette because those weren't direct hits where I was at the time (Bama for Georges while driving; here for Claudette).

[Trader Ron]

I've been in about TEN,dating back to 1954.

[seahawkjd]

Diana - Don't remember it because I was like 4 but my parents talk about it.

Gloria when I was very young and growing up near Cape Lookout, thank goodness it just skirted.

Charley - Didn't do much damage but it took forever to clean up the yard afterwards

Fringes of Hugo in the same area, winds got up to 90 I think for a brief period.

1990 unamed (believe it or not we had a hurricane in December. I know it was a nor-easter but it had hurricane force winds and literally dumped feet of snow on extreme eastern north carolina.

1991 - The perfect storm Oct 31- Never named but caused huge waves, over 30 feet in some places. I remember evacuating my home as waves started breaking over the picnic table in the back yard.

Bertha

Fran - I remember driving home from school the day before when it had already started flooding and reaching a point where I could see nothing but water in either direction.

Bonnie (the one that became a hurricane)

Dennis first time

Dennis second time after it looped back

Floyd

Issabell (sp) (wiped out half of the county but for some reason it never really made the news)


I've been in a few

[njoynit]

effects from Allison(I thought the rain was gonna come in the house was pouring so hard& fast and was Tyler TX then!)

Effects from claudette.I got wind.tree blew down knocked power out and hit roof and had rain in my livingroom& anything that would hold water was filling up in the house0,but allison dumped more rain& galvestonduck is right...she was a @#$ch.