Day or night hurricane hit

[rolltide]

If it had to happen, would you rather ride out a hurrricane during the day or night? Ive been though both several times. There are a couple points of thought on this. During the day you can see what is going on outside. (unless it's a strong cat 3+ and you're in a closet) However, right after the worst part, it gets dark with no power, water, phone etc. If you get hit at night you are in the dark and and can't see anything outside. You hear the howl of the wind and things breaking and hitting your house. But after the worst part it gets light out and you have all day to access damage and get prepared for the coming night with no power, water, phone etc. Personally I would prefer noon but there is no "best' time to be hit. Thoughts anybody?

[Ivanhater]

i was scared to death during ivan at night, ill never forget the sound of the wind and things snapping and breaking, for sure a day hurricane

[Brent]

Even though I'm inland... daytime.

Ivan actually wasn't so bad because it came through in the daytime(I know, it hit the coast at night). Opal was about the same and came through in the middle of the night and that was SCARY.

[Josephine96]

I've been through 4 night strikes.. All eerily scary at the same time..

During Charley, while huddled in my bathroom.. I heard things flying off the house.. flying into the house.. I heard a large tree come crashing down.. and when those nearly 100 mph winds howl.. It's 1 of the creepiest sounds you've ever heard..

Frances, Jeanne and Erin {1995} all unleashed their furies during the dark of night as well..

But Frances because of her slow movement lasted well after sunrise here.. She didn't sound as bad as Charley or Jeanne.. but still scary none the less

[Ixolib]

If I gotta get hit, I'd rather have a daytime hit. But in my experience they've all been:
Betsy - night
Camille - night
Frederick - night
Elena - night
Georges - night
Ivan (sorta) - night

So, I guess I can say I've never really "seen" a hurricane...

[HurryKane]

No question, daytime hit.

[seahawkjd]

Yeah I've been through several, the worst ones are at night. The electricity is out, its pitch black, you're laying there listening to the wind howl. Each time a gust starts you almost hold your breath waiting for the cracks of the branches being blown down. If your lucky only a couple hit the roof and nothing comes through, maybe one shatters a window and you have to try and close up the hole and not get cut from the glass. This is all on the good side of it if nothing terrible happens like a tree coming through your living room. Then there's listening to the NOAA radio on batteries and jumping each time there is a tornado warning every 15 minutes or so wondering if its anywhere near you. I know my worst hurricane experience was in the middle of the night during Isabel watching my dog die of a heart attack from the stress of the storm. There was nothing to do but try to keep her comfortable. So, no real hurricane is fun, but yeah during the day is better. The only good thing about them hitting at night is that fewer people are tempted to go out in the storm with a video camera to "experience" it.

[dhweather]

Daytime - you need light to take good pictures and video!

[HurryKane]

The only good thing about them hitting at night is that fewer people are tempted to go out in the storm with a video camera to "experience" it.

And then:

Daytime - you need light to take good pictures and video!

HAHAHAHAA.

[JPmia]

DAY - I couldn't sleep all night during Andrew and then had to deal with the aftermath the next day with no sleep. Plus, I couln't see anything except for the blue aqua lightning and transformers exploding in the night's sky.

[Mississippi Storm Magnet]

Went through Frederic at night. Eerie sounding. My dad always said, "The bad ones hit at night, so you can't see how bad it is."

[NC George]

It's been my personal theory (since NC got our share back in the 90's) that hurricanes like to make landfall at dusk, with another small increase in chances at dawn.

[dhweather]

Went through Frederic at night. Eerie sounding. My dad always said, "The bad ones hit at night, so you can't see how bad it is."

Welcome aboard home boy! Bout' time you signed up!!!!!

He's a longtime friend of ours, and he swears he's a hurricane magnet.
I believe I am the anti-hurricane. We live about 2 miles apart now,
so our "powers" challenge each other all of the time.

[Ixolib]

DAY - I couldn't sleep all night during Andrew and then had to deal with the aftermath the next day with no sleep. Plus, I couln't see anything except for the blue aqua lightning and transformers exploding in the night's sky.

Yeah, but in all the bad that comes with a landfalling cane, those transformers blowing and shorting are really something to see.

[MyrtleBeachGal]

I survived Hugo during the night. It wasn't a good feeling at all. Especially when you heard things flying by the windows and down the road. Myrtle Beach and surrounding areas cut electricity to keep us from having fire hazards. It was a good thing. I woke up the next morning and there was no road. Houses were sitting in the middle of the road and electric poles and lines were stacked like matchsticks. I can remember the sickening smell of pine in the air, where just hours before was salt water. I prefer a day landfall, without a doubt.

[rolltide]

I can remember walking outside the morning after Ivan and the first thing I thought was "WOW!!!! it looks likes a whole different world" Trees were down and the ones that were still standing were stripped of limbs and leaves. It was really unreal.

[MyrtleBeachGal]

I think the most amazing thing to me was to see the leaves that were left on the trees turn brown and fall off two-three days later from the salt water spraying them...20-30 miles inland.

[traciepb]

I find it particularly annoying that they like to hit on the weekends.. If I recall, all of them last year were on weekends, or ruined weekends.

[CFL]

I can remember walking outside the morning after Ivan and the first thing I thought was "WOW!!!! it looks likes a whole different world" Trees were down and the ones that were still standing were stripped of limbs and leaves. It was really unreal.

That was weird. What was even stranger to me was the "2nd spring" we had with everything reblooming in September. It was allergy season all over again!

I'd rather go through a hurricane during the day. I have never liked the dark.

[tropicsgal05]

Daytime.