A personal question.

#221 Postby **GulfHills** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:32 am

I'm 58....originally from Holland. I became interested when we got hit by Kate in 1985. I remember sitting with husband and kids in the middle of the house and the winds howling all night long. Lost power (stayed out for 10 days) and the only communication was a local radio station that the police were using and you could hear all the people they were trying to get out of trapped houses with trees on them. Finally when daylight came we went outside and couldn't believe our eyes. So much destruction, so many trees and power lines down.

Thanks Storm2k for this great site.

Ixolib · #222 Postby **Ixolib** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:46 pm

Just for grins - yet another update... #5

And the 40-somethings STILL lead the pack!!

#223 Postby **Andrew92** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:55 am

I'm 21 and this is my 10th season of tracking storms (got my first tracking map in 1996).

However, I have been following, but not tracking, storms since 1992.

-Andrew92

Innotech · #224 Postby **Innotech** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:03 am

23 years old, tracking since 1992 or thereabouts

#225 Postby **dhweather** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:04 am

Ixolib - great graphics - thanks for the work in putting all of that together!

IrishRose · #226 Postby **IrishRose** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:05 am

I'm 43 (44 on July 26th) and have been tracking for 15 years. I'm the "unofficial" hurricane person in our office at work!

Ixolib · #227 Postby **Ixolib** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:10 am

dhweather wrote:Ixolib - great graphics - thanks for the work in putting all of that together!

My pleasure, DH. If it keeps going, I'll update about once a day or so...

Petmom · #228 Postby **Petmom** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:37 am

Stormcenter wrote:How old is everyone on this board and how long have you been tracking storms? If you guys and gals don't want to answer that's fine. I was just curious.

I'm 41 and have been tracking storms for 26 years.

I am 38 and I have not really been paying much attention to storms, until last year. I realized that the more we know, the better we can be prepared. My husband is born here in Florida, while I came from Norway several years ago.

hookemfins · #229 Postby **hookemfins** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:41 am

46 and I have been tracking since Cleo (64)

stormchazer · #230 Postby **stormchazer** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:45 am

37 and have been tracking storms since I moved to Florida, but seriously since 1985.

Whats Going On? · #231 Postby **Whats Going On?** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:48 am

I started tracking with hurricane Charley last year, I'm 14.

#232 Postby **mvtrucking** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:33 am

46 and am as new to this as you can be. Although I have always loved weather(storms especially).

#233 Postby **Downdraft** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:53 am

My first hurricane was Hazel in 56. The eye passed over my house and I've been hooked ever since. I'm 59.

HUC · #234 Postby **HUC** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:59 am

age:58,and tracking since 1956(Betsy);that is 49 years!!!!!!

tropicana · #235 Postby **tropicana** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:04 am

im 36 and been tracking since Hurricane Allen back in 1980..i was 11 years old that summer...thats 25 years ago.

I've never looked back since.

-justin-

#236 Postby **ALhurricane** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:56 am

24 years old. Began tracking 20 years ago, believe it or not. That is when my family and I had to evacuate twice for Hurricane Elena. I was hooked on weather from that point forward.

#237 Postby **loon** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:12 pm

28 (almost 29)

Around age 8 a lightning bolt hit within 50 yards of me, striking a tree. It at first scared the you know what out of me, but soon, the curiosty set in. I used to live in the bottom of Tornado alley, so strong storms were quite frequent, and many time I've spent in the middle hallway or in the bathtube with a mattress over me. I find Mother Natures fury to be facsinating, it amazes me what she can do. Hurricanes just fell right in place when we moved to the coast. I suppose I've tracked canes for about 10 years, however not as much as I do know, as its become an obsession, heh.

cheers,
loon

Astro_man92 · #238 Postby **Astro_man92** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 1:59 pm

i'm 12. i've been interested in weather for 6 years and on and off canes for 6 and i just started to seiriously track canes this year

Astro_man92 · #239 Postby **Astro_man92** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:01 pm

loon wrote:28 (almost 29)

Around age 8 a lightning bolt hit within 50 yards of me, striking a tree. It at first scared the you know what out of me, but soon, the curiosty set in. I used to live in the bottom of Tornado alley, so strong storms were quite frequent, and many time I've spent in the middle hallway or in the bathtube with a mattress over me. I find Mother Natures fury to be facsinating, it amazes me what she can do. Hurricanes just fell right in place when we moved to the coast. I suppose I've tracked canes for about 10 years, however not as much as I do know, as its become an obsession, heh.

cheers,
loon

i agree with you facinated by what mother nature can do that is why i'm so interested in hurricanes and weather

#240 Postby **cycloneye** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:01 pm

I am 48.

Started to look at weather by looking at clouds as a little kid but after Hugo strucked here I was really motivated to look at hurricanes.

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