Have You Ever Been In A Hurricane..?

Question

Have If So NEAT. Well to you it is scary but people always like what they cant go through except somestuff

i never said that i wanted to be in a hurricane

Answer 1

No, I haven't. I have a friend who survived Hurricane Andrew and still has flashbacks from it, and also through Katrina. We've talked about it quite extensively and it caused some PTSD.

Answer 2

No, I did not experienced. But I can provide you with some basic facts about hurricanes. Here you go

Hurricane, name given to violent storms that originate over the tropical or subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or North Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line. Such storms over the North Pacific west of the International Date Line are called typhoons; those elsewhere are known as tropical cyclones, which is the general name for all such storms including hurricanes and typhoons. These storms can cause great damage to property and loss of human life due to high winds, flooding, and large waves crashing against shorelines. The worst natural disaster in United States history was caused by a hurricane that struck the coast of Texas in 1900.

A hurricane consists of bands of thunderstorms that spiral toward the low-pressure center, or “eye” of the storm. Winds also spiral in toward the center, speeding up as they approach the eye. Large thunderstorms create an “eye wall” around the center where winds are the strongest. Winds in the eye itself are nearly calm, and the sky is often clear. Air pressures in the eye at the surface range from around 982 hectopascals (29 inches of mercury) in a weak hurricane to lower than 914 hectopascals (27 inches of mercury) in the strongest storms. (Hectopascals are the metric unit of air pressure and are the same as millibars, a term used by many weather forecasters in the United States. Hectopascals is the preferred term in scientific journals and is being used more often in public forecasts in nations that use the metric system.)

In a large, strong storm, hurricane-force winds may be felt over an area with a diameter of more than 100 km (60 m). The diameter of the area affected by gale winds and torrential rain can extend another 200 km (120 m) or more outward from the eye of the storm. The diameter of the eye may be less than 16 km (10 m) in a strong hurricane to more than 48 km (30 m) in a weak storm. The smaller the diameter of the eye, the stronger the hurricane winds will be. A hurricane’s strength is rated from Category 1, which has winds of at least 119 km/h (74 mph), to Category 5, which has winds of more than 249 km/h (155 mph). These categories, known as the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, were developed in the 1970s.


Now you can decide, whether you can dare to get into a hurricane or not.

Answer 3

I have been in two hurricanes , Andrew in Florida and Katrina while living in Mississippi.Both were terrifying experiences and believe me there was nothing neat about either event. Katrina was the worst nightmare you could ever imagine. It gave me a new respect for life and the forces of nature. I evacuated from Gulfport to Poplarville ,Ms. and still got stomped on by this ***** of a storm.

Answer 4

I survived a huge Hurricane that hit and totally destroyed Chu lai airbase in Vietnam in 1971. We were given no warning. Ironically, the part of the base where I was stationed was called LZ Hurricane.

Answer 5

yeah both Katrina and Andrew and many others; I'm from southern louisiana, so hurricanes are a part of life. If the eye crosses over you which it did in Andrew it is really freaky because you know that all hell is about to break loose right after. I can remember playing football during the eye.

Answer 6

Yup. Kingston, Jamaica in 1989 during Hurricane Andrew. Scary as hell. Neighbors wife was killed after being struck in the head by a flying mango. True story. Dead cows and goats all over the countryside when it was over.

Answer 7

Only on the Tv during hurricane katrina,Rita and Willmer.I wish i could physically experience them.They looked dreadful to the enviroment but would have been a thrilling experience

Answer 8

Does a typhoon count?...1972, In Hong Kong. Mudslides, Sea surge...winds whipping and gusting at Waglin Island over 300 mph...ships beached....some buildings dominoed down the mountain...the roar of the winds was almost like continuous thunder...last week we have another typhoon...but it was kind of a baby one....not exciting.

Answer 9

i have been in the eye of a hurricane before and survived it! more like a tornado actually but i manage to grip hold onto a telephone booth. it was chaotic everything seemed weightless and flying in circles but i manage to keep my concentration and focused on holding on to the phone booth so i don't get swept away. finally the wind subsides but the whole city trashed in just minutes. anyway i just made that up thanks for reading =P.

Answer 10

I was in the path of Rita last year.... but it turned toward Louisiana.

it was a 5 on the scale....... I would have gotten out but the roads were packed and at a stand still from Houston going north.
people were running out of gas siting still.