What is the worst natural disaster that you remember happening to you?

Question

I remember an ice storm that shut the city completely down. Ice was 1-2 inches thick all over everything. Anything tall was having trouble standing. Tree limbs that were normally out of reach were touching the ground. Power lines sagged low enough that you could reach them from the ground. Vehicles couldn't get around. And the best part.......no school for like 2 weeks.

Answer 1

Thank you very much. I tried to think and realized that I have NEVER been through a natural disaster in my life! That's something to think about. And it makes me ashamed of the times when I get cranky with inconsequential things. I live in a heavy tornado zone yet I have never been in one's path. I want to read all the answers you get, right after I think about the natural disasters I missed in my life and thank God for the things that haven't happened instead of the things that have. Again, Thank You.

Answer 2

I remember something like that happening where I live as well when I was young. But what scared me the most was when I was 5 years old, when we lived down state from where we do now, and there was a tornado that came through our neighborhood. The parents were out for the evening. My oldest brother got the rest of us (6 of us kids in my family and 4 kids from the neighbors') down to the basement in a bedroom where we all stayed pretty close to, if not under, the bed. We started to see the walls breathing, literally, and the sound was nothing like I had ever heard. Like a combination of a locomotive and growling beasts all at the same time. Luckily it only came close to our house. Power lines and trees were down and debris was scattered everywhere. It was pretty scary!!

Answer 3

Perhaps it was the may 3rd tornado (as it is known in oklahoma). I remember the night very clearly, it had almost passed through Moore, OK. It was headed straight for Norman, OK. My family (at the time was me and my parents. I now have two sisters) was hiding in our miniature bathroom (with our ferret). huddling, scared to death it was coming toward us. I admit, it freaking terrifying. I was only 7 or 8 at the time. Miraculously, the tornado completely changed directions. On the ground for about six minutes or so. over half a mile wide, and nearly off the scale. less than an hour later, another one touched down and took nearly the SAME route. I remember the damage afterwards. lots of people died and ten times more injured. If people would have taken it seriously, maybe less people would have died. cows in trees, nothing left of houses except foundations, and one church left standing. All the houses around it were leveled. No trees, complete devestation. Thank you to the nation for what they did in helping us recover.
oklahoma p.s. I live in kentucky now, and we are currently getting blasted with snow.

Answer 4

well, 1997- Fort Collins CO there was a flash flood that killed 12 people. That was a fun night, my basement flooded and my car was parked a block away because i couldn't drive to my house. Then in March of 2003, I was living in Denver, we had a 4 foot blizzard that shut down the entire city for days. Was stranded in my apartment for 3 days. Then this last holiday season, we had back-to-back blizzards again, here in Denver, one week apart. The first one yielded about 3 feet and the second gave us another 2 feet. no melting had occurred inbetween them, so we had a good 5 feet of snow on the ground (of which there is still about 2-3 feet on the ground over most of Denver) Fun Stuff!

Answer 5

The April 10th, 1979 tornado in Wichita Falls, Texas
Second largest ever reported ---on The Day From Hell
In all total THAT day 27 tornadoes hit North Texas and Southern Oklahoma--- four cities were hit directly---many thousands of people left homeless and unbelievable damage everywhere !!
I rode the direct hit out--face down inside a shopping mall with my head under a permanently anchored bench while cars from the parking lot hit the outside of the building like hailstones---after the thing was over (it took a full six minutes to pass) we worked for four hours treating the seriously wounded there at the mall--at that one location nine people died that day !!!!

Answer 6

its a good question ,the people that lived though these disaster will never forget what they went thur ,just when i think it can't get worst ,it usually does.There are more that stands out in my mind ,the two that makes my stomach turn is the tsunami ,it happen on boxing day ,here i am with all these present and a tree ,and food,and people by the 1000's wipe out.Katina did the same ,and i still wonder about all the people ,that lived thur it.

Answer 7

I was staying in a condo right on the beach as a hurricane passed by Virginia Beach just off shore in the 1990's.

100 mph winds drove the rain right through the window AC units and flooded every floor.

Answer 8

Tsunami would not ensue too regularly compared to different organic failures and it takes position many of the time in a particular area contained in the Pacific yet earth quakes are better conventional and the wear and tear and tear appropriate is even better.

Answer 9

Two summers in a row with one hurricane after another. We were so relieved that last summer was better. We now have a generator. The worst part is no power.

Answer 10

Hurricane Dora in Jacksonville Florida, 1964. I got pneumonia as a young child and almost died due to lack to ability to get to the hospital. Eventually was able to get care, so I could eventually, ultimately get 2 points for answering this question