Wow, I'm sorry about all that. The good news that being in the cone now virtually guarantees you won't get hit. What hurricane did you get hit by last? Was it Laura?
Yeah, I retired in January 2020 and it has been one thing after the other. We had two direct hits by hurricanes last August - September. Hurricane Laura was the first one and it was a monster. It was the third most powerful storm to make landfall in the U.S. RIpped the town to shreds. A number of people on my street still do not have roofs on their houses from Laura, due to insurance companies dragging their feet or lack of someone to put the roof on. Lots of businesses have still not reopened. The second storm was Delta. It was mostly a rain event. We almost flooded then but lucked out. In May we had a bad thunderstorm that dumped 17" of rain on us in six hours. We got 5" of water in the house. It's been fun. Definitely don't need another weather event anytime soon.
Wow, that's awful! I think I would be ready to move. Several years ago there was a small city here that got direct hits from all 3 hurricanes that went through FL, but nothing as bad as there. I hope things improve there. Keep in touch with us even if your tank isn't up!
Hey Simon, Thanks for thinking about us, but rest assured that we are not being affected by this storm. We are on the southwest portion of the state, only 30 miles from the Texas line. The storm is making landfall on the southeast side of the state, close to New Orleans. We will have little to no exposure to this storm. 10-20mph winds and 1"- 2" of rain are all that is expected here today. Hurricane season runs until the end of November. Hoping this one is the only storm to pop up in the Gulf this year, but it likely won't be.Hope you are safe, in my thoughts.
It will be a life-changing event for many in the affected area. I have a close friend that is in harm's way big time, but he did not leave. I have many other friends that live over there and I believe most of them have gotten out of the way.
There are still blue tarps on roofs on many houses here from Laura that was a direct hit last August 26th. Lots of people are just now getting back in their houses from Laura. Many people still living in RVs parked in their driveways or in other temporary housing. The news never follows up after large natural disasters and people on the outside don't realize how long it takes to recover from them. Many businesses here were damaged and have not reopened yet and many will never reopen. The lack of contractors in the area has forced people to use workers from other states that flood the area and you have no idea if they are reputable or not. There is about to be another big mess in Louisiana. I really feel for those people in Ida's crosshairs.
We are fine. Only cloudy here right now. We are on the west side of the storm, so we are in a really good place - this time at least.
I looked on the live cams for your area earlier to see how things might be for you. It was good to see that it looked like life was going on as normal with cars and people on the street, Etc
see Fin, nothing to worry about
