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Bertha Venation
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My thought: so the price gouging that happens on the west coast after an earthquake happens out here before a hurricane hits. Why am I not surprised?
My other thoughts, and prayers, are with the people in the islands. PR, DR, Haiti, Cuba....
SurfaceTension
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Nope, the ground, grass, leaves, etc. absorb water, reducing runoff....If the ground is already saturated, flooding will be that much worse.
But don't miss the point of my post....Now's the time to be improving things that YOU can control.
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SurfaceTension
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Hea hea....Nor does water flow downhill, right?
Water does not infiltrate into the soil?
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Kizzy
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I don't think it is going to matter if it is already wet or not. If we get hit with this storm, it will be a lot of rain.
It is raining pretty badly today. We live on a steep hill and have standing water in various places in the yard. They say the rain is going to get heavy at times this evening.
It is raining pretty badly today. We live on a steep hill and have standing water in various places in the yard. They say the rain is going to get heavy at times this evening.
SurfaceTension
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Sorry bud, taking the high road.
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Bertha Venation
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Re: Bullseye!
"Computer models subject to large errors" :shrug:
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Kizzy
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I don't know Bertha, I think it is going to be close.
Bertha Venation
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Close? Yes. A direct hit, as projected by the "orange line" model? That's what I was shrugging. Maybe. God help us if it's right. Wasn't the tornado enough? As it is, God help whoever gets the brunt.
Hessian
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I know this will rais esome objections but...
I am hoping for a serious hit from it...why?
To stop all the development we have been suffering through. ...This will dump a load of lawsuit on builders who failed to grade properly, put up weak drainage ponds, crappy foundations etc. It may force local officials to rethink placement of future communities...thus preserving more woodland/fields.
We are SO dependent on overhead wires!!...our SMECO will be overwhelmed at the outages...thus less elec permits. (They can't maintain what they have.)
How about evacuation routes past the Calvet Nuke plant?...we have tripled in size since those evac routes were planned: we are screwed....
Thus...this might be a lesson for us
(Sorry to be grim)
I am hoping for a serious hit from it...why?
To stop all the development we have been suffering through. ...This will dump a load of lawsuit on builders who failed to grade properly, put up weak drainage ponds, crappy foundations etc. It may force local officials to rethink placement of future communities...thus preserving more woodland/fields.
We are SO dependent on overhead wires!!...our SMECO will be overwhelmed at the outages...thus less elec permits. (They can't maintain what they have.)
How about evacuation routes past the Calvet Nuke plant?...we have tripled in size since those evac routes were planned: we are screwed....
Thus...this might be a lesson for us
(Sorry to be grim)
Bertha Venation
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I see your point, Hessian, but I'm not sure I'd be prepared for what a direct hit can do to individuals & families, let alone those who are least able to cope with the potential tragedy: the working poor, the people barely able to keep their heads above water, and the homeless.
Then there's the potential loss of life.
For all the good that could come of tragedy, I'm hoping the darn thing dissipates out in the Atlantic.
But realism strikes, and because it does, this California girl is facing the spectre of her first hurricane in her first home without a clue as to how to prepare. Anyone got any good sites I can check out for what to do around the house? Thanks.
Then there's the potential loss of life.
For all the good that could come of tragedy, I'm hoping the darn thing dissipates out in the Atlantic.
But realism strikes, and because it does, this California girl is facing the spectre of her first hurricane in her first home without a clue as to how to prepare. Anyone got any good sites I can check out for what to do around the house? Thanks.
From the link I posted on page one of this thread.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml
