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Originally Posted by jyl
Was this storm "overhyped", were the evacuation calls justified?
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The winds from a mid Cat 3 and below hurricane are seldom the problem: Storm surge and rain are; timing, which side of the storm track you are on and speed of the storm are are the deciding factors.
The worst damage we have had on the farm (with 1500 feet of south facing waterfront on the Potomac, was from an unremarkable storm (I frankly don't remember the name) that was a low Cat I when it got to us but it arrived at high tide, the eye wall passed to the west of us (meaning on shore winds for the farm) and it was a slow mover.
Waves were breaking in my backyard, my seawall got hammered and there was significant flooding to the houses up the beach from me (they are 5 to 10 feet lower than I am). Creeks in the area flooded as well due to rains.
We also lost power for a week. Five miles away there was no damage, no power loss and very few trees down.
Hurricanes are often local, micro events.
I will stay for storms up to low Cat 3's...otherwise I back the animals and move to higher ground.
TWD - Sorry for your loss.