Comments on: What is a hurricane like (gulf coast Florida)? Do they ALL destroy everything in their path? http://hurricanequestions.com/what-is-a-hurricane-like-gulf-coast-florida-do-they-all-destroy-everything-in-their-path.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 09:32:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: neworleansdeborah http://hurricanequestions.com/what-is-a-hurricane-like-gulf-coast-florida-do-they-all-destroy-everything-in-their-path.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9532 neworleansdeborah Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:12:53 +0000 http://hurricanequestions.com/what-is-a-hurricane-like-gulf-coast-florida-do-they-all-destroy-everything-in-their-path.htm#comment-9532 1. Not more likely, but much more unpredictable. Katrina was destined for Pensacola as of Friday afternoon, by Saturday it was headed for New Orleans. 2. Not as dangerous, as we have a week or so to know ahead of time that a hurricane is bearing down on us. We know a week ahead of time that a hurricane may (or may not) hit us. 3. I was in Katrina and watched Gustav pass by me at the beach. It is like a rain storm with very high winds. It can be thrilling to be near one, but you do not want to be trapped in the middle of one. 4. Beach side cities (or barrier islands) evacuate when a bad storm is headed their way - period. 5. Gustav which passed by us in Alabama and hit Texas was windy and rainy, and there was some water standing in the street for a few days. For Katrina, the city was flooded for a month because of levee breaches, not because a hurricane hit the city. Katrina did not hit New Orleans. But it was big. It knocked out power from Gulf Shores Alabama to Baton Rouge - hundreds of miles. They are most powerful as they are over the ocean and lose their ability to cause damage as they pass over the land. 6. They do not destroy everything in their path, like tornadoes do. 1. Not more likely, but much more unpredictable. Katrina was destined for Pensacola as of Friday afternoon, by Saturday it was headed for New Orleans.
2. Not as dangerous, as we have a week or so to know ahead of time that a hurricane is bearing down on us. We know a week ahead of time that a hurricane may (or may not) hit us.
3. I was in Katrina and watched Gustav pass by me at the beach. It is like a rain storm with very high winds. It can be thrilling to be near one, but you do not want to be trapped in the middle of one.
4. Beach side cities (or barrier islands) evacuate when a bad storm is headed their way - period.
5. Gustav which passed by us in Alabama and hit Texas was windy and rainy, and there was some water standing in the street for a few days. For Katrina, the city was flooded for a month because of levee breaches, not because a hurricane hit the city. Katrina did not hit New Orleans. But it was big. It knocked out power from Gulf Shores Alabama to Baton Rouge - hundreds of miles. They are most powerful as they are over the ocean and lose their ability to cause damage as they pass over the land.
6. They do not destroy everything in their path, like tornadoes do.

]]> By: ammonite http://hurricanequestions.com/what-is-a-hurricane-like-gulf-coast-florida-do-they-all-destroy-everything-in-their-path.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9533 ammonite Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:12:53 +0000 http://hurricanequestions.com/what-is-a-hurricane-like-gulf-coast-florida-do-they-all-destroy-everything-in-their-path.htm#comment-9533 There is no way to know. No one has ever survived a hurricane. There is no way to know. No one has ever survived a hurricane.

]]> By: NOLA guy http://hurricanequestions.com/what-is-a-hurricane-like-gulf-coast-florida-do-they-all-destroy-everything-in-their-path.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9534 NOLA guy Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:12:53 +0000 http://hurricanequestions.com/what-is-a-hurricane-like-gulf-coast-florida-do-they-all-destroy-everything-in-their-path.htm#comment-9534 Hurricanes affect the Gulf of Mexico area more than the rest of North America, but they do affect the Atlantic coast of the USA. Not as dangerous as a tornado. Realize that most earthquakes don't damage anything. Being in a hurricane is like being in a really strong rainstorm with high winds. Hurricanes create "storm surge" (look it up) so people in coastal areas normally evacuate. People close to the coast also usually evacuate because hurricanes tend to knock out the electricity for several days and it's easier to just leave. Hurricanes that affect the Gulf of Mexico area are like other hurricanes. Most hurricanes are just big rainstorms with strong winds. Hurricanes like Katrina are the exception, and it's why Katrina was classified as a "400 year storm". Hurricanes affect the Gulf of Mexico area more than the rest of North America, but they do affect the Atlantic coast of the USA.

Not as dangerous as a tornado. Realize that most earthquakes don’t damage anything.

Being in a hurricane is like being in a really strong rainstorm with high winds.

Hurricanes create "storm surge" (look it up) so people in coastal areas normally evacuate. People close to the coast also usually evacuate because hurricanes tend to knock out the electricity for several days and it’s easier to just leave.

Hurricanes that affect the Gulf of Mexico area are like other hurricanes.

Most hurricanes are just big rainstorms with strong winds. Hurricanes like Katrina are the exception, and it’s why Katrina was classified as a "400 year storm".

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