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Originally Posted by KathieI
I haven't been through a hurricane in probably 50+ years but have been through earthquakes, big and small. I was thinking this morning, how helpful it is to have a warning before the event happens. I can at least be ready and make a plan. Earthquakes are immediate, no time for planning, you have to do that in advance.
I plan to stay right here and hug my puppies so they won't be scared.
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Good plan KathieI.
I had a few near misses with hurricanes in Palm Harbor in 2004. Just stayed put in four of these threats -- all missed us-- as we were in a higher part of Palm Harbor. Some of Palm Harbor is quite low in elevation. It is the storm surge that is a big worry in hurricanes. That and tornadoes that are spawned.
Went through the Memorial Day 1983 mudslide at Davis Creek Park. This is in Washoe Valley between Reno and Carson City. My last day of work before heading to get a MA in Librarianship and the University of Denver. (Class of May, 1984)
The mudslide came from an avalanche hitting a mountain lake and the water from the lake coming down the mountain along with the mud and trees that were gathered while it rolled down the mountain.
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Quite a sight. I was about a mile south of the mudslide working at Bower's Mansion at the concession they had near the swimming pool where I got to watch life guards every day of a few summers. What a fun job that was. Except for the mudslide.