Recent questions tagged hurricanes

Description : Storm prep again, ugh. What is your system for hurricane prep?

Last Answer : I’m implementing my usual pre-storm technique of crossing my fingers and hoping that power isn’t gone for too long and we don’t have any tree or structure damage.

Description : Despite Trump taking credit for the “unsung success” for the job he did in Puerto Rico after the hurricane hit them in 2017, do you think he will be of any help after Florence hits the Carolinas?

Last Answer : Yes, we can. Trump will roll out every resource possible for NC and SC. North Carolina and South Carolina are red states - long history of voting republican, and filled with senators and congressmen ... . Puerto Rico's population was largely black and brown, and have a history of voting democratic.

Description : Are hurricanes good for the economy?

Last Answer : It definitely causes some spending. The local economy gets a boost in some ways, but if there is a lot of damage to the area, there is a stoppage in spending, income, and taxes for a while ... . For some people it makes them rich, but that's an individual thing. Some people lose almost everything.

Description : Hurricanes spawn tornadoes. Do they get any of the other kinds of weather we (in Kansas) expect with tornado formation, like hail?

Last Answer : I just googled it and I can’t link it and don’t have time to read it but there’s lots on “why is hail rare in a hurricane?” I googled “can a hurricane have hail?”

Description : Why do hurricanes in the Atlantic make a "right hook" as they approach Florida or other Eastern land areas?

Last Answer : It has to do with the direction of the wind. Hurricanes that originate near Cape Verde are pushed toward the Caribbean by east-to-west blowing trade-winds, but slightly north due to ... of Atlantic hurricanes. This map shows the wind directions that explain the movement of the hurricanes.

Description : If we could drop an F5 tornado in the middle of a hurricane, would that disrupt it enough to dissipate it?

Last Answer : It might just be absorbed by the hurricane and make it even stronger.

Description : What would happen if we nuked a hurricane?

Last Answer : Irma looks catastrophic. The price in property damage could be in the hundreds of billions. Might be cheaper to nuke the storm, and deal with those consequences…

Description : Harvey has landed. Would our Texan and Louisiana members please check in?

Last Answer : Remember, they may not have access to wifi for awhile, or the time to check in for a few days.

Description : Where would you rather be this weekend? Bermuda, or on the Big Island of Hawaii?

Last Answer : Kauai

Description : Hurricane Damage question: Is _________ Still Standing?

Last Answer : Conference House is still there

Description : For those in the Caribbean what are they supposed to do to be safe from Hurricane Sandy?

Last Answer : Sandy is approaching landfall in the Mid-Atlantic…those in the Caribbean should be out of danger now.

Description : How strong would the winds have to be to pick up my 10ft aluminum boat? Should I turn it right side up or leave it upside down?

Last Answer : Not too sure, but we had strong winds due to a thunderstorm that flipped our canoe over when it was sitting upside down.

Description : East Coast Jellies, here comes Irene! What are you doing to prepare?

Last Answer : Fleeing to my mom’s house. I don’t know if we’ll be any safer there though. I don’t know if West Virginia is safer than Maryland.

Description : Time to put the earthquake behind us ... is Irene headed your way?

Last Answer : answer:While the Northeast doesn't get hit by a hurricane every year, neither does any other particular part of the US. Some years even Florida and the Gulf Coast are spared. So although we don't get them ... , and good luck to those folks who don't evacuate. No sailing for me this time, I think.

Description : Is there a legal form called 'The FreeWill Document' for one to sign (for the purpose of Intentionally Staying) prior to a Forced Evacuation or Martial Law?

Last Answer : answer:I believe that the document would be about reducing litigation from family members. It doesn't sound like it does anything besides that - of course, you don't say whether there were ... hold that government responsible. The forms merely prove that they actually when to the people's homes.

Description : Why is America so prone to tornadoes and hurricanes?

Last Answer : answer:The United States extends from tropical conditions in the south along the gulf, to arctic conditions in the north. The Rockies from a barrier on the west, and the Appalachians on the ... Tornadoes do happen in other countries, but not with the same frequency. Fascinating read on tornadoes.

Description : Are you concerned that global warming could increase the intensity of hurricanes?

Last Answer : No, I am not concerned.

Description : Could Hurricanes Spawn A Permanent El Niño?

Last Answer : Theres the tree rings that can tell the growth rate (and thereby whether the conditions were suitable or not) odd oceanic rocks up high etc etc

Description : Tornadoes and hurricanes?

Last Answer : I experienced a few hurricanes when I lived in N. Carolina. No major damage from any, for our family, beyond the inconvenience of losing power and having people move in with us because their homes were flooded ... , we hook up to the generator and don't suffer the way some do when the power goes.

Description : Anyone else in Gustav's path besides Gooch and me?

Last Answer : answer:The only thing I’m in the path of is another damp English summer. Hope you guys survive!

Description : Where do they move prisoners that are in the path of a hurricane?

Last Answer : Guantanamo Bay