Hurricane Ian's destruction

[VeloClone]

While not as destructive we have blizzards pretty regularly and no one thinks of bugging out before one hits. We can have ice, feet of snow, gale force winds and days long power outages.

I'm sure people think we are crazy as well.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Anyone know if those street signs are a standard height across the country? That looks like what 8 or 9 feet of water already?

When I was down there, I didn't notice the street signs being any different than they are here.

 

[VeloClone]

Anyone know if those street signs are a standard height across the country? That looks like what 8 or 9 feet of water already?

If you are talking about the video in post 99, it was below the bottom of the double sign. I'm guessing more like 5 feet. It was also below the bottom of the windows in the buildings.

 

[isufbcurt]

actually she just posted a snap that shows water in the driveway up to her car windows.

Her moms house appears to raised up

 

[Cyclonepride]

Well, something just hit the camera. Still broadcasting, but it is pointed straight down at the water now.

 

[bawbie]

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Couldn't find one from Sanibel, as it sounds like most of them are down.

That's been fascinating and mesmerizing to watch. But it looks like it just went down.

 

[bawbie]

While not as destructive we have blizzards pretty regularly and no one thinks of bugging out before one hits. We can have ice, feet of snow, gale force winds and days long power outages.

I'm sure people think we are crazy as well.

That is not the same thing at all. This is basically several days warning that you are going to get the impacts of a tornado, a flood and a blizzard (power outage) all at the same time. If evacuating is an option, everyone should do it

 

[LivntheCyLife]

Well, something just hit the camera. Still broadcasting, but it is pointed straight down at the water now.

Clicking back to the start of the video and then scrolling through is pretty amazing. The water was rising really fast when the camera tipped down.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Clicking back to the start of the video and then scrolling through is pretty amazing. The water was rising really fast when the camera tipped down.

For reference, this tweet shows where that cam was set up. Not good at all to be that deep right in the heart of the island.

 

[keepngoal]

This is wild.

 

[aeroclone]

While not as destructive we have blizzards pretty regularly and no one thinks of bugging out before one hits. We can have ice, feet of snow, gale force winds and days long power outages.

I'm sure people think we are crazy as well.

I can honestly say in the 40 years I have lived in the Midwest, I have never had a multi day power outage. The most I can recall being out is maybe 6 or 7 hours.

 

[ISUGolf2008]

This shows the wind strength on live camera. crazy.

 

[Cyclonepride]

This shows the wind strength on live camera. crazy.

I saw a beach cam on Sanibel when the eye made landfall, and it was almost white out conditions. Could see a palm tree whipping back and forth vaguely through the rain.

Edit: here it is

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

While not as destructive we have blizzards pretty regularly and no one thinks of bugging out before one hits. We can have ice, feet of snow, gale force winds and days long power outages.

I'm sure people think we are crazy as well.

I've been through a hurricane and comparing to to a blizzard isn't even remotely close. The effects from hurricane damage last for weeks, months, or even years.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I've been through a hurricane and comparing to to a blizzard isn't even remotely close. The effects from hurricane damage last for weeks, months, or even years.

I always think of it like a lower grade tornado that is a hundred miles wide

 

[houjix]

I can honestly say in the 40 years I have lived in the Midwest, I have never had a multi day power outage. The most I can recall being out is maybe 6 or 7 hours.

The derecho left us without power for almost 4 days, and we live in the Des Moines metro. Other areas had it worse.

 

[Cyclonepride]

 

[somecyguy]

The derecho left us without power for almost 4 days, and we live in the Des Moines metro. Other areas had it worse.

I'm in CR and was without power for close to a week. Probably the closest I'll ever experience to a hurricane. Just short of an hour of sustained winds of 80-100 with gusts up to 140mph. Palm trees are much better at handling those winds than oak, hickory and maple trees.

 

[HFCS]

I've been through a hurricane and comparing to to a blizzard isn't even remotely close. The effects from hurricane damage last for weeks, months, or even years.

I will say before I moved out west I was completely oblivious to wildfires but after seeing it up close I can't believe how clueless I was as to to the magnitude of danger and destruction. How much of that is the problem getting worse and how much of it was my own ignorance is hard to say, but it was pretty eye opening.

I do wonder how blizzards compare to hurricanes in terms of the dangers and casualties on the days of the storm. Obviously they don't leave the same dollar amount of property destruction. I think certain ice storms rather than blizzards where the roads turn into pure ice are probably undervalued nationwide in terms of how much danger they present in terms of fatalities.

 

[somecyguy]

You can see the live feed on their youtube channel.