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  1. Sentinel
    Something to watch. Currently, it would appear that it would be headed for Mexico if it were to develop due to the weather over the United States currenty. However, 240hrs is a lifetime.
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    I can understand that. I think the issue is multi-fold. 1) We live in a world where much of society always expect the worst. In fact, if it is not the worst, it is almost as if it is a let down. It is a really weird dichotomy. 2) Damage and destruction is -in some ways- entertainment. This is not to criticize or judge, it is just an observation. 3) Becuase of things being sensationalized, much of society does not understand the true power of wind and water. So if they hear 75 MPH winds and 5 foot storm surge, while living on the coast, they think nothing of it. Meanwhile, this is potentially devestating. Yet they hear 155 MPH and 20 foot storm surge and, well, that means something to them (while they are instagramming themselves drowning, hoping to hit 1 Million Likes before they pass away... but I digress). 4) People have simply become desensitized to traumatic events. 5) I could go on and on and on ...
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    I don't think we want to sensationalize, however, it is a damned if you do and damned if you dont. IF this storm had come in just 12-15 miles furhter North, Tampa would have had significant surge and it would have been a completely different story. Then the local Emergency Management Team would have looked like fools and been Liable (potentially criminally in todays society, but most definately civily - the municipality) if they had downplayed the situation. Lets look at Asheville. The local weather and emergency management teams put out catastrophic warnings. It EXCEEDED the warnings. The damage is absolutely devestating and we still cannot reach the area. Granted, this is a -hopefully- once in a generational storm. Likewise, this storm did not expand as large in size as expected and slipped ever so slightly South of the projections. This had a MASSIVE change in regards to surge as topography is different to the South and Tampa had a reverse surge instead of 15+ feet. While yes, there are media outlets which want clicks, there is a rule in Risk Management and basically it is this - if the likelihood is low (all relative), but the impact is catastrophic, you prepare for it. The winds - They are always wrong. I am not quite sure why this is, but it must be studied. The Surge - This is something you simply cannot predict perfectly and the consequences are too dire to play with.
  4. Sentinel
    No, no... I meant to say there*. Typo on mobile phone. 🫣🫣
  5. Sentinel
    Insurance is really really in trouble here. You are 100% correct.
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    You were at 2 at that point right? So 4 total?
  8. Sentinel
    @Hail_On_Me To answer your question from earlier
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    This shows you just how quickly the weather can change and how quickly a tornado can be on you. Also, notice the debris prior to the actual tornado hitting. Shows you just how fluid the atmosphere truly is. Nothing happens in a vacuum and it shows the cohesion of the atmosphere as the storm hits.
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    Thanks for correcting this.
  12. Sentinel
    You getting 4 or 5.. long as you can hold your liquor. 😁
  13. Sentinel
    Depends. She sweet on you?
  14. Sentinel
    This is from Helene fortunately/unfrotunately.
  15. Sentinel
    So.. These actually work pretty well, as long as they are installed properly. Keeping the roof structurally attached to the house significantly lowers the likelihood of signficant damage to the house.
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