re: Laura - President Trump visits Lake Charles, Louisiana for Hurricane Response Update

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My comment is just asking how many people in this thread have actually ridden out a hurricane and where did they do it? My suspicion is very, very few have actually experienced sustained hurricane force winds.

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I've ridden out every storm and hurricane from 1961 through today with two exceptions - Katrina we went to Houston and one I can't remember the name of sometimes in the early 2000's when we left and for some reason ended up in Montgomery.

Rode all the rest out in River Parishes with the exception of Gustav which, in another head-scratcher, we decided to ride out in Baton Rouge at my sister-in-law's house.

Things I remember as notable:

Betsy - I was only five so I don't remember much except sleeping on a blanket in the hallway and the fact that two trees were blown down blocking a couple hundred feet of the road in front of our house and our parents allowed even us young ones to ride out bikes in the road afterwards because no cars could pass. Things I have been told - a house across a field from us lost its entire roof during the storm; my grandfather started to burn palms in a pot on the stove and my father took exception, the church we attended was destroyed and people had to wait in line for ice and water.

Camile - we went to a grain elevator where my brother worked with thick concrete walls, but the storm hooked to Mississippi at the last minute.

Andrew - stayed at my mother in law's house and I kept checking out this huge pine tree in their back yard which
I was worried was going to snap.

Katrina we returned from Houston a day or two after the storm and when I pressed the garage door opener and it opened showing we had power I was very thankful we were on the same line as the local hospital.

Gustav - people praying the rosary in the hallway and a wooden fence on the side of the house losing some boards.

I also remember going to Biloxi not long after being married and there was a small tropical storm or depression raking the coast and we decided we'd go swimming in the gulf anyway. I dunno why other than we were young and in love.

Laura looks bigger than Marco. I think Marco might knock over a chair for me tomorrow.

Latest HMON that just finished runnning...

Strong Cat 3 / Borderline Cat 4

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One of the top 5 in terms of intensity of all storms ever recorded in the gulf? I doubt it.

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Read the entire post good sir, but nice attempt at a gotcha.

The Rita evacuation in Houston killed 25 times more people than the storm did in Louisiana.

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Honestly making landfall at TX/LA line isnt the worst place. Relatively sparsely populated

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For direct wind impacts, yes.

Unfortunately, storms that landfall there push water up across all of LA down to Terrebonne Parish.

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The Rita evacuation in Houston killed 25 times more people than the storm did in Louisiana.

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3000 people died evacuating?

Yep

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3000 people died evacuating?

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Rita killed 1 person in Louisiana.

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Honestly making landfall at TX/LA line isnt the worst place. Relatively sparsely populated

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Nah... That puts me East of it. No thanks. Let it hit some other shite hole.

Speaking of shite holes, not sure if I should head to Houston or Shreveport tomorrow. Need to ensure I have internet and electricity for business this week and I live too close to the lake for comfort.