# What is it like to be in a hurricane?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-be-in-a-hurricane/264010>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 11, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-be-in-a-hurricane/264010 "2004-09-11T04:44:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-be-in-a-hurricane/264010/21 "2004-09-13T00:23:10Z")

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> [@Polycarp](#):
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> …Given that our risk is second only to Florida and maybe Texas.

Actually, North Carolina is [tied for third with Louisiana](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/paststate.html), which isn’t bad whichever way you cut it.

(yes, I _am_ a hurricane junkie!)

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**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-be-in-a-hurricane/264010/22 "2004-09-13T01:38:58Z")

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Why live in Florida? Well, it’s home. And it never snows and is seldom cold. It has beaches and fishing and lots of fun things. This is the first year in my entire life (38 years, all in Florida) that I’ve had to deal with this much storm danger/damage.

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**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-be-in-a-hurricane/264010/23 "2004-09-13T17:02:50Z")

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[Here’s](http://uti.dinggraphics.com/archives/000331.html) a pretty neat first-hand account of Frances …

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**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-be-in-a-hurricane/264010/24 "2004-09-13T17:41:57Z")

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One thing no one has mentioned is the sizzling muffled explosions of transformers blowing up during a hurricane. As I sat terrified in my living room, listening to Hurricane Andrew roar through, I remember that most of all. And knowing that for each explosion I heard, it would be that. much. longer. without electricity.

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**Author:** ![Bob55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob55)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-be-in-a-hurricane/264010/25 "2004-09-14T06:19:10Z")

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Most hurricanes I lived through in Florida were not very powerful by the time they hit, so it was just like a hard rain that lasted for days and days. I’m temporarily out of the state but according to some of my family in Orlando hurricane Charley was so strong that their ears started popping from the pressure outside.

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