People settle down...
Originally Posted by mmiller
I'm outta here to San Antonio. You guys that are staying are crazy. Hopefully everyone staying or going will be safe. Batton down the hatches boys this is going to be a monster of a hurricane that shouldn't be taken lightly!
Only three category-5 storms have hit the United States since record-keeping began—the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, which devastated the Florida Keys, killing 600; Hurricane Camille in 1969, which ravaged the Mississippi coast, killing 256; and Andrew in 1992, which leveled much of Homestead, Fla. Hurricane Mitch in 1998 was a category-5 storm at peak intensity over the western Caribbean, and Gilbert in 1988 was a category-5 storm at peak intensity and is the strongest Atlantic tropical cyclone of record. The 1970 Bay of Bengal tropical cyclone killed about 300,000 persons, mainly by drowning. In the United States, Hurricanes Hugo (1989) in South Carolina and Opal (1995) and Charley, Ivan, and two others (2004) in Florida caused billions of dollars worth of damage. Other hurricanes can still cause major flooding and damage, even when downgraded to a tropical storm, as did Hurricane Agnes (1972).
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Originally Posted by Spazdout
Isn't Austin City Limits Music Fest this weekend?
yeah, and im glad it is too... so all those ******* hippies and emo **** can get bonesawed by the storm
Originally Posted by _Zac
Thats right in 1900 no one left galveston and look how awesome that ended up being.. 
Galveston had no seawall at that time. That storm was why Galveston built a seawall. From what they are saying about potential storm surge with Rita, Galveston's seawall isn't going to cut it. Let's hope for the best.
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Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Clearwater, FL
Some people let their testosterone get in the way of integrity and reality. A Category 5 Hurricane should be taken very seriously. If you don't take this Hurricane seriously, you're an idiot plain and simple. Good thing I am a big fan of Natural Selection.
Everyone in the path of this should leave if they have the means. It's now at 165 MPH sustained winds and strengthening.
Everyone in the path of this should leave if they have the means. It's now at 165 MPH sustained winds and strengthening.
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