Hurricane Hazel 1954

Tracy Rimmer · #1 10/27/12, 10:39 AM

For those who are interested, this storm is looking a LOT like Hurricane Hazel in 1954. That storm veered inland and met with a cold front, just like this one. It didn't lose power over land as these storms often do -- in fact, it hit as far inland as southern Ontario and Michigan while it was STILL hurricane-strength.

It caused over $1B dollars in damage (today's dollars) in 1954 Toronto, alone. It decimated the coffee and cacoa groves in the Carribbean. It killed about 1500 people, all told. 80 people died in ONTARIO alone -- a little removed from the coast!! Now, imagine a storm like that hitting, giving today's population and expansion of cities/buildup of urban areas.

I'm in Manitoba, and honestly, don't feel I have much to worry about here -- but I will be putting up some extra water, just in case we lose power (and the pump) and have pulled out all the boy's woolies. For those of you in a more direct path (basically, the entire eastern seaboard in as far as the Mississippi, as far as I can tell!) -- stay safe!!! Get supplies, and plan on a week of no electricity! If it doesn't happen, great. If it does, you'll be happy you were prepared.

rileyjo · #2 10/27/12, 11:02 AM

Hazel also took out 50 bridges. Those things take time to repair.

Latest track has Sandy hitting me with tropical storm force winds on Tuesday/ Wednesday. I can expect 100km/hr wind gusts and 4 inches of rain turning to sleet and snow. I can see the river from my house and the incline is not very steep. My building is solid and I can bug out if the power stays off for too long. As long as the Champlain bridge holds, I'll be good. Most of the leaves are off the trees so the wind damage wont be as bad as it could be.

I'm prepping for this like any other good Canadian winter storm. The grocery store here was lined deep with people shopping ahead of the storm.
I bought more yarn, I'm ready to hunker down.

DaleK · #3 10/27/12, 11:14 AM

Hazel took one of Grandpas barns here. She was a witch all right. Our forecast today shows 7 steady days of rain

naturelover · #4 10/27/12, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by rileyjo

....... I can expect 100km/hr wind gusts and 4 inches of rain turning to sleet and snow.

I hope you don't get a lot of rain turning to snow/ice and big wind drifts. 1 inch of rain converts into 4 to 10 inches of snow, depending on wetness/dryness conditions of the snow. So conceivably at the very least you might end up with 12 inches of snow, if not more.

Stay safe.

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rileyjo · #5 10/27/12, 11:45 AM

It the weather gets really silly, I will go to or stay at work. We have generators, lots of food and enough to do to keep busy.

The forecast is getting uglier by the minute. The blocking low is shifting northward, bringing Sandy north while she still has some kick to her.

Forerunner · #6 10/27/12, 12:25 PM

Sounds like the Father of creation may be hinting His sentiments toward the US election sham.

Forgive the political inflection here in the survival forum.