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Bigboote

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I remember one year of high school, on the coast of Connecticut, we were hit by two hurricanes. One was actually in August, and I had a blast sailing the day before. Probably shouldn't have been out in a Sunfish in small-craft warnings, but hey, I was a teenage guy, so I was stupid.

I went out with my black-and-white film the day after one of them and got some great pics of the damage. I remember there being remarkably little damage to structures, but still a lot of downed trees and power lines.

Sending positive vibes to those in the path.
 
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Our area (northeast CT) dodged a major bullet with this storm. Lots of branches & leaves blown down and a few trees too. We only lost power for about 2 1/2 hours, normally we lose it for days. Some towns will be without power for awhile but nothing like what was anticipated.

I've been a harsh critic of Eversource but give them their due this time they were right on top of it. Yes it helped the storm wasn't as bad as predicted but still, they were out in force.
 
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Actually, not all that unusual. New England has had more "hits" from tropical systems than the mid Atlantic region has over the years.
Even more than South Florida for the last few years. I keep checking with my family up there to see if they're OK.
 

HuskyNan

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Even more than South Florida for the last few years. I keep checking with my family up there to see if they're OK.
Yep. Last hurricane, Orlando got a rain shower and breeze for half a day.

Folks in Louisiana have been hammered in recent years, though.
 
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Yep. Last hurricane, Orlando got a rain shower and breeze for half a day.

Folks in Louisiana have been hammered in recent years, though.

Texas too.
 
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Was here for Hurricane Sandy, and was quite fearful that this would be worse. We in Fairfield County threaded the needle. Very heavy flooding just to the west of us in Northern New Jersey, Brooklyn, Westchester County. We missed the major rain bands by a few miles. And the slight wobble that took the eye over western Rhode Island instead of central Long Island spared us the winds.

Western Fairfield County got extremely lucky. Didn't even lose power. After Sandy, power was off for nine days.
 

Carnac

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I remember one year of high school, on the coast of Connecticut, we were hit by two hurricanes. One was actually in August, and I had a blast sailing the day before. Probably shouldn't have been out in a Sunfish in small-craft warnings, but hey, I was a teenage guy, so I was stupid.

I went out with my black-and-white film the day after one of them and got some great pics of the damage. I remember there being remarkably little damage to structures, but still a lot of downed trees and power lines.

Sending positive vibes to those in the path.
Hey boote, being a teenager and doing dumb stuff along the way, is a rite of passage en route to becoming a mature and responsible adult. We learned from all of the things we did. Lord knows I paid MY dues. :rolleyes: smh.
 
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Yeah, it was downright brutal in Groton Long Point:)

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I was born and raised in New Jersey and the first hurricane I can remember was Agnes in '72. It jump started a lifelong love affair with following tropical cyclones. I will also end up back in the Northeast when I retire in about 10 years.
 
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Was tracking Hurricane Henri, before making landfall at Rhode Island and CT border, on the MSC website. Have to say never seen a Hurricane looking so beautiful. I captured this screen image at the time I seen the shape of it.

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eebmg

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Was tracking Hurricane Henri, before making landfall at Rhode Island and CT border, on the MSC website. Have to say never seen a Hurricane looking so beautiful. I captured this screen image at the time I seen the shape of it.

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Nice Valentine shaped Heart in the purple boundary. But trouble with the hole in the heart.
 

meyers7

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My prayers are with my BY friends residing in the path of the hurricane, unusual weather for you guys, be careful.
Your prayers worked. We got hardly anything other than a couple rainy days out of Henri in my neck of the woods.

On a side note could you throw up a couple prayers for a 12th title?
 

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