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USMCmech · August 17th, 2004, 17:27

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So, never being in a hurricane i don't know, but why were these people not in a basement or inside room? It seems rather dangerous to be sitting by a glass sliding door watching the whole thing happening. I know here in the midwest when a tornado comes through they tell you to get into a basement or an interior room of the house that has no windows. Would the same not be true for a hurricane?

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I didn't watch the video, but I'm going to assume that they are standing in the downwind "lee" of their house. WIth the upwind side blocking the wind and catching any debries you can stand outside and not even get wet, since the rain is "fallling" sideways.

A hurricane only has wind coming from one direction, untill the eye comes and it switches. Hurricane winds are only 120 mph. Local building codes should allow a house to stand up to a Cat 1 or 2 hurricane. Trailers are a diffrent story.

On the other hand a Tornado has winds estimated to be in the 200-300 mph range. This will level just about any house. Hope you have good insurance. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

August 17th, 2004, 17:27	#12
USMCmech Old Skool Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 1,717	Re: Hurricane Charley Video [ QUOTE ] So, never being in a hurricane i don't know, but why were these people not in a basement or inside room? It seems rather dangerous to be sitting by a glass sliding door watching the whole thing happening. I know here in the midwest when a tornado comes through they tell you to get into a basement or an interior room of the house that has no windows. Would the same not be true for a hurricane? [/ QUOTE ] I didn't watch the video, but I'm going to assume that they are standing in the downwind "lee" of their house. WIth the upwind side blocking the wind and catching any debries you can stand outside and not even get wet, since the rain is "fallling" sideways. A hurricane only has wind coming from one direction, untill the eye comes and it switches. Hurricane winds are only 120 mph. Local building codes should allow a house to stand up to a Cat 1 or 2 hurricane. Trailers are a diffrent story. On the other hand a Tornado has winds estimated to be in the 200-300 mph range. This will level just about any house. Hope you have good insurance. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]