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News Talkback >> 2002 News Articles and Talkback

Frank P
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Steve.... well said
Fri May 24 2002 08:33 AM

Great personal indepth assessment of how you feel about storms... I couldn't have said it any better and have some of the same feeling about storms as you stated in your post... Heck I had to read it twice to make sure I didn't write it...:o

Only thing I could add is the fact that since there is basically nothing we can do to change the outcome of a storm, where it will go, how strong it will be, we can at least be mentally and physically prepared for when they strike. And make the necessary intelligent decisions that could ultimately determine our fate in life...Tracking storms gives you just a little more advantage over the non-tracker IMO.

I've been through a plethora of near misses over the years, with Betsy being my first hurricane experience. Ever since been hooked on storms... Faced Camille in 69 as a 17 year old.. Our house was 17 feet above sea level, got 4 feet of water in it.. Been there done that... NO FUN

I now live on the front beach in Biloxi, the house that I bought is 19.5 feet above sea level. When I started remodeling there was still a discernable water line on the back side of the sheet rock... two feet above the floor!

Then Fredrick came, and Elena (first eye experience - absolutely unbelievable. Can you imagine having 100+ mph winds all of a sudden just stop, sun comes out, birds are flying and singing, then you see the back side of the eye wall... winds go from nothing to 100+ mph in minutes and then the storm surge rushes in with such velocity and power you're just paralyzed with fear, not knowing where it will finally stop..... WHAT A RUSH). Then Georges, another eye experience that last several hours but was not as dramatic as Elena but still something that you can never forget...

Bottom line with me now... I don't ever want another storm to directly hit my area, but if the do come (and they will), then I'll know as much as I can about it, and what actions I'll need to take to protect life and property...

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Action in the Tropics	CFHC	Fri May 24 2002 08:33 AM
Best Link Iv'e seen	Weather Witch	Tue May 28 2002 03:21 PM
Re: Best Link Iv'e seen	Colleen A.	Tue May 28 2002 03:40 PM
Re: Best Link Iv'e seen	Frank P	Tue May 28 2002 04:16 PM
Re: Best Link Iv'e seen	Rad	Tue May 28 2002 06:30 PM
Rad	Frank P	Tue May 28 2002 07:10 PM
Re: Rad	Rad	Tue May 28 2002 07:24 PM
Increasing convection	Rich B	Tue May 28 2002 04:28 PM
Re: Best Link Iv'e seen	Colleen A.	Tue May 28 2002 03:30 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics - 91L	Ed Dunham	Tue May 28 2002 08:59 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics - 91L	Anonymous	Tue May 28 2002 11:04 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics - 91L	jth	Tue May 28 2002 11:05 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics - 91L	Frank P	Tue May 28 2002 09:40 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics - 91L	Colleen A.	Tue May 28 2002 11:33 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics - 91L	jth	Tue May 28 2002 11:59 AM
Tropical Weather Discussion 5/28/02	Colleen A.	Tue May 28 2002 12:08 PM
Re: Tropical Weather Discussion 5/28/02	Kevin	Tue May 28 2002 12:31 PM
Re: Tropical Weather Discussion 5/28/02	Anonymous	Tue May 28 2002 03:50 PM
Re: Tropical Weather Discussion 5/28/02	Frank P	Tue May 28 2002 12:45 PM
90L and 91L	Rich B	Tue May 28 2002 01:26 PM
Re: 90L and 91L	Colleen A.	Tue May 28 2002 03:54 PM
91L	Frank P	Tue May 28 2002 02:27 PM
91L	Anonymous	Tue May 28 2002 11:56 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Greyman	Mon May 27 2002 03:37 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rich B	Mon May 27 2002 05:37 PM
18Z Surface Analysis...	Rich B	Mon May 27 2002 06:04 PM
They snuck in a Joe B update today...	Steve	Mon May 27 2002 09:10 PM
late commentary	Anonymous (HF)	Tue May 28 2002 01:33 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	houstontrakker	Sat May 25 2002 05:15 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rich B	Sat May 25 2002 06:38 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Steve	Sat May 25 2002 06:55 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Steve	Sat May 25 2002 06:56 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rich B	Sat May 25 2002 07:08 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rad	Sat May 25 2002 08:19 PM
Nice touch Rad	Frank P	Sat May 25 2002 09:34 PM
Re: Nice touch Rad	Rad	Sat May 25 2002 09:53 PM
Thanks All!	wxman007	Sat May 25 2002 11:48 PM
tonight, tonight..	Anonymous	Sun May 26 2002 02:51 AM
Re: tonight, tonight..	Rich B	Sun May 26 2002 05:08 AM
90L has associated convection!	Rich B	Sun May 26 2002 07:56 AM
Still hanging around	Frank P	Sun May 26 2002 09:36 AM
Re: Still hanging around	Colleen A.	Sun May 26 2002 11:33 AM
Re: Still hanging around	Rich B	Sun May 26 2002 11:47 AM
Re: Still hanging around	Rich B	Sun May 26 2002 11:52 AM
Re: Still hanging around	Rad	Sun May 26 2002 12:04 PM
Re: Still hanging around	Rich B	Sun May 26 2002 12:39 PM
Re: Still hanging around	ShawnS	Sun May 26 2002 03:48 PM
Did not miss much	Frank P	Sun May 26 2002 05:48 PM
Re: Did not niss much	Anonymous	Sun May 26 2002 06:11 PM
Re: Did not niss much	ShawnS	Sun May 26 2002 06:14 PM
Models...	Rich B	Sun May 26 2002 06:08 PM
Re: Models...	Kevin	Sun May 26 2002 08:47 PM
Re: Models...	Frank P	Sun May 26 2002 10:17 PM
Curiously absent from board.....	Frank P	Sun May 26 2002 10:38 PM
Re: Curiously absent from board.....	Frank P	Mon May 27 2002 12:59 AM
Re: Curiously absent from board.....	Anonymous (HF)	Sun May 26 2002 11:54 PM
Re: Curiously absent from board.....	Rad	Mon May 27 2002 08:34 AM
down the road	Anonymous (HF)	Mon May 27 2002 11:44 AM
Re: down the road	Rad	Mon May 27 2002 11:48 AM
Re: down the road	Colleen A.	Mon May 27 2002 12:42 PM
Re: down the road	Kevin	Mon May 27 2002 01:21 PM
Re: down the road	Frank P	Mon May 27 2002 02:47 PM
new stuff	Anonymous	Sun May 26 2002 04:25 PM
Re: new stuff	Rich B	Sun May 26 2002 05:43 PM
Re: Still hanging around	Frank P	Sun May 26 2002 10:17 AM
Re: Still hanging around	Rad	Sun May 26 2002 10:34 AM
Re: Still hanging around	Colleen A.	Sun May 26 2002 11:08 AM
Re: Still hanging around	Rad	Sun May 26 2002 11:25 AM
Re: Still hanging around	Rad	Sun May 26 2002 11:27 AM
Re: Still hanging around	Colleen A.	Sun May 26 2002 11:35 AM
Re: Still hanging around	Rad	Sun May 26 2002 11:41 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Cynthia	Sat May 25 2002 11:51 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	BabyCat	Sat May 25 2002 12:31 PM
What's up JK?	Steve	Sat May 25 2002 01:23 PM
day three...	Anonymous	Sat May 25 2002 01:36 PM
Didn't see Gary Gray's 5/23 forecast posted (link)	Steve	Sat May 25 2002 02:25 PM
Re: Didn't see Gary Gray's 5/23 forecast posted (link)	Rich B	Sat May 25 2002 03:15 PM
Action in the tropics or lack thereof	Frank P	Sat May 25 2002 12:09 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rich B	Sat May 25 2002 12:04 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Anonymous	Sat May 25 2002 12:09 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rich B	Sat May 25 2002 12:17 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	houstontraker	Fri May 24 2002 10:00 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	wxman007	Sat May 25 2002 01:08 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rad	Sat May 25 2002 07:45 AM
Mr. Kelly	Frank P	Sat May 25 2002 11:07 AM
Hard to figure	Frank P	Sat May 25 2002 11:36 AM
Re: Hard to figure	Rich B	Sat May 25 2002 11:46 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rich B	Sat May 25 2002 05:29 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rich B	Sat May 25 2002 05:35 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Anonymous	Fri May 24 2002 05:49 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Ronn	Fri May 24 2002 05:37 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rich B	Fri May 24 2002 05:52 PM
Looking more to the east	Frank P	Fri May 24 2002 08:50 PM
nothing yet	Anonymous	Fri May 24 2002 09:17 PM
Agree	Frank P	Fri May 24 2002 09:27 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rich B	Fri May 24 2002 01:09 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Ronn	Fri May 24 2002 12:31 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	jth	Fri May 24 2002 01:03 PM
My way of thinking...	Steve	Fri May 24 2002 01:07 PM
Re: My way of thinking...	Ronn	Fri May 24 2002 01:26 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Doug	Fri May 24 2002 12:50 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Mark	Fri May 24 2002 12:11 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Kevin	Fri May 24 2002 11:37 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	CaneMan	Fri May 24 2002 11:42 AM
Cane	Steve	Fri May 24 2002 12:09 PM
Re: Cane	CaneMan	Fri May 24 2002 12:14 PM
Re: Cane	Steve	Fri May 24 2002 12:13 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Doug	Fri May 24 2002 10:47 AM
Re:STORM	HURRICANELONNY	Fri May 24 2002 01:35 PM
Re:STORM	Frank P	Fri May 24 2002 02:50 PM
Hey Frank P...	Steve	Fri May 24 2002 03:00 PM
Steve	Frank P	Fri May 24 2002 03:22 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	CaneMan	Fri May 24 2002 10:52 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	doug	Fri May 24 2002 09:22 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Anonymous	Fri May 24 2002 09:27 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	CaneMan	Fri May 24 2002 09:34 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Frank P	Fri May 24 2002 10:07 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Doug	Fri May 24 2002 10:05 AM
Re: Action in the Tropics	CaneMan	Fri May 24 2002 09:15 AM
just wondering steve	Anonymous	Fri May 24 2002 01:06 AM
Fish Spinner Wannabe at best	Frank P	Fri May 24 2002 08:00 AM
Steve.... well said	Frank P	Fri May 24 2002 08:33 AM
So Slow	John C	Thu May 23 2002 08:54 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rad	Thu May 23 2002 08:31 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rad	Thu May 23 2002 08:13 PM
Forum List....	Steve	Thu May 23 2002 08:32 PM
hmm..	Anonymous	Thu May 23 2002 08:39 PM
Re: hmm..	Steve	Thu May 23 2002 09:04 PM
Re: hmm..	sweetp	Fri May 24 2002 10:19 AM
Re: hmm..	Steve	Fri May 24 2002 10:54 AM
Re: hmm..	Doug	Fri May 24 2002 11:34 AM
Re: hmm..	CaneMan	Thu May 23 2002 09:21 PM
Well said Steve	Rad	Thu May 23 2002 09:12 PM
Re: hmm..	Rad	Thu May 23 2002 08:59 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Greyman	Thu May 23 2002 08:13 PM
sfc obs	Anonymous	Thu May 23 2002 07:57 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Rich B	Thu May 23 2002 05:10 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Anonymous	Thu May 23 2002 05:47 PM
Re: Action in the Tropics	Kevin	Thu May 23 2002 05:00 PM

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