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As we wonder how many islands in the Bahamas are left, we’re reminded that nature has no concept of Karma.
It does what it’s going to do no matter how badly we want it to stop.
Waiting for Dorian to move is like having a news bulletin about a serial killer stalking your town, but you don’t know which house he’s going to enter. As long as Dorian is hovering nearby, it’s doubtful that anyone in South Florida is getting much sleep.
Although I now live in North Florida, I sympathize with their plight. I lived in South Florida as a child and still remember watching the roof of our house bounce. We could see light flicker between the cracks as it was pushed up and down.
Winds howled, the metal shutters rang with the sounds of objects being hurled at them, water was pushed through the edges of our doors, while the wind acted as a battering ram.
It doesn’t matter how strong the door is when it’s held in place only by the bolts attached to them.
We were fortunate to live in a solidly built home. Once the hurricane passed, we fell into bed exhausted, wet, and thankful the roof didn’t blow off.
That was Hurricane Donna, with gusts up to 178 MPH, which affected not just Florida but several states.
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That about covers it.
Tat is a serious one, read after bahamas it wil later move to north florida. how is the situation now?
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Our Prayers are with you all people that faces Dorians hurricanes fury.
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Thanks for your prayers. Please send prayers to the Bahamas, too. They need to be released from the claws of this demon.
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Yes, Our prayers are with them. This is bad meeting the eye of hurricane. Cant imagine how it would be. I wish people are safe and get the required help on time.
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There are parts of the Bahamas that are underwater. They have had the eyewall of a hurricane sitting in top of the main island for days. Dorian is presently moving north at about 1 mile per hour. And no one is sure which direction it’s going.
There have been hurricanes that were supposed to go north, but then went west across the state, into the Gulf and intensified again.
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Hey! Thanks for your time in sharing this. Our prayers and wishes to all the family.
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Dorian seems to be toying with us. We all thought Puerto Rico would be hit like always. It wasn’t. Then, we thought it was going to slam into FL, not it seems it might not. What this thing proved is that it’s unpredictable. So while I am hopeful, I would not let up the guard.
I have to admit that I was worried about you when I heard a few days ago it might make landfall in St. Augustine. I remember you not being too far from it.
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My feeling is that it also has the potential to go across Florida and into the gulf. It has sped up. It’s now going 2mph NW instead of 1mph.
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Yes, I’ve heard that prediction, too.
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I lived in Sarasota when Donna came through. We heard the pines cracking in half in the pasture behind us and one by our house. Florida taught me a lot of respect for Mother Nature.
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It’s something you don’t forget. And yet, I found that living in California and the mid-west was a lot scarier. You never know when an earthquake will hit California or a mile-wide tornado will go through the midwest. With a hurricane, you have the option to go elsewhere long before it gets to you. 🙂
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