How far inland do I have to live not to board up in a hurricane?
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200 miles for a mobile home.\n150 miles for a regular home.\n100 miles for a solidly built regular home.\n75 miles for a home like the one shown in the blog at http://360.yahoo.com/ki_te_moana\nPut this kind of home on pilings if in flood plain, near the river or in the hurricane storm surge area.\nNot at all on barrier islands.\nNo closer than 25 miles to coastal lowlands.\nAt fifty miles, you will still need to board your windows and doors for hurricances, even with this new kind of home.\n\nIf you are living in a mobile home, do not forget Tornado coverage and other threats on your insurance.\n\nThe Mayor will not like me, but I say NO_NO for New Orleans, for all reasons, including the weather and the levees.
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Go read " A Cruiser's Guide to Hurricane Survival" from Cruising Guide Publications..174 pages on how to survive a hurricane in a sailboat, at anchor or on the dock....and how to evaluate where you are\n\nas far as insurance company wanting to know........you got it backward..the insurance company should tell you........there is no recognized Government list so the CG wont be any help........that says this harbor is safe.....be prepared for the ins. company to give you a hard time as to what "safe" is if you have to put in a claim........generally anyplace sheltered from wave action is  a better bet than not.....if your marina has a wide open fetch for waves to build up and batter a boat, find somewhere else.......and in a direct hit by a major storm, like when Hugo went through SC in 87, all bets are  off!
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Just so long as you go to puerto rico and return without side trips.  Puerto Rico is part of US..
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What sort of time frame did you have in mind?  I'd like to know because I'd better be moving to higher ground.  \n\nUsually I don't bother with this sort of thing, but the recent hurricane season has got me thinking that something is up.  \n\nThanks for the warning! \n\nCheers!
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Yup. Live in the FLorida Panhandle. Rode out Erin, Opal, Dennis and Ivan.....\nI'm on the highest ground for 30 miles and live in a house that has only received minor damage since it's construction pre-WWII\nTo me, hurricanes are like Camping, just with better beds and worse Ventilation<G>...\nFrith,\nPat
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Just go to Morgan City or Houma. Walk down the street, and before you've gone 3 blocks you will have a job on a boat. Deckhand in the lowest on the totem pole. A good job on a tug is the cook.
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Stay with the car. If the water level raises above the car stand on the roof. Never try to swim away. Just sit tight as long as you can until help comes or the water subsides.
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depends where you live in RI
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HOPEFULLY WITH YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE WATER.
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six miles OFF SHORE??
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yes,\nyou can not do it untill you hit international waters, then anything is fair game.\n\ninternational is 5 miles offshore.
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Yes you can just don't do it around the tourist beaches. It is really windy down here now. 18+Kts bring an 8wt -11wt.
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No, wind wont bother a Kayak, but once that storm kicks up a massive swell and your tryin to paddle through 25ft + surf with white wash that would de-rail a train and youre stuck in the middle of that, its only a matter of time untill you get swallowed up by hell and pushed 20 foot under water doing backflips and sommersaults uncontrollably like youre in a high powered washing machine. \n\nAnd the whole time this is happening you know that youre probably about to die, and that you only have a few seconds of air left in your lungs all the while youre trying to get back to the surface to draw a breath but the power of the water is just pushing you down deeper and deeper and you cant fight it, you just have to accept youre as lifeless as a ragdoll as your body is dragged hundreds of metres underwater. \n\nBy the time this monster has lost its power and you can get back to the surface for air, hopefully you are still alive.
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I live in Houston, Tx. I have worked in Miami, and all over Florida. Hurricanes come through Miami even more often then Houston. Most of the ones that go through Florida, or the panhandle are smaller categories that may not threated many human lives, but can be a nightmare on property. Not too long ago i got a chance to meet a lot of Katrina evacuees, as well as going through the scare of Rita just a few weeks after. It is horrifying to see some of the effects these things can have on entire cities, and even states. Do not listen to everything they say on TV, for it is just a depiction of the worse possible, whether it is scenario, or what actually happened. Miami is so beautiful, that you will enjoy yourself, and the possibility of Hurricanes will only be a small memory compared to everything else you will experience there. Enjoy\nElis\nHouston, TX
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I.\nA. There is voluntary and mandatory. Which depends on the strength of the storm. \nB. By the amount of traffic a certain route can handle within a particular time frame. The state traffic department determines which roads are suitable and then marks the roads with signs as evacuation routes.\nC. Determined by how much damage will be sustained and how badly the area will be flooded.\nD. Determined by city government in coordination with meteorologist (weatherman) based on current speed of the storm.\nII.\nA & B are the same: Board up house, tie down anything that is large and can be sucked up by a high wind. Bring in potted plants. Board up windows. Pack up necessities. ...and go.\nIII.\nA. Not much until after the storm.\nB. Minor, but if the storm is severe special changes can be made like making a freeway a one-way trip out of town via contra-flow.\nC. Plenty. Determine who evacuates first, what areas must be evacuated. If there is to be a major evacuation freeways they can shut freeways down to allow contraflow. Coordination in fuel, food, and water supplies.
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The ocean water is too cold near NY to produce a powerful enough hurricane.  Most hurricanes form between 5 and 20 degrees latitude above or below the equater.  This is where the waters are warm and there are fast upper-altitude winds--favorable hurricane conditions.  If a hurricane was formed, say, in the Carribean and moved north towards NY, by the time it reached NY the colder waters would imensly weaken the hurricane.  Hurricanes need warm waters (80* F) to remain powerful enough to be of concern.  I wouldn't be too worried about a hurricane reaching NYC.
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We'll have to move inland when the oceans rise and cover all the present port cities. New Orleans, Indonesia, you think you had it bad last time...? The next one will not be as fast moving, but it will be deeper. \n\nAnd the main thing is, there's nothing we can do to prevent it because it isn't caused by human activities.\n\nSo: there are no direct health effects, if that's what you meant, but there will be large social, economic, industrial and agricultural effects.