Hurricane Hits???

[Imthebeachgirl]

Yikes, this was in our local newspaper....

County ranks most likely to get hit in '07

By Ben Hogwood

NEWS-TIMES

BEAUFORT, NC — Predictions are in for hurricane season, which begins Friday, and according to some reports, Carteret County is wearing the biggest bull’s-eye in the country.

One report, by experts Mark Johnson and Chuck Watson, identifies Carteret as being the most likely place to be hit by a hurricane this year, at 22.4 percent. Still, officials in county government say the report doesn’t change response plans.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is projecting a 75 percent chance that the Atlantic Hurricane Season will be above normal this year, with 13 to 17 named storms, seven to 10 of those becoming hurricanes and three to five possibly being a Category 3 or higher. A Category 3 hurricane has sustained winds of 111 to 130 mph.

 

[thoward]

We need 1 or 2 in Fla.....Lake O is at its lowest level in 75 years! Plus it will give the added benefit of shutting down the coastal real estate market. Hurricanes can be a good thing.

 

[Starman]

Hey Beachgirl,

That means it will hit Onslow County LOL, so you have no worries


Better get the generators running , just in case .

 

[Traveler 45C]

Hurricane Season- Damn, not again…

I don’t think I can handle another one.

 

[(Nobody You Know)]

Not to worry, not to worry.

If you want to know where the next hurricane is going to hit just send me a PM and ask where (Nobody You Know) is currently tied up.

 

[ThirdHatt]

Last year they predicted another bad season yet we had nothing significant. This year we need another weak season to persuade the insurance companies to reduce their rates. That 04/05 record damage is in the past (hopefully).

 

[thoward]

No el nino' this year, it is coming! They are good for the ocean too, much like wild fires. La guides say the fishing is better post Katrina. Insurance companies should stop insuring high risk property!

 

[captddis]

No el nino' this year, it is coming! They are good for the ocean too, much like wild fires. La guides say the fishing is better post Katrina. Insurance companies should stop insuring high risk property!

You mean like old Hatts?

 

[Jaxfishgyd]

Am sure I've been jinxed.

Saw in the Miami Herald that it's been 124 yrs since Jacksonville has been hit by a cat 3 hurricane or stronger (longest of any major city in Florida) and the last time we had a cat 1 was in 1964.

Think I'll go buy more dock lines and fenders now.

 

[thoward]

You mean like old Hatts?

They can be moved....

 

[Traveler 45C]

A hurricane is the last thing you need right now recovering from your surgery. Been there, prepping for Bonnie, Ivan, Arlene, Cindy, Dennis, Rita and Katrina with my messed up back.

Not fun at all. During the ’05 season we stayed hurricane rigged for weeks at a time…

 

[egaito]

No el nino' this year, it is coming! They are good for the ocean too, much like wild fires. La guides say the fishing is better post Katrina. Insurance companies should stop insuring high risk property!

They have! Have you tried to get boat, or even home insurance in FL!?

 

[Traveler 45C]

Yea, they’ve got me by the….. I worry that no one will write for an old boat, in Fl with Hurr Season approaching. I was told in order to renew I would need another survey. They gave me 10 days notice. Damn them! I’d shop around now but I’d need the survey anyway.

As soon as I have it in my hands I’ll be looking for another company. I probably won’t find one but ya’ never know, I may get lucky.

 

[thoward]

As long as you live inland there are no insurance issues. The problem in Fla is many people live in homes that were built on swamp land or are right on the coast. Another hurricane or 2 will effectively kill the coastal real estate market which IMO is good! It is Florida, we get hit by hurricanes that is the way it is. People need to be forced to stop foolish building....

 

[egaito]

As long as you live inland there are no insurance issues. The problem in Fla is many people live in homes that were built on swamp land or are right on the coast. Another hurricane or 2 will effectively kill the coastal real estate market which IMO is good! It is Florida, we get hit by hurricanes that is the way it is. People need to be forced to stop foolish building....

My in-laws are outside of JAX, well inland. New house, new construction, no flood plain. They were dropped and are having a heck of a time finding coverage.

Just as we boaters that never seem to make claims pay the price for all the folks that just let their boats go, they as homeowners are paying the price for all the foolish building claims.

 

[captddis]

My house has been on the canal since 1959, has never had any water in it nor had a claim. I bet all the people in Arcadia, Wauchula, or Orlando thought they were safe from hurricanes too. My Sister lives in Royal Palm Beach, 24 mi inland. They have been hit by 4 hurricanes. ALL OF FL IS AT RISK!

 

[thoward]

I am in Orlando and got hit multiple times. We prepared and only had minimal damage to some shingles. No insurance issues on the house. The boat is a different story but I have something in the works to fix that

egato, have them check with Capitol Preferred Insurance......

 

[egaito]

egato, have them check with Capitol Preferred Insurance......

Will do, thanks!

 

[Trojan]

Like they do everything else. I think they should just cancel the hurricane season too. Problem solved.


BILL

 

[Akyla]

Well, here in Hatteras we get a hurricane hit almost every year and I really don’t remember a season that didn't have one - of course I am sure that there was at least one summer and I just don't remember it. Today I'm sitting here instead of out diving (which has been spectacular so far this season) because of Boney, or remnants thereof, that is lashing through here right now. Unusual track and glad it is inside and not just off the coast, better direction for the winds as boat my house and the boat are more protected. Down side of SE is it blows the water out of the marina and she can touch bottom but I power dredged the slip yesterday to give me some more room. I always stay storm tied and just pop on the extra five lines and if a hurricane is coming that I'm not running from on go another five or so.

Hurricanes are a fact of life on the outer banks or for anyone living east coast, just have to be prepared and build the house right. Mine is on high enough ground and on the piles to take any storm surge, built extra strong with ties on every stud and plates throughout along with the right siding and doors/windows. That said I still pay allot for insurance and especially flood. The boat insurance only went up a few hundred so count me as lucky this year....

Good luck to you all if your area is ground zero!