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This is a great comment that accurately (and nonsensationally) depicts what it’s like to live/grow up in a hurricane area.

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Thank you. I will say that we are relatively lucky in that we live inland, so we didn't have to worry about storm surge, in a newer suburb that had its power lines underground. We maybe lost 20 minutes of power during Wilma. I have family that lives in East Ft. Lauderdale, they were out of power for two weeks.

I was in Miami, Coral Gables specifically, for this guy:

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gifs/1992andy1.gif

I hope you never have to live through one of those. Not fun. Good luck with Dorian.

Wasn't alive for this one, but this was one that my parents got out of the way for. With the forecast shifting south every day, I have a sneaking feeling this could be another one they get out of the way for. The problem with Dorian is it looks like it's going to hit south, and then move up the state. Nowhere really to go.

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