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Could have been.
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On one of the last outings I had with my mother, back in February 2013, we stopped at Upper Hillsborough Park and I took a picture of a sign that really puts things into perspective. Granted, where this was taken was about 300 meters (1200 feet) from the bay, but if hurricane Irma had maintained her strength and come up Tampa bay, chances are very good we would have been under water ourselves, given the storm surge. As mentioned in previous posts, I've been through a few tropical storms, but not a category one hurricane. The 80 mph+ sustained winds for minutes at a time are what frightened me the most. I cannot imagine if it were 145 MPH sustained winds over several hours. In times such as these where a major hurricane is heading straight our way, I really wish I were in Nikoneer's neck of the woods. :)

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::Nikoneer
03/08/18 5:43 AM GMT
Well, Alex, we do have tornados here that can appear out of nowhere, be over a mile wide, and stay on the ground from a few minutes to the longest lasting tornado on record: the infamous tri-state tornado on March 18, 1925. It lasted about 3-1/2 hours and was tracked for about 219 miles. Generally their wind speeds can range from 65 mph (EF-0 on the Fujita Scale) to 200+ mph (EF-5), although I've lived here for about 60 of my 64 years and personally experienced only two; one about an EF-2 (111-135 mph), from several miles away, and another (unrecorded) that started to form directly over my head while I was mowing lawn... it never touched down so it didn't register on the scale, but I definitely saw a huge, spinning, snow-white hole above me (only one thing does that). As for hurricanes, I saw the surge markers in Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi, when we were there in January, so this level you're showing us doesn't surprise me at all. In late August of 2005 my brother was moving from Hollywood, Florida, to Diamondhead, Mississippi. When Hurricane Katrina first came ashore it was at Hollywood, where the house he was emptying was located. Luckily, at 32 feet above sea level, Katrina was only a tropical storm. It moved out into the gulf and picked up strength, hitting his new house in Diamondhead (100 feet above sea level) as a category 3 hurricane. Philosophically I could say okay, he's had enough strikes... realistically though, if you live on the southern gulf and Atlantic shores... history will repeat itself. Photos like this one, Alex, are as much photojournalism as they are craft. Thanks for reminding me why I live here... where it snowed 19 inches this past few days. ;oP

-Nik
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.0930_23
03/08/18 5:38 PM GMT
You need to be a basketball player or an Olympic swimmer to live in that area Alex. :) Just joking.
You are correct, it does put things into perspective.
Good post.

TicK


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::jerseygurl
03/08/18 7:19 PM GMT
Alex, the weather as of late has been so extreme and downright scary in all parts of the country - in my area, we had relatively nice weather for February - not much snow and some really higher than normal temps - come March - Mother Nature said not so fast bucko - in the past 2 weeks we've had 2 nor'easters that brought with it plenty of snow that took down trees and power lines and a 3rd is predicted for Sunday/Monday
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::Ramad
03/09/18 9:30 AM GMT
Goodsness! That is quite a height for water to come up! Hope it never happens. Interesting shot.
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.icedancer
03/13/18 3:26 PM GMT
Wonderful memory for you my friend
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