Sunday, March 8, 2009

Living in the south and on the coast we definitely have our share of scares with hurricanes...but here's something most people don't think about....
Did you know..
New York City is actually ranked in the top 3 cities for most vulnerable to hurricanes. Of course New Orleans and Miami taking the top 2. Well, a long time ago, before our grandparents times... New York could maybe average a hurricane about every 7 years. The last big hurricane to hit New York, was in 1938, a category 3. This storm hit Long Island and ran straight north to Rhode Island and all the way into Canada. It's known as the worst recorded hurricane in New England. The storm was so devastating even for back then, people was drowning in the streets, damage beyond any one's imagination.

Could you imagine if one was to hit these day?!!?
All the streets as rivers as the tall buildings seeming like dams harboring the storm surge, all the glass busting out of the sky scrapers, and heaven forbid anyone was in the subways..........

this is for sure a scary thought...seeing how a hurricane hasn't hit since 1938, do you think they'd be prepared?

To see more in depth stories and simulated pics and what the possibility of this happening is..
tune into It Could Happen Tomorrow..on the weather channel!

1 comment:

  1. That's very interesting, Sara! Thanks for that tidbit of info.. I love watching stuff like that on TV, but rarely do I venture to The Weather Channel, usually I stay around The Discovery Channel, TLC, A&E, Bio.. TruTv... alll those...

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