Has anyone experienced 100 mph winds

candyliquor35m

Just wondering what we're in for with hurricane ike. Will it bust out my windows or does it take flying debris to do that.

BjornB17

I'm here in san antonio wondering the same thing

brettw22

I'm praying..........

Jstas

I experience 100+ MPH winds when I stick my head out the window in my truck and put a brick on the accelerator pedal. Those dogs, they are on to something! Just try not to smile, the bugs are hard to get out of your teeth..

snow

brettw22 wrote: »

I'm praying..........

For it to blow out CL's windows?




REGARDS SNOW

disneyjoe7

At this speed only debris will most likely break a window. Make sure anything which can fly is in the house, chairs I flip tables upside down on a blanket leaving them outside. Don't open any windows or door in a storm or window before to leave open during storm. Pressure differences can blow out windows on the other side of house in which windows are open. Be mindful of garage door... not much you can do about it but if not reinforced I consider placing a 2x4 at a 45 degree angle to floor to support door from blowing in. If you looked at past storm damage it always seemed it was Garage door then far wall in to house, windows blown out, roof gone.

Good luck. I hate them

Rivrrat

I've seen 90+ mph winds when I lived just outside Seattle.

There were several times at 70-80+ that I watched my double pane slider glass flex in.
There were also several times I had to retrieve my gas grill after it had blown off my ground level deck. I used to strap down my hot tub cover with a motorcycle tie down to keep it mine. (I knew someone who found his in his neighbors yard after a really good storm.)

If I were all of you, I'd worry about my glass blowing in, particularly single pane glass, AND flying objects.

dragon1952

Are you talking about sustained 100 mph winds or just gusts? We've had gusts of 100 mph + around here and I've lost some roof tiles but that's about it. Kinda scary though. If you've got animals, they won't like it. It makes a hell of a racket.

disneyjoe7

Scary as hell, I know why people drink during one of those. Turn down the refrigerator(s) making them colder, just in case you loss power for awhile. Turn off appliances during storm as the power grid will cause power spikes as it hits land hundreds of miles away.

candyliquor35m

http://www.chron.com/news/specials/hurricane/

Rivrrat

dragon1952 wrote: »

Are you talking about sustained 100 mph winds or just gusts? We've had gusts of 100 mph + around here and I've lost some roof tiles but that's about it. Kinda scary though. If you've got animals, they won't like it. It makes a hell of a racket.

I'm talking sustained 70's with 80-90+ mph gusts for 4 or 5 maybe 6 hrs. Real rebuild the city utilities type storms. I'm sure you don't know, but Washington gets hit by some hella storms, you all don't hear about them because they generally happen in not so populated areas.

It also didn't help that I lived on the tallest hill in the greater Seattle area.

But if I were you, I wouldn't be asking me questions. I'd be battening down the hatches right now.

NotaSuv

candyliquor35m wrote: »

Just wondering what we're in for with hurricane ike. Will it bust out my windows or does it take flying debris to do that.

After reading the hookie pookie post my adivice is to just turn the tunes up...drown out the freight train sounding winds grab your best bottle and enjoy the storm...maybe a report afterwards on how capped tweets sound during a hurricane..oopppss no power....first you need to get a generator..then drink...turn up music...enjoy Ike

John30_30

candyliquor35m wrote: »

Just wondering what we're in for with hurricane ike. Will it bust out my windows or does it take flying debris to do that.

Might not hurt to cut up some plywood to cover windows. Of course, that would have all disappeared from your metro area a week ago, so good luck on that.
I think the guys from Florida would have that whole thing down.
Depends on the glass too. Tempered is really tough stuff, but how many homes have that? Around here we just get the occasional tornado.

This URL shows it hooking right at the Houston/ Galveston area. :eek:
http://www.stormpulse.com/

BjornB17

The tags in this thread crack me up:

"100 mph winds, blow the troll away, cl assblows100mph chowder, hurricane ike, troll "

LMAO

steveinaz

From my Yamaha YZF-600R sportbike I have...LOL

candyliquor35m

who wants to buy 4 pair of sdas today

miner

This is going to be a tough 48 hrs. to endure. Not leaving this time - riding it out.

Ron-P

Has anyone experienced 100 mph winds

Only if driving 100mph and sticking my head out of the window counts.

Best of luck riding this out.

4406bbl

Yes we just had 115 mph wind with pea sized hail, it broke old glass but not new glass I assume the old stuff gets brittle. I agree brace the garage door at the very least, or park a car touching it and plywood the windows on the side facing the storm.

heiney9

Best of luck to all in the path. Protect your Polks

H9

dkg999

Protect everything! I agree with bracing the garage doors, they are usually one of the weak points in maintaining the external structural integrity of a building in high winds. I would move as much as possible to internal hallways and away from windows. I've seen pictures from hurricane damage where the low pressure area on the side of the building away from the wind created enough suction to suck out the windows.

Hang on and good luck!

bikezappa

While not a 100 mph hurricane story, this is my experience.

I was dating this women, Jodi, who had a home up in high ground about 100 feet from the ocean in Marblehead MA. I asked her what it was like to be here during a hurricane. She said you just had to be there to really experience that weather. I could tell she loved it and invited me to join her in her home during the next hurricane.

Well we broke up and about three years later a hurricane was finally approaching Boston and they let every one out of work at 11:00. I decided to call Jodi. She was also going home from work and we decided to hook up at her place. So I drive my VW bug to her place by 3:00 and it turns out the storm has reduced it’s intensity to about 70 to 80 mph winds. It was fun just watching the storms effect from the safety of her home...

We decided however to drive to a favorite cliff spot that Jody knows for watching hurricanes in Marblehead. Along the way we keep on running into streets blocked with fallen trees. But Jodi has lived there for 20 years and knows all the different ways to her favorite spot. We park the bug and walk down a narrow path way that leads to a cliff overlooking the ocean. Not only do we see the hurricane in all its glory but about 30 people all standing around in the weather. Some are drinking, some are hiding near some big rocks, some are at the edge of the cliff, many are jumping up and down and some nuts are hiking down to the rocks in the ocean surf. There was even a family with small children.

With winds this strong it was very hard to breathe facing the wind. Also, it was just about impossible to talk and be heard. The most fun however was unbuttoning your rain coat or jacket and with straight arms holding the jacket tight by your sides. This would form simple wing geometry. If you went to the edge of the cliff where the wind was the strongest and jumped straight up you would actually fly a little bit. You can’t imagine what it was like jumping up and down with about 10 people all laughing.

Suddenly a tree was blow down and crushed a park bench that had three people sitting on it a few second later.

We left then.

disneyjoe7

If it's a good one you're not stepping out to check to weather. I'm considering what closet is safest, if X wall is removed in the next 30 seconds.

zombie boy 2000

Bikezappa... that is an amazing story. My family, friends and always seem to find ourselves drawn outdoors when Mother Nature unleashes her fury. It's just something to which we're drawn. Absoulutely foolish in most respects, but I wouldn't trade the experiences for the world.

Wow, you really brought back some memories.

bobman1235

Hey bikezappa, was your "cliff" called "Castle Rock" by chance? I used to go there all the time (although never during a hurricane).

Also, a cousin of mine runs a restaurant in Marblehead called "The Landing". It's right on the water, and is one of the oldest operating restaurants in the country (really). Anyway, the way they built it on the rock, there was no way for them to prevent waves from damaging it during a storm. So they built these doors into the floor, and when the waves get too strong, the doors open and water actually comes up into the restaurant and drains out special drains.

It's freakin' bizarre, but totally cool to see.


EDIT : this is castle rock in marblehead :

bikezappa

bobman1235 wrote: »

Hey bikezappa, was your "cliff" called "Castle Rock" by chance? I used to go there all the time (although never during a hurricane).

Also, a cousin of mine runs a restaurant in Marblehead called "The Landing". It's right on the water, and is one of the oldest operating restaurants in the country (really). Anyway, the way they built it on the rock, there was no way for them to prevent waves from damaging it during a storm. So they built these doors into the floor, and when the waves get too strong, the doors open and water actually comes up into the restaurant and drains out special drains.

It's freakin' bizarre, but totally cool to see.


EDIT : this is castle rock in marblehead :

I think it was called Castle Rock but not sure. It wasn't very big. After the tree fell Jodi and went into a bar very close to the cliff and had a drink. The place was very busy also.

Bottom line is that there are risk takers every where. By the way we didn't see any policemen that afternoon.

bikezappa

zombie boy 2000 wrote: »

Bikezappa... that is an amazing story. My family, friends and always seem to find ourselves drawn outdoors when Mother Nature unleashes her fury. It's just something to which we're drawn. Absoulutely foolish in most respects, but I wouldn't trade the experiences for the world.

Wow, you really brought back some memories.

How true we are drawn.

I remember that hurricane day very clearly even though it was over 15 years ago.

I also love to go into my outdoor hot tub during great snow storms, blizzards and torrential rain storms. Even lightening storms but that's another story.

John30_30

If a hurricane's a comin',
be prepared!


Hurricane Survival Kit


Toilet Paper.............................check

Bud Light.................................check

Keystone Ice..........................check

Budweiser..............................check

Red Dog.................................check

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PSOVLSK

brettw22 wrote: »

I'm praying..........

snow wrote: »

For it to blow out CL's windows?


REGARDS SNOW

Am I the only one who thinks this is funny? A little mean, but funny.

Danny Tse

Rivrrat wrote: »

I'm talking sustained 70's with 80-90+ mph gusts for 4 or 5 maybe 6 hrs.

I experienced that when I was a kid growing up in Hong Kong. We get typhoons every summer. Lived in a concrete highrise building....extremely scary

TouchOfEvil

Good luck to everyone in it's path. We are starting to get back to normal after ours hit.
The biggest thing to worry about with Ike will be random objects flying around and trees coming down. Make sure you have plenty of water in case the tap gets contaminated and a boil warning is put in effect. We are under one right now actually.
Hurricanes can do alot of damage and you won't realize just how bad it is depending on your location. Ethier way be safe.