Not sure if it was Ian or the one the year before, but heard stories about 200 mph winds sustained for 2+ hours from a guy who worked in a shelter (which had part of its roof ripped off and was flooded). Just the thought of if it ought to put the fear of God in anyone.
I always thought of myself as a he-man but! I was in Slidell Louisiana for Ida and while on the front porch at about 1 AM I heard the proverbial “freight train” in the distance and I cowardly went into the house petrified asking God if this was to be my demise. It wasn’t and I am so fortunate to have been humbled in such a way. The force of Gods creations is beyond our comprehension.