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Hurricane Hazel 1954 - Documentary
https://www.wral.com ^ | WRAL.com

Posted on 09/10/2018 3:40:14 PM PDT by NKP_Vet

On October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel delivered a devastating blow to North Carolina. It was the only category 4 hurricane to hit the state in the 20th century, and by most measures, was the worst.

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To: NKP_Vet

Thank you for posting that. Very informative and a reminder of how far we’ve come in being able to track these storms.


21 posted on 09/10/2018 5:45:59 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Consensus isn't science.)
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To: NKP_Vet

It sounds like there is going to be a big difference between Hazel and Florence. Hazel kept on rolling. Florence is supposed to stall over the coast.


22 posted on 09/10/2018 5:46:03 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Berlin_Freeper
I rode out Hurricane David in 1979 at sea off Charleston, SC.

A 24 hour roller coaster ride.

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

23 posted on 09/10/2018 6:00:01 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: NKP_Vet

Thanks for posting!


24 posted on 09/10/2018 6:08:48 PM PDT by roses of sharon ("Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43)
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To: NKP_Vet

We are of a similar era and I lived at Dover AFB then during Hazel. I remember our front porch was ripped off and I remember families sharing barbecue grills to cook outside when there was no power


25 posted on 09/10/2018 6:10:57 PM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: GoDuke
House on Holden destroyed by Hazel and Hugo.

Hmmmm.....sounds like a Heck of a happening.

Hope the H's hold off.

26 posted on 09/10/2018 6:15:02 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: NKP_Vet
I was 8 when Hazel hit Wilmington, De. The wind was so strong, I could hardly walk down the street. Of coarse, I probably only weighed about 60 lbs. It tore the hell out of the city. My Dad managed a local club which was having a shrimp feast that night. Some people didn't show up and we ate shrimp for a week. That was my hurricane memory growing up.
27 posted on 09/10/2018 7:21:23 PM PDT by deweyfrank (Nobody's Perfect)
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To: NKP_Vet

Walked a mile home from college LaSalle during Hazel then another mile after supper to my drug store job at night
In the Germantown area of Philly
18 years old and not enough experience to worry
Main concern was keeping my books dry


28 posted on 09/10/2018 7:51:24 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: NKP_Vet

I don’t remember a thing. I existed, but unborn.

I really am concerned about this upcoming storm as I have family in Sorry County. I think they may be about 30 miles inland, but I’ve not been to visit since they moved, so not sure. In any event, that whole area is in my prayers. It would suck to be stuck on the highway in that storm, and roads are likely to be very packed. 333,000 people in such a small area could possibly a slight traffic jam even if a few of them do stay home.


29 posted on 09/10/2018 7:58:10 PM PDT by PrairieLady2
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To: katykelly

The moment has passed and the thread is buried but responded so I will tell...

It’s not hurricane related but my first memory is also from age 4.5 years old. I woke from a forced nap. Opened my bedroom door, walked down the hall, opened my parents bedroom door and saw....

[pause here for dramatic effect]

... my mother in bed with the milkman.


30 posted on 09/10/2018 11:47:59 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (alea iacta est)
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To: Jane Long
In Hartford, Hereaford and Hampshire hurricanes hardly happen.
31 posted on 09/11/2018 2:01:04 AM PDT by jmacusa (Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: NKP_Vet

I was 7 yo living in Kingston ,Pa.Remember seeing a refrigerator box blow by and,we were on the second floor.Giant trees were uprooted .


32 posted on 09/11/2018 3:36:18 AM PDT by Renegade
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To: Kriggerel

Yep - I was just under 2 and don’t remember it but my folks said I had a tree limb tossed through my bedroom window in Rochester, NY - straight across the lake from Toronto....


33 posted on 09/11/2018 3:56:44 AM PDT by trebb (So many "experts" with so little experience in what they preach....even here...)
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To: NKP_Vet

Very similar experience to mine. I was 4 years old and living in Richmond, Virginia. I remember the noise and terror vividly. It was also one of my earlier childhood memories. The next year my family moved to Miami, Florida. So more hurricanes as I was growing up.


34 posted on 09/11/2018 4:13:46 AM PDT by Blennos
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To: jmacusa

Hee hee!


35 posted on 09/11/2018 5:05:20 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: NKP_Vet

Watched it.

Excellent!!

Many Thanks for the post.


36 posted on 09/11/2018 5:20:25 AM PDT by Ken Regis
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To: NKP_Vet
My two older brothers 14 and 12 years old
I was around that age then, myself, and living near Philadelphia. It was my first experience of a hurricane, but of course it wasn’t as devastating there as when it hit NC. Downed power lines is what I remember.

37 posted on 09/11/2018 7:27:15 AM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion (Journalism promotes itself - and promotes big government - by speaking ill of society.)
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To: NKP_Vet

From Our State Magazine:

https://www.ourstate.com/hazel/

Hurricane Hazel


38 posted on 09/11/2018 7:31:56 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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