When Hurricane Fran came through Carolina in Sept 96 I was camping in the Triangle. I didn't even know a hurricane was on the way. It was an ..um.. interesting experience watching the trees crash down into the lake.. Have you ever tried to light a cigarette outside in a hurricane? You can't. A car lighter will work though. =) I was 150 miles or so inland from landfall BTW.
Then there was Hugo in the SC Low Country, but I was too busy hiding to watch the trees.. I sure could hear them though..
New UKM model up...
http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cgi-bin/ukmtc2.cgi?time=2005091912&field=Sea+Level+Pressure&hour=Animation
Model predicts major hurricane hitting Freeport dead square; Galveston on the north quarter, and very large footprint. (Second run of the model using the same path.)