[CobaltBlue]

it will be a VERY, VERY, severe thunderstrom that will go on for a day and a half

No, it won't. Just a few hours and it will be gone. Two or three hours. Not so bad.

Plus, in the real hurricane's path, there won't be *any* lightning or thunder. Just wind and rain. Constant, howling wind and rain, then the eye passes, then the wind starts up again, and then it's gone.

And then, when it's gone, the sky will be clear and the sun will shine and it will be beautiful. Except for the destruction.

[Sam Cree]

To tell you the truth, when Andrew was approaching I heard more thunder than I've ever heard in my life, it sounded like the grand finale at a fancy fireworks display. But it was somewhat distant and perhaps very high up.

The storm was just a little ways off, in the Stream, and power was already gone. Within an hour or so, it began to blow so hard you couldn't hear anything else, except the roaring wind and heavy objects impacting the house.

Yeah, it was very clear next evening, and for a couple days.

Next time I saw a thunderstorm, few days later, I jumped.