How many of these insane weather conditions have you experienced yourself?

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How many of these extreme weather conditions have you experienced yourself?

Tornado
Hurricane
Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm
Flooding
Monsoon
Dust storm
Ice Storm
Supercell lightning storm
Earthquake
Volcano
Drought
Heat Wave
Squall
Blizzard
Hail
Wildfire
Tsunami

rigmarole · Accepted Answer

In Florida we have a hurricane season. I suppose that could be classified as a monsoon season. It comes with increase precipitation and changes in wind patterns… As a result tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes occur in addition to tornadoes and waterspouts. I’ve been through plenty of tropical systems without any real impact to my life. We have building codes in Florida to survive through such systems unharmed.

I’ve never been hit by a tornado directly, but one has caused destruction roughly a mile from my home before. We do get occasional weather alerts telling us to be aware of possible tornadoes for like a couple hours when large weather cells move over from time tot time. I’ve experienced a flash flood before that lead to coastal flooding conditions and damaged property. That said, it's not a common occurance. In the rainiest months of Florida we typically get something like 7 inches of rain for the entire month, but if a hurricane movies through that year it's possible to get 24 inches of rain over several days or even a foot of rain over half a day.

Lightning storms are very common in Florida. Florida is considered the lightning capital of the United States. I’ve never had any property be hit by lightning, but we have occasional power outages when lightning strikes telephone poles and blows transformers. When I was in elementary school a lightning bolt hit the bus circle and put a hole in the road… Squalls occasionally move through with large storm cells with short term sustained winds of like 50 to 70 mph where rain flies sideways. It’s rare that we experience hail storms, but it has happened several times in my life.

Being in the sub-tropics heat waves are typical as are droughts, but the aquifer system in Florida is one of the best in the world so it’s typically not that big of a deal. If it’s dry for a while a hurricane will eventually sweep through and provide an astronomical amount of water to replenish anything that was missing. If it rains a lot in a year and you have no drought it typically indicates you will not get a hurricane that year because you are protected by the various weather systems which compete with hurricanes strengthening. If you have a drought and clear skies, there's a higher chance a hurricane will be able to move across the state.

Wild fires are typical in wildland locations, but controlled burns are very common in Florida so it’s not something that has ever negative impacted me. The Everglades and various wildlife preserves have always been burned yearly in the locations I have lived in. This means occasional lightly smokey mornings, but never any out of control fire that damages property. Florida is relatively flat, so things typically don't get out of hand.

We don’t get Earthquakes, tsunamis, or volcanoes here do nor do we get ice storms or blizzards. Technically it has snowed in Florida before, but the last time was back in the early 1970s. We typically get a couple of frosty mornings per year that can damage crops, but they aren’t life threatening. They can influence the agricultural economy though.

abc3643 · Accepted Answer

Well, I am not going to get anal-retentive about your list although I have an urge to.

I will simply say this:

Tornado - I live in an area with tornados. While I have not seen one, they've been near my home.

Hurricane - Yes, several times

Tropical Cyclone - That's a hurricane just with a different name in a different part of the world. Same as typhoon.

Tropical Storm - Of course, all hurricanes were earlier and later tropical storms; the definition is based on windspeed.

Flooding - Yes, after Hurricane Irene in 2011 although, fortunately, I was not affected other than road closures. Also, where I live now, we get floods, but I am fortunate that doesn't happen to me personally; just road issues.

Monsoon - I don't think so.

Dust storm - Not really

Ice Storm - Yes

Supercell lightning storm - I think so.

Earthquake - Yes, I was in the Northridge Quake 30 years ago.

Volcano - Yes, I was at Mr. St. Helens during its eruptive phase in 2004-2005.

Drought - Fortunately, not really.

Heat Wave - Well, they are pretty much everywhere now.

Squall - a squall is associated with a change in weather, so we have all experienced them.

Blizzard - yes

Hail - yes

Wildfire - yes, sort of. I lived in Los Angeles and have seen them from a distance and the after effects up close.

Tsunami - no, unless you count a fat neighbor doing a cannonball in our pool.

Too bad you didn't include "nor'Easter" or "thunder snow" or "lake-effect snow".

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Meanwhile, I asked Google Bard to explain the differences between hurricane, typhoon, tropical cyclone, and monsoon.

https://g.co/bard/share/bc032f43d723

el_Te_de_la_Rosa · Accepted Answer

Apart from the Big Flood in Ayudhya 2011 that I witnessed as a visitor (I can't really say I'm a rescuer.) I think it's PM 2.5. We used to think it's fog at the end of winters. In fact, it's dust pollution. Not on the list here but I think this issue can't be overlooked.

Sour-rose · Accepted Answer

Ice storm of 2022... what a time to watch mofos speed down the streets and practically kill themselves. But so much snow and ice... woooo

heat wave of 2023... how is it so much damn hotter than yesterday. What da fffu-

GuyAnswersGirls123 · Answer

Tornado, Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Flooding, Earthquake, Blizzard, Hail, and Wildfire in my case. I traveled to many parts of the world throughout my life so I experienced a variety, although I'm still missing some on that list.

The most extreme for me was the earthquake in Fukushima. I was in Sendai at the time with my wife on vacation, and after the initial crisis, we had to walk for a whole day and camp out at night and then walk almost an entire day again since there nothing was operational.

Actually I'm used to my share of earthquakes but that was on a whole new level. We were on a high floor in a hotel and it wasn't like the usual shaking and rattling. The whole building was swaying like an amusement park ride with walls and floors and ceilings bending as we made our way down. My wife was kind of horrified since I was smiling a lot but I really enjoy these situations provided no one is hurt.

front2back · Answer

Tornado - Hit by them twice, over a dozen close calls

Hurricane - Too far inland but evacuated once and hit with remnants as Tropical storms 3 times
Tropical Cyclone - Nope
Tropical Storm - See above
Flooding - Dealt with it a couple times but nothing life threatening
Monsoon - Nope
Dust storm - Nope
Ice Storm - A few times, only was in bad danger twice
Supercell lightning storm - Once, awful
Earthquake - Once, was pretty okay (2011 Virginia quake)
Volcano - Nope
Drought - Multiple times but really only had to cut back on watering plants
Heat Wave - Too many too count
Squall - If you mean a squall line, a lot, as a Derecho only once
Blizzard - No, only ice storms
Hail - A few times, luckily not enough to damage cars badly
Wildfire - Nope
Tsunami - Too far inland.

RebelinSteel · Answer

Tornado yes
Hurricane yes
Tropical Cyclone yes
Tropical Storm yes
Flooding yes
Monsoon yes
Dust storm yes
Ice Storm yes
Supercell lightning storm not actually sure
Earthquake yes
Volcano saw one live
Drought yes
Heat Wave yes
Squall yes
Blizzard yes
Hail yes
Wildfire yes on moors
Tsunami nope

guy_123 · Answer

For "experiencing" something like a wildfire, tornado... I understand seeing it in person. I've experienced:

Tropical storm

Flooding

Dust storm

Ice storm

Heat wave

Drought

Squall

Blizzard

Hail

Wildfire

As for earthquakes, I won't count them because (while they happen) they are so minor I don't even notice.

It would be nice to experience a Supercell lightning storm, but the rest are too dangerous.

Phoenix98 · Answer

I live in tornado alley lol so I’ve seen many tornados and like most other people around here we usually sit on the porch and watch till they get close.

also experienced heat waves, droughts, flooding, hail and ice storms and I believe a super cell lighting storm as well as more buzz are weather.

Massageman · Answer

Got caught on a cruise ship during hurricane Andrew!

Tornado passed within two miles of us two different times.

Got caught in a zero-visibility blizzard in the Smokies several years ago, when we went on a "scenic drive" route. My wife drove at about 3-5 miles per hour, while I called the turns from our GPS screen. Didn't see any scenery.

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

Blizzards and ice storms/hail storms.

Very minor earthquakes lasting a second and causing no damage.

Minor heat waves that wouldn't be considered heatwaves at all in hot climates.

The watered down tail end of tropical storms that resulted in somewhat nearby areas flooding, but never on our property.

Lliam · Answer

Earthquake and hail. Maybe heatwaves in the summer at times with temps getting up to 110, but nothing overly dangerous or too prolonged.  I'm in California, so I've been spared that other crap.

WindAtMyBack · Answer

Tornado Light flooding Light dust storm Ice storm Supercell Lightning Earthquake Light drought Record breaking heat waves Blizzard Hail

sage2021 · Answer

We just had an earthquake the other night. The epicenter was one mile from my apartment. Sand storms Santa Anna winds

strateguy632 · Answer

in new york none never, snow but not windy blizzard. florida gets but that is old news for 90 years or more.

Daniela1982 · Answer

When you live in California you are gonna have Wildfires, Heat Waves, Earthquakes, Drought, and good old Smog!

Monalisa77 · Answer

How many of these extreme weather conditions have you experienced yourself?  Tornado  Flooding Earthquake  Heat Wave  Hail

Agape93 · Answer

Hurricane  Flooding  Ice Storm  Supercell lightning storm (no idea what this is)  Heat Wave  Blizzard  Hail

wHolLyGoTgodgods · Answer

all client change God's given a storm through and for all of us to go through

electromagnetic · Answer

Earth Quake, Blizzard, Hail and Earth Quakes.

Joshydavid25 · Answer

Blizzard Ice storm Some hail nothing crazy Heat wave Some flooding Supercell Lightning storm

OfDeath · Answer

I’ve experienced hail, cyclone, dust storms, drought, earthquakes, blizzards, heat waves, wildfire and super cell lightning storms. so that’s 9.

KrakenAttackin · Answer

All except volcano (although I have visited an active volcano), cyclone (which is a hurricane but in a certain lat/long on the globe), and earthquake.

exitseven · Answer

Tornado, hurricane. flooding, Ice storm. heat wave, squall, blizzard and hail

Dnice1 · Answer

Tornado Hurricane Tropical storm Flooding Ice storm Blizzard Earthquake Hail Heatwave

Agent_Elflord · Answer

Flooding, earthquake, drought, and heatwave. Had wildfires a few miles away from me in another part of the mountains, but I never had to evacuate.

MysticDevice · Answer

Blizzard, ice storm, the Polar Vortex, heat wave, and supercell thunderstorms.

worldscolide · Answer

Most of them.. Ah the consequences of living in the Midwest.

Novemberr_ · Answer

Extremely loudy and crunchy thunder.. it was soooo frightening..

Jmmmfi4 · Answer

ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME

QuietRunner · Answer

The one where New York City is completed flooded

BoopBoopBeep · Answer

Everything but tsunami

HawkPerception · Answer

Ice storm, hail, heat wave, blizzard.

PBandJ_Nerd · Answer

Hurricane, heat wave, and hail.

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

Like 4, all the tropical ones lol

JacobJordan · Answer

No tsunami, and monsoon

12karen · Answer

Earthquake, tropical cyclone, flooding

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

Typhoon and flood. Happens a lot in our country.

helva · Answer

Dust storm

Anonymous · Answer

Heat Wave, wildfire, and hail.

dreamstar72 · Answer

Five

laly520 · Answer

almost all types

Charliefretz329 · Answer

All but tsunami

plannerg1 · Answer

Wildfire

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