Have you been threatened by a natural disaster?

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What was it?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Yes a few times

1st. hail storm. It was one of the worst hail storms to ever hit. The hail as well as the storm came out of nowhere without warning and the hail alone was the size of tennis balls! thousands of homes were damaged. A quarter of our roof was damaged, which caused the roof to leak in the bathroom! which than eventually lead to our bathroom getting mold. Took a good month before they finally came out and fixed our roof, but I know others were left waiting up to 4 to 6 months to have their roofs and home fixed.

2nd - Parts of Australia were experiencing the worst ever bushfires. I remember seeing the fires in the distance and than the fires were getting closer to us, the skies were dark even at midday and the ash was falling and you could smell the smoke in the air for kilometres and kilometres, we received a text message advising us to be prepared to evacuated. Thankfully we didn't have to in the end but still heartbreaking knowing the lives that were lost and all the animals that died and suffered because of the devastating fires.

3rd - The big gum tree fell in our yard. I'll never forget the sound of cracking and than the bang that happened after. I think I might have ptsd or a least some trauma from that experience, as I am terrified to live in any property that has a tree next to it, especially when there is any kind of wind around.

Apulu_Imback · Accepted Answer

I live in a place with high risk of cyclones and floods. 2 supercyclones have hitted my place, one in 1999 and other in um 2018-9 I guess. In the second one which I faced, my home was destroyed especially the garden. And cyclones are an every year thing. They are pretty common and now we don't even bother much about it (most of them don't create much disaster than destroying the crops). I stay in Eastern India so cyclones forming from Australia often pass by here. I have faced around 6-8 cyclones in my whole life since birth.

andreasderjuengere · Accepted Answer

Twice I had been at an anchorage when a tsunami warning came in.

Prior to actual waves, the water will recede usually. So once ''my'' keel was already stuck in the sea bottom. I left the boat and (with my passport and a few beers) went to higher ground. Luckily, no major waves arrived.

But it's no fun to board your boat in the middle of the night - half drunk - when you forgot to bring a tender.

Have you been threatened by a natural disaster?

PeteBy · Accepted Answer

F4 Tornado in 1999 in Cincinnati. Killed 4 people. Twister was on the ground on the outskirts of our township and we were watching it unfold live on TV. Somehow skipped us and came back down just 1/4 mile away and headed north east towards a friend's neighbourhood. A couple of friends lived in this area.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

I live in Florida and we have an occasional threat of a strike or close pass by a hurricane.

Anonymous · Answer

Does Donald Trump count? Wait, no, he was a NATIONAL disaster not a natural disaster...

In all seriousness, though, where I live its not uncommon for the local VFD to have to get neighbors to put out grass fires. It's usually not a big deal, except one time one got so out of hand it covered half of the county! 10 different VFDs we're called out from 3 different counties, and the regular FDs from the two neighboring towns fought it for days.

Needless to say everyone, I mean EVERYONE, even those of us who didn't know how to do much besides to beat it with a blanket or pull out a plow to try to slow it down fought that fire.

It really goes to show how people, especially in rural communities, can pull together when it's a time of need.

Amy10223 · Answer

Yes, I was at home in NJ when Hurricane Sandy hit. It was a categorized storm which left people with no power, no homes in some spots down the shore, and lots of destruction. Where I lived trees were lifted from the roots and laid on lawns all over town. My neighbors tree limbs fell on my fence, but luckily didn’t break it.
We lost power for 12 days and it was very boring not to have anything for entertainment but books during the day, and everything we ate was canned and whatever was safe enough to eat from the refrigerator until the rest perished. Halloween was cancelled of course, as well. Quite an exciting time odd enough, but frustrating and tragic for many others.

NathanDavis · Answer

not really no...

we do get hurricanes, floods, thunderstorms a few tornadoes and very rare a blizzard

but I would not compare them to other regions where all those can be actually disaster zones... (knocking on wood a trillion times)

Sandeeppingping · Answer

My ex girlfriend, she wanted to call the cops on me after she decided to show up in my home and start screaming, so as you might have guessed, and here's the punchline, we're now back together, I wrote ex out of shame lol that's how we show love to each other I guess

abc3643 · Answer

Hurricane Belle in 1976; the eye passed right over my house on Long Island.
Hurricane Irene in 2011 when I was living in the Albany NY area.
The 1994 Northridge Earthquake
A few floods including the flood after Hurricane Irene and others in Missouri.

front2back · Answer

Multiple times since I was a toddler. Part of just living in the South.
I have always had a preparedness mindset which I took into adulthood from my parents and now I help teach others.
The main threats are the following now: Power outages, Cyber-attack, Heat Wave, Civil Unrest, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Wildfires.
I am prepared for most of these and can survive in the wilderness sufficiently with my gear.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, the Federal Government which owned all the land surrounding my town, had been poorly managing (via excessive small file suppression) a said forest for a century until one day they failed to control a file which then burned down a good sized part of my town.

boredgal · Answer

Yes, last year we were hit by a typhoon. Scariest night of my life. We didn’t have electricity for a month.

Ill_made_Knight · Answer

Power outages in 111 degree heat this summer and during that crazy bad winter storm a couple years back here in Texas. Governor Abbott had rather spend our tax money on things other than updating the power grid though. They were adised to do this more than a decade ago.

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

I lived through a number of tornadoes in my youth. I was always more fascinated by them than i was afraid of them.
The job site i’m working on was evacuated today because of a large and growing fire expected to potentially move toward us.

Smoke-n-Growls · Answer

Wild fires, floods, and tornadoes.
Heat waves and deep freezes.
Mass aquatic life die offs.

Pretty much everywhere you'll find people who've been affected by natural disasters and they're only going to get worse the more politicians the world over refuse to embrace radical approaches to address climate change, decouple economies from growth, and shift away from fossil fuels.

reelteen · Answer

Just last year I rode out Hurricane Ida while living in New Orleans, but I've also been in a blizzard with 188mph winds, as well as having driven through an area suffering from forest fires.

ALPHABLACK · Answer

A major earthquake which happened in 2001 killed almost 200000 people a flood that killed 2000 a tornado that killed 800  2 riots one pandemic and one divorce

Light909090 · Answer

Yeah Was a Windy day early morning went out on a Early morning walk and The Wind 💨 grew a windy eye walls and a face and said look fucker I don’t Like and that’s why I exist I exist to Make everyone cold 🥶 and I’m going to Punch you in the Face With 100 mph wind if your not in your home in the next 2 minutes I Ran all the way home Didn’t go back outside For a month

southernqueen617 · Answer

December 10th Western Kentucky tornadoes my house is about 10 minutes away from dawson we could here wind lost several shingles it was terrible one of my friends was related to the baby that died

CuriousMufuxka · Answer

Well there was a swarm of flies that invaded my neutral position. I was left but no choice but to unleash a can of spray which neutralized the enemy! Really though, I remember a tornado that touched down close when I was very young.

nomandik · Answer

Actually this global warming is threatening h and every one of us if we don't go green here soon this whole planet is going to bake

DarkCarousel · Answer

Flooding, Hurricanes, and Tornadoes. In various locations in my life.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

"Threatened" would really go too far - but under certain heavy rain conditions, parts of the city get a problem with flooding. As a result, some roads are closed and some people have to pump their basements empty.

Dargil · Answer

Three serious tornadoes in 5 years. Does that count?

humanearth · Answer

Tornado Two of my home was hit twice in 20 years

420Rachel · Answer

Honestly no. But I live in northern Alabama so we get plenty of tornadoes. It's been several years now but a tornado destroyed part of a town about 45 mins away from where I live.

Luopio27 · Answer

Never, here in Finland we dont have those tsunamies, earthquakes, tornados, volcanos or any of that shit.

Guardian45 · Answer

Many earthquakes scared the SH! T out of me! WHERE can you go? NOWHERE!!! Fortunately, I was never in a serious one!

Fuentes · Answer

Yeah one time they had a plan service shut off for electricity cause of fires. Ma. Longest hours of my life that disaster was crazy bro!

ARWINGx1 · Answer

Being from Sweden, it's usually mild, compared to the rest of the world. BUT, the most recent was the 2018 wildfires, 'due to drought/infrequent rain.

annabananna · Answer

Hurricanes no electricity or water for weeks in scorching heat sucks.

Literalbillionaire17 · Answer

Id have to say hurricane Katrina was the last one I can remember for me that was rlly bad

Chaser3232 · Answer

I live in California, so there is a Constant of threat of fires and earthquakes!

Wise4myage · Answer

Yes, we had two tornadoes touch down back in May, that were very close. Scary stuff.

Snsl153 · Answer

Nope, never, and I live in a country that apparently has a reputation for having all sorts of natural catastrophes.

cth96190 · Answer

I have been through two cyclones. That is part of life in northern Australia. I have also been thtough numerous floods that isolated my semi-rural property for weeks.

musicbrain5 · Answer

It’s generally stuff like severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and in the winter - heavy snowfall or ice storms.

Dnice1 · Answer

Yup multiple, I've driven through a hurricane too and I highly don't recommend it

BarryLiverstone · Answer

Yes rarely we have hurricanes to contend with here in Florida

josephinelcajon · Answer

Several fires here in CA stayed and hosed down the house and car. Its a constant thing here in San Diego

exitseven · Answer

I was threatened by a blizzard and a hurricane. Both resulted in property damage and a prolonged power outage.

nawtee_me · Answer

I live in Louisiana, hurricanes every year….

MrTaboo · Answer

Yes, 5 day blizzard in North Dakota. Power was out for three days and Temps-40°F.

RosieMelts · Answer

Hurricane once, but it didn’t escalate.  #Bless

amandat94132 · Answer

Yes Woolsey but didn't evacuate, stayed and Woolsey wasn't close

Adam1978 · Answer

No I have experience earthquakes and heavy storms but neither has threatened my way of life.

Jamesshinobi · Answer

Hurricane Harvey brandished a gun and said he'd kill me if i didn't give him everything i had. i was all "nigga you a Hurricane and this is a gun free zone! fuck off"

OfDeath · Answer

Yes. Storms and fires. Never an earthquake though. I remember one earthquake but it was a very minor one.

douride2 · Answer

A forest fire. But really it was about 6 miles away.

Subarugirl · Answer

I had to evacuate from my home for over a week two years ago because of wild fires

JPresidente · Answer

I’ve been through a major flood and living on the Gulf Coast numerous hurricanes.

Anonymous · Answer

Strong winds that tore part of my roof shingles off and blew my neighbors dog away 2013

Anonymous · Answer

Living along the east coast, hurricanes were a threat but I lived far enough away that they turned out to just be bad thunderstorms. My parents however lived close enough to have the need to flee.

CubaPirate · Answer

Fortunately not. Other than flooding we don't tend to get any really in the UK

Sirenboobzilla · Answer

Hurricane Sandy was a bit of a watery bitch

shortster · Answer

The quake of 89. I was in San Jose at the time.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Yes, 2 years ago. Bush fire.

SaoirseS · Answer

Yes tornadoes.

JessJJ · Answer

Earthquake, twice.

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Fire on several occasions. Not fun

Anonymous · Answer

Yes pregnancy. TF for the morning after pill

boobliker · Answer

not yet thank you

melanieeeB · Answer

Thankfully no

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