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cwydro

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3. The surge is what kills.

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:03 PM

Sep 2019

Rarely the wind.

Water came up to my chin in Wilma. I lost everything in the house that wasn’t up high.

I had parked my truck on high ground, but everyone I knew lost their cars.

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Assuming a ground level site, is it possible to build a safe room/shelter inside an apartment? [View all] mahina Sep 2019 OP

There are such things but I wouldnt use cinder block. defacto7 Sep 2019 #1

Not realistically. Still vulnerable to any breach unc70 Sep 2019 #2

The surge is what kills. cwydro Sep 2019 #3

Holy Moses. mahina Sep 2019 #4

I lost my car in Georges, learned from that. cwydro Sep 2019 #5