jeepwreck
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Well I don't really want to say but it with Mathew as a CAT 4 I am glad I was on the left side (good side) of the storm. For those that have not gone thru a hurricane, the right front quadrant is the worst part of a storm to go thru. If you have to go thru one pray you are in the left side. The eye was between 60 to 70 miles of the coast. Around 11pm I was still only getting minimal tropical winds. Maybe in the 30 to 40mph.
As big as Mathew was I feel I should have been getting rocked rather bad. Just think 140mph winds 60 miles away. Been thru smaller storms and felt worse winds than last night. We all dodged a bullet.
I have been in that right front quadrant eye wall and eye before. Butt kicker's absolutely. The part that will be very bad for any future CAT 3, 4, and 5 storms is the false sense of security that Mathew gave those from how easy the left side was with this one. They will not want to evacuate for the next one. There will be more destruction and deaths. Plain and simple.
does not sound like it was too bad this time. but I still bet there was a lot of damage to buildings and a lot of fallen trees