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Old 09-18-2019, 09:34 AM
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Jerry D
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Originally Posted by Auror (View Post)
Jerry, what is the reason why you guys in the Houston area, thankfully, are hardly ever hit by a major hurricane (you get the tropical storms/depressions)? My guess would be Houston is above sea level and relatively far inland?
We do get hurricanes, but by the time they get to our area, the winds have slowed down to a tropical storm or a tropical depression. It all depends where the storm comes in and how intense it is in the Gulf of Mexico before it gets here.
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