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Subject: Re: [OT] My Hometown blew away!
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:33:03 -0500
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On 11/25/2024 12:14 AM, gm wrote:

> 
> The Great Galveston hurricane of 1900 killed the most people of all at
> up to 12,000 people;
> 
> Only Katrina (1,200 dead in Louisiana, 2005) and Maria (2,975 dead in
> Puerto Rico, 2017) occurred within the last three decades..."

Did it explain why so many deaths?  In 1900, they did not have the 
weather forecasting and the ability to communicate the danger ahead of 
time.  People did not know about the storm until it was on top of them.

Over 2600 houses were destroyed.  Back then, the building codes were 
much different.

In Connecticut, 1938, same type of situation.  People had no idea a 
storm was coming so no prep, no evacuation.  About 800 dead.