Winds pounded the building with the force of a thousand sledgehammers. Crept out during eye to find school mostly destroyed, cars in parking lot thrown around & mutilated. Barometer said 913.4 mb.
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Yep, I’m alive. Made it to Nassau. #Hurricane #DORIAN: By far the most intense cyclone I’ve witnessed in 28 years of chasing. Thought I was playing it safe by riding it out in a solid-concrete school on a hill in Marsh Harbour. Thought wrong.
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Frantically piled into few functioning cars (one of them mine) & relocated to government complex before backside struck. Building filled with terrorized refugees, many who had swam to safety or abandoned collapsed houses. The calm eye saved lives—gave victims chance to relocate.
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Whole neighborhoods were swept by mighty surge higher than anything in memory. Areas above water had catastrophic wind damage. Many deaths reported from drowning, flying debris, & collapsing houses. Medical clinic overwhelmed. An absolute catastrophe. SEND HELP TO ABACO ISLANDS.
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YES!!!!! So glad to hear this. Can't wait to hear your story. Knew you were bad ass
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@iCyclone definitely equivalent to@ReedTimmerAccu in storm chasing. Awesome. - 5 more replies
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So glad you’re safe, Josh.
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Thanks, buddy. Nice to hear from you. :)
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Chasing this crap is not something that should be done. How much would it cost to save you if the Coast guard had to come to get you? I am sorry but doing this so you can post on twitter is morally wrong.
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Huh? "So I can post on Twitter"? I've been doing this since before the Internet.
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While I am glad you are ok, as a first responder it irks me when you chasers willingly put yourself in danger. You end up being one extra person we have to help, taking the place of someone else needing help that didn’t have choice to be there.
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Based on his posts, he did not require or request assistance from first responders. Actually, he assisted others who were caught in the storm and helped many to safety. From what I’ve read, he has a reputation for doing this wherever he goes, so not sure what point you’re making.
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