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We even got some excessive wind in Chicagoland, which was obviously from the hurricane, because it was coming from the east. Normally, the wind here comes from the west.

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Reminds me of youtuber LGR’s latest video, he didn’t prepare much because the storms don’t normally reach that far inland, and unfortunately he had a lot of his collection damaged because 2 massive trees sliced his house clean in half. Makes me think that the midwest will soon get more populated due to its position away from coastlines

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I wonder how deep inland hurricanes will affect the production of tornadoes up here (for good or ill).

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Tornados seems to be moving eastward, so really the worst of the weather so far is hitting that side of the US

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If you are ever fortunate enough to pay off your house DO NOT go without insurance because you can

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In some parts of Australia you cannot insure your home any longer due to climate change.

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Pretty much all home insurance doesn’t cover hurricane related damages if you’re on the east side of the US.

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Makes me think that the midwest will soon get more populated due to its position away from coastlines

We have our own shit show of extreme weather. For example, derechos (an oceanless, inland hurricane essentially) used to be rare. We’ve had 2 massive ones in the last 4 years. This summer alone there were hundreds of tornados hitting places that rarely ever see them. Hell, it’s god damn October and we’re still having ~90°F days, which hardly ever used to happen.

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Are you in Tennessee? Because that sounds like the last four years here.

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In nebraska here under a Red Flag warning and a high of 91 today

EDIT : Correction, forecast updated with a high of 102… in fucking october. Holy shit

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We got one of those out of place tornadoes this year! My town had one set down basically in the middle. We lost so many huge old (50-150+ year old) trees because that just doesn’t happen here. And because it doesn’t happen here, and some of the trees were planted well before the roads were built (meaning a lot of the trees that came down were basically in the road, curbs built around them sort of thing), it really did a number on the infrastructure (to say nothing of the damage to homes and stuff).

But in addition to a random tornado, we’ve just had a ton more super strong wind/rain events that cause damage in the last few years. I honestly don’t blame my neighbors for taking down their big old trees rather than deal with the weather damage. (I disagree with it, but I understand it)

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Texas had a derecho go from Central Texas to the coast, which is the opposite of how weather is supposed to work here.

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We don’t have winter in Chicagoland anymore. We have Spring, Summer, Fall, and Polar Vortex. Stays around 30-40 until mid January or early February and then get -20 for two weeks.

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Makes me think that the midwest will soon get more populated due to its position away from coastlines

Unless they move near one of the great lakes or a big river, it will be unsustainable. Most areas without those get their water from underground aquifers, which are getting depleted already. These little towns and cities that dot the flyover states aren’t preparing for this at all.

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