Donna wiped out Fort Myers Beach and had a storm surge so great that you couldn't go near the Everglades for weeks because of the stench of all the animals it killed. It was also wiped out by 3 other storms since then (including Ian).

Each hurricane in Florida gets worse because of the population growth. So the deaths and property destruction is proportional. Before Central AC, not many people wanted to live down here.

The population in the city limits of Pompano Beach, FL when I was fewer than 2,000. Now it's almost 115,000. Plus, there are scores of new cities that weren't there, and the 'wild' areas of Broward County are now all housing developments.

I was in the eye wall of either Frances or Jeanne for over 12 hours as it stalled and slowly turned to the North. The barrier islands here took a big hit.

The worst hurricane on record is the one that affects you, personally, the worst.

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