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The Eye of a Hurricane
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The Eye of a Hurricane


Sep 2, 2019, 2:22 PM

Have any of you ever experienced the eye of a hurricane? I grew up near Gainesville, FL. During my childhood and teen years we had hurricanes every September. We seemed to have one just as our Scheel started.

Being inland, we never had the full brunt of a storm but still had some in the 75 to 100 MPH range. One year the eye of the hurricane came directly over us. It was eerie. It was if a shield came up and stopped the wind. There were trees and limbs down, water everywhere. My brother and I decided to go outside and survey the damage. My Dad told us to stay close to the house and not remain out long because it would be back.

I have no idea how long it was calm but soon after we returned to the safety of our house, it was if the shield had been removed, the wind came roaring back. That was an eerie feeling, roaring winds that suddenly stopped and then no wind and complete calm. Then suddenly back to roaring winds.

The long leaf yellow pine would almost do a 90 degree bend but did not break. Even those huge oak trees did likewise. Trees like the chinaberry were always the first to go. The heavy foliage and shallow root system of the chinaberry trees in that Florida sand were no match for the high winds.

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Re: The Eye of a Hurricane


Sep 2, 2019, 2:28 PM

Yes, I have. I don't remember the year or the name of the storm, but the eye of a hurricane came directly over Orangeburg, SC in the late '50s. Like you, I went outside to see what was happening and saw dead calm with some damage evident, then went back inside as the wind started from the opposite direction. I don't think it was a particularly strong hurricane, but it made for an interesting experience.

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Re: The Eye of a Hurricane


Sep 2, 2019, 4:01 PM

I experience Hurricane Donna, early 60's, in Apopka, FLa. The eye passed over. Rain beat furiously on windows very thin glass and sounded like hail. Then total calm, then the wind turned and pelted the windows on the other side of the house. My Dad was a night watchman for a juice plant and did his rounds, except one time in the middle of the storm. It was so bad he was afraid to stay in the watchman shack and decided he was safer in the car. Donna his the area at night. I hate hurricanes at night. Rather take it in the day. Hate Hurricanes that don't move. Want them the move and get gone. Feel sooooo sorry for the people stuck in one going 1 mph. Torture.

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The fall of 1959 one came into Charleston


Sep 2, 2019, 3:57 PM

we were living in N. Charleston and I remember going out during the eye and visiting with a friend about a quarter mile away. Got home just before the rain started again. It is an eerie feeling that all that wind and rain just stops. Fortunately it wasn't a strong hurricane with very little wind damage, most of the damage was flooding.

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