Epic Weather Looming? Run Screaming Into The Night - AVweb

The question of whether storms are becoming more frequent is kind of an academic discussion, since the only one that matters is the one you are facing at the time. As we say here on the Gulf Coast of Texas, even in a quiet hurricane season, it only takes one to make a mess. Your advice about moving the plane is good advice, but sometimes where you move it is just as important. Many years ago, I had my trusty Beech Musketeer tied down outside at Houston’s Hobby airport. A category four hurricane brewed up in the Gulf and was headed toward the city. Most of the big planes in the hangars bugged out and headed inland, leaving Hobby as a virtual ghost town. As a result, I was able to beg my way into one of the empty hangars for the storm’s duration. As often happens, the storm veered off, slamming into the Corpus Christi area and moving inland. Also, as they often do, the dying storm spawned a number of tornados, one of which went through the Austin city airport where many of the big corporate jets from Hobby were hiding. The twister collapsed a hanger onto several jets and damaged others parked outside. My Musketeer emerged the next day totally unscathed. Some days you just can’t win.