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Old Sep 29, 2024 | 06:31 PM
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7.3 Vs. Hurricane Helene

7.3 WON! Had the truck in the body shop 8 miles from where it hit. Called last Wednesday to have them keep it inside and they did. All the vehicles outside were damaged from storm. Old Whitey made in through. Built Ford TOUGH! Storm VERY bad. Helene will go down in the record books. 3 storms in 13 months all hit in a 23 mile area on the coast in our big bend area. Next one otw next week!
 
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Originally Posted by Whitey Ford
7.3 WON! Had the truck in the body shop 8 miles from where it hit. Called last Wednesday to have them keep it inside and they did. All the vehicles outside were damaged from storm. Old Whitey made in through. Built Ford TOUGH! Storm VERY bad. Helene will go down in the record books. 3 storms in 13 months all hit in a 23 mile area on the coast in our big bend area. Next one otw next week!
I don't recall the hurricane getting anywhere near, Big Bend, Texas....
 
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Originally Posted by John in OkieLand
I don't recall the hurricane getting anywhere near, Big Bend, Texas....
The is area in Florida called big bend. Where it made landfall.
 
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Yeah it’s the place in Florida where the peninsula meets the panhandle, a somewhat 90. The last three hurricanes have hit here and force the water into that angle and intensify the storm surge.
 
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