Worst Weather Event

[Doc_Ralph]

Attention to brothers and sisters on the East Coast! Especially NC, VA, MD.

Now I offer up a prayer: Oh Lord for those of us who face this new maelstrom off the Atlantic. And may the tempest be heeded by mariners at sea and all who have interests along the coast and Bay. I pray Sweet Ophelia may you kiss the S. Valley and ease the drought. And then get out of Dodge. Oh God may the people heed the warnings. Turn around and don't drown. Into Your hands and will I pray in the name of the Lord. Amen

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Spotsy

 

[Doc_Ralph]

Thank you Oh Lord for Your hand of mercy that plucked the mariners off their sailboat as Sweet Ophelia raged. Thank You for Your Divine mercy as I have not heard of any deaths and only a few injuries. I am claiming it Lord and May the people heed the warning - turn around and don't drown. Perhaps an additional mercy for a gentle light rain for the drought in the Valley in Virginia. I pray in the precious name of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you Adonai! Amen

 

[Choatecav]

I have to say that the 150 First Manassas was the most miserable for me. I think it hit 106 and no breeze. We went down the hill to the Little Bull Run creek and stripped down and laid in it to cool off. One of our troopers had a heat stroke and had to go to emergency room. Not fun.
The wettest had to be the 135th Shiloh event in 1997. 4 inches of rain and they had to cancel it and all of our rigs had to be pulled out by tractor.
Coldest was the Franklin event in 1987. A man actually died that night.

 

[Doc_Ralph]

I have to say that the 150 First Manassas was the most miserable for me. I think it hit 106 and no breeze. We went down the hill to the Little Bull Run creek and stripped down and laid in it to cool off. One of our troopers had a heat stroke and had to go to emergency room. Not fun.
The wettest had to be the 135th Shiloh event in 1997. 4 inches of rain and they had to cancel it and all of our rigs had to be pulled out by tractor.
Coldest was the Franklin event in 1987. A man actually died that night.

I was there with you … First day. CSA artillery with the crowd at our back … we had brain freeze from ice poured into our hats before we marched on. Maybe I was delusional but I thought I felt and saw a zephyr with hot dust to increase the misery later in the afternoon. Next day we galvanized as USA and hauled the howitzer into the field to support the infantry and then them hollering CSA cavalry forced our boys and girls into squared and we decided to withdraw to avoid being overrun. Still hot but we kept hydrated. Wicked hot!

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Spotsy

 

[Championhilz]

In my years of reenacting I went to many events and suffered through numerous bouts of bad weather, but only once did I get really sick, and that was Chickamauga in 1999. We called it "Chickadusty," as the event was held in an area that had had no rain for quite a long time, and the dust was ankle deep in places. Every time we marched clouds of dust flew up, and I was breathing in that mess all weekend. When I got home I got a nasty sinus infection and had to go on antibiotics and steroids for about a week to clear it up. I have attached a couple of pictures from the event to give you an idea of dust.

 

[Choatecav]

In my years of reenacting I went to many events and suffered through numerous bouts of bad weather, but only once did I get really sick, and that was Chickamauga in 1999. We called it "Chickadusty," as the event was held in an area that had had no rain for quite a long time, and the dust was ankle deep in places. Every time we marched clouds of dust flew up, and I was breathing in that mess all weekend. When I got home I got a nasty sinus infection and had to go on antibiotics and steroids for about a week to clear it up. I have attached a couple of pictures from the event to give you an idea of dust.

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Boy, do I remember that one. Yes, they had cleared the land with doziers much earlier and it was bone dry. I hacked up stuff for a week and also got a sinus infection. There must have been something caustic in that dust. But, other than that, it was a pretty good event. Do you remember early that one morning when we got up and saddled at 4:00 a.m. and formed up and they had the rockets and such going off over the heads of all of the men?? Really something to see.

 

[Doc_Ralph]

Boy, do I remember that one. Yes, they had cleared the land with doziers much earlier and it was bone dry. I hacked up stuff for a week and also got a sinus infection. There must have been something caustic in that dust. But, other than that, it was a pretty good event. Do you remember early that one morning when we got up and saddled at 4:00 a.m. and formed up and they had the rockets and such going off over the heads of all of the men?? Really something to see.

I can't like this post …Yuck…this sounds like a good candidate for our stinker…Hot dry dust … sure rock o conditions. Just our little bit of stomping on at 150 Manassas kicked up some dust.

Here at Salem Church - they bulldozed a good section of the ridge at the other side of Route 3 - and put in a strip mall.
"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" Joni Mitchell.

Rockets?

Thanks guys for this one,
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Spotsy

 

[ErnieMac]

Not a CW re-enactment, but at the end of May 1985 I was camping not terribly distant from my home in Western Pennsylvania. It was a warm, humid night and thunderstorms were moving through the area. Though none passed directly overhead lightning was flashing all over the sky in the distance. I remember commenting about how impressive the lightning display was. The next morning, I discovered that a massive outbreak of tornados had occurred in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario. 90 people were killed, and hundreds were injured.

 

[Doc_Ralph]

Not a CW re-enactment, but at the end of May 1985 I was camping not terribly distant from my home in Western Pennsylvania. It was a warm, humid night and thunderstorms were moving through the area. Though none passed directly overhead lightning was flashing all over the ski in the distance. I remember commenting about how impressive the lightning display was. The next morning, I discovered that a massive outbreak of tornados had occurred in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario. 90 people were killed, and hundreds were injured.

I can't like this post … Wow! Sounds like you saw the fires works for sure.
We have storms like that down here but usually without tornadoes. I remember a summer camp down on the James River I was a counselor and stuck out in my army surplus tent. One storm I remember I passed out literally from fright as flashing and booming and crashing. A true come to Jesus/Yeshua moment!

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Spotsy

 

[Doc_Ralph]

These are some good stories and nearly levitating just about takes the cake! But we can all do wierd stuff with weather. Like when we had to hike out on a rescue mission for a leader who broke his leg in the High Sierra of California. Fun huh? Up over and down Mono pass. We camped out au natural - sleeping bag only and no tent at 10,000 feet. No Mountain lion encounter but the frost was thin but noticeable.

I will include bad weather events during RVing of which I have had a few stinkers.

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SCH