Actually, it was tornadoes, not hurricanes. Tornadoes are much more
localized and not restricted to coastal areas. North Carolina got
absolutely hammered by them. Last night it was our turn in the St. Louis
area in Missouri and Illinois. I don't know of any deaths or serious
injuries, but it was scary for a while. There were tornadoes reported in
all parts of the area.

On Tue, 2011-04-19 at 01:01 +1000, Geoffrey Heard wrote:
> Hello all in the hurricane area
> 
> I hope all is well with you. I've just seen some very nasty pictures 
> from Raliegh, NC, on a dpreview forum. I know you ought to be okay, 
> Michael, provided you stayed at home, because the guy who took the 
> pix said they retired to lick their wounds at his parents' place in 
> Asheville.
> 
> All the best to you all who are in harm's way. I know what you have 
> been through from my experience with a couple of cyclones in 
> Queensland.
> 
> My best wishes to any who have suffered loss or harm.