Onceler lives in NY, which is not exactly hurricane territory. Though of course we just had one, and we do get them, they are rare. What was really crazy was shortly before the hurricane we had an earthquake. I can really relate to what leaning is saying. I had never felt one in my life and I did not know what was happening. My glass door (to my office) was shaking and first I thought I was having a brain bleed (that's my usual reaction to anything and is part of my weirdness). In about a second I knew it wasn't that, and felt the floor shaking and thought a plane had crashed. I work so close to MacArthur airport you can't overestimate how close I am. I am yards from it. But then I realized I would have heard a noise.
Finally, I thought; earthquake.
Man that was so messed up! Definitely can live without ever feeling another one.