Reply #18: How many people were affected in the panhandle storms?

[Ruby the Liberal]

Look, I rode out a 2 in Destin that took out the dunes and a 3 in Cancun that came straight over the city and then parked for 3 days and just spun. Countless 1 and 2s in the east and central parts of the state. I don't recall any making national news other than an afterthought, so I get what you are saying, but this is different in the vast number of people who are affected by it.

If the estimates of 65-70 million are close, that is between 20 and 25 percent of the nation.