Andrew Vik
Tampa, FL., USA
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Scott:
 
I try to hit the beach after any major wind storm, not just hurricanes. Two or
three days of high winds will bring many offshore species up, the kinds not
found on the beach in normal weather. The big no-name storm several years ago
put several new species in my collection. I have also seen the beach cleaned out
by such storms. The trick is to go collecting one or two days after the storm
has passed. That same barren beach usually has mounds of shells at that time.
Good material continues to wash up for many days afterward.
 
Andrew
 
Scott Schubbe wrote:
 
> Hey Sarah,
>
> This was a very informative piece, good job. I am very interested in
> tornadoes as well as shells. I've been through three of them, and have seen
> five.
>
> But, a thread I would like to see, is stories from others on the "L" that
> have had success collecting after hurricanes. I have been to the beach after
> two of them. They were both after hurricane Andrew, which by the way, was
> never even felt in Tampa. No rain or anything. I can't remember the names of
> the two hurricanes, except they both hit the panhandle. After the first one,
> the beach was loaded with shells. But after the second, the beach was wiped
> clean, even after a week nothing else washed in.
>
> Anyone else have post-hurricane collecting stories?
>
> Scott
> Florida