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Hurricane Florence

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This thread is for discussion of safety of those it the storms path and to relay vital information and data as the storm approaches.

Hurricane Florence is currently forecast to hit the North Carolina area sometime on Wednesday night 9/12 and Thursday morning 9/13. It is projected to hit as a Cat 4 storm and may stall out near the coast with the biggest concern being heavy rain in a location that is already saturated from a rainy summer.
 
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RootBeerMan said:
Here's hoping that all my acquaintances in the Outer Banks head out real soon and get inland. I love the place but it doesn't handle hurricanes well.
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Cape Hatteras can be perilous enough water in normal weather....
 
Florence has been upgraded to a Cat 4 with winds of 130 mph.
 
dannyyankou said:
This looks like it’ll be a big one. Hope it curves out to sea, it’s still a slight possibility.
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Edit: Well, that ship has sailed. This thing is coming, and it could potentially be historic. If you life on the North Carolina/South Carolina coast, evacuate. Don’t be an idiot. If you stay put, you’re making the job of first responders more difficult, and that puts many other people at risk.
 
The South Carolina governor has ordered the evacuation of the entire coastline.
 
Evacuations of visitors to the Outer Banks have begun and are mandatory. No doubt many of the residents will be following with a storm that big. Sad thing is that the residents there are still recovering from the last one that blew through 2 years ago.
 
They’re saying this is going to make landfall as a category 4 storm, but I’m thinking it will be a category 5. It’s a category 4 right now, and nothing is stopping it from intensifying before landfall.
 
I am in Wilmington NC. We are riding this out. House is built to withstand 140 winds. Should be an interesting few days. I will post videos. Maybe do live steams. Gonna set up my stuff. Got everything ready. Food, batteries, everything’s secure. Spent all day helping neighbors and such.
 
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I'm in the path as well. Right now schools are closed indefinitely until further notice, parts of the city under mandatory evacuation, and all the grocery stores are barren.
 
AdamNC said:
I am in Wilmington NC. We are riding this out. House is built to withstand 140 winds. Should be an interesting few days. I will post videos. Maybe do live steams. Gonna set up my stuff. Got everything ready. Food, batteries, everything’s secure. Spent all day helping neighbors and such.
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Well it could be 150+ mph winds. Just keep in mind if you end up in an emergency, you make first responders jobs more difficult.
 
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dannyyankou said:
Well it could be 150+ mph winds. Just keep in mind if you end up in an emergency, you make first responders jobs more difficult.
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The bigger issue is the flooding rains. A house might sustain wind but can it handle 2 feet of rain.
 
I'm in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC, and we are watching this with concern and trepidation. It is likely that along with the Carolinas the state of Virginia (the coastal region) is going to sustain some serious storm activity and potential severe damage. In my area we'll undoubtedly get rain and high winds and because the ground is already saturated from the rain we've had throughout the spring and summer and are still having right now, this increases the likelihood of trees being uprooted and falling, which will create more damage. Power outages are highly possible, too, which can be very problematic for those in homes which do not have auxiliary generators.

Flooding is definitely a real issue in historic Alexandria, VA, as it is right on the Potomac river. Some areas in Maryland, such as Frederic, MD, already are grappling with flooding now, so additional amounts of rain could be truly disastrous.
 
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Almost breathing a sigh of relief, as the predicted rainfall in our area of southern Virginia is now 4 to 6 inches, down from 10 to 15.

I say almost, because the models are just that - forecasting models. We’ll see how it goes.

Raining now, and the ground is saturated. Trees will drop. My guess is we'll see at least some power outages.

I feel for the folks in the Carolinas and Georgia, and the southern coast of Virginia, if this thing hits the way it’s predicted on hurricanes.gov as of Wednesday morning. Hope people are ready.
 
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As I was headed east on I40 in Tn. yesterday, I noticed several trucks hauling large generators and water pumps the size of cars. These were on flatbeds, there in no telling what was headed east in dry vans or reefers. I also passed about a hundred electrical utility trucks going east. I also know FEMA is recruiting trucking companies, by offering great rates and suspending enforcement of the hours of service rules, for carriers hauling relief supplies.
 
My in laws and husband and I co own a small vacation home in the path of Florence. We haven’t had it very long. I guess we won’t have it at all, possibly. We are insured so that’s not what’s bothering me. Well not too much.

I know there’s lots of “restaurant cats” at all the restaurants down there. They’re ferals and strays that the restaurants feed and the cats take care of vermin. Some are sweet and friendly and I am sick at the thought of how they’ll fare. I’ve seen what happens to animals in the aftermath of typhoons a lot milder than this monster. It will haunt me always.

Sorry for the downer post. I’m being as happy and positive as possible elsewhere on the forum. I try not to think about what I can’t control, but my heart is in the Carolinas (and other affected areas) with the people and animals that have so much more to lose than my family does.
 
I swear, this was my actual USA Today feed late last night. Look at the middle of the page.

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I know these ads are automated, but geez! Talk about bad timing…
 
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I’m relieved to see the storm’s downgrade. The attempts by the media to still sensationalize it are disgusting, though.
 
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