I have finally figured out NC's biggest contribution to northern states. Not BBQ or Ben Folds but hurricane damper. Almost all hurricanes that come up the east coast hit NC and are automatically downgraded to Cat. 1 or tropical storm.
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Hurricane Irene
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I have finally figured out NC's biggest contribution to northern states. Not BBQ or Ben Folds but hurricane damper. Almost all hurricanes that come up the east coast hit NC and are automatically downgraded to Cat. 1 or tropical storm.
Chance are the doors are the weakest point. The rest of the glass is structure glass so it is a lot stronger.
Being a few miles north of NC I've been thankful for this. I actually still have power, but the worse is yet to come so we'll see how long that'll last.
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Hurricane Isabel was a joke here. Wasn't even a hurricane when it hit. We get northeasterns that are much worse than Isabel was. I do feel like this storm has been a bit of a joke so far, but they're better safe than sorry in issuing warnings since the weather isn't entirely predictable.
I've been without power for 12+ hours now. We didn't take that bad of a hit compared to years past, just a few poorly placed trees seem to have found power lines on their way down. Sounds like it could be a couple of days to be restored. No biggie, it's been weeks before. I'm very thankful this didn't turn out to be the monster it could have been.
Any stories from these being hit now?
Any stories from these being hit now?
Really? Hmm.
Up here in NoVA area, Isabel hit hard. Not enough to damage buildings and stuff (At least not on it's own), but trees were uprooted, fallen down, etc. There was (Well, probably still is) a stream/creek by my old house surrounded by trees, and a pathway in the middle of the mini-forest. I remember trees had fallen on the pathway (And are probably still there. They were there last I checked, when I moved out in 08), and the pavement on the path was broken down from all the trees falling, etc. It was bad.
And at the moment, Irene isn't that bad. My friends were planning on hanging out at somebody's house (Like two miles down the road), but now everybody backed out from fear of the upcoming storm. It's not like they'd be out on the road all night.
Well it will be another couple hours before the worst of Irene hits here from what everyone is saying. What we've seen so far has been on par if not worse than Isabel IMO. Heavy wooded neighborhoods around here got it bad during Isabel too. But really the last nor'eastern we had here was way more intense to me, at least as far as flooding goes.
Hi neighbor
I'm just south of Boston, about 25 mi inland from the coast. I guess the only issue is trees coming down and power outages.
I just saw the weather (6:34) and we will be on the east side of the storm - 60+ mph winds.
I hope we dodged a bullet.
Mainly, selfish ***hole that I am, I hope we don't lose power.
Be safe...
You too.I hope we dodged a bullet.
Mainly, selfish ***hole that I am, I hope we don't lose power.
Be safe...
I live in a tiny town next door to boston surrounded by water. I am thankful that its on a more westerly track
Being selfish (with kids) I'm hoping we don't lose power either
You too.
I live in a tiny town next door to boston surrounded by water. I am thankful that its on a more westerly track
Being selfish (with kids) I'm hoping we don't lose power either
We have had enough bad weather.
I wish this storm would rock inside the 495 loop, sorry.
We've been hit by many microbursts, ice storms and so on.
Many of the trees out in my area are damaged, still, from the ice storm. It's inevitable we will lose power for a minimum of 5 days. It's just a matter of when will it go out.
Well, if my power goes out I know who to blame.
I'm assuming you're out west, and you guys have really been creamed.
Good luck.
Most important - stay safe
Well, if my power goes out I know who to blame.
I'm assuming you're out west, and you guys have really been creamed.
Good luck.
Most important - stay safe
Thank you!
Out by Wista.
We have 8 60+ foot pine trees within striking distance.
The last one we had to take down was 73 feet tall.
My neighbor, is a treeing pro, he thinks 3 of them will fall towards my house.
Joy oh joy. The ice storm in 2003 dropped an oak on our house.
My biggest worry is whether or not dunkin will be open in the morning
Hi neighbor
I'm just south of Boston, about 25 mi inland from the coast. I guess the only issue is trees coming down and power outages.
I just saw the weather (6:34) and we will be on the east side of the storm - 60+ mph winds.
I hope we dodged a bullet.
Mainly, selfish ***hole that I am, I hope we don't lose power.
Be safe...
Yeah it does look like the storm will swing pretty far west of Boston, unfortunately, however, this puts the latest forecast for the track of the wind passing almost directly over my house in Connecticut. Lovely.
The best I can wish for you is that dunkin is your biggest problem.
Edit: OutThere - RUN AWAY!!!
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Ya I am now living in PA but was blessed enough to ride out Bertha and Fran ON the Outer Banks....this seems like it's nothing compared to that. Glad all my southern friends made it through pretty much un harmed.
I think Fran was the one that really screwed up Raleigh that year.
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Thanks!
Yeah, I'm a vet of Bertha, Bonnie, Floyd, Fran and a handful of other storms. Irene won't make my "hit" list, but it rained quite a bit. No official word yet, but I'm guessing around 10". I heard on TWC earlier that Philly just set a record for the wettest month ever at 15". Month? Ha! I've been thru a couple storms that dropped +20" in a day!
We are in Harrisburg, and let me tell you...it is WET. We are def not having a rain shortage by any means this year and it's going to be real interesting tomorrow through Monday. When it rains here it has literally no where to go. Will be out taking pics tomorrow will post em up when I can.
I am right in the path of the storm on roosevelt island in the east river of manhattan. Pretty bad location, on the top floor so at least above the possible flooding but worried about the windows etc. oing to bed soon as I'm sure will be woken by the storm in the morning
Couple tornados touched down and had the alerts on the TV, but currently just a little bit of wind and a lot of water.
Lights have flickered, got the mac pro and ACD's unplugged. Besides that we are just watching and waiting. Being from the West Coast never experienced any of this for the most part.
Moving out here 3 years ago was an experience. Had the first winter with like 7 feet of snow, then the next with 4 feet or so, then this.
Lights have flickered, got the mac pro and ACD's unplugged. Besides that we are just watching and waiting. Being from the West Coast never experienced any of this for the most part.
Moving out here 3 years ago was an experience. Had the first winter with like 7 feet of snow, then the next with 4 feet or so, then this.
as of 12:30am in edison, nj (30 miles south of manhattan).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tidKzFQTSx0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tidKzFQTSx0
It'll be a rainstorm by the time it gets to you. I'm in DC and I've got a breezy rain at the moment. At least I can say GO PACKERS!!!