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Hurricane Florence

Judge

Judge

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Sadly another very nasty hurricane is on its way to the Carolina coastline stretching from Norfolk Virginia to Savannah Georgia. Predictions looking pretty grim at the moment. A predicted "life-threatening" storm surge coming followed by slow moving storm with tremendous rain output. Hurricane conditions expected to last 36 hours. Meteorologists seem to be really spooked by this one.

I can only hope that those few members we have in this area have either elected to leave and go much further inland, or taken whatever precautions they need to in sticking this thing out.

Take care, and be safe.
 
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Judge said:
Sadly another very nasty hurricane is on its way to the Carolina coastline stretching from Norfolk Virginia to Savannah Georgia. Predictions looking pretty grim at the moment. A predicted "life-threatening" storm surge coming followed by slow moving storm with tremendous rain output. Hurricane conditions expected to last 36 hours. Meteorologists seem to be really spooked by this one.

I can only hope that those few members we have in this area have either elected to leave and go much further inland, or taken whatever precautions they need to in sticking this thing out.

Take care, and be safe.
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Thanks Judge :) We have taken some precautions and live in the Raleigh area so we'll likely be fine. But if we were on the coast we'd surely evacuate! Hope any other members in the strike zone stay safe!!!
 
LucyPurrs said:
Thanks Judge :) We have taken some precautions and live in the Raleigh area so we'll likely be fine. But if we were on the coast we'd surely evacuate! Hope any other members in the strike zone stay safe!!!
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Hope you're on higher ground. No telling how far inland flooding may persist with all that rain.

Take care.
 
Thanks Judge- we are in a spot that has quite good drainage and there is only one tree near our house which we just had trimmed. We could get some flooding but I think it's unlikely here in our spot. However there's not much more we could do. We're not in a flood zone so hoping we'll be ok. But thanks for your concern and thoughts!!! You are a caring person!
 
I'm also further east in NC. We tend to get a lot of flash flooding in this area so I expect some of that. Maybe some power outages, but hope not. And surely those on the coast are evacuating. They've compared it to Hugo that hit Charleston, SC when my sister lived there and I remember seeing house foundations on one side of the road with the house on the other side of the road, boats and cars sitting in tree tops, all kinds of crazy.
 
Stay safe Pats- maybe given your areas is prone to flash flooding you should consider evacuating ? They are predicting HUGE amounts of rain with this storm- possibly even 20-30".
 
LucyPurrs said:
Stay safe Pats- maybe given your areas is prone to flash flooding you should consider evacuating ? They are predicting HUGE amounts of rain with this storm- possibly even 20-30".
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Thanks. I have my own living space downstairs from my son and his family. My son and all three of his sons (20, 18 and 17) are the first ones out rescuing people from ditches and such when the roads get covered with ice. They call it having fun. Anyway, I feel pretty safe with them around.
 
I just read a headline "How trees communicate with other trees." I didn't read it because it sounds a bit much, but all I could think was a tree yelling out "Storms coming - duck!" So now I will always wonder when the trees are bent from strong winds if they're being bent from strong winds or actually ducking. :)
 
The way it's being reported in the media here in the UK it sounds like it's going to be pretty scary, so I hope for the best for those of you in it's path.
 
I lived through Katrina on the Gulf Coast where many people were totally unprepared and died because they did not evacuate.

Please make sure you have a full tank of gas in your car at all times, a fully charged phone, plenty of drinkable water on hand, all of your medications, pet food, and meals you can prepare without electricity.

If you are in an area where you're likely to get high winds or surge, put all your valuable documents, insurance policies, bank records, family photos and other important papers in a waterproof plastic container and keep it with you. Video your entire house and its contents and store the film somewhere you access it later in case you need to file an insurance claim.

Good luck, stay safe and don't flirt with disaster! This is a potentially catastrophic storm.
 
Pats said:
I just read a headline "How trees communicate with other trees." I didn't read it because it sounds a bit much, but all I could think was a tree yelling out "Storms coming - duck!" So now I will always wonder when the trees are bent from strong winds if they're being bent from strong winds or actually ducking. :)
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They do. (Trees communicating) Its chemical interactions like anything else. Quite interesting really.
 
Tom said:
They do. (Trees communicating) Its chemical interactions like anything else. Quite interesting really.
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ok. But I'm going to stick to my image of trees warning each other to duck as the wind blows. lol
 
I hope everyone stays safe. I am no stranger to natural disasters, we are on our 23rd typhoon of the year, and have had multiple recent earthquakes. It's always good to be prepared and ready for the unexpected. Those slow moving storms are the worst. If you are on the east coast,good luck!
 
Hurricane Erma ( I think was the name chosen) was predicted to be devastating and yes, whilst it was terrible, it was not quite as they were shouting out.

I mean. Many who chose to stay home, were taking live footage of the hurricane and it stay outside and I noted a car and it did not move; swayed, but that was all.

Of course, it is easy for me to talk, because we get pretty mild weather in comparision.

It seems that fear equals action in the media. So bump up the issue and hopefully will scare people into action; but the problem is, many get tired of hearing it, because it never really is as bad as is stated.
 
Mind-boggling to see the Air Force has a jet continually going in and out of the storm system to collect meteorological data. Brave souls.

They just showed a coastal picture in North Carolina. It was all under water.
 
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LucyPurrs said:
In the Raleigh, NC area and so far no rain or wind to speak of but we are prepared.
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Glad you're ok. It's been difficult to know what's going on there based on the storm track graphics. At times some of them appear as if the storm might not even go there. But then others show that the eventual rainfall could be as much as 9 inches. (The Weather Channel) Confusing. :confused:

Did see a cool story yesterday though given there were as many as 1000 first responders from all over the US were assembling in Raleigh. :)
 
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Yeah I agree the forecasts are confusing- suspect our main event here will be rain but unknown how much. Have had reports of as much as 30" of rain but I kind of doubt that unless it sits on top of us for days which is what they are thinking it might do. I feel quite safe from flooding but would hate to go days or even weeks without power as it's still very hot here. Still have battery powered fans from a week+ without power after a Florida hurricane in 2005. That gets old fast.
 
LucyPurrs said:
Yeah I agree the forecasts are confusing- suspect our main event here will be rain but unknown how much. Have had reports of as much as 30" of rain but I kind of doubt that unless it sits on top of us for days which is what they are thinking it might do. I feel quite safe from flooding but would hate to go days or even weeks without power as it's still very hot here. Still have battery powered fans from a week+ without power after a Florida hurricane in 2005. That gets old fast.
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Yikes. 30 inches...haven't heard that. :eek:

But then most references to Raleigh seemed to be in the storm track map and graphics. I love maps...they always catch my attention. Some show the storm system actually drifting to the south somewhat. Might be given the high pressure system to the north wrapping around the storm. Though while it may move the storm away from you, it may also be a culprit in slowing it down.

Seems many folks in meteorology are quite concerned about this sized storm lumbering at 5 mph over landfall. Wilmington is experiencing power outages now with winds at just 50 mph.

So far it seems they've come pretty close to predicting the outcome. But who knows what could happen to derail it all.
 
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