Sitting here in NE SC, 2 hours NW, inland from Myrtle Beach. Have seen some wind and a little rain. Got everything ready, everything battened down, nothing else I can think of to do. Even made a new indoor extension cord out of (2) 25' sections of 12/2 Romex and a couple of 20 amp outlets. Plenty of gas and propane (portable generators), food, water, still have power and internet. I'm sure we will lose power over the next couple of days, (power feeds from NC) but worry more about the rain fall north of here and into NC. It will flow down to us and likely flood the Pee Dee River, about a mile or 2 away. I am 118 feet above sea level. Google Earth indicates that the river is 61 feet above sea level: probably OK. Thoughts are with all in Wilmington, Jacksonville, New Bern.
Waiting on Florence...
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Does look like NC is getting hammered. Stay safe down there!
We're prepared for loss of power and rain. My home sits high on my lot. It was a beautiful day today, I finally got around to cutting the grass. However, I didn't bother to blow the trimmings off the driveway.....
Be safe.
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We were told to expect a cat 4. It landed as a cat 1. Lots of water but nothing like the hysteria told us to expect.
Originally Posted by rshaw125
We were told to expect a cat 4. It landed as a cat 1. Lots of water but nothing like the hysteria told us to expect.
[censored] if you do, [censored] if you don't. Since calling/tracking hurricanes isn't an exact science, I would hope that the communities plan for the worst, and hope for the best. Example: Hurricane Florence.
We were told to expect a cat 4. It landed as a cat 1. Lots of water but nothing like the hysteria told us to expect.
[censored] if you do, [censored] if you don't. Since calling/tracking hurricanes isn't an exact science, I would hope that the communities plan for the worst, and hope for the best. Example: Hurricane Florence.
I hope you (and the Cutlass) stay safe and dry.
Originally Posted by dja4260
Originally Posted by rshaw125
We were told to expect a cat 4. It landed as a cat 1. Lots of water but nothing like the hysteria told us to expect.
[censored] if you do, [censored] if you don't. Since calling/tracking hurricanes isn't an exact science, I would hope that the communities plan for the worst, and hope for the best. Example: Hurricane Florence.
You're right. But all the weather people were talking about hurricane Hazel. A strong cat 4 from 1954 that got everyone scared. If a storm like Hazel hit today it would be catastrophic. No hype needed.
Originally Posted by rshaw125
We were told to expect a cat 4. It landed as a cat 1. Lots of water but nothing like the hysteria told us to expect.
[censored] if you do, [censored] if you don't. Since calling/tracking hurricanes isn't an exact science, I would hope that the communities plan for the worst, and hope for the best. Example: Hurricane Florence.
You're right. But all the weather people were talking about hurricane Hazel. A strong cat 4 from 1954 that got everyone scared. If a storm like Hazel hit today it would be catastrophic. No hype needed.
The storm was nothing like the press was reporting but then again, people are their worst enemy by not questioning the news and weather people, its all about money, TV Ratings, ad revenue and clicks on websites and phone apps.
The hype started while the storm was still OVER 1000 miles away. Hotels in Myrtle beach were forced to close down by 12 NOON Tuesday because the SC Governor ordered a FULL coastal evacuation, all while it was OVER 1000 MILES from any coast line in SC.. I know I was there.
So this afternoon it finally hit the most extreme NE corner of SC, right on the border of Coastal NC, at a questionable CAT 1 status and more likely as a tropical storm, I know, my brother lives there, they did lose power but thats it, in fact, they drove down to the beach today, later this afternoon during a so called hurricane/tropical storm.
Dont get me wrong, it was a storm and a CAT 1 is still a hurricane for a reason and some areas were hit hard in NC because of that but its the media fault for building the storm up to a CAT 4 possible hit when its impossible to know that over 1000 miles away. But I dont blame the media, hey they are in business to make money off the gullible public and the politicians are their to get votes, why do people listen to the politicians tell them its a dangerous storm, what do they know more then the public? Nothing.
Over and out ... I will enjoy the "storm" here in Columbia SC Sat late day and night but its a big nothing.
The hype started while the storm was still OVER 1000 miles away. Hotels in Myrtle beach were forced to close down by 12 NOON Tuesday because the SC Governor ordered a FULL coastal evacuation, all while it was OVER 1000 MILES from any coast line in SC.. I know I was there.
So this afternoon it finally hit the most extreme NE corner of SC, right on the border of Coastal NC, at a questionable CAT 1 status and more likely as a tropical storm, I know, my brother lives there, they did lose power but thats it, in fact, they drove down to the beach today, later this afternoon during a so called hurricane/tropical storm.
Dont get me wrong, it was a storm and a CAT 1 is still a hurricane for a reason and some areas were hit hard in NC because of that but its the media fault for building the storm up to a CAT 4 possible hit when its impossible to know that over 1000 miles away. But I dont blame the media, hey they are in business to make money off the gullible public and the politicians are their to get votes, why do people listen to the politicians tell them its a dangerous storm, what do they know more then the public? Nothing.
Over and out ... I will enjoy the "storm" here in Columbia SC Sat late day and night but its a big nothing.
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Originally Posted by alarmguy
The storm was nothing like the press was reporting but then again, people are their worst enemy by not questioning the news and weather people, its all about money, TV Ratings, ad revenue and clicks on websites and phone apps.
The hype started while the storm was still OVER 1000 miles away. Hotels in Myrtle beach were forced to close down by 12 NOON Tuesday because the SC Governor ordered a FULL coastal evacuation, all while it was OVER 1000 MILES from any coast line in SC.. I know I was there.
So this afternoon it finally hit the most extreme NE corner of SC, right on the border of Coastal NC, at a questionable CAT 1 status and more likely as a tropical storm, I know, my brother lives there, they did lose power but thats it, in fact, they drove down to the beach today, later this afternoon during a so called hurricane/tropical storm.
Dont get me wrong, it was a storm and a CAT 1 is still a hurricane for a reason and some areas were hit hard in NC because of that but its the media fault for building the storm up to a CAT 4 possible hit when its impossible to know that over 1000 miles away. But I dont blame the media, hey they are in business to make money off the gullible public and the politicians are their to get votes, why do people listen to the politicians tell them its a dangerous storm, what do they know more then the public? Nothing.
Over and out ... I will enjoy the "storm" here in Columbia SC Sat late day and night but its a big nothing.
There are two types of error.
1. The storm is worse than predicted. People die.
2. The storm is better than predicted. People complain they were inconvenienced and that it was exaggerated. It's not always about the money. Unless you think the weather can be predicted better than they let on.
The storm was nothing like the press was reporting but then again, people are their worst enemy by not questioning the news and weather people, its all about money, TV Ratings, ad revenue and clicks on websites and phone apps.
The hype started while the storm was still OVER 1000 miles away. Hotels in Myrtle beach were forced to close down by 12 NOON Tuesday because the SC Governor ordered a FULL coastal evacuation, all while it was OVER 1000 MILES from any coast line in SC.. I know I was there.
So this afternoon it finally hit the most extreme NE corner of SC, right on the border of Coastal NC, at a questionable CAT 1 status and more likely as a tropical storm, I know, my brother lives there, they did lose power but thats it, in fact, they drove down to the beach today, later this afternoon during a so called hurricane/tropical storm.
Dont get me wrong, it was a storm and a CAT 1 is still a hurricane for a reason and some areas were hit hard in NC because of that but its the media fault for building the storm up to a CAT 4 possible hit when its impossible to know that over 1000 miles away. But I dont blame the media, hey they are in business to make money off the gullible public and the politicians are their to get votes, why do people listen to the politicians tell them its a dangerous storm, what do they know more then the public? Nothing.
Over and out ... I will enjoy the "storm" here in Columbia SC Sat late day and night but its a big nothing.
There are two types of error.
1. The storm is worse than predicted. People die.
2. The storm is better than predicted. People complain they were inconvenienced and that it was exaggerated. It's not always about the money. Unless you think the weather can be predicted better than they let on.
Alarmguy, I am perplexed as well. I left Murrells Inlet 9pm Tuesday night , with little traffic on any of the 4(!) outbound lanes on 501. Was not sure if everyone was tucked in bed or had already left. Drove through Conway and noticed all of the people that had taken shelter in the high school: I wondered about the social interaction that these people would experience over the next 3 days in close quarters with nothing going on (like a mini Superdome). I understand getting the civilians out of the way in plenty of time to make protection and recovery easier, but...well, I did have plenty of time to prepare for the worst here at home. I hear the wind picking up some now, but still little rain so far at almost 10pm eastern time Friday night.
Originally Posted by rshaw125
We were told to expect a cat 4. It landed as a cat 1. Lots of water but nothing like the hysteria told us to expect.
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True... about the cat 4 instead being a cat 1 making landfall.
Except one major issue being faced in southeast NC.. 20-30 and I would not rule out 40 plus inches of rainfall.
This will led to massive freshwater flooding where property will be destroyed or damaged. In Hurricane Harvey... The strong majority of the damage in that hurricane came from rainfall induced flooding... I'd bet 70% of the damage from that storm came from rainfall induced flooding.
Flooding with rapid water movement is the equivalent to a EF-5 tornado... Except these "tornadoes" will be many, many of them and cover far more land space than those regular tornadoes would.
This will be the ultimate story from this storm. And it will be rather rough in places in southeast NC and SC has well.
We were told to expect a cat 4. It landed as a cat 1. Lots of water but nothing like the hysteria told us to expect.
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True... about the cat 4 instead being a cat 1 making landfall.
Except one major issue being faced in southeast NC.. 20-30 and I would not rule out 40 plus inches of rainfall.
This will led to massive freshwater flooding where property will be destroyed or damaged. In Hurricane Harvey... The strong majority of the damage in that hurricane came from rainfall induced flooding... I'd bet 70% of the damage from that storm came from rainfall induced flooding.
Flooding with rapid water movement is the equivalent to a EF-5 tornado... Except these "tornadoes" will be many, many of them and cover far more land space than those regular tornadoes would.
This will be the ultimate story from this storm. And it will be rather rough in places in southeast NC and SC has well.
At least it was less destructive than anticipated. The weather forecasting for all its technology is still a lot of guessing.
In the PNW, we get storms that come out of nowhere. The Inaugural Day Storm of 1993 is one example. It was the worst storm here since the Columbus Day Storm of 1962. There were no warnings. After the storm passed the radio stations were forecasting another storm coming in soon afterwards. That one never appeared. It took months to recover.
I guess we do name our storms, after the fact.
In the PNW, we get storms that come out of nowhere. The Inaugural Day Storm of 1993 is one example. It was the worst storm here since the Columbus Day Storm of 1962. There were no warnings. After the storm passed the radio stations were forecasting another storm coming in soon afterwards. That one never appeared. It took months to recover.
I guess we do name our storms, after the fact.
Originally Posted by alarmguy
The storm was nothing like the press was reporting but then again, people are their worst enemy by not questioning the news and weather people, its all about money, TV Ratings, ad revenue and clicks on websites and phone apps.
Dont get me wrong, it was a storm and a CAT 1 is still a hurricane for a reason and some areas were hit hard in NC because of that but its the media fault for building the storm up to a CAT 4 possible hit when its impossible to know that over 1000 miles away. But I dont blame the media, hey they are in business to make money off the gullible public and the politicians are their to get votes, why do people listen to the politicians tell them its a dangerous storm, what do they know more then the public? Nothing.
Over and out ... I will enjoy the "storm" here in Columbia SC Sat late day and night but its a big nothing.
I don't know, you think if that mother and child had evacuated, they wouldn't have been there when the tree fell? Better safe than sorry? Why are there so many stories of people needed to be rescued due to rising waters? They wouldn't need to be rescued if they weren't there. I can't really believe you fault the government/media for making people leave, it probably cut down on the number of people killed/injured. The media always hypes up a storm. We already know that.
The storm was nothing like the press was reporting but then again, people are their worst enemy by not questioning the news and weather people, its all about money, TV Ratings, ad revenue and clicks on websites and phone apps.
Dont get me wrong, it was a storm and a CAT 1 is still a hurricane for a reason and some areas were hit hard in NC because of that but its the media fault for building the storm up to a CAT 4 possible hit when its impossible to know that over 1000 miles away. But I dont blame the media, hey they are in business to make money off the gullible public and the politicians are their to get votes, why do people listen to the politicians tell them its a dangerous storm, what do they know more then the public? Nothing.
Over and out ... I will enjoy the "storm" here in Columbia SC Sat late day and night but its a big nothing.
I don't know, you think if that mother and child had evacuated, they wouldn't have been there when the tree fell? Better safe than sorry? Why are there so many stories of people needed to be rescued due to rising waters? They wouldn't need to be rescued if they weren't there. I can't really believe you fault the government/media for making people leave, it probably cut down on the number of people killed/injured. The media always hypes up a storm. We already know that.
Originally Posted by Wolf359
Originally Posted by alarmguy
The storm was nothing like the press was reporting but then again, people are their worst enemy by not questioning the news and weather people, its all about money, TV Ratings, ad revenue and clicks on websites and phone apps.
Dont get me wrong, it was a storm and a CAT 1 is still a hurricane for a reason and some areas were hit hard in NC because of that but its the media fault for building the storm up to a CAT 4 possible hit when its impossible to know that over 1000 miles away. But I dont blame the media, hey they are in business to make money off the gullible public and the politicians are their to get votes, why do people listen to the politicians tell them its a dangerous storm, what do they know more then the public? Nothing.
Over and out ... I will enjoy the "storm" here in Columbia SC Sat late day and night but its a big nothing.
I don't know, you think if that mother and child had evacuated, they wouldn't have been there when the tree fell? Better safe than sorry? Why are there so many stories of people needed to be rescued due to rising waters? They wouldn't need to be rescued if they weren't there. I can't really believe you fault the government/media for making people leave, it probably cut down on the number of people killed/injured. The media always hypes up a storm. We already know that.
It really does depend on the family and neighbors to help out. When I lived in a flood area and warnings were up I would check up on the neighbors to see what their plans were or if they needed help out.
Sadly, we live in a me myself and I society.
Originally Posted by alarmguy
The storm was nothing like the press was reporting but then again, people are their worst enemy by not questioning the news and weather people, its all about money, TV Ratings, ad revenue and clicks on websites and phone apps.
Dont get me wrong, it was a storm and a CAT 1 is still a hurricane for a reason and some areas were hit hard in NC because of that but its the media fault for building the storm up to a CAT 4 possible hit when its impossible to know that over 1000 miles away. But I dont blame the media, hey they are in business to make money off the gullible public and the politicians are their to get votes, why do people listen to the politicians tell them its a dangerous storm, what do they know more then the public? Nothing.
Over and out ... I will enjoy the "storm" here in Columbia SC Sat late day and night but its a big nothing.
I don't know, you think if that mother and child had evacuated, they wouldn't have been there when the tree fell? Better safe than sorry? Why are there so many stories of people needed to be rescued due to rising waters? They wouldn't need to be rescued if they weren't there. I can't really believe you fault the government/media for making people leave, it probably cut down on the number of people killed/injured. The media always hypes up a storm. We already know that.
It really does depend on the family and neighbors to help out. When I lived in a flood area and warnings were up I would check up on the neighbors to see what their plans were or if they needed help out.
Sadly, we live in a me myself and I society.
Originally Posted by PimTac
At least it was less destructive than anticipated. The weather forecasting for all its technology is still a lot of guessing.
In the PNW, we get storms that come out of nowhere. The Inaugural Day Storm of 1993 is one example. It was the worst storm here since the Columbus Day Storm of 1962. There were no warnings. After the storm passed the radio stations were forecasting another storm coming in soon afterwards. That one never appeared. It took months to recover.
I guess we do name our storms, after the fact.
We don't know about just how destructive this system will ultimately be...
The flooding rainfall will be quite a big factor at the end of this storm.. Just like Hurricane Harvey... I'd bet 70-80% of Harvey's damage was from rain induced flooding.
At least it was less destructive than anticipated. The weather forecasting for all its technology is still a lot of guessing.
In the PNW, we get storms that come out of nowhere. The Inaugural Day Storm of 1993 is one example. It was the worst storm here since the Columbus Day Storm of 1962. There were no warnings. After the storm passed the radio stations were forecasting another storm coming in soon afterwards. That one never appeared. It took months to recover.
I guess we do name our storms, after the fact.
We don't know about just how destructive this system will ultimately be...
The flooding rainfall will be quite a big factor at the end of this storm.. Just like Hurricane Harvey... I'd bet 70-80% of Harvey's damage was from rain induced flooding.
Luckily hurricane lost a lot of wind speed before it hit land.
Local tv stations still hyping it up. People jogging in the background while the reporters talk of catastrophic storms. The biggest problem now will be all of the run off due to over development as it makes it's way down river.to flood areas that never used to flood.
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