I Think We Are Ready For Hurricane Florence. Wish Us Luck

[jonp]

All great thoughts. One thing i should point out about the water since several brought it up is that we have the original dug well on our property. If the power is out several days i can take the cap off and drop a bucket to get all the water we need

[Arisaka99]

I'm outside of Charlottesville, VA (right smack in the middle of that 20" rain pocket) on the picture DougGuy posted.

Got some propane, and will get 10gal of gas for the gen. Headed to the store tonight for beer(cider for SWMBO) and snacks.

Should be fun one! I'm trying to get my mom to come up from VABeach, but don't know if that'll happen.. I'll be at the fire station Thursday night and Saturday from 0600-1800. Hopefully none of the roads wash out like they did in the spring. 10" of rain in one night...

Gotta love the mountains!

[gwpercle]

If this one hits as a cat 4 and you are within 90 miles of the coast flooding will be a concern.
I pray you are on high ground and come through unharmed.
Good Luck,
Gary

[abunaitoo]

Stay safe.
We dodged one just last week.
Another smaller one coming in a few days.
Nothing like Florence.
Something is pissing off Mother Nature.

[Houndog]

Just so youall know The campground a Bristol Motor Speedway is open free of charge to anyone bugging out, several of the local motels in the Tri Cities ( Kingsport, Bristol and Johnson City TN.) are offering free or deeply discounted rooms and several churches are setting up kitchens to feed everybody. We usually get a bunch of people every time something like this happens, so come on up!

[gpidaho]

All the fellow Booliteers on the central east coast are in my thoughts and prayers this afternoon. Hoping you all come through this with as little harm as possible. Gp

[Smokingun]

10 GALLONS OF GAS? NOT NEARLY ENOUGH! Get enough gas for that generator for at least two weeks. I was 190 miles north of Katrina. We lost power for 7 days, and zero gasoline available for 35 miles in any direction. (found a station after about 5 days that had 10 gallons per person that was 35 miles away) Get more gas. And propane for your gas grill (or by a grill and a full tank of gas to grill that stuff in the freezer)

Prayers are headed your way also. Be safe, don't get out if you are hunkering down till things settle down. Job Be ****ed..... Unless you are an emergency room or power line repairman.

I agree we were a little South of you when it came through but didn't have power for a couple weeks. Get plenty of fuel Non ethanol. Also fill up your bathtubs with water for flushing toilets and baths depending on how long you are without power.

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[Tom W.]

Toilet paper.....

[LUCKYDAWG13]

Toilet paper.....

This and keep it dry

[P Flados]

I have been a Wilmington resident since the early 80's.

I also have been involved in some government promted (i.e. not fun at all) re-evaluation efforts for East Coast Hurricane risk. FYI, the experts still can not agree on worst case storm surge risk.

Ignoring storm surge risk is the stupid choice that is most likely to end in tragedy. The next biggest risk is the people that do leave when they should due to the inland flooding risk.

I heard a newscaster say the storm surge projections for this one could be 20'. However, when I went to the latest NOAA Bulletin (800 PM AST Tue Sep 11 2018), I found:

Cape Fear to Cape Lookout, including the Neuse and Pamlico
Rivers...9-13 ft
North Myrtle Beach to Cape Fear...6-9 ft
Cape Lookout to Ocracoke Inlet...6-9 ft
South Santee River to North Myrtle Beach...4-6 ft
Ocracoke Inlet to North Carolina/Virginia Border...4-6 ft
Edisto Beach to South Santee River...2-4 ft

Anyone on a barrier island (or just inland with inadequate ground elevation) within 24 hours before landfall is not only a fool, but is likely to cause problems for emergency workers before, during and after the event.

I am a couple of miles inland of any surge threat even for a worst case storm. I am also a zero risk for "inland flooding" issues.

Current projections have it dropping to a strong Cat 3 at landfall.

I currently hope to get lucky and have the eye hit to the North of my location. In this case, the worst the wind would have a chance to do is put a pine tree on my house. A bad event, but not a safety concern.

For myself, I currently think the risk for riding out a Cat 3 is safer than hitting the roads. Any house that was built to code in the last 20 or 30 years and located a few miles inland should stay together in even with strong Cat 3 at landfall.

If it does not drop to a Cat 3, even well build houses are less likely to stay intact, especially just north of the hit.

However, there is probably as much chance that we will get a "surprise" as there is that it will "meet expectations". At this point only the Lord knows.

The mess and pain after the storm is likely to be immense. We have not had a strong hit in recent years and lots of trees will come down. Projections are for lots of inland flooding.

[MaryB]

Prayers and stay safe everyone!

[samari46]

Lightman, must have worked for a public utility with that name. Learned over the years what worked and what didn't. Had a Coleman gas stove when I went to use it the gallon cans of fuel rusted out and there went the fuel. So took out the burners and used the old standby, sterno. We had a bunch of the cans from some catered affairs and as long as the lids are on tight it won't evaporate. Wish all of you that are in the Path of this hurricane the best and stay safe. Went through a bunch down here are are nothing to mess around with. And watch out for the so called contractors who show up take your money and disappear. Had one show up and I was carrying openly after the hurricane left. Started his talk and spotted my 9mm and said what's that for. that's when I asked for his license. He just got back in the truck and left. And also watch out for looters always seem to come out of whatever slime pit after a storm hits. Frank

[abunaitoo]

looters.
What makes them do what they do????
Everyone all around is suffering, and they go around just making things worse.
Nothing lower than looters.
I wonder how many get put down????
Like a rabbit animal, they should all be.
We had looters and squatters where the eruption is.
Cops moved everyone out, looters mover right in.
Some even came by boat.
Makes me sick.
Stay safe. Best of luck.

[lead-1]

Prayers sent for everyone affected by the coming storm.

[lightman]

Lightman, must have worked for a public utility with that name Frank

Yes, I retired from an electric utility as a Serviceman. I was the guy that kept the lights on. Many of my customers called me Lightman. I just adopted it as a screen name.

[David2011]

Prayers and best wishes for all of you affected by Florence. Having experienced Carla as a kid, Alicia, Katrina, Ivan and Ike as an adult they are nothing to mess with so all of you, please be more cautious than you think necessary. Katrina removed everything - let me restate that - EVERYTHING from the first floor of the apartments at the marina where I kept my boat. Furniture, walls, appliances- NOTHING was left.

Be sure you have plenty of batteries if you can still get them.

Please check in with us in the aftermath as you are able.

--David

[DougGuy]

There is no gas at most stations, none of the stores have generators. Generators are selling within 30mins of being posted on craigslist, most prices are $850-$1000 for units that are $599-$650-$699 if the stores had any.

Gas stations are already raising prices .10 to .30 cents per gallon. I paid $2.89 for regular to top off the van after venturing out to score a new in the box Generac 6500 running watts, brand new model, at a slightly inflated price which well, you have to jump on it when it's for sale and you have to pay what the seller wants or just do without a generator.

Once the storm track is posted, stuff starts disappearing off the store shelves FAST.

[richhodg66]

Seriously though, I hope this turns out to not be as bad as their predictions are.

[Love Life]

Seriously though, I hope this turns out to not be as bad as their predictions are.

That is funny right there. The Beaufort, SC evac was canceled so the wife and I are going back up to Beaufort today. She is a nurse so has to work Thursday. CG called off the military evac so we have to be back at work. My house is about 200 yards from the water, and not very high up. I’ve got a kayak, snorkel, and life jackets ready lol.

[jonp]

Toilet paper.....

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