Posted on 09/08/2018 2:33:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Tropical Storm Florence is quickly approaching the eastern United States, and according to the National Hurricane Center, the storm's threat to the East Coast keeps rising. The storm is traveling over warm water, and is expected to increase its speed and become a hurricane Saturday night.
The National Hurricane Center forecasts Florence will be a dangerous major hurricane near the southeast U.S. coast by late next week, "and the risk of direct impacts continues to increase."
"However, given the uncertainty in track and intensity forecasts at those time ranges," the National Hurricane Center tweeted, "it's too soon to determine the exact timing, location, and magnitude of those impacts."
On Friday North Carolina declared a state of emergency, and other states along the East Coast are preparing for the storm. North Carolina Sergeant Chris Knox told NPR, "This allows our farmers to gather their crops, and get these crops out ahead of the storm. It allows utilities to come in. A lot of these things that we know we need to start doing ahead of time."
The state of South Carolina also declared a state of emergency on Saturday. South Carolina's Emergency Management Division said residents should begin preparing their homes and property for the storm. Florence's immediate threat for residents includes large ocean swells, dangerous rip currents and coastal flooding.
By Saturday morning Florence was located 835 miles southeast of Bermuda, and had winds of 65 mph. The storm is moving west at 7 mph. Meteorologists expect the tropical storm to evolve into a major hurricane by Tuesday night.
"Our emergency operations center will start up early next week," Knox said, "Because we know that a storm of potentially this size, and potentially of this impact, we as a state need to be in place, on the ground, and ready to help the people of North Carolina." According to The Washington Post, if Florence hits the U.S. East Coast, it will be the first to do so for a storm in its present location. Knox said residents in North Carolina should begin preparing, "When we put those orders out, when we tell people, this is a flood prone area, that you need to find somewhere else to go, don't roll the dice. We want people to head the warnings that we are putting out."
Meanwhile, over the Pacific Ocean, Hurricane Olivia is approaching Hawaii with maximum winds of 85 mph. As of Saturday morning the hurricane was 1280 miles east of Honolulu. It is expected to approach the Hawaiian Islands as a tropical storm by early next week, becoming the third tropical weather system to affect the islands this year.
Here is the bottom line.
If you are in that cone. You need to be prepared.
Have gas for your genset. Treat it. This way is the cane goes out to sea, you can use it for your snowblower or lawn mower.
This track will lead to a metric F%^&Ton of water to the north of landfall. this means NC and VA can expect 12 inches of water or more. Get ready to eat it.
“M” is a new symbol to me so I looked it up. Apparently it means a major hurricane with winds greater than 110 mph.
In NE Florida here. Got the fuel for my 2 gennies today. Went to home depot for premix for my chainsaw, they had 3 generators left. I think people here learned a lesson from Irma.
Irma sent winds to 85 mph in my part of Fla. Last year. 85 is more than I ever want to see again.
I live on The Jersey Shore. The Atlantic is ten miles due east of my back door. Sandy was a real bitch when she came through here and lots of folks are still hurting.
We know this not rocket science at this stage.
Straight in due west nothing to stop it so hang on East coast
Sorry for you troubles my friend. I thought Mr. Obama took care of ya’ll up there.
Sorry for you troubles my friend. I thought Mr. Obama took care of ya’ll up there.
Well stand bye cause yer going to get yer feet wet
Well you are S of where it will enter so you are over reacting on Florence but ya may want to pay attention to Isac
My brothers Charleston family are heading back to Indiana this week.
Several days last year without power and 3 little ones was enough of that for a lifetime.
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Praying for all FRiends in Florence's path. This one could come up and bite us here in New England, too. Time will tell...
Most people like to flirt with grid down. When the grid is down they aren't so enamored with it. I am willing, provisioned and ready for 30 days without power. If a raid comes at me, so it goes. They get to learn how painful 3000fps is.
Thank you but by the grace of God we got by with just a wee bit of damage. Didn’t need to do more then replace some gutters and a window. Others were far more impacted and they were left in the lurch. Between that fat ass RINO governor we had , FEMA and legions of scammers it was horror show as far as recovery went.
Not sure where your at my friend but I’ve lived in in Fla. since 1969 and I can promise you when it comes to hurricanes there is no such thing as overreacting.
I’m 2 miles from where Sandy made landfall in NJ.Enjoyed thevpassing of the eye.No damage at all.99% of damag was on the barrier islands.
Looking at that I only have one thing to say...HUGO. Looks like Hugo all over again.
Some (only some) of the models are showing Florence sort of bouncing around the coastline & dumping rains as heavy as Harvey, or more. I don’t have to be in the area to REALLY hope they are wrong...
Note: I was just checking and there is a small area south of St. Louis(!) that got over 8” from what was left over from Gordon.
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