Posted on 10/02/2015 4:08:11 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Governor Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency for all 100 counties ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Joaquin -- a category 4 storm.
“We’re hoping for the best, but hope is not preparation nor is it a plan,” Governor McCrory said. “I’ve ordered all state agencies to begin preparation for the severe weather, particularly flooding, that is going hit just about every corner of the state during the next few days."
McCrory asked that everyone stay away from flooded areas because most storm-related deaths are due to drowning.
“Regardless of the impacts of Hurricane Joaquin, North Carolina has the potential for life-threatening flooding,” cautioned Franklin Perry, the public safety secretary. “We want everyone to remember to ‘Turn around, don’t drown.'”
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Asheville will be flooded?
Really?
Well, I reckon I will work at home today. And this weekend will be an indoor weekend.
The National Hurricane Center forecast track has this going nowhere near NC. We are truly a nation of frightened wimps.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?5-daynl#contents
My Buddy rented a house on the Outer Banks for two weeks to windsurf and relax.
Been there about a week now, lot’s of rain so far.
Looks like he picked the wrong two weeks....
I’m in the Triangle area, it’s breezy, with occasional strong gusty winds, and it is raining. The ground was already saturated because it has rained every day since Thurs before last and models last night were predicting up to 10 inches of rain could fall. This additional rain could cause flooding, power outages, uprooted trees, and broken limbs. We lost two good sized limbs off of pecan trees earlier in the week. This could turn into a big mess.
Yeah, exactly.
Asheville’s elevation is 2,134 feet above sea level.
In Charlotte the news is breathlessly reporting this like an oncoming blizzard. They had a report on how much milk and bread was left in stores. I predict we get 2 inches of rain here. The media can really whip up a frenzy when it wants to.
Great update last night:
Tom Terry with WFTV out of Orlando said at 11:00 that the hurricane is taking a more easterly track and moving further away from the eastern coastline and that the EGRR model is more right taking this out to sea! He said the US model (GFS) has been horrible predicting the path. There is a big low front coming down into Florida which “saves our bacon” and although this low brings rain to the east coast, the hurricane is moving further away from the coast line and the most anyone along the eastern coast anywhere will get is rough waves.
Splash damage?
Saw a convoy of bucket trucks and pole trailers heading up 77, probably Charlotte bound.
Don’t take this lightly. I am from Rocky Mount and this is similar to hurricane Floyd. We had lots of rain prior, from T.S. Dennis, then Floyd hit with more rain than forecast. My family and thousands of others lost everything. If you love near a flowing water, beware.
Actually yes...it could happen. Without the hurricane, Asheville is looking at about 6” of rain this weekend.
I know when Ivan hit the city was devastated...
And we have had pretty much steady rain days since last week.
I would not be surprised if there was a rock slide on I40 just west of Asheville....
The hill country of NC is much more worried about up to 10 inches of rain after a drought than they are about any hurricane landfall.
Plenty of Yankee transplants in NC that won’t take flash flooding seriously.
Well, a valley, yeah. Dozens of creeks that can overflow in property and up over roads. They do this on moderate rain days.
So... yeah.
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