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North Carolina under state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Joaquin
Fox8 ^ | 12:55 pm, October 1, 2015 | Van Denton and CNN Wire

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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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: hurricane; joaquin; panic; stateofemergency
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To: appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; DuncanWaring; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...

Preppers’ PING!!


41 posted on 10/02/2015 6:27:09 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Blennos

That means nothing.

The storm is going to do what it’s going to do and it’s foolishness to not be prepared.


42 posted on 10/02/2015 6:43:17 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Blennos
The National Hurricane Center forecast track has this going nowhere near NC. We are truly a nation of frightened wimps.

My first degree is in meteorology, Writing that, I was predicting the track would swing east and I have been shaking my head reading the predictions of the end of the World by supposed weathermen and the press. I have been reading about historic rainfall amounts and how everything was going to fall apart.

I am sick and tired of the new breed of weathermen (I refuse to call them meteorologists, as they are not)who play Chicken Little so they can get notoriety and allow themselves to be used by the worthless, uneducated, leftist press.

43 posted on 10/02/2015 6:57:34 AM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: kalee

I’m in central Virginia. We’ve had over a week of rain already; today and tomorrow will be heavy rain and high winds from this tropical moisture being pulled in. I will be so glad to see the sun again.

Let me tell you, I am thanking God for turning that hurricane away from the coast...it’s an answer to prayer. Otherwise I don’t know where all the water would have gone.


44 posted on 10/02/2015 7:08:51 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon ("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz)
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To: OldMissileer
I am sick and tired of the new breed of weathermen (I refuse to call them meteorologists, as they are not)who play Chicken Little so they can get notoriety and allow themselves to be used by the worthless, uneducated, leftist press.

If a "state of emergency" is issued so casually by government authorities every time the wind blows or the rains falls, what are we going to do in the event of an authentic emergency? We are reaching a point where many people, myself included, pay little heed to anything coming from government.

45 posted on 10/02/2015 7:21:35 AM PDT by Blennos
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To: Blennos
We've had lots of problems with flooding, here in NC. Been a bad week; there's a stationary front stalled overhead.

They're saying another 6" of rain this weekend - not sure if it's hurricane related or not. That'll make things problematic, especially in the mountains.

But, I don't disagree with you that we're a nation of frightened wimps. I'll gas up the cars today, we already have plenty of food and water socked away. We'll just hunker down for the weekend, and that'll be that. Not too much to get excited about.

46 posted on 10/02/2015 7:54:48 AM PDT by wbill
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To: kalee

That’s the nature of pecan trees. We constantly lose big pecan limbs for no other reason than it’s Tuesday. There’s a reason why there’s an old saying about never camping under a pecan tree.


47 posted on 10/02/2015 8:11:41 AM PDT by bgill ( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
Hurricane Joaquin, what kind of name is that?

Hurricane "Walking", really? Hurricanes don't walk, they blow.

48 posted on 10/02/2015 8:15:38 AM PDT by bgill ( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: wbill

I live here in High Point. I agree this weather has been very nasty. People might get some local flooding or some trees down. It’s a mess, but not an emergency.

When the state government declares a “state of emergency” this gives government authorities extraordinarily powers and limits the freedom of citizens. A few examples of this:

1. concealed-carry may be suspended
2. sales of alcohol may be suspended
3. government controls prices of goods in stores
4. police are given extra powers
5. the sale, storage or transport of gasoline may be restricted.
6. the government can control the movement or congregation of the populace

The “state of emergency” declaration should not be issued lightly. Citizens should be aware that their freedoms are curtailed during such a period in that the government assumes almost dictatorial powers. This is not just a matter of over-hyped pres reports, but real infringements on our everyday freedoms.


49 posted on 10/02/2015 8:19:02 AM PDT by Blennos
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To: WhiskeyX

I thought it odd that here north of philly that the wind is coming from the north. so I will keep checking here to see where the wind is going. Drizzling here.

http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-93.05,26.05,530


50 posted on 10/02/2015 8:37:34 AM PDT by huldah1776
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Surf’s up! Get out the boogie boards.


51 posted on 10/02/2015 9:05:40 AM PDT by immadashell (The inmates are running the asylum.)
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To: Kartographer
The advantage of being a prepper is that during times of emergency you have little to do.

Except make french toast. :)

Remember to store the REAL maple syrup. Brown sugar water is unacceptable!

52 posted on 10/02/2015 10:42:28 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Rebelbase

A river flood ruined a nursery business on the Biltmore estate decades ago. People died in that flood too.


53 posted on 10/02/2015 11:35:55 AM PDT by Cecily
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To: immadashell
Hurricane Joaquin taken this morning from the International Space Station.


54 posted on 10/02/2015 1:01:40 PM PDT by caww
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To: Adder

“C’mon McCrory...we are not babies.”

Ahh, no. Many people are babies when it comes to preparing and I’m glad the officials make it sound bad. With hurricanes, one doesn’t know what the final path will be and I know many thousands in the Texas area don’t do one thing until the day before or do nothing. Immediately there are lines of people wanting water and food.

I hope you don’t get too much water around your place.


55 posted on 10/02/2015 2:48:51 PM PDT by Marcella (CRUZ (Prepping can save you life today.))
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To: CatherineofAragon

I hope you don’t get too much water. Be careful, I will be thinking of you.


56 posted on 10/02/2015 2:50:47 PM PDT by Marcella (CRUZ (Prepping can save you life today.))
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To: Marcella

Thank you, my dear friend.

Hurricane Joaquin has turned in the opposite direction, so we won’t be hit after all, and thank God for it. The heaviest rain and the highest winds are supposed to come through during the night, and that will be the worst of this tropical system. We’re cautiously optimistic.

All in all, plenty to be thankful for. But I’ll be so glad to see the sun again.


57 posted on 10/02/2015 5:39:08 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz)
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To: Adder

Under the state of emergency weight restrictions for trucks hauling agriculture have been lifted.

This is a damn good thing because it’s prime harvest time for soybeans, peanuts and sweet potatoes. The longer those crops sit in the fields the quicker they will rot given the biblical rainfall totals.


58 posted on 10/02/2015 5:42:09 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: bgill

Joaquin means “Lifted by YAHWEY.”


59 posted on 10/02/2015 5:48:03 PM PDT by Library Lady (When little men cast long shadows, the day is almost ended... Paul Harvey)
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To: bigtoona

Look at the radar map now!

Charlotte is getting ready to get hit BIG TIME!!


60 posted on 10/02/2015 5:50:56 PM PDT by ladyjane
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