Posted on 09/12/2018 1:53:29 PM PDT by NautiNurse
The National Hurricane Center has been issuing advisories for Hurricane Florence since August 30. The five day "Cone of Uncertainty" archive progression since Aug. 30 may be found here. As the super-size storm named Florence approached the U.S. Atlantic Coast, stories abound of people who are refusing to evacuate barrier islands.
The 82nd Airborne has relocated all of its assets, while FEMA is using Fort Bragg as a major staging area for post-storm supplies, including meals, water and cots. Fort Jackson (Columbia SC) has cancelled events including basic training graduation to prepare for military and civilian evacuees from coastal locations.
While hurricane preparations are rushed to completion, some stores are closing for lack of hurricane supplies inventory. Smart phone app Gas Buddy provides updates for gasoline availability along evacuation routes.
Wave heights to 83 ft. were recorded while Hurricane Florence churned 435 miles from Wilmington, NC. Storm surge is predicted to reach 6-13 ft along the coastline to the N of landfall. Steering currents are forecast to collapse at or near landfall, resulting in Florence meandering for days. This is expected to result in up to 40 inches of rainfall in isolated areas in the Carolinas, and up to a foot of rain in the Appalachian Mountains.
Tropical Storm Isaac: The government of France has issued Tropical Storm Warnings and Watches for the Lesser Antilles.
Invest 95L: The National Hurricane Center predicts 70% chance of development in the Gulf of Mexico. Limited forecast models, satellite graphics and GOM buoy info are available for Invest 95L below.
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Thanks again for everything folks!
I’m just thrilled that it is diabetes (controllable as was mentioned) and not something worse.
They just opened the dam earlier today in Md. Think that’s it for our crabbing season.
Officials prep toxic waste sites, nuclear power plants ahead of Hurricane Florence's arrival Source: Accuweather
U.S. nuclear power plants prepare for Hurricane Florence Source: Reuters
It’s very... ahem...graphic !
No, no. It was Dick Cheney’s Halliburton certified machine.
You still in the crosshairs?
I look at that and all I can think is “Gold Bond Powder.”
Obama will take credit for making it fizzle out.
I briefly lived out 378 while going to USC. I was behind the Vet hospital, but, what is now on the east side of 77.
There is a big dip in the road there that I would worry about flooding, but, the rest was pretty high.
I'm sorry for what you went through. For other FReepers, here's a link to a story and pictures of the destruction of Waveland. Good reason to listen when told to evacuate. Hope you all come through the storm with little or no damage.
Me, too, but the water is already airborne and it's going to land regardless of the wind speed. Praying for the folks down there.
24-36 hours ago all the experts and all computer models including the NHC had this peaking out about right now around 150MPH
instead we barley have a Cat 3..and .now most of the models weaken it to CAT 2 before landfall
just goes to show you how little we know
(and yet many worship Global warming models as the future truth)
I should add the surge and rainfall will still be bad..I was referring to the wind speeds)
Hi, NN. Thank you for these threads.
My internet went down so I was not able to access FR for 2 days....grrrr.
I am near Raleigh and it looks like we will be missing the worst of this hurricane...but we will still have plenty of rain and tropical storm force winds.
That is enough to bring down some trees and I have them near me so I am going to be hunkered down in an interior closet and praying the trees don’t come down on my house.
There’s something wrong with that image, there’s a huge chunk of South Carolina bitten off lol.
I’ll take a cat 2 over cat 4. Yes, most of us in hurricane country know that doesn’t tell us the whole story but we’ll take any break we can get.
Oddly, I never spent a night in the place.
Waveland was the down the road a bit .
That’s truly awe inspiring, in the truest sense of the word.
I’ve been around some tornadoes and some pretty serious thunderstorms, but nothing like that.
Thanks for the reply, pic, and recollection .. stuff like that is what makes NN’s ‘cane threads so great !
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