[NautiNurse]

It’s going to be an interesting few days ahead.

[thoughtomator]

The track keeps adjusting, and every time it still goes right over my house, and the amount of expected rainfall increases.

Went from not in the rain zone at all to being solidly in the 4-6” band, and if the trend continues I’ll be in the 6-10” band on the next update. Tropical storm force wind probability went from 10% to 40%, 50knot from 0 to 5%, still thankfully well out of the hurricane force probability band.

The only good news is that the storm is supposed to weaken earlier in its overland path.

Survived Irma all right here, no real damage, and this looks like Florence will be weaker than Irma when it arrives.

[SE Mom]

I bought some sympathy chocolate on the way home from work ;)

Looking back over the storm surge pictures from Katrina...just unimaginable. Those threads you did were just incredible...they went on and on forever, didnt they?

[tomkat]

I'm an old carpenter, mostly retired, which makes your post #643 on the last thread especially jaw-dropping.

All that lumber .. my God .. wind and water simply deconstructed those properties !
Anyone with sense knows that even the best homes aren't forever, but to be taken apart stick by stick and piled up like so many boxes of spaghetti  :-\

The word 'awesome' is way overused, but it surely applies to such as that.

[tomkat]

Tell ya what, all this has me biting my tongue re our summer of seemingly endless rain here in PA.

Just wish I was a youngster again to be able to lend a hand (and a couple chainsaws) with some of the relief efforts  :-\

[rodguy911]

Wow!! Here’s an offshore wind and seas report you won’t see very often,40 foot seas!!

ANZ833-132015-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 nm offshore-
516 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018

HURRICANE WARNING

TODAY
E to NE winds 40 to 55 kt increasing to 65 to 90 kt,
then becoming E to SE. Seas 18 to 36 ft, building to 24 to 46
ft. Showers and isolated TSTMs.

TONIGHT
S to SE winds 70 to 90 kt. Seas 24 to 44 ft. Showers
and isolated TSTMs, then rain.

FRI
S winds 60 to 75 kt, diminishing to 45 to 55 kt. Seas
15 to 29 ft. Showers and isolated TSTMs.

FRI NIGHT
S to SE winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming SE 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 12 to 22 ft. Numerous showers and isolated TSTMs.

SAT
SE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft.

SAT NIGHT
SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

SUN
SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.