Hurricane Isabel:Live Thread #2 "Force Ten Conditions In North Carolina And Further North"

NHC | 9-17-03 | My Favorite Headache

[exnavy]

LOL, yeah, but Bill will head right for it!

[honeygrl]

you've got freepmail

[Textide]

I suppose the VA Tech / Texas A&M game isn't going to happen tonight in Blacksburg. Would've liked to see A&M win with a 90 yard field goal with 3secs left.

[EternalVigilance]

Thanks. Sounds like a recipe for a pretty serious mess.

[Alberta's Child]

My understanding is that it's supposed to track to the west of you, up through the West Viginia panhandle into western Pennsylvania sometime tomorrow. I would not want to be living in Front Royal, VA or Hagerstown, MD by this time tomorrow -- I've read in a couple of places that they expect 10 to 12 inches of rain in those areas and just to the west of them.

[My back yard]

Hope that all is good and well
Pray that you stay on your feet
Out the path of Isabel
And not awashin' down a street

[honeygrl]

For a humor break, check out the Abner lady that is being interviewed on fox news.

[Howlin]

K.

[MEG33]

Gig em!

[EternalVigilance]

All is well, I'm on my feet
But thanks for your prayers
I'll stay out of the street

;-)

[Hokie Bird]

I am still looking forward to the opening kickoff traveling either 10 or 150 yards! Go Hokies!

[EternalVigilance]

Yep. Gonna want to stay away from rivers and streams for a few days.

[Textide]

Gig 'em back atcha!

Have an Aggie flag up in a temorarily intact window. Whoop!

[Old Sarge]

GUYS, you will be pleased to see what's prepared for the folks in the region, after the monster leaves.

The Salvation Army has 32 canteens standing by, 14 of them already pre-positioned;

Southern Baptist Convention has five mobile soup klitchens, along with chainsaw and debris removal teams!

Red Cross operations are in full swing. Shelters are out over 22 counties in NC alone;

US COast Guard has got an Action Request for an IMT and other assets (I'm hoping Tonkin can elaborate, as I'm not familiar with the assets);

At this hour, NO DISASTER AREAS have been delcared. That determination will come later.

I confess that, most of my data is coming out of the Tarheel, where we've got guys on the ground. More as I get it...

[EternalVigilance]

Hey friend.

Sounds like Izzie's coming up your way soon.

Keep us updated on how you are, if you can.

Praying,
EV

[Interesting Times]

Links for storm damage reports:

Virginia
North Carolina

[EternalVigilance]

Thanks for that Sarge!

[Vigilantcitizen]

I've been at work and out of the loop. Y'all still with us?