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

NHC | 9-17-03 | My Favorite Headache

[Overtaxed]

Been to Kansas, which is close. Some trees, not as many as NC and they're shorter.

[PleaseNoMore]

From what I gather the "cold" is what spared NC.

[iceskater]

This is what I've been concerned about all along. Saturated ground, high winds, lots of rain = lots of trees down and power outages. 241K customers are now without power in Virginia due to Izzy. Dominion Power is thinking 700K will lose power based on experience with Floyd. I think it's gonna top 1M.

[Slip18]

Jeff from TWC is getting blown away right now. The news babe said, "Are you in the eye of the hurricane?" I almost fell off my chair.

[Howlin]

She came ashore with 115, but quickly lost power; when she moved through NC it was down to 80.

[Gabz]

Toast I tell you - TOAST.

Sopping, soaking wet, sloppy, sloshy TOAST.

[Howlin]

Fran's top winds quickly dropped to 100 mph after it slammed into Cape Fear, N.C., but the storm still caused damage on its way north to Wilmington and Raleigh. After submerging beach towns, ripping steeples off churches and snapping trees like sticks in its terrorizing path through the Carolinas, a weakened Hurricane Fran turned into a tropical storm when it winds dropped below 74 mph early Sept. 6, while swirling into Virginia.

Gale force winds between 39 and 73 mph lashed the Chesapeake Bay and heaped water into the Potomac River around the nation's Capitol where it backed up into Georgetown and Old Town, Virginia. Tree limbs crashed to the ground as far north as Maryland and tornadoes briefly spun up in parts of Virginia.

As Tropical Depression Fran chugged into north Virginia, the danger shifted from winds and coastal flooding to torrential rain. Tropical rain bands spiraling into the Appalachian Mountains were lifted by the sloping terrain, enhancing rainfall from North Carolina to Pennsylvania.

Thundering rain of up to 15 inches deluged interior North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, bringing dangerous river flooding to much of the mid-Atlantic.

At least 34 people were killed by Fran and damage estimates topped $3.2 billion dollars.

[Interesting Times]

It got quiet in here suddenly, didn't it?

[xsmommy]

what in the world is the POINT Of these people ballyhooing this? what's it TO YA, dennis? it isn't affecting you, so be happy and let the rest of us poor deluded scaredy cats who are in the path just wallow in our own thread!!!

[Gabz]

I know the look you are talking about!!!!!!

What's the MasterCard ad? PRICELESS!!!!

[abner]

It's starting to get windy here, but no rain yet.

[Howlin]

Shorter?

[Gabz]

DON'T FEED THE TROLLS.

[PleaseNoMore]

dennis, the majority of deaths during a hurricane are NOT due to wind nor are they on the coast because people evacuate. The most deaths are due to INLAND FLOODING. That cannot be repeated enough. INLAND FLOODING.

trollin, trollin, trollin......ladada

[honeygrl]

The eye seems to be falling apart a bit. There is rain in the center now, and every reload more rain appears there. The radial wind velocity map showed a clear eye about a half hour ago but now it's not nearly as clear.

[Howlin]

Ususally the air feels "balmy," if you understand. I mean, it's almost like you can "feel" the tropics in the air.

Strange things happen with these storms. I still can't get over that red sky last night. And that so many of us saw it.

[NautiNurse]

TS Allison killed 43 people.

[onyx]

Fox news just showed two idiots out on the streets "braving" the wind and rain. Must be McTicktock supporters from CA.

Stay safe, ya-all.

[mhking]

Live feeds I've found: HurricaneCity.com live stream
WNCN-TV/DT (NBC17) Raleigh
WRAL-TV/DT Raleigh

[Calpernia]

dennis1x <--- doesn't play nice with others