Those “yukking it up, the storm didn’t amount to much”....need to recall that it was indeed a Cat 4# Hurricane until it got close to land....further it would appear the Almighty changed the equation. All should be grateful as had this been a cat 4 with all the water grinding this storm is doing, the destruction would have been close to 100%. Lives were saved from that!
This storm is far from over. Cranky weather guy’s blog post today should be read by every one near the mountains in SC, NC, WV,and VA.
He seems to think that NHC’s estimated rain totals for the next few days are considerably understated. IOW, he is starting to agree with the general outline of Joe Bastardi’s predictions about the damage that will be done by this storm.
If he’s right, we ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
Yes, I am so grateful to God that Florence was not a category 4 storm when it hit land.
I am in the Raleigh, NC area. (Wake County) Lost power for 3 hours only so far. We are still having major rain bands. For instance, power is out in ALL of Pamlico county.
The worst issue is the massive power outages in Eastern and Southeastern NC along with the flooding that’s coming early next week.