Hurricane Isabel Now Expected To Hit The United States

National Hurricane Center ^ | 9/14/03 | NHC

[groanup]

"When we evacuated for Floyd we went backroads..."

Smart move.

[oceanview]

it really depends on where you live, I know that may not be a definitive answer, but I believe that is the truth. how close to the coast or a body of water, are you in an area that floods, lots of trees around? a cat 3, just taking into account the winds, should not blow your house down like Andrew did as a cat 5 in florida.

[Vinnie]

I remember that sad day Howlin.

It prompted me to get one.

[oceanview]

what scientific terms would you like more explanation for?

[PleaseNoMore]

As I have said, I went through Fran. IF it has to come through here I can handle another Fran or weaker. I don't want to but I can and will have to because I don't have enough air in me to huff and puff it away. But the way folks are talking, this will be something of biblical proportion and that I just ain't ready for. Not mentally because, as I have also said, I am a severe weather wuss. I cringe when it thunders.

[Howlin]

Yes, you do.

[blam]

" I have propane heat and I have a wood burning stove. Do I need a CO detector?"

Absolutely.

They're cheap, get two. Change the batteries every year on your birthday. (Good way to remember)

[Husker24]

Holey sh!t, a 52 foot wave! Imagine that monster coming at you.

[PleaseNoMore]

Bluntly, all of them, lol. I am meteorogically retarded. I should have paid attention in science class. But nooooo. I had the "how am I ever gonna be able to use this stuff in real life" mentality.

[Sub-Driver]

Well "...A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW YOUR FAMILY DISASTER PLAN..." semms pretty pain to me!

[Howlin]

I remember, Peach. Something good comes out of everything.

[Howlin]

It did? I'm glad! Check the batteries! And think of Drew whenever you look at it.

[oceanview]

don't worry, as long as you know north/south/east/west, and the concept of speed and direction, most of it will make sense.

[Peach]

Yes, I've thought of your loss often and thought of the good you have managed to create by warning others of the very real dangers.

Hugs to you, my friend.

[PleaseNoMore]

I am 103 miles from the coast so I am not worried about getting washed away by a storm surge. Lower lying areas of this county are prone to flash flooding but not my immediate area. Not unless this baby drops 3 foot of rain or something that disasterous. My main concern is wind and more wind.

[PleaseNoMore]

I am 103 miles from the coast so I am not worried about getting washed away by a storm surge. Lower lying areas of this county are prone to flash flooding but not my immediate area. Not unless this baby drops 3 foot of rain or something that disasterous. My main concern is wind and more wind.

[PleaseNoMore]

I am 103 miles from the coast so I am not worried about getting washed away by a storm surge. Lower lying areas of this county are prone to flash flooding but not my immediate area. Not unless this baby drops 3 foot of rain or something that disasterous. My main concern is wind and more wind.

[Heatseeker]

Forgot about the NASCAR race - Rt 13 will be a parking lot. Anybody hoping to go north past Dover should detour across the state line and pick up Rt 301.

The storm surge is what would worry me, if I were closer to water (actually I'm very near the Choptank River but as you know Denton is on a low hill just east of it). If memory serves, there's noplace on the ESVA higher than 30 feet above msl.

[agrace]

My brother lives 2 blocks from the beach in OC (coincidentally), he and his wife work for Phillips Crab House. They are heading here probably. Here being NJ, 25 miles inland, not sure I want to be here at the end of the week, maybe we'll ALL head to my parents in Milton PA. :)

[blam]

"I remember that sad day Howlin."

I do too.

"It prompted me to get one.

It did me too.