[Gabz]

Ya'll remember the troll yesterday claiming that there would be no deaths from 98mph gusts, that that wouldn't casue much damage?

One of the 9 deaths in Virginia yesterday occured in my county. A tree fell on a house and killed the 53 year old resident. In a town less than 10 miles from me.

From the little I've been able to gather this morning, I am very, very lucky. the southern part of the county suffered major damage, flooding and power loss.

[exnavy]

I'm glad to see some of you all checking in. Continued prayers for you all. What's left of Isabel is just about due east of us here in Michigan, not a lot of wind or rain here on Lake Michigan, very dark, cloudy forlorn looking day. Again everyone stay safe, take the cleanup slow and easy.

[kayak]

So glad you could check in today, Gabz! You were in our thoughts and prayers when you disappeared from the hurricane thread yesterday.

MJY ~~~ getting concerned at not hearing from you at all ..... please check in when you can.

[Pyro7480]

I'm in Fairfax County just south of the Washington Beltway. We didn't lose our power for more than a few seconds a few times last night, during the windy conditions. It was amazing to witness. This morning, as I walked to the Metro station, I noticed that a large tree branch up the road from me had fallen on a pickup truck, not really damaging it. Other than that, only some leaves and twigs were blown off. As I was riding the Metro into DC, I noticed that the Potomac was like a raging river. It had flooded part of the Parkway, and the land that juts out where the Anacostia and Potomac meet was covered with water. The water was rushing beneath the bridges over the Potomac at a greater height than usual. It was an amazing things to see. A lot of people around town didn't come to work today. The train and streets were pretty empty.