Hurricaine Dorian: Member check in thread

I was sent an email saying that NC isn't going to get the storm as hard as it's been predicted. I'm glad of that, my son and his family is going to Wilmington this weekend with his family. It's hard not to be concerned when we are so close to the activity, and know people that are in the way.

The Bahamas are a different matter. I am so sorry for what has happened there. Such devastation. And I'm sorry I made a mistake in mentioning the wrong location. I'm good at typing before I think.
 
Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 with tornado warnings and a cyclone sighted. It will have a direct hit to Coastal North Carolina. I'll be okay, unless a huge tree falls on my house (possible).

But my daughter and her fiancé, who are in Baja right now, will come back to a lot of heartbreak I'm afraid. At least they're safe in Baja (despite that they're in between 2 hurricanes there...good grief. Not a threat though. They don't know it because their internet reception there is bad in Baja but I'm keeping them updated on Dorian). There are so so many hurricanes in the Atlantic, Pacific, and the Gulf of Mexico.
 
Lara said:
Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 with tornado warnings and a cyclone sighted. It will have a direct hit to Coastal North Carolina. I'll be okay, unless a huge tree falls on my house (possible).

But my daughter and her fiancé, who are in Baja right now, will come back to a lot of heartbreak I'm afraid. At least they're safe in Baja (despite that they're in between 2 hurricanes there...good grief. Not a threat though. They don't know it because their internet reception there is bad in Baja but I'm keeping them updated on Dorian). There are so so many hurricanes in the Atlantic, Pacific, and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Be careful... :rolleyes:
 
Lara said:
Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 with tornado warnings and a cyclone sighted. It will have a direct hit to Coastal North Carolina. I'll be okay, unless a huge tree falls on my house (possible).

But my daughter and her fiancé, who are in Baja right now, will come back to a lot of heartbreak I'm afraid. At least they're safe in Baja (despite that they're in between 2 hurricanes there...good grief. Not a threat though. They don't know it because their internet reception there is bad in Baja but I'm keeping them updated on Dorian). There are so so many hurricanes in the Atlantic, Pacific, and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Stay safe Lara. Probably tornadoes inland are the most concern now.
 
Lara said:
Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 with tornado warnings and a cyclone sighted. It will have a direct hit to Coastal North Carolina. I'll be okay, unless a huge tree falls on my house (possible).

But my daughter and her fiancé, who are in Baja right now, will come back to a lot of heartbreak I'm afraid. At least they're safe in Baja (despite that they're in between 2 hurricanes there...good grief. Not a threat though. They don't know it because their internet reception there is bad in Baja but I'm keeping them updated on Dorian). There are so so many hurricanes in the Atlantic, Pacific, and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Cyclone sighted ? Isn't a cyclone the same as a hurricane ? Differed only by location I believe.
 
rgp said:
Cyclone sighted ? Isn't a cyclone the same as a hurricane ? Differed only by location I believe.
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Yes, different names by location .. .. generally, Hurricane is Atlantic based, Cyclones are in the Pacific, and Typhoons are in the northern Pacific.
And they are all given their own set of names each year.
 
The wind is starting to pick up here in Aiken, but it is beginning to look like the worst will pass us by and our town will not be harmed. We don't even have any rain yet.
But we do have evacuees, all of our hotels are full.
It is a bit stressful to not be able to directly help. I will sit down this afternoon and write checks to the Red Cross, SPCA, Salvation Army, and Mercy Corp. That is probably the best thing I can do.
 
On the radio early this morning they were saying that only , the northern Bahamas were hit [hard] by the storm. They went on to say that most of the resorts on the islands were open for business? They encouraged visitors/tourist, to keep plans to visit, & to contact their original resort contact, for their status.

Now, are the early reports 'hype' of bad news, or fake news ? that sell headlines/airtime ?

Just do not know what the hell to believe anymore.
 
Pecos said:
The wind is starting to pick up here in Aiken, but it is beginning to look like the worst will pass us by and our town will not be harmed. We don't even have any rain yet.
But we do have evacuees, all of our hotels are full.
It is a bit stressful to not be able to directly help. I will sit down this afternoon and write checks to the Red Cross, SPCA, Salvation Army, and Mercy Corp. That is probably the best thing I can do.
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I support Matthew 25 Ministries in cases like this for the human aspect, but would be willing to support your local SPCA as well. If you care to post an address. The national organisations are just out of balance in management salaries .
 
rgp said:
On the radio early this morning they were saying that only , the northern Bahamas were hit [hard] by the storm. They went on to say that most of the resorts on the islands were open for business? They encouraged visitors/tourist, to keep plans to visit, & to contact their original resort contact, for their status.

Now, are the early reports 'hype' of bad news, or fake news ? that sell headlines/airtime ?

Just do not know what the hell to believe anymore.
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The Bahamas cover a lot of area. We've been hearing, and seeing the damage to Grand Bahama Island only.

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rgp said:
Cyclone sighted ? Isn't a cyclone the same as a hurricane ? Differed only by location I believe.
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Weather channel meteorologist called it a cyclone on the beach of SC this morning but he could have used the wrong word. He may have meant to say "water spout". I have heard the news call them water spouts before since they come from over the water. My daughter was on Myrtle Beach when she saw a water spout come ashore...that was years ago.
 
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I think there are tornadoes on land.

I've had the weather channel on since yesterday morning. They said there was a tornado sighted three miles west of Sneads Ferry, which is where I go for seafood. Lots of boats dock there.

The place I like to stay is in it's path and has been closed for three days now. It looks like the hurricane is going to miss it though. I'm so glad. I'm going there at the beginning of October.

Funny story. I read that the danger area had extended to Surf City. (that was yesterday) I got my phone out to google the distance from my motel. Then I realized Surf City was the next town up from where I stay. Just a few miles away. I felt really dumb after I thought of that.
 
It's a small world Grammie:) An outer band of Dorian went through Topsail NC last night (15 minutes north of Surf City) and it was riddled with lightning and potentials for tornadoes. My daughter's house is in Topsail. Nothing was reported in Topsail but one touched down a bit inland with some damage (Brunswick county I think). They say the tornadoes in these outer bands of rain are generally quick and weaker than those in tornado alley (middle of the country) but can still do damage.Tornadoes will continue all day today.
 
Omg, a tornado just touched down in Emerald Isle with significant damage but not located right on the beach where my daughter and fiancé have another beach house. I hope it didn't affect their place.
 
Lara said:
It's a small world Grammie:) An outer band of Dorian went through Topsail NC last night (15 minutes north of Surf City) and it was riddled with lightning and potentials for tornadoes. My daughter's house is in Topsail. Nothing was reported in Topsail but one touched down a bit inland with some damage (Brunswick county I think). They say the tornadoes in these outer bands of rain are generally quick and weaker than those in tornado alley (middle of the country) but can still do damage.Tornadoes will continue all day today.
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Wow, that really is interesting information. The motel I like to go to is on the southern tip of Topsail, so I really appreciate the information. Another interesting bit...my oldest son lives in tornado alley, towards the top. I used to live there as well. I've seen a lot of tornado damage, so they scare me.
 
rgp said:
I support Matthew 25 Ministries in cases like this for the human aspect, but would be willing to support your local SPCA as well. If you care to post an address. The national organisations are just out of balance in management salaries .
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Our local SPCA address is: 199 Willow Run Rd, Aiken, SC 29801
And thanks by the way, we always get a lot of pets in from the coastal area.

And I agree with you about the salaries of the national charities. One notable exception is the Salvation Army, and while I am not particularly religious, I have extreme confidence that they use donated money wisely.
 
Pecos said:
Our local SPCA address is: 199 Willow Run Rd, Aiken, SC 29801
And thanks by the way, we always get a lot of pets in from the coastal area.

And I agree with you about the salaries of the national charities. One notable exception is the Salvation Army, and while I am not particularly religious, I have extreme confidence that they use donated money wisely.
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I agree about S/A , I just prefer Matthew 25, as they are [I think] locally based, and have a good reputation.
 
Samaritan's Purse is another organization that gets to disaster areas quickly. They score well on the amount of donations that actually get to the needy. If you want, it's easy to specify on their website where you want your donations to go
 

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