Hurricane Florence To Hit The East Coast VA, NC and SC Most At Risk

In 1966, we sat through a Hurricane that hit North Carolina. We were almost 100 miles inland....Goldsboro, NC., and even at that distance from the coast, the winds were still strong enough to break down a lot of trees, and damage dozens of homes that weren't structurally sound enough to withstand such high winds. That was enough for us...I don't think we would ever want to live on the Eastern or Gulf coasts. At least when these storms hit, the residents usually have several days warning...which, I guess is a lot better than living in a tornado or earthquake prone area....where there is little or no time to prepare.
 

Evacuation in parts of No. Carolina....Towards Wilmington, NC....Evacuation in So. Carolina, also....New Jersey is watching, may move up the Coast, but the storm seems to be coming our way....or
fizzle out...WE HOPE!!!! I just heard also parts of Virginia...Still a category 4 storm....God Bless!
 
Fingers crossed & wishes for the best , for all those in her path.

I have friends that live near & at Virginia Beach .......
 
OMG, all my prayers are for all of those in the path of this monster. I understand the feeling. Right now we're bracing for Olivia which was a hurricane but is now a tropical storm, but nevertheless it can cause flooding and heavy winds. Just waiting for this hurricane season to end! Seems to get worse every season all over the place.
 
Keesha said:
Wow! Mandatory evacuation for some states. That’s serious.
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Mostly Maryland and the Carolinas....I'm way inland in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia but we're getting rain for the last three days and prob for the next week or more....mostly a mist 24/7////
 
This storm is serious. I have a lot of friends in the Carolinas. I hope everyone in the affected areas stays safe.
 
Well. Gulp. Florence is twice the width of the entire coast of North Carolina (400 some miles). My daughter just finished an amazing 2-year renovation to her wooden beach house that sits right ON the beach directly in the path of the category 4 hurricane, likely to strengthen to a 5 before landfall. In fact our family was going to vacation there for a week come this Saturday...no more.

Jennifer is struggling with this as you can imagine. She was made aware of the dangers (by me but who listens to mom) when she bought the house but really thought the property was invincible (it did make it through a category 3 hurricane last year). There are just some things our adult children have to learn on their own but it's hard to watch. I feel for her. I'm afraid it will be flattened.

I'm 2 hours inland from the coast, on a hill so I'll be okay I think unless all the rain soaks the ground enough to uproot some of the many huge mature trees (with the help of the wind) that are too close for comfort to my house. The hurricane will arrive where I am Saturday night 2am they say.

Some gas stations are out of gas and shelves are empty...everyone is out of water and there are lines waiting for new shipments. I luckily got enough water yesterday at 7am as soon as the store opened (after stopping at several other stores at 6am that were empty).

I won't be able to charge my phone without electricity so that's a concern. I have a little emergency radio that you crank or something that I inherited from my mother...I'll have to check it out because I won't have tv (dish) or internet. I've got lots of candles, flashlights, and an old antique oil lamp.

I'm mostly concerned for people in flood zones who are still trying to recover from Hurricane Matthew 2 years ago. It might be time for me to put on my volunteer hat and get involved when this is all over.
 
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Gosh Lara, I remember when your daughter started that renovation with her fiance! If it withstood a cat3, and who knows if Florence might diminish, there might be a slim chance. Will they be staying with you?

Good thing you're on a hill and inland.
Check for phone charging stations- some places run on generators and offer a place to charge phones. If the roads are passable, you might make it to a place to re-charge.

My prayers for help through this have been offered for all in the area. Please keep us posted.
 
Pops, same here. Rain and mist, that's all so far. They're predicting a lot of thunderstorms in the next few days. Nothing unusual about that.

If Maryland is in any danger from this, it's probably out at the eastern shore, but I think we're OK here, inland.
 
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Known as a Hurricane lamp......

Best wishes for sure to all in the path.
 
Lara, so sorry your daughter is so close to the ocean....I know it is so nice to live by the water, but sometimes the Ocean can be mean....We are just over the highway from the bay....A little higher ground....We never got flooded and
have been very lucky...But you never know...We have many huge trees in our neighborhood....During Sandy we were
without power for a week....Good for my husband purchasing a all house Generator...It comes in handy....

We had a Condo in So. Carolina for a couple of years, we had to sell it being my husband got sick....So everyday I
dream about our condo, but now I'm glad we are not there anymore...During Matthew Hurricane we had to drive there to see if our condo was OK....Lucky we were on the 2nd floor and nothing was touched.....We sold it the next year.....

Praying for your daughter's home and to let you know, it's only a house, as long as your daughter is OK....Hopefully
she has Insurance....Here in New Jersey, people are still trying to get their homes built again from Sandy...…

Be Well....
 
Prayers for you and your family, Lara, and hoping that none of the trees fall towards your house if they do come down.
You might check for some of those portable power-banks for your phone, and charge those up if you can find any still in the stores.
I have some that have a solar charger on them, as well as being able to be charged with a usb cord, and we are always sure to have all of the power banks charged along with the phone and iPads.
 
Isaac and Helen are headed our way as well. Welcome September............not! Houston is getting flooding rain now and some poor soles that have recently moved back in to their homes after Harvey are now flooded again with ankle high water in their newly remodeled homes. Beats me why those folks don't move to higher ground. Some areas flood every year when we get alot of rain. Now there is a tropical area said to develop in the Gulf and if it hits us then followed by Isaac or Helen kiss Houston goodbye.
 
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Isaac and Helen are headed our way as well. Welcome September............not! Houston is getting flooding rain now and some poor soles that have recently moved back in to their homes after Harvey are now flooded again with ankle high water in their newly remodeled homes. Beats me why those folks don't move to higher ground. Some areas flood every year when we get alot of rain. Now there is a tropical area said to develop in the Gulf and if it hits us then followed by Isaac or Helen kiss Houston goodbye.
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Houston is high on the list of major metro areas that will be "history" in the next century if the predictions for Climate Change and rising oceans are anywhere near accurate. The scientists who study these matters are pretty well convinced that over the next 1 to 2 hundred years, The U.S. will lose about 17% of its current land mass. Florida, much of the East Coast, and the Gulf Coast will one day be under water. This could impact as many as 150 million people who will have no choice but to abandon their present properties, and immigrate inland. Can you imagine the chaos and social upheaval that will occur? Glad I won't be around to see it. Anyone who lives less than 100 feet above current sea levels would be smart to sell out, and move....while their property still has some value.
 
Just returned home from last night from vacationing on the coast as mandatory evacuation warnings were issued for the area I was in, but, my area will still likely get serious winds and flooding if the hurricane hits at full force. I will post more pics from the trip later, I'm still recouping.

Still, this is how calm and lovely it was as of yesterday
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though the sky did start looking ominous later when some of our group were laxing on the beach later
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I'll look into the car charge idea Giantfan. I've never done that.
Also will look into Happyflower's tip for a portable-power-bank
Thank you peppermint for your prayer and to all for their well-wishes.
Beautiful pics April!

 

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