Hurricane Florence - September 2018

[Jax49]

More than 560,000 customers without power in the Carolinas.

 

[Jax49]

As awful as this is, I can't help but think what it would have been had the wind speed not dropped. moo

 

[Hraefn]

Hurricane Florence hits land as center of it reaches North Carolina | Daily Mail Online

Florence's first fatalities: Two are killed after a tree topples on home as hurricane batters North Carolina with 80mph winds and a storm surge of up to ELEVEN FEET

 

[MaryG12]

Power outage in Elizabethtown according to my NC friend - one of 500,000 without power right now in the state:

POWER OUTAGE MAP: Nearly 500,000 in North Carolina without power

 

[MaryG12]

Hurricane Florence, 8 am Friday: #Bladenwx to peak about 2 p.m. | Bladen Journal

The National Weather Center said landfall was made near Wrightsville Beach at 7:15 a.m. with estimated maximum winds of 90 mph and a minimum central pressure estimate of 958 millibars. The storm is about 400 miles wide.

400 miles wide :O

 

[Tabirey]

Myrtle Beach lost power around 9am est. My girls say the wind is extremely loud, but they're good so far. Before the wind got bad, they peeked at the surf and it was just coming up over the beach on to the access opening.

 

[Tabirey]

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[Lilibet]

Thankfully, my friend on the Chowan River in northern N.C. made the right call to stay put when the path shifted south. They are in a location that would be hard to flood. She said the wind didn’t even wake her up last night. Friends who evacuated early will have trouble getting home.

 

[Rose in SC]

I'm in rural northeastern South Carolina, not too far from the town of Florence (not to be confused with the hurricane of the same name, lol). We're having some gusty winds (28-32 mph) but so far no rain. DH has the generator at the ready. Our property has lots of trees and there's one pine in particular that makes me nervous.

We lived in coastal Georgetown, a block from the bay, during Hugo back in '89 and no other storm since has concerned me as much as this one. Be safe everyone and check in if you can! Plus thanks to whoever posted the poweroutage.us link upthread. We're now obsessed with it!

 

[Bravo]

Stay safe Rose. And all in the path.

 

[Lilibet]

I'm in rural northeastern South Carolina, not too far from the town of Florence (not to be confused with the hurricane of the same name, lol). We're having some gusty winds (28-32 mph) but so far no rain. DH has the generator at the ready. Our property has lots of trees and there's one pine in particular that makes me nervous.

We lived in coastal Georgetown, a block from the bay, during Hugo back in '89 and no other storm since has concerned me as much as this one. Be safe everyone and check in if you can! Plus thanks to whoever posted the poweroutage.us link upthread. We're now obsessed with it!

I want your kitty, Rose!! Too cute! Glad you’re OK, but I know what you mean about a tree making you nervous. We once had a huge redwood tree outside our bedroom that really scared me during wind. And later a big Douglas Fir that we had trimmed and cabled to make it safer. Hang in there!

 

[CARIIS]

What is increasingly depressing about all this is the images we are getting (not Harvey) but are usually like after she is gone

seeing what is coming out while knowing in reality were 42% in is quite depressing

i made myself take a break

its just gonna get so bad

I put myself on Washington DC time outs ( with increasing duration of said timeouts mandated) to preserve my sanity and had to start same last night with this !

 

[JerseyGirl]

ugh

Animals recovered, one still missing as crates fall out on road during Wilmington to Charlotte transport

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

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[Jax49]

First deaths reported from Hurricane Florence after Wilmington home collapses

The victims were a mother and infant, police said on Twitter. The father sustained injuries and was transported to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington for medical care.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

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[Jax49]

3:00 PM EDT Fri Sep 14
Location: 34.0°N 78.4°W
Moving: W at 6 mph
Min pressure: 970 mb
Max sustained: 75 mph