Hurricane Florence

[Alpo]

Yes, but if it was a mesa, storm surge wouldn't be an issue and the rain would create real purty waterfalls.

As to intra- inter-coastal. Yeah, the name is intracoastal, but it really is an intercoastal waterway because you aren't on interior waterways along the whole route.

 

[actaeon277]

Gee.
Look at all these "tolerant" people.

Picture NOT embedded due to some "language".
https://www.facebook.com/colddeadhands/photos/a.489394614442754/1913467558702112/?type=3&theater

 

[actaeon277]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Someone has created a Twitter account for this flag.

https://twitter.com/HurricaneFlag

It really is amazing that it's hanging in there. Torn and shredded, but still flying.

Edit: Well, maybe. You'll have to rewind the stream a couple hours to see where it eventually went black.

Livestream of the hurricane (loud)

[video=youtube;deG4NxkouGM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deG4NxkouGM[/video]

 

[hoosierdoc]

Someone should have sold rights to leave a sign in front of the camera

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Edit: Also...

Hurricane Florence weakens to a Category 1 storm as it approaches North Carolina coast, NHC reports.

•Maximum sustained winds have decreased to 90 mph.

•Threat of freshwater flooding will increase over the next several days

 

[hoosierdoc]

I wonder if it will even be a hurricane when the eye comes ashore.

I think fox may have been discussing the topography in relation to the rivers. They said since rivers running to the west you may be in a worse spot further inland due to worse storm surge

 

[hoosierdoc]

Prior forecasts of 40+ inches rain. Now highest is 26” i’m Seeing. 8-9’ storm surge highest now

they are going on and on about how tropical storm force winds are extending 400 Miles!!! A little search suggests 300-400 miles is typical. Meh.

What is the Size of a Hurricane? - Texas Hurricane Handbook, Weather Research Center

this is just goofy

 

[Trigger Time]

So this thing turned into a big nothing?

 

[hoosierdoc]

The hurricane yes. The rain storm, don’t know yet

 

[femurphy77]

Someone has created a Twitter account for this flag.

https://twitter.com/HurricaneFlag

It really is amazing that it's hanging in there. Torn and shredded, but still flying.

Edit: Well, maybe. You'll have to rewind the stream a couple hours to see where it eventually went black.

That flag's been thru a lot worse and it'll be back.


Just sayin'.

 

[olhorseman]

Day 1 from Florence
Horses were moved to high ground yesterday
Kubota UTV, mower, and log splitter moved to high ground yesterday
Very sleepless night - high winds and moderate rainfall
Main power out at 2am
On generator backup
Have satellite tv, internet, and phone services
Large trees down and uprooted
All sizes of tree limbs and branches down
Our 1/2 mile long driveway blocked in several places with trees that took out the power lines
We still have a relatively clear path out for vehicles through trails in woods
NE Cape fear river near us is still predicted to crest at about 15 feet over flood stage - that would put water 4 feet deep in cabin
We still think the river will not get that high
Still have high winds and light rain (not enough rain to raise the river to predicted levels)
We are planning on evac of dogs and us at first light tomorrow in our John Deere gator
Planning on moving vehicles and rest of equipment today

 

[HoughMade]

 

[hoosierdoc]

Good luck olhorseman!

has it been quite a while since a storm rolled through there? Are these the weak limbs/trees that haven’t been stressed in a while?

 

[HoughMade]

How INGO does a hurricane:

[click to play]

[video=facebook_share;1670007839979416]https://www.facebook.com/TEARSTEARS/videos/1670007839979416/?t=10[/video]

 

[Kirk Freeman]

How INGO does a hurricane:

[click to play]

[video=facebook_share;1670007839979416]https://www.facebook.com/TEARSTEARS/videos/1670007839979416/?t=10[/video]

INGO? That a just a rainy weekend in Lafayette. Although . . . I see no beer cans.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Usually it’s more like this in Indiana

[video=youtube;9YI1Y4Z1cI8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YI1Y4Z1cI8[/video]

 

[olhorseman]

Good luck olhorseman!

has it been quite a while since a storm rolled through there? Are these the weak limbs/trees that haven’t been stressed in a while?

Thanks! Hurricane Matthew rolled throu here 2 years ago. The wind speeds were about the same as Florence but we had a lot more rain very quickly. Water got to about 50 feet of the cabin. Lost a lot of trees and limbs during Mathew.
So far no damage to any buildings. The predicted flooding confuses the hell out of me. The river level is only 2 feet but is expected to rise 14 feet more in just 36 hours and more after that to 24.5 feet. We are just not having that much rain here or upstream. Storm surge will be minimal 40 from the coast.

 

[indiucky]

How INGO does a hurricane:

[click to play]

[video=facebook_share;1670007839979416]https://www.facebook.com/TEARSTEARS/videos/1670007839979416/?t=10[/video]

The rest of the story....

Shirtless man stares down Hurricane Florence with American flag in hand: 'Just being free and American' | Fox News

 

[HoughMade]

The rest of the story....

Shirtless man stares down Hurricane Florence with American flag in hand: 'Just being free and American' | Fox News

Even after reading that, I'm pretty sure we got the whole story just from the video.