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Reply With QuoteMy sister just got briefed at Camp LeJeune, forcasting 22' storm surge and 40" of rain in addition to wind. Not expecting much left on barrier islands after the storm. Hoping her house in Jacksonville will hold. Yall stay safe up there.
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Hurricane Florence... What's She Gonna Do???
Yesterdays News & Observer said: "Some storm-watchers are worried that Hurricane Florence may have more in common with 1996’s Hurricane Fran than the first letter of its name. Fran, one of the most devastating storms to hit North Carolina, tracked across the Atlantic in 1996 in a path that bears a strong resemblance to ones that some forecasting models are predicting for Florence. As of Sunday, the National Weather Service said the most likely scenario has Hurricane Florence on a northwesterly trajectory that would bring it ashore near Wilmington on Thursday night.
With several days to ponder what Florence might do on its way across the ocean, those who lived through Fran may be remembering that it, too, was a nighttime arrival, landing at Cape Fear, near Wilmington, at 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 5, 1996. It came in with 115 mph winds and generated a 12-foot storm tide....
...Remember what happened with Fran, there was widespread tree damage, well, well inland. Even back towards the western Piedmont. So clearly, and with as much as expected, look for prolonged power outages. That’s one of the things we want to remind folks is to make sure they can take care of themselves at home for at least 72 hours with the number of power outages that will probably happen with this.
Fran was regarded as a meteorological wakeup call for millions of North Carolina residents who had forgotten or never knew that a storm that slammed the coast could muscle its way more than 200 miles inland." News & Observer 9/9/18
Let's all send up prayers... that this monster will somehow turn back out to sea or somehow get sheared apart by a small breath from our God.
Please take this storm very seriously. Do you have a good plan in place???
God Bless You & Yours,
Wayne aka Special K
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My sister just got briefed at Camp LeJeune, forcasting 22' storm surge and 40" of rain in addition to wind. Not expecting much left on barrier islands after the storm. Hoping her house in Jacksonville will hold. Yall stay safe up there.
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Appreciate the update from your sister at LeJeune and your well wishes brother. I remember Hurricane Fran quite vividly (as I'm sure many others do) and hoped to not have to go through another one like that or worse. It will be interesting to see just how this thing progresses over the next couple of days.Originally Posted by huntinslabs
Last edited by Special K; 09-10-2018 at 11:10 AM.
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my aviation charts are painting a slightly different picture......
Landfall practically on the NC/SC border, tracking E of charlotte and stalling. 20-30 inches of rain possibility in a triangle from Statesville-Raleigh-Roanoake. Either way, no bueno!! at this point we have to hope for the best.
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I remember Fran as well as Floyd and Hugo. Nothing to mess with. Sure hope this one dodges us or loses some of it's steam.
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I sort of suspected that it could be pushed more southerly due to the high pressure that I understand is setting up in the north Atlantic and the resulting steering currents. No bueno INDEED!!!
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Amen to that brother. I'm getting the impression that we could have 70 - 80 mph category 1 type winds in Central NC.
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I'm not looking forward to it. Not much I can do to prepare other than making sure stuff outside is secure as good as possible. I'm worried about trees more than anything. I'm surrounded by woods.
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Downed trees and power outages will certainly be a huge problem for tens of thousands of people or more for up to a week or more. I have a lot of trees that have grown much taller since Hurricane Fran and many are pretty big now... and will definitely reach the houseI'm not looking forward to it. Not much I can do to prepare other than making sure stuff outside is secure as good as possible. I'm worried about trees more than anything. I'm surrounded by woods.
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We will pray for y'all. Let us know if you need anything.
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