I hope GWTW flew out on his hang glider.
coach2709, we're supposed to get 5"-12" of rain Saturday night and people are scrambling to find- of all things- water. Stores are sold out.
Here are some live webcams from the OBX. I don't know how long they will stay up.
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What kind of BS site is that? Reminds me of the loony that used to be on public access TV in my city about 15 years ago claiming a vast conspiracy on the part of the elected officials against him, to include the weather and police.
Prayers to you all.
Be safe.
Be safe.
The good news is that the peat fire in the Great Dismal Swamp should be extinguished. (it's an underground peat fire that has been burning for months)
Fingers crossed for Coach 2709.
Friends in the NE - stay safe.
Fingers crossed for Coach 2709.
Friends in the NE - stay safe.
Riding it out, still have power and cable for now, starting to rock and roll now....kid and hubby still asleep. Water is almost gone out of canals and sound....
Thanks everyone for the prayers and well wishes. I think you can take what you were sending my way and point them to the people in the NE now. We still have pretty hard winds (probably around 40ish with gusts up to 60ish) and still raining but it's just going to get better for us.
In my neighborhood not a lot of damage other than some tree limbs and stuff scattered that wasn't tied down or broke free. There was a pier somewhat close to me that part of was destroyed by the waves going over top of it.
I never lost power but I know of many people who did but the power crews should be heading out in an hour or two. Depending on which TV news you watch we got around 5 - 7 inches of rain since yesterday.
So overall it's not good but thanks to the Good Lord it wasn't nowhere near as bad as it could have been. Let's keep praying He takes the same mercy on the NE as he did us.
In my neighborhood not a lot of damage other than some tree limbs and stuff scattered that wasn't tied down or broke free. There was a pier somewhat close to me that part of was destroyed by the waves going over top of it.
I never lost power but I know of many people who did but the power crews should be heading out in an hour or two. Depending on which TV news you watch we got around 5 - 7 inches of rain since yesterday.
So overall it's not good but thanks to the Good Lord it wasn't nowhere near as bad as it could have been. Let's keep praying He takes the same mercy on the NE as he did us.
GWTW62 - I guess that means things are getting ready to rock and roll. Take Care!!
coach - glad you are OK
coach - glad you are OK
Very glad to hear those of you in NC, seem to have gotten thru Irene. When we spoke with my son last night (west of I-95 in NC) he said it was just raining.
The news here is saying we should be getting around 7" rain and winds between 60-80 where I am. It's unamaginable the state of NY evacuated so many areas and shutting down transportation. And Obama has declared a state of emergency for us, here in CT.
Let's plan for the worse and hope for the best.
Stay safe everyone.
The news here is saying we should be getting around 7" rain and winds between 60-80 where I am. It's unamaginable the state of NY evacuated so many areas and shutting down transportation. And Obama has declared a state of emergency for us, here in CT.
Let's plan for the worse and hope for the best.
Stay safe everyone.
Our prayers to everyone to be out of harm's way.God Bless.
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Think what you will of the site Matt, but the good Doctor Atkins seems to be on the mark! And he is on the mark..."The Mark Levin Show". Have a listen. In my opinion he sounds utterly sensible. Not one mention of a black helicopter.
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- "What kind of BS site is that? Reminds me of the loony that used to be on public access TV in my city about 15 years ago claiming a vast conspiracy on the part of the elected officials against him, to include the weather and police."
Think what you will of the site Matt, but the good Doctor Atkins seems to be on the mark! And he is on the mark..."The Mark Levin Show". Have a listen. In my opinion he sounds utterly sensible. Not one mention of a black helicopter.
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I just read around on that site. I trust if his house in sliced in two, he won't apply for assistance.
Having gone through Fran, where there were practically NO warnings at all, I'd rather have the warnings. We are 2 hours from the coast, and the damage was far more significant here. Floyd flooded out miles and miles of North Carolina again not near the coast. You can never tell what Mother Nature will do. She will always be the home team.
Better safe than sorry.
Having gone through Fran, where there were practically NO warnings at all, I'd rather have the warnings. We are 2 hours from the coast, and the damage was far more significant here. Floyd flooded out miles and miles of North Carolina again not near the coast. You can never tell what Mother Nature will do. She will always be the home team.
Better safe than sorry.
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He did warn of severe storm surge with this storm and accompanying damage. He, correctly in my opinion, predicted that the winds would not "be as advertised". All of his reasoning appeared sound to me.
He's predicting one billion dollars or less in damage as compared to others' estimates from seven to twenty billion dollars in damage.
He isn't downgrading the damage that will be done. The real damage with Irene, in his opinion, is the over-hyping which may lead to nonchalance with future serious storms.
The truth will tell.
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He did warn of severe storm surge with this storm and accompanying damage. He, correctly in my opinion, predicted that the winds would not "be as advertised". All of his reasoning appeared sound to me.
He's predicting one billion dollars or less in damage as compared to others' estimates from seven to twenty billion dollars in damage.
He isn't downgrading the damage that will be done. The real damage with Irene, in his opinion, is the over-hyping which may lead to nonchalance with future serious storms.
The truth will tell.
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Well I'm not smart enough to know if this guy is right or wrong or has any merit. But I know this - last night / this morning there were a couple of times I was scared and not just because this is my first hurricane. There were moments when you could feel my home swaying on the higher gusts of wind. I don't care what category of hurricane you are going through they are all dangerous and scary.
I can take a breath and start to count my blessings because it's passed through my part of NC. But I have a good friend from high school who is going through it right now in Virginia. She's getting it way worse than I did and it's not even close to being over for the entire east coast.
I can take a breath and start to count my blessings because it's passed through my part of NC. But I have a good friend from high school who is going through it right now in Virginia. She's getting it way worse than I did and it's not even close to being over for the entire east coast.
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Again, his concern is the over-hyping of Irene leading to a sense of no urgency or concern with the next inevitable storm.
It is always best to be 'safe rather than sorry', but the level of concern should always be based on reliable information and not hype. Hype is harmful.
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Again, his concern is the over-hyping of Irene leading to a sense of no urgency or concern with the next inevitable storm.
It is always best to be 'safe rather than sorry', but the level of concern should always be based on reliable information and not hype. Hype is harmful.
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you know what, I didn't express myself very well.
I guess when so many people are in harm's way, he sounds very sanctimonious. I do understand the danger of over rating storms, but with the resurgence of the hurricane season, coupled with better technology, I don't believe people will grow complacent.
The Weather Channel is hysterical I will admit. (Did you see the streaker?!) The channel is for entertainment value only, imo.
I watched some national news today for the first time - my oldest child is in NYC. I have no idea if they are exaggerating - but they seem to be emphasizing water damage over wind damage too. Though the last bit was wind related. I wouldn't want to be in a high rise while this passed over.
So even though I'm not sure who advertised what, but logically speaking, it won't take much in the highly populated urban NE to cause several billion in damage. (Have you seen the price of real estate in NYC!! Everything is more expensive.)
I guess when so many people are in harm's way, he sounds very sanctimonious. I do understand the danger of over rating storms, but with the resurgence of the hurricane season, coupled with better technology, I don't believe people will grow complacent.
The Weather Channel is hysterical I will admit. (Did you see the streaker?!) The channel is for entertainment value only, imo.
I watched some national news today for the first time - my oldest child is in NYC. I have no idea if they are exaggerating - but they seem to be emphasizing water damage over wind damage too. Though the last bit was wind related. I wouldn't want to be in a high rise while this passed over.
So even though I'm not sure who advertised what, but logically speaking, it won't take much in the highly populated urban NE to cause several billion in damage. (Have you seen the price of real estate in NYC!! Everything is more expensive.)
quote:Originally posted by gotwood4sale:
He did warn of severe storm surge with this storm and accompanying damage.
He's predicting one billion dollars or less in damage as compared to others' estimates from seven to twenty billion dollars in damage.
The truth will tell.
We'll see. Maybe, 'damages' won't be more than $1 B, but I think 'costs' will be significantly higher. Several states have declared emergencies. That, alone, will 'cost' money. There's so much property and infrastructure on the line. Category 1, Category 3, Tropical Storm... Regardless of winds, it's bringing tons of water to places that can't take any more. Something's gotta give.
55mom is right. This storm is going over an enormous population and some very expensive real estate. Blocks and blocks, towns and towns of million dollar homes and boats at the mercy of Irene. And then there's NYC, LI and ten million people.
On a lighter note, a friend gave me three baby ducks this spring (long story). We've really enjoyed watching them grow. They've lived outside for the past two months. They had a ball in all the rain today. The storm is supposed to be it's worst over night. I want to bring them inside. Any other time, they will walk right in. Not tonight. I wonder why. I even put a bowl of food at the door. They'll be safe in their shelter. I'm just trying to throw them a bone by letting them in for the night. For some reason (It's not me!), they'd rather be outside. Any hsbbw duck keepers on board?
Over hype can cause people to be complacent.
Then again it can save lives, as seen by the alertness of those after the bad tornados this spring.
I have been living in Florida for 36 years this month. We have been through many cat 1 hurricanes. Years ago, Andrew hit everyone off guard, it came ashore in Miami and cut a path straight through the state. Things changed after that. If it had hit a bit north, we could have been devastated.
News coverage back then was not like it is today, we woke up in the morning had no damage, went about our business, a few hours later the news reports began coming in, it looked like Joplin, they do believe that tornados (which result from hurricane winds) destroyed more than the actual winds and rain, the leaves were ripped off the trees, it took years to recover.
In 2004 the year son went off to school we got hit from the backend from Wilma, came across west to east, we got the "dirty" side, lots of wind, tornados, it looked like a bomb went off. We were lucky, we lost power for only a few days, many people we know were out of power for weeks, some for a month. It hit in October, and by december things got back to normal. It was the first time since I came here that we got hit bad, so think of the odds after being here years and years, you just never know.
Mother nature is very unpredicatable, even with the technology, you never know until it passes whether you got lucky or not.
I'd rather be lucky.
Then again it can save lives, as seen by the alertness of those after the bad tornados this spring.
I have been living in Florida for 36 years this month. We have been through many cat 1 hurricanes. Years ago, Andrew hit everyone off guard, it came ashore in Miami and cut a path straight through the state. Things changed after that. If it had hit a bit north, we could have been devastated.
News coverage back then was not like it is today, we woke up in the morning had no damage, went about our business, a few hours later the news reports began coming in, it looked like Joplin, they do believe that tornados (which result from hurricane winds) destroyed more than the actual winds and rain, the leaves were ripped off the trees, it took years to recover.
In 2004 the year son went off to school we got hit from the backend from Wilma, came across west to east, we got the "dirty" side, lots of wind, tornados, it looked like a bomb went off. We were lucky, we lost power for only a few days, many people we know were out of power for weeks, some for a month. It hit in October, and by december things got back to normal. It was the first time since I came here that we got hit bad, so think of the odds after being here years and years, you just never know.
Mother nature is very unpredicatable, even with the technology, you never know until it passes whether you got lucky or not.
I'd rather be lucky.
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we got hit from the back end from Wilma, came across west to east, we got the "dirty" side, it looked like a bomb went off.
Yes, this is always a dangerous time. Things were bending one way, for hours, then they are suddenly asked to bend the other way.
Antz, you and your duckies stay safe.
Waiting for the OBX to regain power so GWTW62 can check in.
Waiting for the OBX to regain power so GWTW62 can check in.
TPM - you are so right about luck. A shift of just 50 miles can make a huge difference.
Thanks for sharing the hurricanes, but I've had my fill. You can keep 'em!
Thanks for sharing the hurricanes, but I've had my fill. You can keep 'em!