Hurricane Florence

[E CaT PanTHer 2]

just for reference, katrina was downgraded to a category 4 when it made landfall in louisiana (apprx 140 mph winds)

right now, florence is hovering between a catg 2 and 3, currently at 110 mph's with 130 mph gusts. 

the main concern with this one is the torrential rain and inland flooding, but even 110 mph winds can cause devastating damage 

lets see what happens in the next few hours 

[E CaT PanTHer 2]

the hurricane is slowing down and could stall right when it makes landfall, which is horrible news. 

they're saying hurricane conditions could last 24-48 hours, just given the slow speed and the enormous size

 

[saints4lifeagain]

1 hour ago, E CaT PanTHer 2 said:

just for reference, katrina was downgraded to a category 4 when it made landfall in louisiana (apprx 140 mph winds)

right now, florence is hovering between a catg 2 and 3, currently at 110 mph's with 130 mph gusts. 

the main concern with this one is the torrential rain and inland flooding, but even 110 mph winds can cause devastating damage 

lets see what happens in the next few hours 

Katrina was actually a 3 when it made landfall.

[saints4lifeagain]

7 hours ago, SOJA said:

you know as much as I give you crap, you're a pretty cool dude 

Yes. Yes, I do know lol.

[Hoenheim]

2 hours ago, E CaT PanTHer 2 said:

she's coming, and she's a big one.

stay safe ya'll 

 

well that just looks like its going to slam straight into Wilmington 

[Hoenheim]

If nothing else I'm going to be stuck in a small ass house with several other people for the next several days... might not be able to leave the house until Monday or Tuesday. At least we're on high ground and not close to any rivers/streams/powerlines 

Only thing I'm worried about is we have two big trees in the backyard 

[JakeDel5674]

My parents are staying put in Brunswick County. They'll be alright. This Hurricane is just like Fran and Floyd in my opinion. More like Floyd, because Floyd stayed around forever too. 

[ncfan]

1 minute ago, bull123 said:

The flooding was what defined Katrina....hope this one doesn’t do the same to us

Comparing the Katrina flooding to this is no comparison.  Apples to oranges 

Nola is built below the water, the storm surge of that massive storm destroyed the levees and let the river flow into the city

 

This is more like a Harvey.  Harvey did the same.  Harvey was a strong Cat 3 when it hit Corpus.  But we all know it for what it did to Houston.

It went back out and just sat om Houston as a tropical storm for a few days

 

[JakeDel5674]

Just now, ncfan said:

Comparing the Katrina flooding to this is no comparison.  Apples to oranges 

Nola is built below the water, the storm surge of that massive storm destroyed the levees and let the river flow into the city

 

This is more like a Harvey.  Harvey did the same.  Harvey was a strong Cat 3 when it hit Corpus.  But we all know it for what it did to Houston.

It went back out and just sat om Houston as a tropical storm for a few days

 

This is not even a Cat 3 anymore. It's a Cat 2. And could be weakening again. 

[caatfan]

7 hours ago, PantherGuy said:

Close friend is in Raleigh. I've spoken to her a bit and it seems her family is staying put. I wish they'd evacuate but whatever. My ex wife is also in Raleigh. Hope she stays more or less safe but that's all the sympathy I got for her. Luckily know no one on the coast

I wouldn't worry too much about the Raleigh area at this point. Since the projected path is now south of us, we should only get about 5" of rain over 3-4 days, and the winds shouldn't be that bad. We may get some flash flooding but power outages should be much less of an issue now. The coastal areas of NC and SC could see record rainfall and flooding though. 

[JakeDel5674]

These Meteorologist are not so good at this job. All week long "we expect this storm to gain strength before it hits the coast." And it's done the exact opposite, the eye has changed so much it's ridiculous. 

[JakeDel5674]

1 minute ago, caatfan said:

I wouldn't worry too much about the Raleigh area at this point. Since the projected path is now south of us, we should only get about 5" of rain over 3-4 days, and the winds shouldn't be that bad. We may get some flash flooding but power outages should be much less of an issue now. The coastal areas of NC and SC could see record rainfall and flooding though. 

Yeah, I'm in Durham. I'm not even sure if the power will go out. 

[JakeDel5674]

@saints4lifeagain, we cool now. Just don't talk poo when your team beats us again this season. Because we have people like you out there blocking for Cam. 

[ncfan]

8 minutes ago, JakeDel5674 said:

This is not even a Cat 3 anymore. It's a Cat 2. And could be weakening again. 

Correct.

 

And thats why to be honest.  Other than the costal areas there isnt anything to really much to worry, just a avg rain storm

 

 

The coastal areas though.  Remember how flooded Houston was? It was just a tropical storm when it hit there and sat.  This is going ti hit as a weak 2 and going to sit.  So id be real worried Wilmington through mrytle beach.