Official Hurricane Florence Thread

[UglyCasanova]

Looks like the US is going to be hit with a double whammy, FEMA working overtime. The Gulf was devastated with Gordon and now looks like Florence is shaping up to batter the east coast.


Accuweather Link

It's already a Cat 4

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

 

[UglyCasanova]

 

[purbeast0]

Going to Grand Cayman in 10 days so I hope nothing hits that area in the next couple weeks!

 

[FeuerFrei]

You people out east better hunker down. Park your yachts.

 

[13Gigatons]

It's closer now and looks like it could hit land as a cat 4 and roll up into DC.

Trump better nail his hair down.

 

[Exterous]

Whats with some of those green line predictions? It instantly transports itself over the Caribbean and smacks Colombia and Venezuela?

 

[vi edit]

My wife and her friend are traveling to NYC all next week. They better pack for rain.

 

[vi edit]

Oh, and SC had better pucker up. Looks like it could broadside the Carolina coast.

 

[UglyCasanova]

If you’re on the NC coast hopefully you’ve got one of these

 

[bruceb]

I am in Apex, NC about 10 miles south of Raleigh ... They are saying maybe 100MPH winds late Thursday into Friday ... I am not in a flood area, but there is a good chance some trees (none are a threat to the house unless it gets airborne) will be lost ... Hopefully power does not go out. Maybe the storm will change paths & stay out in the ocean.

 

[UglyCasanova]

This thing is shaking up to look like a bad one.

 

[13Gigatons]

They say it may stall inland for awhile and drop a lot of rain like the one in Houston.

 

[highland145]

My wife and her friend are traveling to NYC all next week. They better pack for rain.

Mine's going to Asheville on Thursday. Might be O.K.

Oh, and SC had better pucker up. Looks like it could broadside the Carolina coast.

We're next to Augusta and, again, "should" be O.K. but I did check the generator and will be stocking up on some water.

 

[K1052]

Cat 3 now

 

[UglyCasanova]

It’s starting to move over warmer water too

 

[purbeast0]

These storms are going to make for bumpy flight for us this weekend from MD down to Grand Cayman. Hopefully it's not too bad that they have to cancel em.

 

[K1052]

Some of the rainfall scenarios are nuts for inland areas. If it stalls out over appalachia there are going to be real big problems.

 

[K1052]

And with another P-3 pass through the storm they're finding 130mph flight level winds and 945mb....so prob officially upgrading to Cat 4 shortly.

Edit: Now officially upgraded by NHC.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Some of the rainfall scenarios are nuts for inland areas. If it stalls out over appalachia there are going to be real big problems.

I’ve read predictions that it might ala Harvey. At least the area isn’t an overdeveloped concrete jungle but you’re right, lots of landslides and flooding still.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Read predictions it could hit Cat 5 by tomorrow

 

[BoomerD]

Mine's going to Asheville on Thursday. Might be O.K.
We're next to Augusta and, again, "should" be O.K. but I did check the generator and will be stocking up on some water.

It's time fer yer annual bath...

 

[highland145]

It's time fer yer annual bath...

You coming to visit? giggity.

 

[K1052]

Recon aircraft found 140mph winds and 943mb now. Crazy how fast it's gaining intensity.

 

[BoomerD]

You coming to visit? giggity.

I said it was time for your annual bath...not your weekly golden shower...

 

[highland145]

I said it was time for your annual bath...not your weekly golden shower...

Hey, you're supposed to be catching this time.