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re: Hurricane Florence - Catastrophic Flooding Potential
Posted on 9/16/18 at 5:09 pm to Warheel
Posted on 9/16/18 at 5:09 pm to Warheel
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I’m south of Raleigh and it’s still raining. Been raining all morning with some downpours. Unfortunately all this has to go somewhere. I feel for everyone downstream.
I’m in South Charlotte near Matthews and we are closing in on 10 inches of rain. Lots of trees down and low spots are flooded out. Luckily we only lost power from about 1am to 4 am this morning.
A little further south in Union County has been even worse. They have a curfew starting at 7 pm.
It’s headed northwest now into the mountains towards Boone. Hopefully it picks up the pace or that could be nasty.
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Posted on 9/16/18 at 5:27 pm to Bruco
We are being spun up to head out and provide medical evacuation to any hospitals that didnt expect this level of flooding. Crazy things can be that bad, while this whole situation got so quiet, so quickly
Posted on 9/16/18 at 5:35 pm to Bruco
Many of the counties south of me have been on curfew since Wednesday. We are getting hammered right now with rain that started last night. Flash Flood warnings being sent out for my county and surrounding.
They are telling everyone east of 73/74 and south of 64 to stay off the roads. GPS is rerouting people quicker then they can update into flooded roadways and/or down trees over the road.
Last report around here over 700+ roads closed in the central to southeast part of NC.
They are telling everyone east of 73/74 and south of 64 to stay off the roads. GPS is rerouting people quicker then they can update into flooded roadways and/or down trees over the road.
Last report around here over 700+ roads closed in the central to southeast part of NC.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 5:36 pm to DavidTheGnome
Not sure but sounds like some of it made it through.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 5:47 pm to rds dc
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Posted on 9/16/18 at 6:01 pm to TennesseeFan25
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We are being spun up to head out and provide medical evacuation to any hospitals that didnt expect this level of flooding. Crazy things can be that bad, while this whole situation got so quiet, so quickly
It is a recurring theme in the sensationalist 21st century media with these storms.
Katrina, Harvey, Florence
New Orleans will no longer exist, then New Orleans survived when she weakened before landfall - carry on with life, then oh oh the levees broke and people are dying.
Houston will be devastated by a Cat 4, then Houston will be okay - he weakened - no big deal, then oh oh Houston has never flooded like this and people are dying
North Carolina will be hit worse than they ever have, then oh she weakened to a Cat 2 or Cat 1 - no big deal except for the beaches and a few places that usually flood, then oh oh It's flooding almost everywhere and people are dying
Posted on 9/16/18 at 6:24 pm to NorthEndZone
Ignorant post. Despite the "lack" of lives lost in those hurricanes, millions of lives are negatively impacted through a combination of financial hardship and complete property loss. Those two things aren't necessarily sexy topics in the media, as flood damage are considered secondary hazards to wind damage. You or someone close to you have clearly never been impacted to trivialize those storms for what they were.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 7:37 pm to lsugolfredman
Appreciate the comments but you completely missed my point. Sorry for not making it clear.
I was saying how the wind speed of the storm gets over-hyped as it is strengthening then downplayed as it weakens when the overall threat to life and property has not really changed.
And for the record, I had over $40,000 (insured thankfully) damage from Katrina and Gustav so I have been impacted several times.
Have a good day.
I was saying how the wind speed of the storm gets over-hyped as it is strengthening then downplayed as it weakens when the overall threat to life and property has not really changed.
And for the record, I had over $40,000 (insured thankfully) damage from Katrina and Gustav so I have been impacted several times.
Have a good day.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 7:39 pm to NorthEndZone
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More than 109,000 gallons of untreated wastewater has flowed into a tributary to the Neuse River and a tributary to Holts Lake, Johnston County authorities said. Heavy rainfall overwhelmed the county's sewage system, and the overflows were continuing Sunday evening, officials said.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 10:59 pm to NorthEndZone
nvm read your 2nd response
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Posted on 9/16/18 at 11:14 pm to NorthEndZone
So is Helene making landfall in the UK? 
Posted on 9/17/18 at 5:11 pm to DavidTheGnome
death toll now 21
apparently had a fairly significant tornado in Midlothian, Virginia today that killed 1 that formed from a rain band within the remnants of Florence
NBC12 Richmond, Virginia - Watch building get torn apart in link's top video
apparently had a fairly significant tornado in Midlothian, Virginia today that killed 1 that formed from a rain band within the remnants of Florence
NBC12 Richmond, Virginia - Watch building get torn apart in link's top video
This post was edited on 9/17/18 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 9/17/18 at 5:21 pm to DavidTheGnome
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So the flag made it..?
Nobody knows because the network went down. The owner is going out sometime this week to assess damage.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:27 am to joshnorris14
Might we see a round 2
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:49 am to joshnorris14
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Might we see a round 2
SC Governor should go ahead and shut down half the state for the rest of the week again, "just to be safe".
Posted on 9/18/18 at 11:30 am to GetCocky11
SC got lucky, well except those living right by the Pee Dee. Had she been a little slower getting inland and its a different discussion for SC.
Glad y'all made it out mostly ok in SC.
Any of our NC posters planning to stay in the area posting?
Glad y'all made it out mostly ok in SC.
Any of our NC posters planning to stay in the area posting?
Posted on 9/20/18 at 8:05 am to GetCocky11
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GetCocky11
Nice take with the benefit of hindsight. As Duke mentioned, we were extremely fortunate (with the exception of the Pee Dee). If this thing had tracked a little further south (well within the models) we could have had 2015 level flooding in the Columbia level on top of the disaster in the Pee Dee.
The state is still very much in the woods. Dillon, Marlboro, Chesterfield, Marion, and Horry Counties are in really bad shape and many parts are still cut off.
Posted on 9/20/18 at 8:08 am to CidCock
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Nice take with the benefit of hindsight.
My criticism of the governor shutting down so many things so early (emphasis on the interior counties) is perfectly valid, in my opinion.
Posted on 9/20/18 at 8:34 am to TideWarrior
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