re: Hurricane Florence - Information and Resources

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Would you ride it out in Charleston?

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Not a chance in hell I would try. Charleston floods with a heavy afternoon shower. They are talking in feet in terms of rainfall over the next several days.

State of Emergency for All GA Counties Declared

Added emergency management info for Georgia in OP post 2.

And make sure your deed and titlework is safe and sealed

If they're bringing pets pet shot records, some hotels require them to let the animals stay there.

Hurricane Evacuation Prep:

Items to Pack:
-Passports
-Birth certificates
-Deed, titlework, other legal documents
-Kids’ school records in case you are displaced for a while
-Itemized lists and pictures and videos of possessions for insurance purposes, receipts, etc.
-Pet shot records for hotels
-Cash
-Gas cans
-Ice chest full of drinks/food

House Considerations
If you can't bring everything, place valued items in waterproof bins or on top of mattresses in case of flooding.

Fill any plastic jugs you can with water and freeze them while you have power. You want your freezer to be a near solid mass of ice to keep the temp freezing. Masses of ice work.

Too late now to suggest a Carbon Monoxide detector (battery operated preferred) for the wall nearest the outside location of your generator. NEVER put the generator inside; people died in New Orleans trying to stop their generators from being stolen.

Sheets of heavy plastic to deflect water to the sides of your house if you get roof damage.

Also, the windy website has locations of many on shore cams which might help some people with decision making.

Please feel free to respond to this post with more ideas so that I can add them to the list. I will link to this post in the OP.

Disclaimer: When it comes to your personal safety and the safety of your family, do what you feel is necessary. Obviously follow the guidance of your local officials and local NWS office too, and if their guidance says to leave, you should leave, even if it contradicts my suggestions. However, if you're going to come to this thread to ask, here is what I would suggest as far as "to evacuate or not" is concerned:

1. Do you live in NC or SC? If yes, go to 2, if no, continue monitoring the storm and await further guidance, particularly those in GA.

2. Do you live in the following counties in NC - Currituck, Camden, Pasquotanik, Perquimans, Chowan, Bertie, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde, Beaufort, Pamilco, Carteret, Onslow, Pender, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Sampson, Robeson, Cumberland, Duplin, Lenoir, Wayne, Lenoir, Jones, Craven? If yes, evacuate inland (west and/or north). If no, continue to 3.

3. Do you live in the following counties in SC - Dillon, Marion, Horry, Florence, Georgetown, Willimsburg, Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Colleton, Beaufort? If yes, evacuate, preferably to GA or get west of Columbia and north of I-20. If no, continue to 4.

4. Do you live in NC, south of Greenville, and I-95 runs through your county or is to your west? If yes, go to 6. If no, go to 5.

5. Do you live in SC and I-95 runs through your county or is to your west? If yes, go to 6. If no, go to 10.

6. Do you live along a body of water, including, but not limited to, a creek, lake, bayou, slough, drainage canal, or river, OR do you live in a flood zone other than Zone C or Zone X? If yes, you should make preparations for possible flash floods, including an evacuation plan, and I'd strongly consider evacuating if possible. If no, go to 7.

7. Do you have large trees near your home that could reach your home if they fall? If yes, I'd strongly consider evacuating. You're likely to see hurricane force wind gusts at a minimum and coupled with the rain fall that's expected, downed trees will be plentiful in your area. If no, go to 8.

8. Are you prepared to be without power and additional rations for up to 2 (two) weeks? If yes, go to 9. If no, prepare immediately or evacuate.

9. Do you have small children or elderly individuals in your home? If yes, you should strongly consider evacuating. If no, go to 12.

10. Do you have small children or elderly individuals in your home? If yes, consider getting further inland or prepare to be without power for up to a week. If no, go to 11.

11. Continue monitoring the situation, particularly the potential rainfall totals, and have an evacuation plan in place.

12. Alright Billy Badass, best of luck holding down your fort, but stay tuned for more information as the situation may change.

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Prominentwon

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Any updates on your cousin's grandmother? I hope they were able to check into the shelter or get her somewhere safe.

Is there a reason the hurricane planes seem to all be turbo prop instead of jet? Do the turbo props do better flying into the storm to the eye or something?

Eye of Florence