Should people in DC be concerned about the hurricane?

Could/probably will get a lot of rain. Leaving seems extreme

No.

Does your area flood? If so I’d get out. If not, stock up on provisions in the case of 1-2 weeks without power.

I’m not saying that you will be powerless that long but just be prepared in case

Stay where you are. Now is the time to find a cute lady from one of the embassies and tell her how since you're from Louisiana you know how to handle hurricanes and she should seek shelter at your place over the weekend.

Probably

soil is very saturated with water as we've had tons of rain this year so a dumping of rain over the weekend combined with high winds might see unprecedented flooding and downed trees

The wind will likely be down if landfall in the Carolinas. DC will get a lot rain though if on the east side of the storm. Just pray it doesn't stall out like Harvey

We are supposed to be flying in Thursday evening for my cousins wedding on Sat. Should be interesting

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Does your area flood? If so I’d get out. If not, stock up on provisions in the case of 1-2 weeks without power.

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If you live within the District, as I do, that's unlikely. Almost all of our power lines are buried. The danger here is big mature trees falling on your car that's parked out on the street.

And flooding. Alexandria already flooded yesterday. I live on a hill that drains down into Rock Creek Park so I don't have to worry about it, but others do. Especially people with a basement.

I was flying out of National Friday night after work but I got my flight changed to Thursday morning. Even though I'm on AA and not going through Charlotte, I was worried that we either wouldn't have a plane or a crew come Friday evening.