Hurricane Florence

[PT7]

Appreciate that, ESquared.

Interesting what I learned today from my cousin. I had called him and his wife three times, and he did return my call late this afternoon.

Based on the strength decline of Florence, and the point of entry on the SC coast, the govt officials in his town (and for the surrounding area) rescinded the original evacuation order. Most people there are doing "life as usual." He does have his house boarded up with steel shudders, was considering to evacuate, but when not required and most all of his neighbors remained, that was their choice also. He told me there are no water or gas shortages, and the town is normally active.

So I'm most relieved to hear it "from the horse's mouth." It sure is a different perspective from the serious weather reports I watch on the tv, which I'm certain carry validity within those warnings. And I'm glad of that in this case!! I'm good with and trust my cousin's decision, although I was pretty concerned at first.

Thanks for your note. Sure do continue to pray for SC folk that are more impacted by Florence....not a good event at all.
PT7

Sending good thoughts and best wishes and prayers to your relatives, PT, I hope they stay safe. Eight miles from the Atlantic anywhere in the Carolinas is not a place I'd want to be.

[CT_Shooter]

In CT and maybe everywhere else, Hurricane damage is not covered by homeowner's insurance unless there is an added Hurricane rider. If a Hurricane is downgraded to a Tropical Storm by the National Weather Service before it hits the shoreline, you're covered by your generic homeowners policy; otherwise, nope. The last Hurricane to threaten CT was downgraded within an hour of hitting the state. Lots of folks were thankful, but totally unaware of how it effected their insurance coverage. We added the rider to our policy as soon as we learned about it.

[JEBar]

most unique Hurricane Florence related picture that I've seen so far .. .. no details with the picture ..

[CT_Shooter]

most unique Hurricane Florence related picture that I've seen so far .. .. no details with the picture ..

The wind as forecast won't likely be strong enough to take the roof, but the forecast for rain would make those stakes useless if it was.

[PT7]

Jim,

Those straps look quite similar to mobile home tie-downs I had used years ago in southern IL (tornado belt). They actually went over the roof of the mh, and laid against the exterior walls. Kind of noisy in an everyday strong wind. The anchor was a metal auger about 4-feet long that you twisted into the ground. In later years, mh manufacturers built this tie-down system with the straps inside the mh walls and roof. The metal tie-downs would then not be augured into dirt; rather, there would be concrete pads or columns used to secure them.

You're right. Kind of a unique way to prep a house for protection against the force of Florence.
PT7

most unique Hurricane Florence related picture that I've seen so far .. .. no details with the picture ..

[JEBar]

the forecasters are saying that in our area we have a 100% chance of rain for the next 3 days but that tomorrow will be our toughest

[BrokenolMarine]

We prepared as best we can.
We have food and water.
The propane tank is full and we have the whole house genny.
Plenty of ammo in case we need it for any reason.
The house sits on a ridgeline, if we flood, those around us are under fathoms of water.
We good.

[clovishound]

From the current predictions, Blufton should be fine. We are about 90 miles closer to the storm and are predicted to get a little under 30 mph winds and about 7" of rain.

Retiredseabee, I see that the cruise is still tentatively scheduled to depart Sunday afternoon. Whatever you do, be safe. Lots of wind and rain in NC and upstate SC today and tomorrow.

[JEBar]

its hard to believe the eye of Florence is well ashore in SC and even though it has weakened considerably, we are still getting bands of heavy wind and rain .... Florence has to be the slowest moving such storm ever .... it is causing major flooding in our are .... about all we get is standing water .... contrast the first 3 pictures taken out of our front door today with 3 taken during Hurricane Matthew back in Oct 2016 .... scattered power outages are all around us .... 2500EU Honda generator purchased after Hurricane Fran in 1996 as been running at the home of our youngest son's in-laws for the last 30 some hours .... no clue when they will get their power back .... all in all, things are going as well as can be expected

[Mags]

Glad you're doing well. I heard someone say experiencing Florence was like being stalked by a turtle. Slow and persistent.