Hurricane Michael

[JEBar]

thoughts and prayers for those in the path of Hurricane Michael .... according to the prognosticators, it will be the strongest hurricane ever to hit Florida's panhandle .... once ashore, its projected path will deliver major issues in Georgia .... its rain and wind are also forecasted to deliver yet another below to many folks in North and South Carolina who are still recovering from the massive damage delivered by Hurricane Florence .... we are currently camped in coastal Virginia where Michael is slated to pass through Friday morning

[CT_Shooter]

thoughts and prayers for those in the path of Hurricane Michael .... we are currently camped in coastal Virginia where Michael is slated to pass through Friday morning

Be safe, Jim and everyone in the way of this one.

[RanchRoper]

Be careful out there.

[JEBar]

while concern expressed for us is most certainly appreciated, we aren't anywhere close to facing the danger for those on the Gulf shores and on up through Georgia .... they are now saying this will be the strongest hurricane to ever hit down there .... somehow that's hard to imagine .... we've lived through what those folks are facing and its impossible to overstate the danger

[JEBar]

hey now .. .. on the bright side, we just learned that right now they are having snow and heavy wind where we spend our summers in South Dakota .. .. all in all, I'm much happier being in coastal Virginia ....

[Henry88]

And October 2016 Mathew passed 30 miles to my east as a cat 3 or 4. This is getting old, feeling the outer bands for a while.............

[The Wiz]

Let's see... I have been in NC for less than a month and will have been touched by two hurricanes. Interesting times in this area.

[JEBar]

welcome to our world ..

[JEBar]

according to all reports, Michael is a quick moving storm but it is so strong that its done major damage .... right now its hammering Georgia on its way to our home area as well as where we are camped at the Virginia coast .... its very quiet in our campground .... no concerns have been voiced by the staff and campers are still coming in

[BrokenolMarine]

My folks, in their 80s and poor health, live in P'cola. They have been in the same house, they bought new, since 1970. Lost the shingles years ago to a hurricane, lived with tarps for a roof (blue roof in fla slang) for eighteen months until the overworked contractor worked down his list and came to their address and put on a new one. Six months later? Another hurricane tore off a section of the new roof. Blue roof for a couple months. Contractor bumped them on the list when the shingles came in.

When the evac order came, they stayed. When I called to check on them, this is what I was told:

"We have food and water, a generac, and God. We are 80 plus. If it's our time, it's our time. We are too old and in too much pain too leave. We will pull up a corner of the carpet and hide under the rug. Your dad is takin a nap, thanks for calling."

Headed to the coast, Michael built up power and hit at just under a cat five strength. The path was farther east than expected, just after landfall, I called again.

"It's not really raining here, just a soft drizzle. I'm fixing lunch. Your dad is out in the den watching golf reruns. Thanks for checking in." Dodged a bullet.

[JEBar]

great to hear Marine .. .. from looking at the weather radar, the leading edge of Michael is a few miles east of our home back in NC .... they are still calling for 3 - 5" of rain with 20 - 30 mph wind .... with the recovery from Hurricane Florence still in its early stages in many parts of our state, tropical storm force winds more rain on saturated soil are likely to topple weakened trees .... again from the weather radar and the projected path of Michael, what was its eye should pass over us where we are camped in coastal Virginia .... the forecast is calling for heavy rain/thunderstorms moving in about 5PM and continue through 1AM .... as with back home, they are calling for 3 - 5" of rain accompanied by winds up to 35 mph ....

[BrokenolMarine]

We are supposed to get the same, moderate rain, with wind gusts in the 20 to 40 mph range. We have started to get light sprinkles off and on now. Not seeing wind yet, but expect we will see our share.

[The Wiz]

Sitting on my porch. It's raining like heck, more so than Florence. Wind gust I'd say about 30 mph. Trees swaying quite a bit. Internet spotty. Look out Jim, keep your powder dry!

[JEBar]

per weather radar, the outer edge should reach us around 5PM, the heavy precip about 2 hours later .... it appears that the rain and wind should be on their way out around 3AM .... with our current location, I'm not too worried about the rain .... we are on high ground .... wind is a different matter with the major concern being limbs taking down power lines ....

[BrokenolMarine]

The hard rain and high winds kicked in around five pm. Around five thirty power dropped out and the genny kicked in. We are under severe wx watch and tornado warnings. The trees are whipping around like those crazy air driven things on the used car lots... but holding on.

[JEBar]

in southeastern VA we just heard the first clap of thunder .... temp 78 .... wind in the low 20's .... 95% chance of rain, none to speak of yet but per the radar, we are right on the edge .... they say the rain will move out around 1AM .... wind supposed to calm down around 5AM .... so far, so good

[The Wiz]

Things have calm down. Still windy, occasional gusts. Still raining. Temp has dropped about 15 degrees. Feels chilly. Lights flickering. Cable out for about 45 minutes. Hopefully the worst is over for us. Rest of you, say safe as you can.

[JEBar]

good wishes appreciated .... a tornado apparently just passed a few miles of west of us .... watches still in effect but thankfully no current warnings

[Shakey Jake]

The TV coverage shows quite a bit of damage. Hope the fatality rate stays low but looks like it may climb. Our problem with Harvey was the rain as it just didn't move quickly. Looks like this one had a lot of tidal surge and wind damage.

[JEBar]

while Michael had weakened considerably by the time he go to us, he still packed a sufficient punch to disrupt things in southeastern VA for a long time to come .... the damage in Florida is hard to imagine, we really feel sorry for the folks down there