2024 Hurricane and Tropical Weather

[mickey2942]

I have read that many people retired to North Carolina, due to the temperate climate and lack of direct hurricane threats.

I bet so many of those people did not have flood insurance, which is a completely separate type of home owners insurance policy. Something most people don't realize until they have a flood.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/02/climate/asheville-flooding-history-helene/index.html

 

[arielilane]

Cathy Russon reposted


A couple was found hugging under a fallen tree that killed them during Hurricane Helene. John Savage said his grandparents were found hugging one another in the bed, adding that the family thinks it was God's plan to take them together, rather than one suffer without the other.They are among the more than 200 people confirmed dead in one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history. https://abc7.la/3XPOHNU

https://twitter.com/x/status/1841929557026472275

 

[Simply Southern]

I have read that many people retired to North Carolina, due to the temperate climate and lack of direct hurricane threats.

I bet so many of those people did not have flood insurance, which is a completely separate type of home owners insurance policy. Something most people don't realize until they have a flood.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/02/climate/asheville-flooding-history-helene/index.html

The wealth will have flood insurance, others maybe not so much.
Lots of upper income retirees, built million dollar mansions on the mountainsides.
The old timers have talked for years, the day would come when we would see them side down the mountain. Asheville City is at the bottom of the mountains, everything poured in.
Well, it's here.

Their are a lot of generational families still in the area. My cousin married into a local family. I have a number of friends that have moved there. Since the 70s the downtown area has taken an eclectic, artsy, hippie atmosphere.
The whole area is a big tourist attraction, Grandfather Mt, Boone (home of Samantha's Purse), Beech Mt Ski resort, the Biltmore, and one of my favorites Tweetsie Railroad.

I'll be relieved when supplies reach the outlying area and most of our WS members.

 

[HmmMysterious]

Healthy looking Kirk right there. NHC says he's at 145 mph and a pressure of 935 mb. I won't be surprised if Kirk becomes a Cat 5. The good news is that he will spin away from land.

 

[HmmMysterious]

The description of Leslie is too funny not to post it here.

...LITTLE LESLIE SLOWLY MOVING WESTWARD...

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11:00 PM AST Thu Oct 3
Location: 10.0°N 32.0°W
Moving: W at 6 mph
Min pressure: 1001 mb
Max sustained: 50 mph

 

[arielilane]

More than 200 people have died and hundreds are still missing as search-and-rescue missions continue across the Southeast following Hurricane Helene. Helene is now the deadliest U.S. hurricane since Katrina.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1842185081000972583

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1842204370655469913

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1841571383249088621

 

[arielilane]

Before and after video shows homes damaged and businesses completely washed away in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, following Helene.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1841513382945370558

 

[mickey2942]

Every day the news gets worse, and I think that this is just the beginning.

Twin babies died with mother are Hurricane Helene's youngest victims

The death toll has now surpassed 200 as rescueres continue to search for survivors from the storm - the deadliest since Katrina in 2005 which killed more than 1,800 people.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[bestill]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1841864729939026399

I hope that someone catches on video the Shark vs Gator battle!! Mind blowing.

 

[HmmMysterious]

https://www.facebook.com/mikesweatherpage/posts/pfbid032DYkVQi1e6gu8qWQhLFfHJXVsHxwkL54b565mse7cDLVVzyADR8hchxGjmhDU6chl

 

[UnapologeticallyAspie]

I just read this post from Reed Timmer.

 

[arielilane]

INCREDIBLE. Check out this Ring Camera video of powerful waves smashing through this home in St. Petersburg. This is just one of many examples of hour cruel and powerful #hurricanehelene was. (via Katherine Oliveira)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1841565478051053842

 

[Lexiintoronto]

Hurricane Track - Environment Canada

Tropical cyclone information track map showing storms currently tracked by the Canadian Hurricane Centre

weather.gc.ca

This is the first time I’ve seen such a powerful hurricane like Kirk so far out in the Atlantic. He’ll be impacting France & the UK.

 

[wendybtn]

The water is back on! We're under a boil advisory for the next few days for drinking or brushing teeth, etc. The entire North Carolina/Tennessee border only has one road open for travel. And today two 18 wheelers wrecked on it at different times, closing the way temporarily. I40 and I26 won't be repaired for nearly a year. That's what makes me so worried about the people who are in inaccessible areas.

 

[Tapeartree]

Anyone that lives in Florida should watch this next storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico. It's on the west side close to Mexico/Texas border, but it's projected path is eastward towards the Florida peninsula. It appears Tampa Bay may be impacted, along with everyone south of the region. This makes me so sad because there are people still trying to recover from the last storm. My prayers are with these people.

 

[Tapeartree]

Before and after video shows homes damaged and businesses completely washed away in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, following Helene.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1841513382945370558

Used to live in Forest City, NC. We would drive to Chimney Rock/Lake Lure on the weekends. It was a small tourist area that was absolutely beautiful to see. We would canoe in the lake, and hike around Chimney Rock. So very sad to see the devastation and loss for the community. I live about 50 miles from where Helene hit Florida. The winds were strong, but we didn't see the devastation that WNC did. Never would have thought it would do such damage so far inland.

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1842520115344195943

 

[arielilane]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. & NEWPORT, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walmart and Sam’s Club have long been a part of the communities in Appalachia and the Southeast. As the country takes toll of significant destruction left by Hurricane Helene, Walmart, Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation are increasing their commitment to $10 million, up from $6 million, to support time-sensitive relief efforts across impacted communities in Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina and Tennessee.

Walmart, Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation Increase Commitment to $10 Million to Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts

Walmart and Sam’s Club have long been a part of the communities in Appalachia and the Southeast. As the country takes toll of significant destruction

www.businesswire.com

October 04, 2024