Hurricane Dorian - August/September 2019 #1

[Lexiintoronto]

Hurricane Dorian begins to flood downtown Charleston
Hurricane Dorian continues to pound the southeastern coast of the US, slamming Charleston, South Carolina, with torrential rain and storm surge.
Source: CNN



Hurricane Dorian begins to flood downtown Charleston - CNN Video

More than million people under evacuation orders in the Carolinas(!!)

 

[PayrollNerd]

Tropical Tidbits Facebook post. I’ve really appreciated Levi’s straight forward no nonsense realistic outlook on Hurr Dorian.
Tropical Tidbits
No video tonight. The forecasting chapter of #Dorian is essentially over, with impacts being all that remain, and the ways in which I can be useful quickly diminish now. Listen to local officials and be safe!

 

[Steph8angels]

Bowing my head.
This monster has caused pure hel*
My thoughts to all of you.
I love the CAROLINAS.
#CAROLINASTRONG
We are here with you through the night. Please keep us updated that you and your loved ones are okay.
This tread will help you I promise some awesome loving caring experienced people here.
Let STOMP this monster out. Grrrrrr
Peace and love
And yes tears

 

[?mysterian?]

DBM-duplicate post b/c of this dadgum site

 

[PayrollNerd]

I hope everyone here in Dorian’s path is holding up well.

I’m approximately here in Nova Scotia right on the Bay of Fundy/Atlantic:

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They’re now asking us to brace for a hurricane, not a cyclone:


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We recently had a cyclone, and it wasn’t too bad.

Odd thing is: no sign of birds today, and normally there are pheasants, hummingbirds etc. around all day.

Complete silence.

I noticed the squirrels (rats w/tails) that have aggravated me all summer, along with the birds, were quieter. The area I live in is a bird sanctuary (north Sarasota) so we normally have a lot. They’re coming back I noticed today.

 

[MaryG12]

Have been in contact with my friend in Elizabethtown, NC most of the night - he lives right near the Cape Fear River in Bladen County. The one NC city that was flooded the highest from Hurricane Florence last year, and he was house-bound for a whole week. So it's a whole new worry for me, even though Dorian did not affect our property. Just can't win with these hurricanes.

Then seeing all those photos of the Bahamas and the damage wrought is so heartbreaking and mind-numbing.

 

[scaredtopost]

Safely checking in from the eye of the storm (or close enough). Sheltering in place with 90 residents in our senior living community. Power flickered a few times, so we may be running off the generator, but all is well. The building is strong enough we can't even hear the wind. It doesn't look as bad as predicted and hopefully will pass right on by. Other locals are still recovering from Florence's flooding last September, so eastern NC needed a break. Prayers for all of those affected and sending loving thoughts to others in the healthcare field spending time away from families to care for those whom need it most xoxo

 

[Steph8angels]

Safely checking in from the eye of the storm (or close enough). Sheltering in place with 90 residents in our senior living community. Power flickered a few times, so we may be running off the generator, but all is well. The building is strong enough we can't even hear the wind. It doesn't look as bad as predicted and hopefully will pass right on by. Other locals are still recovering from Florence's flooding last September, so eastern NC needed a break. Prayers for all of those affected and sending loving thoughts to others in the healthcare field spending time away from families to care for those whom need it most xoxo

Awesome post.
Xoxo

 

[Gardener1850]

 

[JudgeJoe]

Dorian’s speed’s up to 13mph now.

If she doesn’t hold the record for the most miles ever travelled in full hurricane status, I don’t know which one did. The most number of days too? What a horrible crawl.

 

[MimosaMornings]

JEEP WATCH: Owner explains why Jeep was left on beach during Hurricane Dorian

 

[MimosaMornings]

https://localhost/About-Our-Beaches

No vehicles allowed on the beach. I would be p*ssed if my brother did that to my Jeep!

 

[angelbaker]

@angelbaker How are you doing? I saw on WRAL there was damage in Brunswick county from a possible tornado ahead of the storm.

I just saw this. Been off line all day. The morning was rough, but other areas of our county had a reported 10 mile long path of destruction from multiple tornados. Power is out but all my people are safe and comfortable (ish). My work has a hole in the roof but property can be repaired. Hopefully this will be over when I wake up. I WILL say it is 1000 times better than Florence and less than what I expected.

 

[JudgeJoe]

JEEP WATCH: Owner explains why Jeep was left on beach during Hurricane Dorian

I wonder how it’ll go explaining all that to the insurance company. And how the cousin will be held accountable. Stupid! If he’d “fessed up” right away, there prob would’ve been time to retrieve the dang thing.

 

[JudgeJoe]

@oceanblueeyes is your daughter & fam ok?

 

[cujenn81]

Safe and sound in Myrtle Beach. I live a block from the beach and within Evacuation Zone A, but we decided to stay this year despite the mandatory evacuation order. We left for both Florence and Matthew, but I've regretted my decision every year because it's not cheap. My condo building was built pre-Hugo, so I know it can withstand a helluva lot if it survived that monster Cat 4. So, we decided to stick it out this year.

I got a little nervous when it restrengthened to a Category 3, but we survived. Never lost power. Lots of wind and rain. 60 mph gusts that shook the entire building, at times. 9+ inches of rain. It's still very windy here, even now. The absolute worst of it (for me) was waking up to an emergency alert on my phone at 4:30 in the morning, demanding that I seek shelter from a nearby tornado. I live on the 3rd floor, and the wind was howling crazy loud. I was well and truly terrified. Thankfully, it all turned out okay.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

The news station had two people filming that for 2 hours and 43 minutes and it never went under like they were hoping it would for the newscast. Glad I could go to the end and see without watching for that long bwhaha

 

[dixiegirl1035]

JEEP WATCH: Owner explains why Jeep was left on beach during Hurricane Dorian

The embedded video within that article is priceless! I'm laughing so hard at someone who played bagpipes of Amazing Grace for the Jeep. That made my day.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Flhurricane Facebook page at 5:00 am EST:

Flhurricane.com
Dorian is just east of Cape Lookout, NC this morning and forecast to stay just offshore or barely onshore as it moves past the outer banks. Beyond this it may wind up with a hit to Nova Scotia in Canada Saturday evening where a hurricane watch is up. Prince Edward Island, Magdalen Islands, Fundy National Park to Shediac, and Francois to Boat Harbour in Canada are also under Tropical Storm watches.

Areas like Surf City and Carolina beach received tropical storm force winds overnight, Atlantic Beach/Cape Looking out were closer to Hurricane Strength. It remains to be seen what the outer banks will receive.

Beyond Dorian there are several other areas in the Atlantic, Gabrielle is expected to remain at sea and is now post tropical, and 94L may be worth watching as it moves west in the Atlantic as it has a 70% chance for development over the next 5 days and has a likely track that will take it much further west . Two other areas have a low chance to develop, but neither of those are likely to affect land..

Key Messages:

1. Life-threatening storm surge and dangerous winds are expected
to continue along portions of the North Carolina coast, portions of
southeast Virginia and the southern Chesapeake Bay. Water levels
could rise well in advance of the arrival of strong winds. Residents
in these areas should follow advice given by local emergency
officials.

2. Flash flooding is occurring, and will continue to become more
widespread across the eastern Carolinas and far southeast Virginia
this morning. There is a high risk of flash flooding over these
areas, where significant, life-threatening flash flooding is
expected.

 

[oceanblueeyes]

@oceanblueeyes is your daughter & fam ok?

Good morning Joe!

Yes, they are all safe. Thank you for asking.

I'm just coming online to check on all of our WS family.