Hurricane Florence - September 2018

[JerseyGirl]

I am so sorry to hear about the devastating floods. Please call FEMA and file a claim. If you have flood, homeowners and/or rental insurance, file a claim there too.

I know how expensive it can be to stay in a hotel when your home is flooded but FEMA should be stepping in and helping people with temporary housing, but you'll need to contact them, file a claim, and have someone come out and interview you if you are not able to access your home.

Let me know if anyone needs anything.

 

[?mysterian?]

Here's the latest info about NC/SC river flooding https://www.weather.gov/media/ilm/LatestRiverBriefing.pdf

 

[JerseyGirl]

Florence fast facts

• At least 33 people have died in storm-related incidents -- 25 in North Carolina, 6 in South Carolina and 1 in Virginia
• 343,000 people are still without power in North Carolina.
• The Cape Fear River is set to crest at 62 feet Tuesday.
• Nearly 36 inches of rain has fallen over Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Other towns have seen roughly 30 inches since Thursday.

NBA legend Michael Jordan, who played high school basketball in Wilmington, North Carolina, is donating $2 million to assist residents of North and South Carolina. The 55-year-old owner of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets is contributing $1 million each to the American Red Cross and the Foundation For The Carolinas' Hurricane Florence Response Fund.

100 members of the Hornets organization will help pack disaster food boxes Friday at Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The disaster food boxes, which provide individual meals, will be shipped to Wilmington, N.C., Fayetteville, N.C., and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and distributed to those who have been directly impacted by the hurricane. The goal is to deliver 5,000 food boxes.

Fanatics, the NBA's merchandising partner, is selling a "Carolina Strong" T-shirt, and will donate 100% of its proceeds to the foundation's fund.

Florence gone but its flooding a crisis in parts of North Carolina -- live updates

Approximately 10,000 people are staying in shelters in North Carolina and first responders have reported rescuing and evacuating more than 2,200 people.

Floodwaters have also damaged farmer's crops at harvest such as cotton and peanuts. He said a quarter to a half of tobacco crops were damaged.

Heavy rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Florence sent tens of thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater into a tributary of North Carolina's Cape Fear River basin over the weekend.

North Carolina environmental regulators say several open-air manure pits at hog farms have failed and are spilling pollution. A Department of Environmental Quality Secretary said that the earthen dam at one hog lagoon in Duplin County had been breached.

 

[JerseyGirl]

This is the link to file a claim with FEMA:

Home | disasterassistance.gov

If you do not have access to the internet, you may register by calling 800-621-3362 or TTY 800-462-7585. If you use 711 relay or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 800-621-3362 directly. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice.

 

[KALI]

Wow. What a time you had, are having. Glas you, family and doggie are okay. Please keep posting with updates from the ground as you can!! Sincerely, Kali in Calif.

Finally checking in after Hurricane Florence. It has been really stressful but all my family is safe. My neighborhood was on video last night on NBC nightly news. It was the one where water was up to the roof. Lost power Friday morning around 6 am. Had generator, food and was on one of the highest areas of the subdivision. Not a flood zone. My neighbor who had left to stay in Charlotte texted me early Sunday that the National Guard was going door to door mandatory evacuation. I was given two minutes to pack, grab my dog and climb into the back of a high military type vehicle. A dam had broken miles away and water had completely surrounded my area, cutting off any way out but by boat. Truck took us to a shallow area I waded through to get into a boat and was taken to another center. From there my friend got his son in law to pick us up. They have graciously let us sleep on a mattress in their living room.
Problem now is no gas for generator. Mile long lines only for the gas to run out. Allowed to buy only $10 of gas at the time. People are shooting at each other over gas. A man was shot yesterday over $10 of gas.
Looters are breaking in and cleaning out stores.
Have no idea how long it will be before I will be able to return to my home.
But, my children and grandchildren are safe. That's the most important. A neighbor let us siphon gas from his old truck in exchange for a meal.
People are helping each other.

 

[KALI]

I cannot even imagine all of this. Prayers for all affected.

Florence fast facts

• At least 33 people have died in storm-related incidents -- 25 in North Carolina, 6 in South Carolina and 1 in Virginia
• 343,000 people are still without power in North Carolina.
• The Cape Fear River is set to crest at 62 feet Tuesday.
• Nearly 36 inches of rain has fallen over Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Other towns have seen roughly 30 inches since Thursday.

NBA legend Michael Jordan, who played high school basketball in Wilmington, North Carolina, is donating $2 million to assist residents of North and South Carolina. The 55-year-old owner of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets is contributing $1 million each to the American Red Cross and the Foundation For The Carolinas' Hurricane Florence Response Fund.

100 members of the Hornets organization will help pack disaster food boxes Friday at Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The disaster food boxes, which provide individual meals, will be shipped to Wilmington, N.C., Fayetteville, N.C., and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and distributed to those who have been directly impacted by the hurricane. The goal is to deliver 5,000 food boxes.

Fanatics, the NBA's merchandising partner, is selling a "Carolina Strong" T-shirt, and will donate 100% of its proceeds to the foundation's fund.

Florence gone but its flooding a crisis in parts of North Carolina -- live updates

Approximately 10,000 people are staying in shelters in North Carolina and first responders have reported rescuing and evacuating more than 2,200 people.

Floodwaters have also damaged farmer's crops at harvest such as cotton and peanuts. He said a quarter to a half of tobacco crops were damaged.

Heavy rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Florence sent tens of thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater into a tributary of North Carolina's Cape Fear River basin over the weekend.

North Carolina environmental regulators say several open-air manure pits at hog farms have failed and are spilling pollution. A Department of Environmental Quality Secretary said that the earthen dam at one hog lagoon in Duplin County had been breached.

 

[CARIIS]

i remember from Orville dam bridges really messing up their predictions

i just saw one is blocked that is so bad cause it goes elsewhere or backs up and moves faster than they calculated when it either overtops the actual bridge or washes it out

and then that could make all that water go into another tributary or something which messes all that up

what a mess

 

[MimosaMornings]

Thinking of you lonetraveler - hang in there

 

[aThousandYearsWide]

Michael Jordan was already my favorite, especially being from Wilmington. My kindergarten teacher knew him as a child and my mom's friend went to Laney with him. He is a legacy here! Our museum even has a section dedicated to him! After reading all the efforts he's done for those effected by Florence he instantly made my favorite for life! Seriously it is truly incredible! (Will stop gushing over how much she loves Michael Jordan now)

 

[aThousandYearsWide]

I finally was able to access some of the pictures of Florence damage in Wilmington. I have more to post later when I access them.

 

[MimosaMornings]

Hurricane Florence flooding has caused colonies of dangerous fire ants to form floating 'rafts' - Insider Hurricane Florence flooding has caused colonies of dangerous fire ants to form floating 'rafts' — Insider

 

[Jax49]

Before-and-after aerial photos show destruction, beach erosion on North Carolina coastline - CNN

 

[CARIIS]

USGS 02102500 CAPE FEAR RIVER AT LILLINGTON, NC

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USGS Current Conditions for USGS 02102500 CAPE FEAR RIVER AT LILLINGTON, NC

 

[Jax49]

Hurricane Florence flooding has caused colonies of dangerous fire ants to form floating 'rafts' - Insider Hurricane Florence flooding has caused colonies of dangerous fire ants to form floating 'rafts' — Insider

I remember reading about that after the Florida storms last year. And snakes and alligators. And spiders, scorpions and all manner of dangerous creepy crawlers. yuck

 

[aThousandYearsWide]

More pictures of the aftermath.

 

[aThousandYearsWide]

Here's what the super markets look like in Wilmington!

 

[aThousandYearsWide]

More pictures from Wilmington. The area I was staying had majority broken fences (very many!) and lots of large fallen limbs. On about every block (or every other give or take) there was an uprooted tree. 3-4 blocks down the streets were flooded but still drivable. In the picture of the roots that is a plumbing pipe tangled in it. The neighbor across the street (no photo) had total destruction to her home after she spent thousands last year remodeling. Its so sad! She's lived there for almost 20 years and she has two teenagers at home. A tree went through her roof and it flooded on the inside from the rain.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

My heart breaks at all of this devastation. This has been a monster storm.

If there has been any tendency to be blasé about "only" Cat 1 hurricanes hitherto, I imagine Florence will put an end to such complacency. A week ago there was mention of her being a "major" hurricane when she was expected to land at Cat 3 or 4. In the circumstances it might have been better if she had been a fast moving 3 or 4.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Yes, and I'm afraid the flooding at the coast won't be over with for several weeks. All the rain falling as the storm moved inland had to go somewhere, and as local creeks and rivers were rising and flooding inland, all that water is going to go downstream, to the coast. Just like with Dennis and Floyd. The flooding will get worse, IMO.

I'm guessing that as Florence drops her last over the Appalachians, any rain that falls east of the watershed will find its way down into the Carolinas and Virginia in due course and compound the misery.

 

[Spellbound]

Sallye818, lonetraveler, and aTh0usandYearsWide, thank you for your updates and the photos. They bring a much clearer understanding of the devastation and worries than just hearing the brief news reports.

I am so relieved you all have survived without horrible losses, but that does not lessen your anxieties. This is all so unreal, like a bad movie, without your valuable updates.

Thank you to all who have added their on-the-scene reports.

Lonetraveler, I was very relieved to see your oost today. I have worried so sbout your safety. (((Hug)))