Should’ve left it. All good. Stay safe.
Nah.. pissing contests are never good. With whatever comes through Columbia, wish you well.
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Should’ve left it. All good. Stay safe.
Nah.. pissing contests are never good. With whatever comes through Columbia, wish you well.
#Wisdom
Good point. Im safe in FL...just typical storms every afternoon. But wish you well also.
It was predicted to be a very busy year which of course it wasn't. Now they have already predicted a horrific winter, which of course it won't be.The media is worse for this one because it's been a very quiet year for hurricanes to this point. They got all the reporters in the field trying to make a name for themselves and over-sensationalizing this to the extremes. Problem is, they wouldn't be reporting if we weren't watching.
If the NC Coast had the same third-world infrastructure and was an island nation with no easy transportation routes in or out, this storm would leave it looking a lot like PR after the last storm. But it isn't and for most people more than 20 miles from the coast, this storm is just going to give them a miserable weekend of incredible amounts of rain and probably not much else. There will be localized flooding, but probably not anything warranting mass evacuations like we've seen over the last few days.I agree they hype them up a bit sometimes, but go visit Puerto Rico and see if those folks agree with you.
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Actually, all the forecasts I saw this week predicted the storm would weaken and probably make landfall as a cat 1 or weak cat 2. On that note, they appear to have hit the mark.To be fair two days ago this storm was listed as a Cat 5. No one could have known that this storm would weaken in two days, if anything it would seem likely to maintain it's intensity.
Wrong on who conducted the studyThey are claiming the storms killed 3000 people because some political group at Georgetown university did a computer model predicting deaths in the ensuing months!!! There were never 3000 bodies! Just a computer model!!!
If it's this simple, how do you explain Hurricane Hugo? It came ashore as a strong category 4 on a very similar path and situation as this storm.That is not true. I'm no meteorologist by any stretch of the imagination, but I told my wife 2 days ago it would weaken. It is only common sense. These storms get their strength from warm ocean water temperatures. As it passed over the Gulf Stream it gained strength. As is clears the GS and gets closer to land, the water temps are lower. Therefore, it loses strength. Then when it hits land, it dies and becomes a TS. This is like Hurricanes 101.
Are my eyes deceiving me or is this storm breaking up? Where's the eye?
Oh it's going to flood, that was never in doubt.Storm surge is increasing now and 90,000 people are without power in NC. Probably should wait until Saturday or Sunday to declare victory.
It's the beginning of the end. And CO reporting 20,000. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article218342180.htmlStorm surge is increasing now and 90,000 people are without power in NC. Probably should wait until Saturday or Sunday to declare victory.
that 3000 people died in PR due to the inaction of the US government.....
To be fair two days ago this storm was listed as a Cat 5. No one could have known that this storm would weaken in two days, if anything it would seem likely to maintain it's intensity.
Better to err on the side of caution.
Your chances are good on that one.I hope we get some good rain out of this...
They are claiming the storms killed 3000 people because some political group at Georgetown university did a computer model predicting deaths in the ensuing months!!! There were never 3000 bodies! Just a computer model!!!
If it's this simple, how do you explain Hurricane Hugo? It came ashore as a strong category 4 on a very similar path and situation as this storm.
That's a very simplistic explanation you've deduced out of something that in all actuality is extremely complex. Every storm is a little different. It's impossible to accurately predict any of them because even a slight change in conditions can radically effect what the storm does.
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They need more consistency with their models though. One model shows Columbia having considerable flooding, another shows it as barely having any. For God sakes, one of them models had us in pink but had 12-15 inches in red on top of it and the pink one that should have been on the top of our area was in some other area of the map. Their models aren't even lining up with the color key to the same map. It's just hard to follow and keep up with. Honestly the media wants to keep you scared so you'll keep watching.It's definitely too early to be denouncing the news coverage of the storm as overzealous. While Florence does not pack the wind of Hugo, the storm surge and rainfall are to be determined.
As of now, Duke Power is estimating 26,000 without power 80 miles north of the eye of the storm. Landfall isn't until around 1:00 PM tomorrow.
The truth is we don't know where Florence is going or how much damage it will do yet. It may end up being overhyped, but when there's lives at risk I tend to give them the benefit of the doubt
I understand all of that and don't disagree with any of it. Also Hugo barreled ashore moving at over 30 miles per hour.Hugo wasn't surrounded by dry air like this one was. Florence also had to battle the shear from an upper level low around Florida. Also, Hugo was further south.
It's losing speed fast. Down to 90 and still 45 miles away. It's now a cat 1 where they had it being a cat 2, so it's liable to be a 0 before it even gets to SC.
the problem right now is people on the coast in the highest surge areas refused to evacuate!! 150 people have rescued already!!! Hero's putting their lives on the line in 80mph winds because folks were too muleheaded to follow evacuation orders!!If the NC Coast had the same third-world infrastructure and was an island nation with no easy transportation routes in or out, this storm would leave it looking a lot like PR after the last storm. But it isn't and for most people more than 20 miles from the coast, this storm is just going to give them a miserable weekend of incredible amounts of rain and probably not much else. There will be localized flooding, but probably not anything warranting mass evacuations like we've seen over the last few days.
the problem right now is people on the coast in the highest surge areas refused to evacuate!! 150 people have rescued already!!! Hero's putting their lives on the line in 80mph winds because folks were too muleheaded to follow evacuation orders!!
It's all about ratings! Weather channel needs apocalyptic weather phenomenon to get viwership anymore since everyone just looks at their phone for weather updates.I was browsing for storm updates and almost puked as media storm pundits seemed depressed the storm has weakened.. I just don't get!! It's as if they root for apocalyptic storms.. Don't they know we are dealing with real lives and the emotional weight of losing homes and possesions!!!
150 out of 1.5million is pretty safe I would say. This storm preparedness was awesome from my point of view. Actually it was almost over the top. I could not even get to MT Pleasant on Tuesday and here we are on Friday morning and they are going to reverse I-26 for people to return home soon.the problem right now is people on the coast in the highest surge areas refused to evacuate!! 150 people have rescued already!!! Hero's putting their lives on the line in 80mph winds because folks were too muleheaded to follow evacuation orders!!
Lol nope. They overreacted to this thing.So they probably didn’t need to cancel classes Tuesday??
It's an election year that's why.lol150 out of 1.5million is pretty safe I would say. This storm preparedness was awesome from my point of view. Actually it was almost over the top. I could not even get to MT Pleasant on Tuesday and here we are on Friday morning and they are going to reverse I-26 for people to return home soon.
I do give a big thumbs up to the governor as he took all the right steps. I have had Highway patrol, national guard and DOT around my house since Tuesday since I live close to an evacuation route. What impressed me the most was the DOT digging out ditches in flood prone areas to allow better drainage. They were working from dark to dark since Monday. I have never seen that level of attention before.
Haha! That's funny right there!It's an election year that's why.lol
Thanks for the catch, serves me right for not reviewing my post.Man, I haven't EVER seen that word here. But do tell, Ya think ya might could provide a sequence presentation of such?? =;-p
It's all good, it just kinda caught my attention.
How many ways are there to describe a fallen tree and street sign?The female reporter on TWC this morning is acting like it's Christmas Eve. Calm down.
I like the one that's always texting on her phone standing next to a fallen tree.The female reporter on TWC this morning is acting like it's Christmas Eve. Calm down.