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Post by gottaproblem on Sept 4, 2019 10:47:27 GMT -5
Praying for safety for all in the storm's path.
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Post by joyinvirginia on Sept 4, 2019 11:39:11 GMT -5
I hope folks take the warnings to evacuate very seriously. I get emergency alerts from Dare County as that's the county most of the Outer Banks is in. The warnings are getting serious, they really want people to evacuate. Here's part of the alert: "Dare County is now under a Hurricane Warning and a Storm Surge Warning. Hurricane Dorian is a dangerous and serious threat for all of Dare County. The mandatory evacuation order remains in effect for all visitors and residents. Emergency Management strongly urges everyone to heed the warning and evacuate today. Those who do not evacuate should be prepared to sustain themselves for at least 72 hours. Emergency personnel will not be able to respond to calls for help during the flooding and high winds that are expected during this storm. The risk of life-threatening storm surge, ocean overwash, soundside flooding, heavy rainfall and high winds will make roadways impassable, possibly for days or longer. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island is especially vulnerable to flooding and will likely become compromised and impassable as conditions deteriorate." I'm attaching a link to a map that shows just how long and skinny the Outer Banks is. www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/maps.htm
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Post by mylittlescholar on Sept 4, 2019 12:31:22 GMT -5
wow. scary.
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Post by ohblondie on Sept 4, 2019 19:02:25 GMT -5
My DD decided to ride it out with her roommate. They have batteries water, everything is charged. They have non perishable food. To say I am worried is a tad understatement
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Post by papermoon on Sept 4, 2019 19:20:35 GMT -5
Today's aerial footage of the devastation in the Bahamas is far beyond what imagined. It is horrific. I actually began to cry as I watched. There is emergency aid piling up in Nassau, but they have no way to get it to the people most desperately in need. There is no place for helicopters to land, and even though water covers much of the area, it's too shallow for aid boats to get through. So as of today, everything is stuck and those poor people must suffer for at least another day.
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Post by joyinvirginia on Sept 4, 2019 20:17:20 GMT -5
ohblondie, I just saw a photo posted to facebook around 8 PM this evening. Jim Cantore posing with a Delta airlines worker. on his arrival at the Wilmington Airport! Please encourage your dd to get out of town tomorrow before things get really bad. I know a lot of folks on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and even the hardiest old timers are evacuating.
FYI, Jim Cantore is a Weather Channel reporter who ALWAYS goes to where they think weather will be the worst. here are some Cantore jokes I've seen today on facebook. Hurricane Dorian is moving so slow, jim Cantore got arrested for loitering. If jim Cantore sees his shadow, we will get 6 more weeks of Dorian. I didn't say they were GOOD jokes.
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Post by ohblondie on Sept 4, 2019 20:38:27 GMT -5
Joy....the more her dad tries to talk to her the more stubborn she gets. I will check with her in the am. Ugh...she has so many places she could go free of charge
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Post by joyinvirginia on Sept 4, 2019 20:40:16 GMT -5
Today's aerial footage of the devastation in the Bahamas is far beyond what imagined. It is horrific. Papermoon, yes it's almost unbelievable that anyone survived destruction like that. I think everyone there will want to get away from that island as soon as they can get a way off.
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Post by Unswamping on Sept 4, 2019 23:34:44 GMT -5
ohblondie praying for your dd and that she will leave. This is not a storm to ride out.
I saw a video tonight taken by people living in a three story apartment building on Abaco island. The winds ripped the roof off, flung insulation everywhere. Windows are s hat tered, furniture and belongings smashed. They cant leave, the flood waters are up to the second floor from the shot they took outside. Water still churning angrily. No idea how they survived, probably all huddled in the water on the second floor. From other photos i saw, they were actually the lucky ones, the walls were still standing. I saw a cinderblock house with the walls peeled off the foundation and twisted like a strand of spaghetti. I hope no one was in there.
They are hoping to have one of the airports reopened tomorrow. There is so much debris in the harbor that they cant get any boats in. Im glad that the government said their priority is peoples mental health. Im sure the survivors are very traumatized. Everything is gone, all the infrastructure, homes and buildings. It will need to be rebuilt from scratch.
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Post by joyinvirginia on Sept 5, 2019 8:17:10 GMT -5
I heard interview with Bahamas Minister of Tourism on CNN other night. he wanted to remind folks that the Bahamas are many islands over a wide area, and the southern islands of the Bahamas were open for business. Grand Bahama island and Abacos Island are the northernmost islands and they are the devastated areas. He was reminding everyone that the Bahamas main business is tourism and that folks can help their country and their economy by continuing to visit the undamaged islands.
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Post by ohblondie on Sept 5, 2019 8:17:57 GMT -5
Unswamping....I was listening to stories from the Bahamas this morning on NPR. They were heartbreaking. One man set his son up on a roof for safety and as he was scrambling up on the roof - a surge came along and swept the 4 year old away. this was after 4 or more hours of swimming in the water, desperately clutching his son. This was after losing sight of his wife who was swimming/clutching the daughter. I had to turn it off - It was heart wrenching. I do not think my DD is in a flood zone or a water surge area. I think she is far enough from the beach. I hope her car is on high grounds. Her school is a shelter and she and roomie can go there.
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Post by magda on Sept 5, 2019 8:33:03 GMT -5
ohblondie that is devastating. No words. I will pray for this man. God have mercy My family in the general Wilmington area has also decided to stay put -So is a friend of mine. More prayers
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Post by ohblondie on Sept 5, 2019 10:11:12 GMT -5
magda.....I feel better knowing others in Wilmington are staying put.
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Post by Unswamping on Sept 5, 2019 21:01:03 GMT -5
ohblondie that is horrible. There are so many stories like that. It is heart wrenching. We cant change that, and turning it off if it gets too much is good self care. There are things that we can do to help, like donating to charities etc.
Praying that it moves out to sea and dies down. Stay safe everyone.
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Post by joyinvirginia on Sept 6, 2019 0:17:44 GMT -5
central virginia 1 am Friday morning. light rain has started, and the breeze has picked up. It's not supposed to be too bad here, just lots of rain and gusty winds. hard to believe this is an outer band of the storm now centered close to Wilmington NC. The officials on the Outer Banks are taking this very seriously. Many localities in virginia are also being cautious in advance of the storm. many schools in counties that border rivers or Chesapeake Bay are closed tomorrow being cautious. they don't want buses being stuck on flooded roads. A forlorn Jeep was stuck on the beach in Myrtle Beach, south Carolina. Why? Here is link to story. The videos in the story are funny. www.wcnc.com/mobile/article/weather/hurricane/watch-driver-abandons-suv-on-myrtle-beach-during-hurricane-dorian/275-b7eeb83d-0dfe-46c9-86ac-ebf4e300bd8d
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