Lhalo 7,025 Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) This is going to suck for NC and VA. Edited October 10, 2018 by Lhalo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gotbeer 7,401 Posted September 10, 2018 It was just last week when they didn't think it was going to be a threat. BTW. It's going to blow for NC and VA not suck. 1 halomatt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red321 5,115 Posted September 10, 2018 Florence is like a Scioscia should extended thread...damn thing escalated quick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lhalo 7,025 Posted September 10, 2018 4 hours ago, gotbeer said: It was just last week when they didn't think it was going to be a threat. BTW. It's going to blow for NC and VA not suck. 2 gotbeer and mancini79 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angel Dog and Beer 2,122 Posted September 10, 2018 This is shaping up to be a direct hit. SC issuing mandatory evacuations for the entire coast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the dude abides 2,677 Posted September 11, 2018 They're speculating that this one will likely stall like Harvey. Crazy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tank 15,806 Posted September 12, 2018 150 mph winds expected on thursday and storm will make landfall on friday. they're evacuating everyone but as always, there are people who refuse to leave and will just ride it out. smh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blarg 22,319 Posted September 12, 2018 We have friends that moved to coastal North Carolina last year. They are riding out the hurricane in Tennessee because they are not stupid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red321 5,115 Posted September 12, 2018 My uncle lives on the beach in North Topsail, NC...as of last night he was right in the crosshairs for landfall though it looks like they are expecting the storm to veer south near the shore so they'll still get smacked hard, but not the direct hit it looked like it could be. I can remember him bragging a few years ago how his house was on stilts and he didn't need to take off during a hurricane...luckily he bailed on that idea and he got out of dodge. 1 Adam reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fan_since79 8,487 Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Tank said: 150 mph winds expected on thursday and storm will make landfall on friday. they're evacuating everyone but as always, there are people who refuse to leave and will just ride it out. smh. MSNBC spoke to a North Carolina resident on Wednesday who said that she was not obeying a mandatory hurricane evacuation because there is “strength in numbers.” Just hours before Hurricane Florence is set to strike the Carolinas, MSNBC’s Kerry Sanders spoke to a woman named Katie who lives in Carolina Beach, North Carolina with her three children. Katie explained that she was refusing to evacuate and instead was planning to “just try to stay safe during the hurricane.” “I think we are going to do everything normally,” she said. “We have several neighbors saying put,” she added. “We feel there is strength in numbers. We checked in with one another. We are going band together and make it through.” It was not immediately clear from Katie’s remarks how “strength in numbers” would protect her family from a Category Four hurricane. Edited September 12, 2018 by fan_since79 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arch stanton 7,494 Posted September 12, 2018 One of our instructors lives in Wilmington. He sent his family out of the area yesterday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate 7,871 Posted September 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, fan_since79 said: It was not immediately clear from Katie’s remarks how “strength in numbers” would protect her family from a Category Four hurricane. lol. natural selection at work. This storm is super scary, hoping for a last minute weather break that weakens it, but it doesn't look like it will happen. 3 Tank, NJHalo and Angel Oracle reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fan_since79 8,487 Posted September 12, 2018 I guess Katie and her neighbors think they can scare Florence away. Stupidity off the scale. They should take her in right now on child endangerment charges. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lhalo 7,025 Posted September 12, 2018 Ya I feel bad for those kids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angel Dog and Beer 2,122 Posted September 12, 2018 Windy.com shows the storm hitting southern NC, then spinning down the coast towards GA for two days. Rain totals should be off the charts. Just crazy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fan_since79 8,487 Posted September 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, Lhalo said: Ya I feel bad for those kids. Those kids are as good as dead. Those apartments and homes behind her in the photo will be history come Friday afternoon. It's the storm surge combined with the winds that's the killer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red321 5,115 Posted September 12, 2018 Unfortunately the fire department will most likely be at risk when her stupid ass calls 911 begging for help during the middle of the storm...hopefully they just put her on permanent hold and wave at her when she floats by 5 Lou, Lhalo, NJHalo and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gotbeer 7,401 Posted September 12, 2018 Just wait till she finds out she's the last one left. Florence will not give a F*ck if you have the strength in numbers of 10 or 10 million. If your house survives the winds. You better hope it's tall enough for the flooding. 1 Vegas Halo Fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lou 22,322 Posted September 12, 2018 21 minutes ago, red321 said: Unfortunately the fire department will most likely be at risk when her stupid ass calls 911 begging for help during the middle of the storm...hopefully they just put her on permanent hold and wave at her when she floats by lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lou 22,322 Posted September 12, 2018 lol @ Windy.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark68 3,161 Posted September 12, 2018 4 the dude abides, Lhalo, Vegas Halo Fan and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark68 3,161 Posted September 12, 2018 4 2 Lhalo, mtangelsfan, NJHalo and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the dude abides 2,677 Posted September 12, 2018 2 Taylor and ten ocho recon scout reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calscuf 9,285 Posted September 12, 2018 3 hours ago, fan_since79 said: It was not immediately clear from Katie’s remarks how “strength in numbers” would protect her family from a Category Four hurricane. Jesus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites