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Hurricane Flo Banter Thread-no fun allowed, no saying the storm isn’t that bad plz


the ghost of leroy

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1 hour ago, NCWX said:

Leland NC here. 4.5 miles west of Wilmington.   I think we are screwed.   Riding it out.   Half my neighbors are gone the other half are sticking around.    But with this latest update I am doubting staying.   

Who knows how accurate it is, but my weather app has the storm going almost directly through Leland as a Cat 2. STRAP DOWN THE KEGS!!

Oh... and maybe think a little harder about fleeing. I would flee.

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19 minutes ago, Keelala said:

Who knows how accurate it is, but my weather app has the storm going almost directly through Leland as a Cat 2. STRAP DOWN THE KEGS!!

Oh... and maybe think a little harder about fleeing. I would flee.

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i'll eat my shoe and post it in this thread if an inland location like that actually experiences sustained 110

 

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1 hour ago, NCWX said:

Leland NC here. 4.5 miles west of Wilmington.   I think we are screwed.   Riding it out.   Half my neighbors are gone the other half are sticking around.    But with this latest update I am doubting staying.   

As long as you are safe from flooding and have a half decent "safe room" it isn't crazy to stay and experience hurricane winds.

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18 minutes ago, the ghost of leroy said:

i'll eat my shoe and post it in this thread if an inland location like that actually experiences sustained 110

 

He's like 15 miles inland, max. This storm is 500 miles in diameter, give or take a shoe. It's going to be insanely windy there before it ever makes official landfall. Surge shouldn't be an issue at that elevation, but the winds... at the very least the power will be out and the water contaminated. I don't trust that the relief efforts will be fast or efficient. You can laugh at me after it's over, seriously, I would love to be wrong.

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9 minutes ago, Keelala said:

He's like 15 miles inland, max. This storm is 500 miles in diameter, give or take a shoe. It's going to be insanely windy there before it ever makes official landfall. Surge shouldn't be an issue at that elevation, but the winds... at the very least the power will be out and the water contaminated. I don't trust that the relief efforts will be fast or efficient. You can laugh at me after it's over, seriously, I would love to be wrong.

15 miles is a long distance for frictional effects to bring down the wind speed. i'm not saying the wind won't be intense, but it won't be 110/130g.

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10 minutes ago, the ghost of leroy said:

15 miles is a long distance for frictional effects to bring down the wind speed. i'm not saying the wind won't be intense, but it won't be 110/130g.

I do believe you, but at the "highest point in the county," wouldn't frictional effects be lessened?

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8 minutes ago, the ghost of leroy said:

it's not mount denali.  how many feet ASL are we talking here? 50? 100?

I dunno. We'll just have to wait and see.

In any case, Flo sure looks funky here. Looks like she's spitting out baby hurricanes to make the wishcasts come true. "You, slam into NYC, and you... I need you to take out Miami."

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Just now, Keelala said:

I dunno. We'll just have to wait and see.

In any case, Flo sure looks funky here. Looks like she's spitting out baby hurricanes to make the wishcasts come true. "You, slam into NYC, and you... I need you to take out Miami."

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if you stare into that long enough you'll see a ghastly birdface on the left blob.  could have a higher meaning...

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My folks live in Sunset Beach NC, 2 miles inland in a 12 year old home golf,course community.  Their lot is 28 feet above sea level.   They have refused to leave as have many of their neighbors.  I'm at my wits end and this latest run of the euro looks like the nightmare scenario for them.  My sisters and I have about half a day to try and convince them, scare them, do whatever we can to get them to gtfo.

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1 hour ago, buckeye said:

My folks live in Sunset Beach NC, 2 miles inland in a 12 year old home golf,course community.  Their lot is 28 feet above sea level.   They have refused to leave as have many of their neighbors.  I'm at my wits end and this latest run of the euro looks like the nightmare scenario for them.  My sisters and I have about half a day to try and convince them, scare them, do whatever we can to get them to gtfo.

Maybe each of you try calling and hamming up a really dramatic goodbye, as if you know you'll never see them again. Crying could only help your case.

I know your situation. If my dad was there, he wouldn't leave either. Once, he stuck out a wildfire, standing on the roof with a garden hose as the yard burned around him.

But you can't hose a hurricane. Can't do anything except get out of its way.

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1 hour ago, buckeye said:

My folks live in Sunset Beach NC, 2 miles inland in a 12 year old home golf,course community.  Their lot is 28 feet above sea level.   They have refused to leave as have many of their neighbors.  I'm at my wits end and this latest run of the euro looks like the nightmare scenario for them.  My sisters and I have about half a day to try and convince them, scare them, do whatever we can to get them to gtfo.

These storms are more hype then furry typically. They will be fine. The winds reported  by noaa are so high up in the atmosphere they rarely reach ground level. The surge will have minimal impact at their location.

i would leave just due to the likelihood losing electricity for an extended time.

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49 minutes ago, Animal said:

These storms are more hype then furry typically. They will be fine. The winds reported  by noaa are so high up in the atmosphere they rarely reach ground level. The surge will have minimal impact at their location.

i would leave just due to the likelihood losing electricity for an extended time.

Ugh, this is the thinking mentality of many in these areas, then they scream why aren’t you saving me and risking your life when they are trapped putting more folks in harms way.  Society has somehow been put off by inconveniences anymore, not sure why that has changed but it appears to get worse with each passing year.

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4 minutes ago, NTXYankee said:

Ugh, this is the thinking mentality of many in these areas, then they scream why aren’t you saving me and risking your life when they are trapped putting more folks in harms way.  Society has somehow been put off by inconveniences anymore, not sure why that has changed but it appears to get worse with each passing year.

Don’t be so dramatic.

i would be shocked if scared son’s parents home is wiped out.

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16 minutes ago, Animal said:

Don’t be so dramatic.

i would be shocked if scared son’s parents home is wiped out.

Pretty sure this "scared son" is not concerned with the house being wiped out or injury or death as a direct result of the hurricane itself.   The issue is they are both close to 80 yrs old and I believe they have no concept of the prolonged hardship they will face in the weeks following the storm.    

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