# Hurricane Florence **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 8, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003 "2018-09-08T15:45:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/61 "2018-09-11T19:20:20Z")
Wind and too much rain on already saturated ground are my main concerns. Last night I hooked up a submersible pump at the bottom of my outdoor basement steps, the French drain there couldn’t handle all the rain we had earlier this summer and my basement flooded once. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/62 "2018-09-11T19:35:26Z")
> [@MikeF](#): > > I have friend who lives near the inland waterway near Myrtle Beach. He and his wife are staying and I half-jokingly told him to get a chain saw and put it in the attic in case they had to cut their way out. [Here’s what happened during Hugo](https://maps.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2806): > [@](#): > > In McClellanville, on the coast thirty miles northeast of Charleston, between 500 - 1100 people took refuge at the designated shelter for the region, Lincoln High School. Lincoln High is a one-story school, mostly constructed of cinder block, located on the east side of Highway 17, and was believed to be at an altitude of twenty feet. McClellanville is about 4 - 5 miles inland from the open ocean, but lies on the Intracoastal Waterway, so is vulnerable to high storm surges. Near midnight on the 21st, a storm surge of twenty feet poured into Bulls Bay just south of McClellanville, and funneled into the narrow Intracoastal Waterway. Water started pouring into the high school and rose fairly rapidly. Within minutes, people were wading around up to their waists, the water still rising. In the school cafeteria, many refugees gathered on a stage at one end, putting children up on tables. The elevated stage kept them above water; others floated in the water. Another group was in the band room, which had a much lower ceiling than the cafeteria. They had to stand on desks and push out the ceiling tiles for more breathing room, as the water rose within 1 - 2 feet of the ceiling. Fortunately, Hugo’s storm surge peaked at that time, at about 16 - 17 feet (Figure 4), and the people sheltering at Lincoln High were spared. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/63 "2018-09-11T21:57:34Z")
Interestingly, the ECMWF model now has it turning back southwest and making landfall near Savannah. I don’t if that’s a glitch in the data or what. [www.windy.com](http://www.windy.com) (I have no affiliation) has pretty good maps and lets you choose from three different models. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/64 "2018-09-11T23:00:43Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Here’s what happened during Hugo](https://maps.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2806): :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/65 "2018-09-11T23:32:22Z")
My brother is evacuating from Oak Island, NC tomorrow morning. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/66 "2018-09-11T23:36:00Z")
> [@P-man](#): > > My brother is evacuating from Oak Island, NC tomorrow morning. I think the residents of any community in SC or NC with the word “Beach” or “Island” in it should GTFO rightawayquick while they can. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/67 "2018-09-12T00:00:16Z")
Got myself a little pump. Water barriers are sold out everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/68 "2018-09-12T00:28:15Z")
[The Myrtle beach area is getting a head start on their damage](https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article218205975.html). ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/69 "2018-09-12T01:33:57Z")
Ah, **Mama Zappa** , how it warms the heart with nostalgic stirrings… Vienna sausages… with soda crackers, my People’s keys to survival in the face of natural disaster! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/70 "2018-09-12T01:44:53Z")
Total rain forecasts have currently gone down in our area. Where they were talking 10 to 30 inches of rain they are now talking 6 to 10. While this is certain to cause heavy flooding, it is not as calamitous as what they were saying only this morning. So it is wait and see. It’s sad because better news for us likely means worse news for someone else. But the way the projected path and rainfall total estimates keep changing there can be no good news for anyone until this storm is gone. I was off work today and needed it. But I understand the lines were extreme and the wait times long. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/71 "2018-09-12T02:11:42Z")
My wife doesn’t understand emergency stocking—“Too many carbs!” “High cholesterol!” “Canned fruit is yucky!” So we came back with no spam, no crackers, no breakfast bars, no jerky, and no canned fruit. Luckily we found some Deer Park stages away in the wrong aisle. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/72 "2018-09-12T03:09:15Z")
> [@MikeF](#): > > Interestingly, the ECMWF model now has it turning back southwest and making landfall near Savannah. I don’t if that’s a glitch in the data or what. [www.windy.com](http://www.windy.com) (I have no affiliation) has pretty good maps and lets you choose from three different models. Might have been a glitch. Right now two out of the three models show a near bullseye on Wilmington, with the third going just a hair further toward Southport. ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/73 "2018-09-12T03:39:18Z")
Oh, my - this looks like [a worrying amount of rainfall](https://images.dailykos.com/images/587601/story_image/Florence_flooding_Tuesday_afternoon_NOAA.gif?1536696331). ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/74 "2018-09-12T04:12:05Z")
Guess who said in a press conference that the hurricane is “tremendously wet”. Yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/75 "2018-09-12T11:39:04Z")
Trying to figure out plans now. I’m northwest of Charleston about 40 miles from the ocean. According to today’s projections I should be looking at high winds and 4-6 inches of rain. The chance of storm surge getting here is vanishingly low - not only are we far from the coast, but also far from rivers and on relatively high ground for the area. On the other hand, my ex-wife - who is away for the week - is freaking out and texting me every 20 minutes about it. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/76 "2018-09-12T12:16:52Z")
Carolinas Dopers, do take care. High ground, plans for alternate contact/transport means, supplies, what they all said. It has been said before, it is water that racks up the big casualty count. The predicted prolonged stall of heavy rain is worrisome and it will slow down response times. Here’s looking to see if lessons learned from prior calamities did get taken to heart. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/77 "2018-09-12T12:21:47Z")
Whoever’s in the way, please get out of the way. If everybody heeded the warnings, things would be a lot safer for all the police and firemen who’d otherwise have to risk their lives. Your work will probably be out for a few days, may as well head inland for a mini-vacation. Things like this make you appreciate modern technology, if this happened 100 years ago it would have just appeared out of the blue and you’d be looking at thousands of deaths. Finally, I’m sure it’s great for the hearing-impaired to have signers next to the governors as they make their announcements. But holy shit it is hilarious to watch them. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/78 "2018-09-12T12:26:19Z")
My concerns here in Charlotte are almost entirely limited to power outages and trees falling on our house. Ironically, the missus and I have been planning to have our trees taken down for about 6 months, but were putting it off in favor of a new roof first. Now, of course, there’s the chance that our homeowner’s insurance may have to pay for the roof should the worst happen. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/79 "2018-09-12T16:38:39Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > My concerns here in Charlotte are almost entirely limited to power outages and trees falling on our house. Ironically, the missus and I have been planning to have our trees taken down for about 6 months, but were putting it off in favor of a new roof first. Now, of course, there’s the chance that our homeowner’s insurance may have to pay for the roof should the worst happen. Well, it’s probably much cheaper to have someone cut up a downed tree with a chainsaw, than to take down a large, mature standing tree. Win-Win all around!! :D:D But more seriously, I hope that does NOT happen. Falling trees are dangerous if you’re in the part of the house they fall on, not to mention the trauma and damage to your house and possessions. If there are trees you’re especially suspicious of, maybe hang out in a different part of the house until well after the storm. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/80 "2018-09-12T18:14:29Z")
Some “tremendously wet” chickens coming home to roost for climate-change-denying N.C. legislators: [6 years ago, North Carolina chose to ignore rising sea levels. This week it braces for disaster.](https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/09/12/north-carolina-sea-level-rise-policy-hurricane-florence/23525275/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003.md?page=5)