# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/81 "2018-09-13T01:34:34Z")
Monday my brother told he was getting ready for the storm, but don’t tell Mom d/c he didn’t want to worry her. Tuesday he told her himself that he’s being evacuated and he’s worried he may not have a house to go back to. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/82 "2018-09-13T01:51:33Z")
Now that Florence appears to be shifting toward South Carolina, people in this area (near Raleigh) are starting to get into a huff about the metrologists making a big deal out of nothing. \>.\< I’m still wondering why Wake Forest sold out of 89 and 93 octane before regular. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/83 "2018-09-13T02:01:45Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > 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. Exactly. This is what happened in the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 where 8,000 or so died: > **[1900 Galveston hurricane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane)** > > The 1900 Galveston hurricane, also known as the Great Galveston hurricane and the Galveston Flood, and known regionally as the Great Storm of 1900 or the 1900 Storm, is the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. The strongest storm of the 1900 Atlantic hurricane season, it left between 6,000 and 12,000 fatalities in the United States; the number most cited in official reports is 8,000. Most of these deaths occurred in and near Galveston, Texas, after the storm surge inun On Aug... ---
**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 13, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/84 "2018-09-13T02:24:03Z")
Or the [Sea Islands Hurricane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1893_Sea_Islands_hurricane) that hit Georgia and South Carolina in 1893 killing up to 2000. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/85 "2018-09-13T05:15:31Z")
The latest NOAA projections make it look like Florence is taking the reverse path that Sherman took… [https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics\_at1.shtml?cone#contents](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents) Not only weird, but dangerous in the sense that areas that were considered out of danger are now dangerous and have less time to prepare. Take care everyone over there! ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/86 "2018-09-13T11:09:34Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Florence is a whole county in SC](http://florenceco.org/), not just the city. So there is the chance of Florence in Florence being hit by Florence. If it does, I hope there’s at least one resident called Florence there they can interview. Seriously though, stay safe everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/87 "2018-09-13T13:16:15Z")
I’m far inland in the Upstate of SC near Greenville. We are expecting a high liklihood of power outages and downed trees, with localized flooding. Evacuees from the coast have been arriving. There have also been sightings of power crews with materials coming our way from states further west. Alabama tagged lineman trucks were coming from Atlanta way yesterday. Now we wait. In 2004 I was living in Grand Cayman when it was hit by a Cat 4 hurricane. You DO NOT want to ride such a storm out. Take pets and loved ones and go inland to higher ground. Local Red Cross and Humane Society are putting together contacts for care of evacuated pets. There are options and staying for pet care is no valid reason to take chances. ---
**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 13, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/88 "2018-09-13T15:23:23Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > The latest NOAA projections make it look like Florence is taking the reverse path that Sherman took… Oh, good! Maybe it will restore all the historical records he burned. Alas, I have learned in the last hour or so that my family in SC are sitting tight. My brother and his wife I have no worries about, but my mother being at home alone through this worries me somewhat. ---
**Author:** ![Mumberthax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@Mumberthax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mumberthax)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/89 "2018-09-13T16:58:49Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Florence is a whole county in SC](http://florenceco.org/), not just the city. So there is the chance of Florence in Florence being hit by Florence. Damn. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/90 "2018-09-13T17:11:24Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > If it does, I hope there’s at least one resident called Florence there they can interview. > > Seriously though, stay safe everyone. Just reading about the storm, there was a Progressive insurance banner on the right, with a picture of none other than, [Flo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flo_(Progressive)). ---
**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 14, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/91 "2018-09-14T00:46:48Z")
8:45PM, 30 miles or so off the coast northwest of Charleston. I have the windows open and can still hear insects outside. There’s been the occasional bit of blustery winds and increasing clouds but nothing of real rain or anything alarming at all. If I hadn’t been warned for the last several days I wouldn’t know there was anything out to sea at all. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/92 "2018-09-14T01:12:37Z")
[Here is a webcam where you can watch the hurricane.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deG4NxkouGM) At night you cannot see anything at all but you will hear it. So much so I **strongly** recommend you turn the volume down on your computer before clicking on the link (not kidding…I made this mistake). The wind noise is deafening. In the daytime you will be able to see…something…in addition to the deafening wind noise. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/93 "2018-09-14T02:33:45Z")
Had a bit of a monsoon around 6 ,but it’s quiet now. ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/94 "2018-09-14T10:24:14Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > If it does, I hope there’s at least one resident called Florence there they can interview. And when they point the microphone at her, she says: “[Kiss mah grits](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftbm8EZZDqI).” ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/95 "2018-09-14T11:00:29Z")
The outer bands gave our area a little rain this morning, but we’re not expecting much else till early next week, depending upon which way it turns. All youse folks in the path - stay safe!! ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/96 "2018-09-14T14:40:11Z")
Biotop, how’s it going? Looks like the storm took a favorable turn for your locale. What did you end up doing? Be safe. ---
**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 14, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/97 "2018-09-14T14:57:05Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Biotop, how’s it going? Looks like the storm took a favorable turn for your locale. What did you end up doing? Be safe. Fine here. We cancelled the hotel and have a cupboard full of canned goods. The storm turned away from us. Instead of the potential 20+ inches of rain and wind we thought was coming, we are forecast now to get much much less. But good news for us is bad news for someone else. My wife keeps telling me I overreacted. But I just count us as among the lucky ones. Preparing for the worst makes sense. I hope others who are getting the truly awful weather are prepared and safe. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/98 "2018-09-14T15:33:23Z")
We have periodic wind gusts and very light rain in Wake Forest. Duplin County (where I used to live) has lots of power outages. ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/99 "2018-09-14T15:46:03Z")
In Raleigh it’s pretty windy, but no rain. This hurricane is just scared of the city and going around it 🙂 ---
**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 14, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003/100 "2018-09-14T18:06:53Z")
In our little town, a huge 200-year-old tree came down on a main power line, so power is knocked out to most of the downtown area. No one hurt, but’s going to be awhile before the damage can be fixed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-florence/821003.md?page=6)