Helene Recovery & Info

[Bobfripp]

Hey, doesn't anyone down South have a Sharpie? Make it go away. Duh!

 

[mpaer]

So some weather guy on TV said Tallahasse just might get 130-40 MPH winds
Ya''ll remember 75 mph winds in Raleigh during Fran. Like double that ...........Scary

 

[CarolinaFever]

So some weather guy on TV said Tallahasse just might get 130-40 MPH winds
Ya''ll remember 75 mph winds in Raleigh during Fran. Like double that ...........Scary

Yes, Fran was bad enough at barely a hurricane. The wind, rain and tornado threat with this is going to be extreme.

 

[Bobfripp]

So some weather guy on TV said Tallahasse just might get 130-40 MPH winds
Ya''ll remember 75 mph winds in Raleigh during Fran. Like double that ...........Scary

Doubling wind speed roughly quadruples its destructive force, so it's worse than than, by two times. I was there for Fran, and to see worse than that is scary stuff.

 

[mpaer]

Doubling wind speed roughly quadruples its destructive force, so it's worse than than, by two times

Thanks for that info
Yikes

 

[maxcrowder]

I've been through my share of these storms but this one is going to be historic.

 

[aGDevil2k]

Yes this can be impactful for the election

A decent FEMA and NHS performance and it's a HUGE Harris talking point. Hey all of the help and forecasting? Trump wants to ELIMINATE ALL OF IT

It baffles me Trump and Vance and 2025 want to get rid of all of these protections

 

[sringwal]

Yes this can be impactful for the election

A decent FEMA and NHS performance and it's a HUGE Harris talking point. Hey all of the help and forecasting? Trump wants to ELIMINATE ALL OF IT

Agreed. How both parties’ leaders respond to this will decide the election.

 

[aGDevil2k]

Agreed. How both parties’ leaders respond to this will decide the election.

Remember how Sandy was a catalyst that turned around Obama in 2012

 

[aGDevil2k]

 

[Kraftyheel89]

Doubling wind speed roughly quadruples its destructive force, so it's worse than than, by two times. I was there for Fran, and to see worse than that is scary stuff.

Cantore just said doubling the wind speed does not double the threat. He says 120-140mph winds cause 20X the threat and lead to "catastrophic structural damage, uprooting large trees, and ripping off roofs."

Now the Weather Channel is known for hyperbole and building the excitement and terror. Not to diminish his overall point.

Earlier, they had a guy in a flooded street with futuristic space goggles for wind rain I suppose. He also wore a 3rd base coaches helmet under a weather hoodie in thigh deep water. Meanwhile, some teenagers passed behind him in nothing but shorts and doing belly flops in the water.

 

[circlesky88]

Yes, Fran was bad enough at barely a hurricane. The wind, rain and tornado threat with this is going to be extreme.

Southern and central Georgia is going to cat 2 winds, I can only imagine how many trees are coming down

 

[aGDevil2k]

That blue house in Horseshoe Beach is holding on for dear life

 

[nycfan]

wrong thread?

 

[nycfan]

 

[aGDevil2k]

Understandable

You read about water spraying in the storm and thought of Mark

 

[nycfan]

 

[Rougemont]

Crazy living in Wilmington and hearing about all that’s going on even now in the mountains.

New Hanover County Schools canceled tomorrow earlier this afternoon to be safe. All we’ve had so far was a light sprinkling that lasted about two minutes right at 6:00.

Stay safe, everyone.

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]