Tropical Storm Erin —> Cat 5 (now 4) Erin —> DARE CNTY EVAC order (flood risk)

[Carolina Fever]

The speed with which this went from TS to Cat 5+ is frightening. There are so many more storms to come this fall and some will hit the US somewhere, and could have a similar ramp up. I’m fearing bad things and a Trump FEMA response (ie nothing). It could be very bad.

NC is still waiting on help from them for Helene.

 

[1moretimeagain]

 

[mpaer]

Interests along the North Carolina and Mid-Atlantic coasts,
and Bermuda should monitor the progress of Erin as there is a risk
of strong winds associated with the outer rainbands during the
middle part of the week.

 

[nycfan]

 

[altmin]

down to a Cat 3.

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

 

[Carolina Fever]

Looks like they are worried about flooding from the storm surge. It's still expected to not hit land.

 

[nycfan]

Looks like they are worried about flooding from the storm surge. It's still expected to not hit land.

Yeah — just wanted to draw attention to folks who maybe wrote it off despite indirect risks.

 

[4thgenheel]

i could be wrong but the hatteras evac feels a bit early / trigger happy.

dare county emergency management: always either doing too much or too little.

 

[nycfan]

i could be wrong but the hatteras evac feels a bit early / trigger happy.

dare county emergency management: always either doing too much or too little.

What can they do? Seriously, I don’t know. The only way in and out is susceptible to just above normal rain and surf … this is consistent practice for them since the early 90s:

https://www.darenc.gov/departments/emergency-management/hurricanes/hurricane-history

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

 

[SnoopRob]

down to a Cat 3.

That's only a Cat 2.

 

[SnoopRob]

dare county emergency management: always either doing too much or too little.

Danged if they do and danged if they don't.

 

[nycfan]

Danged if they do and danged if they don't.

 

[dukeman92]

The Neuse River is HIGH right now. A hit from this thing would be catastrophic.

 

[Zoo_View]

The Neuse River is HIGH right now. A hit from this thing would be catastrophic.

Given how much rain the Piedmont has had for WEEKS, the rivers in Eastern North Carolina are FULL.

I don’t want anyone harmed or killed from this storm……I don’t want anyone losing their home or business.

That said, a powerful off-shore hurricane causing major flooding might help climate-change deniers learn something. I doubt it will; but, it might.

 

[dukeman92]

Bro, those dum dums wouldn’t learn a thing.

 

[Zoo_View]

Bro, those dum dums wouldn’t learn a thing.

I said, “might.”