Good luck, John!
Those hurricanes ain't fun.
We've lived through a few major ones here, in TX, but we are some 100
miles inland.
My cousin lives NE of Wilmington, along US-17.
He is out of town, and he is scheduled to fly back on Sunday, coming back
from a long trip. At this point, he is not sure if he'd be able to, and
what he'd find at his house.
Speaking of "loosing [your] roof", - in several Eastern European cultures,
when someone's "roof was blown off" or "roof slid off" that means he/she
lost his mind/head, went cuckoo.
Also, "[my] roof is sliding off" often means that I am overwhelmed with
all the problems I am dealing with.
So, stay safe cool and keep your roof intact! :)
Cheers,
Igor
John Mon, 10 Sep 2018 20:24:01 -0700 wrote:
Up to Category 4 this afternoon. Current predicted track is straight up
I-40 from Wilmington. AFAIK, the only Cat 4 storm to hit NC was Hazel in
1954.
Florence is more or less on the same predicted track as Fran back in 1996
(and Hazel in 1954 although there was no I-40 back then).
Hugo was Cat 4 when it made landfall at Charleston, SC. I've seen some
reports Florence may reach Cat 5 before it hits. We've never had a Cat 5
here AFAIK. Hurricane Floyd was Cat 2 when it hit (September 16), but it
stalled and dropped 19 inches of rain on top of the 15 inches of rain from
Dennis (September 4)
I have my generator gassed up, so I should be able to keep my refrigerator
going. I've got 5 gallons of water and my chain-saw is gassed up. I've got
my camp stove with 3 bottles of gas so I think I'll be able to feed
myself.
If the power goes out I won't have internet, so if you don't hear from me
for a while you'll know why.
It ain't lookin' good. I hope I don't lose my roof again.
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