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09-28-2024, 09:18 PM | #23 |
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What's odd is all i saw on social media as this storm rolled in was how lame it was and all the dire predictions were wrong. 24 hrs later and you need a fucking ark to cross the street.
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Did you check the meteorologic credentials of the "experts' posting on social media?
The power co-op near our SC tree farm is down to less than 10% without electricity, and the area around the tree farm has power again.....
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Next to rivers or creeks a lot of stuff got flooded or taken out completely. That’s why I would be very concerned buying property next to water. We almost bought one place right next to the river, the. We started looking up that river and seeing video from all the times it had overflowed and taken out the road and houses and shit. So if you are on high ground with no trees you probably think no big deal, but if you are next to a river or a tree falls on your house… big deal. That being said it’s a running joke in FL the weather people love milking ANY hurricane. It could be a cat 1 that does nothing and they will have a reporter out next to some palm fronds pretending it’s the end of the world. |
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It's been pretty nuts on our end. Personally, at my house, no big deal. Fair amount of storm cleanup, but that's because I have acres of trees. A fart of wind is guaranteed to drop some branches.
But I cover a fair amount of people in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Augusta is like the beginning of some zombie movie with 2 mile long lines at gas stations, grocery stores wiped out, power restoration is projected in about a week. Our W NC and Upstate SC crews are in bad shape, too. Chimney Rock doesn't even look to exist anymore. Still haven't been able to make contact with a handful of people. Yikes. Last edited by spazzyfry123; Yesterday at 10:45 AM.. |
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Chimney Rock, Banner Elk, Boone, Blowing Rock. Linville Falls all got it really bad. Most homes and business are flooded, no electricity no water. Elderly people stranded - National Guard are helicoptering in.
This is the dam at our families property - insane. |
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This is Lake Lure just SE of Asheville NC.
The Broad River runs from Asheville to the lake. You can see all the shit it brought down including wiping out the city of Chimney Rock.
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And yes, WNC is terrible. They had upwards of 8 inches of rain the day before the storm arrived. Ground was already saturated so nothing but run-off.
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Power back on here at about 7:45 pm today (Sunday). Went out Friday at 8:00 AM. Fortunately fair weather and comfortable temps. Outages here were all over, and just our little area was 3 different lines down that I saw (may have been a 4th). Neighbors cleared trees from roads, helped each other out. Refrigerator food either grilled (propane) or tossed.
Two down trees on our property, minor damage to one fence. Lucky; lots of roof and vehicle damage all around. Daughter and family live in Hendersonville NC, just S of Asheville. (Asheville badly flooded and seems no road access from any direction. I-40 lost at least two lanes to river erosion, no idea what that will take to repair.). No power or water for them, but can’t get to them to provide anything. Told us stores that are open only accept cash as networks are down, but ATMs are either not working or empty. This was a huge surprise storm. Yes, we all saw the hurricane and its path, but the amount of wind, its slow pace over these areas, and the rain caught everyone off guard. And for some it was devastating or fatal. TVA manages the lakes/reservoirs on the west side of the mountains, Duke I think manages them on the east. Pic is a screenshot of the lake we live on. Note the sharp increase in lake level Starting Wednesday. Still rising but they’re releasing as much water as they can without flooding downstream (Knoxville to Chattanooga). |
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