Tropical Storm Ian

[Paa Langfart]

33 minutes ago, OceanPanther said:

This is a visual so you can see what a 19/20 foot storm surge is. Water that can't be stopped.

The picture is of the Hurricane that have hit Wilmington/ Wrightsvile Beach.. You've heard of many of these. Most were Cat 1, 2 or 3 ,,   Only Hazel was a Cat 4/5 .   It had the 19 ft storm surge.   THIS IS WHAT HIT Ft Myers Fla.  It's devastating .

So  when Georgetown SC is hit ( or that area ),  thank if a 5-8 storm surge.  AND, High Tide is about noon today.  There will be damage. Probably not catastrophic ,, but it won't be pretty.

Is that the museum in WB?

[stirs]

How many folks lost their lives in Florida?  I saw reports of hundreds on Wednesday, but can only see 12-15 confirmed.  Maybe not looking at right websites.

[stirs]

11am shows a slight MB drop, same 85mph, but a North track.

 

Murrells Inlet and Myrtle Beach could be the landing.  They are not saying that yet, but we will see

[stirs]

Ventusky showing it entering NC near Laurinburg/Hamlet area

[MillionDollarCam]

1 hour ago, stirs said:

How many folks lost their lives in Florida?  I saw reports of hundreds on Wednesday, but can only see 12-15 confirmed.  Maybe not looking at right websites.

We’re up to 21 right now, most in southwest Florida, a couple in central Florida. It’s going to take some time to sort through all the mess down here but I wouldn’t be shocked if we got to the 80-100 range.

Edited September 30, 2022 by MillionDollarCam

[Paa Langfart]

Historically there are more people who die as a result of the storm after it has passed.  From driving through flooded roads to CO poisoning to chainsaw and other accidents.

[MillionDollarCam]

33 minutes ago, Paa Langfart said:

Historically there are more people who die as a result of the storm after it has passed.  From driving through flooded roads to CO poisoning to chainsaw and other accidents.

One in central Florida was just from an elderly individual draining his pool into a canal during the storm. He slipped and fell down the bank and drowned.

[Paa Langfart]

Cherry Grove SC

 

[LinvilleGorge]

I sure am glad our school district cancelled school today for what literally amounted to some light drizzle during the actual school day. Still just a medium steady rain here. Definitely idiotic to cancel school for this. It's even worse than the typical cancel school for flurries that the south is well known for.

[JVic]

2 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I sure am glad our school district cancelled school today for what literally amounted to some light drizzle during the actual school day. Still just a medium steady rain here. Definitely idiotic to cancel school for this. It's even worse than the typical cancel school for flurries that the south is well known for.

The scenario here is really bad weather COULD happen, and kids, parents or teachers COULD get injured/killed...

So the choices are ...

1) Cancel school and everyone can make their own decisions on how to stay safe,

or

2) "Force" people to go to school, and the District ends up the liable party to injuries and deaths.

Gotta remember who is making the decision - most likely an elected official who knows option 1 possibly results in a few pissy people who are inconvenienced to watch their kids, and option 2 possibly results in having to hold a press conference with 5,000 people at a candlelit vigil protesting a death(s) and calling for said elected official's job.    

[LinvilleGorge]

13 minutes ago, JVic said:

The scenario here is really bad weather COULD happen, and kids, parents or teachers COULD get injured/killed...

So the choices are ...

1) Cancel school and everyone can make their own decisions on how to stay safe,

or

2) "Force" people to go to school, and the District ends up the liable party to injuries and deaths.

Gotta remember who is making the decision - most likely an elected official who knows option 1 possibly results in a few pissy people who are inconvenienced to watch their kids, and option 2 possibly results in having to hold a press conference with 5,000 people at a candlelit vigil protesting a death(s) and calling for said elected official's job.    

There wasn't forecasted severe weather for this area.

[JVic]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

There wasn't forecasted severe weather for this area.

There is ZERO risk / consequences for a weatherman in his job.  The same isn't true for school officials.  

[LinvilleGorge]

6 minutes ago, JVic said:

There is ZERO risk / consequences for a weatherman in his job.  The same isn't true for school officials.  

Better start cancelling school for every time thunderstorms are forecasted then because we get way worse thunderstorms than this.

[stirs]

11 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Better start cancelling school for every time thunderstorms are forecasted then because we get way worse thunderstorms than this.

Just know you are getting old and embrace it