Becca_Anne Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Hope you are all safe. So many of us are in the path just wanted to make sure you are all ok. We're just getting the remnants here but winds up to 60 mph forecasted here. Anyone in FL, GA, TN, NC? Please check in and let us know you're safe 2 Quote Link to comment
Littlesister Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 We got the rain and a bit of wind and only one tornado warning that didn't hit here. So, all is good here. Please anyone else in this storm let us know you are ok. We are also praying for anyone that was in the path of Helene. 1 Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 We are supposed to have rain the next few days but that's it. Just hoping no tornadoes are connected to it. I'd like to hear from Kappy and Chainsaw Mary in Georgia. 4 Quote Link to comment
Midnightmom Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 31 minutes ago, Jeepers said: I'd like to hear from Kappy and Chainsaw Mary in Georgia. @kappydell I tagged her for you Jeeps so she'll know there's a post for her to see. 4 1 Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Good idea, Midnight! I've been thinking about them too....cuz they're much further south than Darlene. She has clicked a couple of likes this morning so they must be ok. ....such a mess. Death count going up. Can't imagine hospitals and people who NEED meds that they left behind or got squashed or wet or ... MtRider 5 Quote Link to comment
Becca_Anne Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 My Aunt lives in Ashville, NC but thankfully she's up on a hill and her apartment building isn't in danger. But all cell service is down and all the roads are closed. Haven't been able to talk to her but we know she's high enough to be ok. One of my quilting friends daughters lost her house in FL and evacuated ahead of the storm so is safe. 4 Quote Link to comment
Littlesister Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Glad your friend's daughter is ok Becca Anne. But now having to start over from losing her house is going to be a long process. Hopefully she will be able to rebuild at some point. I am sure right now they are still trying to dry out in Florida. What I saw was in pictures on TV was bad. I heard that in Nags Head NC or out further than now there have been 10 houses that slid into the ocean. Reason I don't want to live on the ocean. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
themartianchick Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 (edited) My friend from high school posted that her area has no water and no power, post-hurricane. It has also been extremely hot. She lives outside of Augusta, GA an area that is firmly inland. The estimates for services to be restored are 7-10 days. She posted pictures of her house and neighborhood. I've always thought of a pool as a good way to bathe/cool off with a major power outage. Unfortunately, the flooding was so bad that the pools now look like swamps. She has uprooted trees & bushes and all of her fence posts snapped leaving her fence panels all over the ground. The storm ripped some of her shutters off the house and others were literally ripped in half. Her own home is structurally sound, though. She and her husband own a rental house that now has a tree on the roof. As of yesterday, the water was just pouring in on her tenants. To add insult to injury... her dog died a day or so before the storm hit. Her family is grieving, stinky & sticky. I don't believe that she is into preparedness, so I don't know if she is stocked up. Her hubby is ex-military, so hopefully he has some skills that can make the family more comfortable. Right now, she is posting on Facebook looking for gasoline. I'm not sure if it is for a car or a generator. It is difficult to hear about people struggling. Edited September 29 by themartianchick 2 5 Quote Link to comment
Littlesister Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 This storm has bought with it lots of heartache and destruction in many ways. I can't even in manage what so many are going through. My heartfelt prayers go out to all that has lost their homes and have lost loved ones in this storm. Only time will tell as the cleanup begins on what can be done for those people. So many have to find new homes temporarily till they can rebuild or move on. MartinChick, I hope your friend gets both her water and electricity back soon. Hopefully this will make her realize how important it is to be fully prepared for these things. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 @themartianchick. I'm so sorry to read that. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 (edited) Wow, Martian. Were they in the house or had they Evac-ed? The description of things just shredding...and not talking about a 15-20' tidal surge either. I've been in tornadoes tho only really close one must have been fairly small. Took out a large wooden corn crib while Mom, young Bro and I huddled in the dirt basement of our old farm house. Pressure was so bad that water from outside was being forced between the stones of the foundation, squirting into the basement. Only time that ever happened. This however, would go on and on for hours! Watching things get shredded - gotta be some kind of torture. Serious mind and heart bending for SO MANY people. How do they put their lives, their hearts, their minds....family....community..... ....back together again? One step at a time. I pray that all those who have the will, can help those who are just struck blind by this wide spread event. Some folks have gotten good at resilience so they need to lead the way now. MtRider ...resilience - that's a trait we all need to cultivate. Hopefully not cuz something like THIS happens. Edited September 30 by Mt_Rider 3 Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Help is pouring in. But mostly from private citizens. One prepper site set up an unusual type of fund. Two people in TN. donated $10,000 in cash each, up front, then set up a fund to help reimburse them if possible. It only took a matter of hours for the money to start to arrive. The guy is out buying merchandise now with the $20,000 cash he has in hand. And someone else has connections to fly it in. The Ya'll Squad. Ryan Hall Y'all has his own 501c(3) charity and they are doing all sorts of assisting. They are usually the first one in to help. During these storm events when he is live, donations pour in from everyday people watching. He always helps people in weather disaster areas from his non-profit charity. He's also uses some of the money to buy the equipment he uses and mobil units. He's one of the good ones who gives back. I know there is a Baptist organization who offer a lot of help from their members across the country. They have all kinds of mobile units like semi trailers equipped with kitchens and some for laundry. They also bring in tools like chainsaws and cleaning supplies and mops and buckets. They are all volunteers and do the real labor of cleaning up for people. Boots on the ground as it were. Those are just a few that I know of. I suppose after all the red tape is sorted through, the government will swoop in. Maybe some FEMA trailers like they did for Katrina. I don't know how those people are going to cope. Such a wide path of destruction. 6 Quote Link to comment
Littlesister Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 I have watched a lot of videos on how Tennessee, NC and other states got it bad as well as Florida. I think Florida got the worst of it. Tennessee had mega flooding and the Peigon River all around there was bad. Ashburn NC is very isolated now. All roads seem to be closed due to flooding and the Peigon bridge being washed out. Those pictures were really bad. I feel for those people. They were showing Dolly world in Tennessee and some other areas that got through with no issues and business as usual. Though they did have some minor flooding but not bad enough to not open for business. Other areas it's hard to say if those business will ever be able to open again. After seeing those videos, it is almost making me want to just stay put. I will do what my DD said and check out Kerr Dam. But like a river a dam can also be an issue. So, I need to think this through before I make a move anywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment
Littlesister Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 I just got an alert from Fox News Weather. Tropical Storm Kirk forms in the Atlantic and expected to become a powerful hurricane later this week. It says a Cyclone is declared a tropical storm when maximum sustained winds reach at least 39mph, and much like its fellow tropical depressions and hurricanes, impacts and can be significant. Kirk is expected to strengthen and will likely become a hurricane by Tuesday and a major Cat 3 hurricane by Wednesday. Right now, it is located in the eastern Atlantic with sustained 50 mph winds, about 740 miles from the Cabo Verde Islands. It says it will continue moving west-northwest through Tuesday before taking a gradual turn to the northwest by Wednesday. It says it does not pose a threat to the US at this time. We do not need another hurricane now. People have suffered enough with Helena. So, praying Kirk will not hit us at all. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 It does look like TS Kirk will not be a threat. Right in the southern middle of the Atlantic. The results of H. Helene are horrific! And in the northern areas - winter cometh! MtRider for all. 1 Quote Link to comment
Midnightmom Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 In this video, we'll be tracking three tropical systems in the Atlantic: Tropical Depression Joyce, Tropical Depression Twelve, and Tropical Storm Isaac. We'll discuss Joyce's struggle with strong wind shear and its likely degeneration into a remnant low, Tropical Depression Twelve's potential strengthening into a major hurricane, and Isaac's transition into an extratropical cyclone as it moves over cooler waters in the North Atlantic. Stay tuned for detailed forecasts and potential impacts of these systems! 2 Quote Link to comment
Littlesister Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Seems hurricane season is ramping up. Quote Link to comment
themartianchick Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 18 hours ago, Mt_Rider said: Wow, Martian. Were they in the house or had they Evac-ed? The description of things just shredding...and not talking about a 15-20' tidal surge either. They were at home. I don't think that anyone thought that they would see such terrible conditions in their area. My friend and her family know that they were fortunate because they are all safe and the house is sound. All of the damage is cosmetic stuff, with the exception of the roof/water damage on the rental property. I think that they were just shocked at the sight of their home and neighborhood. The images from NC and parts of Florida were far worse. I'm not sure how much media they have been exposed to. I believe that their only conduit for information is via mobile phone. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Littlesister Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Martinchick, I am so glad they are ok. That is the most important thing. Houses can be repaired but people are another story. 1 Quote Link to comment
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