Is the end near?

wavelandscott (Scott) · #1 27-08-2011, 08:38 AM

I just returned home after a business trip to Kenya to learn about the impending hurricane and evacuations in NYC.

The recent earthquake and now this once in a hundred year storm has got me wondering if the end is near. Maybe we won't make it to 2012 after all.

DavidU (Dave) · #2 27-08-2011, 08:47 AM

It's a big one then, I must look at the satellite map.

supernova1965 (Warren) · #3 27-08-2011, 08:50 AM

It must be time to resurect this thread

I hope all in the path are safe

Suzy · #4 27-08-2011, 10:17 AM

Just been reading up on it here.

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A hurricane warning was in effect from North Carolina all the way to Massachusetts — including for New York City.

Good grief, a quarter of a million people were ordered to evacuate.

The U.S. certainly has gotten a beating lately and I don't blame you for being worried, two disasters inside a week has got to be worrysome.

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Irene had the potential to cause billions of dollars in damage and affect some 65 million people in cities including Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and beyond.

Stay safe Scott!

jenchris (Jennifer) · #5 27-08-2011, 10:18 AM

I remember sailing up the coast of USA in 1979 - We were on the edge of a hurricane all the way up - not a nice time. I lost a lot of weight though!

astroron (Ron) · #6 27-08-2011, 10:29 AM

Stay Safe Scott, I hope the thing peters out before it reaches your area

RB (Andrew) · #7 27-08-2011, 10:32 AM

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected.

leon · #8 27-08-2011, 12:43 PM

Mother Nature is surly letting us know what she is capable of, hope all people are safe and well.

Leon

renormalised (Carl) · #9 27-08-2011, 02:04 PM

Stay safe, Scott. It's going to be a rough ride, for sure.

wavelandscott (Scott) · #10 27-08-2011, 02:10 PM

Thanks all! We should be fine but will likely get a fair amount of rain. Last forecast model has it coming throu this area tomorrow night but a lot can happen. We'll be ready when she calls.

h0ughy (David) · #11 27-08-2011, 05:45 PM

come back to sunny australia Scott!!!?

Gem (Grant) · #12 27-08-2011, 06:03 PM

The fear a storm generates is usually directly proportional to the size of the media in that country. Yes, it is a big hurricane (I am not saying it isn't!!) ... but I am sure far worse (storms, earthquakes, etc...) go largely unreported in Africa and Asia a lot of the time.
Having said that - I hope all are safe.

wavelandscott (Scott) · #13 27-08-2011, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by h0ughy

come back to sunny australia Scott!!!?

I would love to do that!

wavelandscott (Scott) · #14 27-08-2011, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gem

The fear a storm generates is usually directly proportional to the size of the media in that country. Yes, it is a big hurricane (I am not saying it isn't!!) ... but I am sure far worse (storms, earthquakes, etc...) go largely unreported in Africa and Asia a lot of the time.
Having said that - I hope all are safe.

I agree

I mostly started this post because of the hype and not to raise or express my storm fear. By the time it reaches us it will be getting weaker and likely down to a Category 1 or so storm. I am not expecting heaps of structural damage but I am expecting lots of downed trees and loss of power.

I am confident that it will be okay but will be prepared for the worst.

Waxing_Gibbous (Peter) · #15 27-08-2011, 09:35 PM

We had 162kph wind gusts on Thursday.
Fortunately everything that could be blown down already has.
Shifted our sheep-pens 4 metres tho'.

Suzy · #16 28-08-2011, 01:23 AM

Oh no...
According to Fox News just now, someone has already been killed- a man in North Carolina when a tree limb blew down and struck him.

astroron (Ron) · #17 28-08-2011, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Suzy

Oh no...
According to Fox News just now, someone has already been killed- a man in North Carolina when a tree limb blew down and struck him.

Sad news, I hope there is no more loss of life

wavelandscott (Scott) · #18 28-08-2011, 11:33 PM

We still have electricity but lots of wind and rain...worst should hit us today. So far so good....

wavelandscott (Scott) · #19 29-08-2011, 05:43 AM

We seemed to have made it through. Still some wind and rain but the worst should be over. Lots of limbs and sticks down at our house but no trees. Our power flickered a time or two but is still on. A number of folks in our town are without power due to tree downed lines but not us!

iceman (Mike) · #20 29-08-2011, 06:21 AM

Great to hear, Scott!

Not as dramatic for the news, but certainly better for the residents when things don't play out as nasty as they expect.