Official Hurricane Season Thread (Swings and Roundabouts))

friends don't let friends plant pine trees

have said it for years

 

I'll reiterate that I'm 37 years old and this is easily the worst natural disaster Augusta has faced, completely fueled by climate change that is making these hurricanes gain extremely rapid strength right before hitting land. We would occasionally get hurricanes that weakened to tropical storms and maybe cause some possible flooding and roof damage from large branches snapping, but the winds that Helene brought haven't ever been seen before in my lifetime.

 

Record breaking heat, 100 year rainstorms/flooding becoming more like 10 year events, more and stronger hurricanes, prolific drought and blazing wildfires out west. Yet to some, it’s all just coincidental.

 

Update: Power just came back on.

 

I'm very late to this, but there's a difference in protesting the lack of coverage vs trying to pretend agencies/NGOs/individuals aren't out there gettin' r dun.

 

This is a great photo, but it also means Bluestone Lake is doing its job. Hinton and all that shit is so low-lying. Without that lake, it'd have been like the 85 flood everywhere. I haven't seen anything in Appalachia that looked that bad until this storm, but 30" will go pretty deep on you.

 

I know people hate the cookie cutter neighborhoods, but being in orlando im very happy to have zero trees around me

 

I've noticed many twitter journalists going at the latter a lot lately.

 

I hate this mother fuckeds guts so much. I’m buying drinks for any of you sons of bitches within 2 hours of me when he dies

 

I have a bottle of Blantons with my daughters birthday that I’m saving just for this occasion.

 

Haven't mentioned it because there's so much hurt happening elsewhere, TMBers included...

But there's gotta be some Appalachian Trail hikers scared shitless right now, if not even further isolated than usual.

 

don’t most people start their hike in the spring? I guess there could be people coming down from the north but it can’t be that many. Sucks to think about.

 

You're right, most have been trying to get to Maine before Oct. 1.

However, there's probably a good 20-25% of the annual hikers who come down the other way, trying to get to Georgia before fall gets too cold.

That's the way I'd try it, at least, just to avoid the traffic. I can't imagine getting to a trail shelter and finding eight other stinky hikers there.

 

Yeah, the northern thru-hikers are headed north typically in March-April. Doubtful there’d be many left coming down from Maine still either.

 

I’m been on roan mountain in mid October and there are AT hikers still coming through from the north.

 

I picked some friends up about 15 years ago when they finished and that smell is something I will never forget.

 

I had this thought yesterday as well. There were some that probably started coming down the mountain Friday afternoon once the rain stopped and walked right into flash floods.
If they came down before the storm to take cover, they likely stayed in a town that was destroyed.
Then if they had plans for supply pickups. The three spots I can think of in my general area are unreachable from the outside right now.

 

I’ve got some good shit I’ll bring your way and we will empty several bottles

 

It shall be done.

Im going to need so much piss for his grave.

 

I hear he's into that though.

 

yeah, that's why I posted a qualifier. MAGA trying to make hay with this.

 

So sorry your family got hit that hard.

Does your family need drinking water? I have extra just off exit 5

 

Day 5 still no power. I've been driving to Lexington for gas. They are starting to work on the power lines on my main road, but they said it will still be a couple of days.

 

Internet seems to be coming back, we're being told power estimate is late Friday though

 

Look on the bright side. Those spots with almost perfect views except for maybe a tree in the way? Not a problem now.

 

Bill Lee is too busy trying to turn TN into a Christian nationalist state to worry about pesky emergency declarations.

 

We will meet on his grave to shit on it.

 

My parents are getting back into Boone today from a trip, sounds like they will be unable to reach their house unless they Oregon Trail style cross multiple rivers.

Power and water restoration estimates are currently one month out into mid November, house is still standing according to neighbors but there's no reason to return at this point.

 

My local bridge that I had driven over twice just before this happened apparently.

 

I can only imagine the number of bridges and roads that have not collapsed that will need to be reinforced.

 

Power came back on yesterday evening. Just in time to watch the Dolphins game. God has an awful sense of humor, man.

 

This shows the pressure center (~eye) for multiple models. Each number is a model. It doesn't look like there's a ton of agreement.



Total rain expected from Today until October 16

 

The mountain waters are hitting Columbia now. Comparison between Matthew and now.

 

Regarding a meeting today, someone replied they'd attend "based on what the rivers and creeks do." I'm like did we just get hit with a "if the good Lord is willing and the creek don't rise?"

 

Also seems like most think its peak is tropical depression or tropical storm, at least at this point

 

That's the way the recent trends have been going. Lot of shear aloft that a storm would have to struggle with.

 

And I’ve heard some people say that the “creek” refers to the Creek Native Americans.

I do love that saying, along with “if the lord sees fit”

 

I stocked way up before the storm.

 

Good on ya, Kyle.

 

Have there been any statistical comparisons of Helene vs other hurricanes? Curious if Hugo or Helene was worse.

 

We now have gas locally. Was able to fill up some cans for the generator with a minimal wait.

 

I can't speak directly to it, but my parents say that Helene is way worse than Hugo was...at least in the Augusta GA area.

EDIT: My bad, just realized that you said statistical...which my post is not.

 

edit: wrong thread