Weird weather
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Been flooding pretty bad. Now that the hurricane is almost over land, the wind is picking up like crazy.
My sister in law lives there, but they slept through the earthquake. Glad there wasn't a tsunami, they would have been in the path, living right on the cost.
@Officer_Charon , all ready for the storm?
Good point.
At least @General Specific is near Columbia which hopefully won't see the full effect of the storm. Can't think of anyone else who might be in the crosshairs. Neither @Terrik or @Ravenpoe are really close to the projected track.
FYI, just heard from someone who lives in Charleston -- it looks like they are reversing the interstate at 3pm.
I got to drive against a reverse-flow highway once. I only had the white stripe of the shoulder to keep me from getting a head on accident. It also got dicey when I had to dodge mailboxes next to oncoming traffic.
In all seriousness, my wife and kids (and both guinea pigs) evaced this morning, so now I can do my job without stressing about them being here, caught up in stuff. My house is not far from a creek, but on a rise, so I SHOULD be fine.
I'm much more concerned with tree limbs finding their way through my roof. We'll see how THAT goes.
Yeah, I am in Columbia, SC. Forecast here is for about 2 inches of rain, so shouldn't be much worry for us. We have friends in Charleston who have already evacuated up to relatives, which is good because at last check that area is due to get about 11 inches.
And yes, they reversed the flow of the interstates around 3pm today.
And yes, they reversed the flow of the interstates around 3pm today.
...I'm not the only one who saw a scary, grinning clown, right?
Left-side profile, showing three teeth in the grin?...I'm not the only one who saw a scary, grinning clown, right?
Nope, I see it too.
It's not just him, some fringe view. This is a mainstream Republican plank of their party platform.
A week ago the day time high hit 75. It was 75 this morning when I got to work at 8am.
GasBandit
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I'm really hoping that one of the little tidbits that the "Weather*" Channel showed was a typo. They had an infographic showing that NC was expecting 12 feet of rain from Matthew.
*Don't get me wrong, I like Highway Thru Hell and Why Planes Crash as much as the next guy, but some actual quality weather coverage would be nice too.
*Don't get me wrong, I like Highway Thru Hell and Why Planes Crash as much as the next guy, but some actual quality weather coverage would be nice too.
Only old people watch the weather channel, everyone else has the internet.
A little good news. The eye of the storm is running east of the most recent tracking predictions. (http://wxug.us/224r0) Hopefully that will keep it further off-shore and keep the winds down to category 2 strength on-shore. I'm hoping after the 5pm update, my predicted winds for tonight will drop back to 100mph.
Actually, it's more appropriate to suggest that you could go fly a barn door tonight.
(I couldn't help it)
Sounds like NASA is facing some serious damage from the storm: http://gizmodo.com/hurricane-matthew-is-a-nightmare-scenario-for-kennedy-s-1787471900
I've got 14+ inches on my lawn. You can have it.
