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And there goes the power. Time to live like a neanderthal for the next few days.


A neanderthal with Internet access
 

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And General Specific, too. I don't remember if there are any other SC peeps here, but they've already either reversed (or about to reverse) I-26 in preparation for evacuation.
 
And General Specific, too. I don't remember if there are any other SC peeps here, but they've already either reversed (or about to reverse) I-26 in preparation for evacuation.
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.
 
@Officer_Charon , all ready for the storm?


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.
 
We've got family that lives in Charleston that has evacuated further inland here in Ga. We might see some clouds but nothing special here.

Everyone that hasn't left stay safe.
 
They haven't reversed any of the interstates here, but they did suspend toll collection on most of the toll roads and the turnpike. Mandatory evacuations for the barrier islands and just about everything is going to be shut down tomorrow and Friday.
 

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A lot of people are calling it a skull. I thought that's what Terrik was talking about.
 

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According to Rush Limbaugh, hurricanes are a left-wing conspiracy to push global climate change.
 
Just tried to get a "calm before the storm" picture. Unfortunately, the wind has picked up just enough and there was just enough cloud cover to make the water dark and choppy. (Not that I'm complaining -- it's better than the alternative!)

calm before storm 2016-10-06-01.jpg
 
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.
 
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.

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.
 
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