Safe in the Southeastern U.S.

[edwardofhuncote]

I know we have a few folks scattered around the Southeastern U.S., I'm thinking [Harleybass] is down around Myrtle Beach. Hoping everyone made it to a safe high ground with their Alembics.

I checked on a good buddy of mine who retired from the Public Service Authority up here last year and moved to... Fort Myers, Florida. He texted me back last night they were "all good". All of us expecting heavy rain and high winds drove our service trucks home this weekend. So far, just rain, which we kinda' need. Tonight might be a rough one out here in Virginia.

Check in when you can. Hopefully high-n-dry.

[keith_h]

We were to the right side of what was the eye. Officially our county saw maximum gusts of 50 mph. I suspect we saw higher gusts in my area based on seeing the way trees bent and snapped compared to other storms we have been through. We lost power last night around 8PM and am not sure when we will get it back. Usually we are only out for a few hours as our subdivision is fed off of one of the main lines. I have the generator running to keep the fridge and deep freeze going. I do need to get out and refill my jerrycans in-order for the generator to make it through the night. 

We lost a couple of trees that I can see in the wooded areas around the house and have a lot of debris in the yard, drive, etc. I haven't done a full assessment other that ensuring the house was in ok shape so there might be more trees. For the most part they are easy to handle as unless they are hardwood I just cut them down and let them lay where they are. Hardwood becomes firewood but first glance says I won't be lucky in that regard this time. On the plus side I think we are going to have a shortened acorn season after the wind knocked them all down. 

The only real disappointment was all of the cloud cover ruined a chance to get out and see the stars while everyone's power was out.

[StephenR]

I tried contacting my stepmother yesterday who lives in the Bradenton area of Florida, north of Ft Meyers. I got her voicemail and so far no return call. She is 94 and finally moved into an assisted living facility this year, her son lives in Bradenton, too, so I expect that they are together. I still haven't checked in with my brother and sister-in-law who live in Hendersonville, NC. Probably getting a lot of rain but they are safely in the mountains, no flooding concerns. Nasty hurricane, so many people displaced and it will take years to repair the damage. Hope everyone back East is, and stays, safe.

[cozmik_cowboy]

As they said it was hitting NC, I checked with my baby sister who lives in Salisbury (Dad, unable to live alone, is with her now); she said wind & a bunch of rain, but nothing terrible.
Any problems over Asheville way, Dave?

Peter

[David Houck]

... Any problems over Asheville way, Dave?

No, Asheville was fortunate; just some rain throughout the night.  No issues here at the house.

[rv_bass]

Glad to hear all are seemingly well!

[mica]

I'm glad to hear the positive reports. So far everyone I've checked in was spared severe consequences. A dear friend in Orlando who recently moved from California said that the slow moving storm caused howling winds for days. It was audio torture, but he suffered little damage from flying debris.

[garyhead]

My brother & Sis-in-law left St Pete first of August to spend 2 months in the Pacific NW. They were returning to St Pete (driving) as the storm approached. Sitting in motel rooms nightly wondering if they would have a house today as they drove into their driveway. St Pete & Tampa WAS the target up until about 3 hours before landfall at Ft Meyers. They were spared any damage. Their neighbors went into their yard and moved all potted plants (and anything else that could be a projectile) into their garage. Good neighbors…..and they know how fortunate they are. They’ve been there 2 years (moved from Portland in 2020) and this was their first near- miss.