OT; East coast preparing for Florence
TSasha Smith
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The east coast is preparing for Florence. If you are one in Flourence’s path, what are you doing to prepare? I know having bottled water and cash would be handy. What else would be good? I got some noodle bowls but that requires hot water to cook.
hopefully I am overreacting and not much happens but I want to be prepared.
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https://www.weather.gov/safety/hurricane-plan
@ Miss Bad Wolf: Where you are inland (I'm guessing Raleigh) you should be prepared for flooding Plan to have enough supplies to last for 3 to 5 days without being able to get out of your house. And if you are in a lowlying area be prepared to evacuate to higher ground if necessary. Also you need to stock up on water as there is a possibility of the water supply becoming contaminated
I'm on the northeast coast of North Carolina (Manteo, NC on the Outer Banks) and I am highly worried. Right now NOAA is projecting the track to make landfall just north of Wilmington, NC about 150 miles southwest of us; but any slight shift to the north and we could be looking at a major hurricane sitting over us for several days. I have put in extra non perishable food and extra first aid supplies. I may be without power for some time so I have extra batteries for the flashlights and radio.
Closely monitor the NOAA predictions not aonly from the National Hurricane Center but also from your local / regional Weather Service Office. Here is one that covers Eastern North Carolina including the area where I live: https://www.weather.gov/media/mhx/LatestBriefing.pdf
Gulf coast of Texas here. Still raining.
Not much I can add to Barbult's link and Charlie's advice.
One thing don't know if mentioned, but happens here all the time. People think just because they have 4x4, they can drive through low water crossings. Maybe 1 foot of water can float air in tires depending on how fast that water is going. No traction, and drivers who ignore "Do Not Cross" barriers are now part of the problem-- washed downstream & stranded. Fortunately almost never any fatalities, just hefty fines.
Mainly typing because I can relate. Probably sounds cliche, but stay safe & dry!
--Bruce
Canned food that can be eaten without heating, bottled water, flashlights and radio and batteries, cash (no big bills) and enough of whatever meds you need to last more than a week. Two weeks even better. Most pharmacies can help with an emergency supply in advance, even with the restrictive rules most insurances have.
Lived in hurricane country all my life. The recent storms Katrina and Gustav were the worst I have been through, even though I am all the way up in Baton Rouge now.
Got a lot of family in Raleigh/Durham area, they are preparing too.
They are evacuating all the barrier islands and low-lying coastal areas shortly, they are saying a million people will be asked to evacuate. Looks like the storm surge could be high enough to sweep entirely over those islands.The house my cousin's family has at Topsail Beach lost the entire upper story in one hit from the storm surge some years back. They did not have the house at that time, and the people who owned it had evacuated..
Prayers and good luck to all in harm's way!
Yeah, the power banks are handy, so are the solar phone chargers. Last year we lost power for a couple of days due to a heavy snow (in Baton Rouge!?!?), so I rigged a power inverter up to a spare car battery, and ran the AT&T VOIP phone and modem and laptop off that.
I tend to stock up on the Hormel "Compleats" Dinners (not sure why they spell it that way) for hurricane season. You set the tray in the sun for a half hour, or put it on the dash of your car in the sun, then peel back the top and dinner!
...reminds me of this book I have on the shelf:
I would get a small camping gas stove for cooking (I already have four as I go camping) and a gas hurricane light for lighting (I have one of these too). I would go cold turkey on the 'phone (seldom use it), TV (seldom watch it) and Laptop (that would be the hardest :) )
...here on the West coast we have "earthquake kits". Very similar in many ways to hurricane survival kits, though intended for longer duration as utilities and services would be down a longer time. Two of the items suggested here include a hand cranked/solar charging LED electric torch and emergency radio which eliminate the need for a case of batteries or place to recharge..
stock non-perishables, like crackers, peanutbutter,
twinkies if you not diabetic
bagels were good for a few days, turned into hockey pucks after a few days.
hurricane sandy, we went 8 days without power.
cel batteries dies. i actually had a land line back then,
hich kept on workigg without power
As a veteran of many Florida hurricanes,... on a lighter note for those who don't have their houses blown away or have to evacuate them. If you have ice cream in the freezer, prepare for an ice cream party after the power goes out.
It takes your mind off the storm outside for a while and you can eat ice cream without feeling guilty. 
Just don't hold the freezer door open very long while getting the ice cream out, you might be able to save the meat. 
But regarding the meat. If you can get outside or at least open your garage door after the storm passes after a couple of days and the power's still out, be sure you have charcoal for your BBQ grill and you can have a meat party.
Just don't burn charcoal without adequate ventilation, it's deadly!
And regarding freezer safety. Several days before the storm put as much water in cube trays or expandable containers (so they don't crack) in the freezer as possible, the mass of ice in the freezer helps keep it cold longer.
And once you've gotten the ice cream out after the power fails, don't open the freezer door again until the power comes back on or you're ready for the meat party.
Wow watching the weather reports this morning It looks like its going to be a bad one indeed. But I am not worried.
Even though we are 350 ,miles from the NC coast in the NE TN mountains we are told to expect heavy rain , massive flooding and winds of 60-70 miles a hour, power outages etc But its cool we are prepared. We are always ready for some kind of disaster , we are those crazy prepper people you hear about..Ha! We live on solid rock at 2900 feet above sea level in a mountains chain of the Cherokee national forest. have a complete crazy preppers home stocked with 4 years of freeze dried food, water, fire wood. a under ground shelter. that sleeps 14 for tornados and N-bombs EMP resistant generators, HAM radio base with hand held walk about radios satellite tv with internet. chain saws, fuel etc. and enough weapons and ammo to hold off a hoard of zombies. ( because you never know when Zombies are going to try start something.) I guess that is what you get being married to a someone that works in civil emergency management all their life. We taking in 4 families of friends from Myrtle beach SC and Charlotte area in NC, they were order mandatory evacuations so we invited them here. at least we will have plenty of company to have a great hurricane party. Stay safe everyone.
Bring on the storm .. :)
Edited because I'm dyslexic as heckI rather overreact in a calm logical manner than to act like it is nothing and find troubles.
i dont like power outs. i like hot meals too much.
The bad thing for everyone that lives in the south east of the USA is we been having recorded breaking rain fall all summer long, so many parts of NC, SC and VA & all along the the east coast are saturated beyond what the ground will hold from all this continous rain we been getting. . we had 2 inches of rain between sunday & monday in VA,TN,NC added to the already 9 inches this month we got. so getting 10 plus inches of rain in this area in just a few days is going to be very bad for flat-landers and those in the bottom lands along creeks and steams some of the low lying areas of foot hills NC are also under mandtory evacutations as well . not just the coastline.. thats not a good sign of whats to come
I live in SE Florida. Having gone through Andrew, Wilma and Irma, I recommend freezing gallons of water and keeping in your freezer. You may be without power for a week or more and this will keep your food frozen longer and give you water to drink later. Also buy some sterno or an outdoor gas or charcoal grill to cook you food. Get lots of batteries and flashlights. Fill your bathtub with water for flushng the toilet and washing. Fill your car with gas, and if you can afford a generator get one. Don't park you car near any trees. And don't tape your windows it dosen't help and is almost impossible to remove later.
I wish the best for all of you, stay safe and take care of your pets too. http://www.myfoxhurricane.com is a great site for tracking the hurricane.
Even here in PA the ground is positively saturated. If even the remnants of the hurricane come up the coast we'll be flooded (again) - and it's already been raining for the past 3 days. Bad situation all around. I've got my fingers crossed that it won't be so bad for you folks in the Carolinas.
Laurie
Do you have a away to boil water? if so then you'd be set if you have this for 3 days https://www.wisefoodstorage.com/72-hour-emergency-food-supply-promo.html
Though honestly these guys at emergency essentials are a whole lot better, the food taste awesome & has better nutrition values https://beprepared.com/food-storage/freeze-dried-food.html
Add a cup of boiling water & instant hot meal, that will properly cost you about 1 daz model for a 3 days supply of emergency food. why suffer a disaster hungry.
Did you ever notice how people never think of this stuff until they need it?
I'm right in the way of this storm, for some odd reason we keep getting slammed by storms the begin with "F". I hope everyone stays safe, there is not much we can do but hunker down.
When Sandy hit New York, my neighborhood lost power (the area I lived in was briefly renamed SOPO - South of Power). This meant no phone service -- all the cell towers died -- and no light. It took us a week to get power again. Based on that experience, I think you'll want:
If you have a gas stove, make sure you have matches or a lighter so you can light the gas (if available).
If power goes, ATMs and cash registers will go too. Stock up on cash beforehand.
Fill bottles and containers with water to drink and cook with. If your water is electrically-pumped, and power goes out, you'll have no water.
Noodle bowls aren't a great choice for emergency food because they really require heat and water, and you might not have either. Consider canned food that can be eaten cold. You can make some reasonably good meals by combining canned beans (chickpeas are good) with canned tuna or artichoke hearts. Fish canned in oil is nicer than fish canned in water for this kind of use. Canned grape leaves are also good. Canned baked beans or pasta in tomato sauce isn't very nice cold, but it will keep you alive. Flavor with salt/pepper/hot sauce/anything else you can lay your hands on. Energy bars will keep a long time, and are good to have in the house for emergencies. Dried oatmeal can be soaked in water to make a nourishing but not very tasty breakfast (salt/sugar/maple syrup/dried fruit will improve it).
@ AntMan: Where are you? I'm in Manteo on the Outer Banks; but like you I don't see many options
Hey Charlie I'm inland, Chapel Hill. Fran hit us this same way and was 75 MPH winds and flooding here. I love the Outer banks and will be keeping everyone in my thoughts. Those roads get narrow and water on all sides I hope you can stay safe! We may be use to these storms but we sure as hell don't like them.
I was down in Raliegh for a while, may move down that way again in a few years when I retire. Up in the Northern Neck of Virgia now and we are expeting to get plenty wet.
Even though I'm like 650 miles west by northwest from North Carolina we typically won't get those flooding rains and wind remnants from the hurricanes that hit their coast. We tend to get them only when they hit west of the Florida panhandle and they've felled 100 year old maples in my yard onto my house so having one come though your neighborhood is nothing to be dismissive of just being the breathless news coverage has stopped. The remants of the Atlantic coast seem to go through the Mid-Atlantic states and New England more often than not.
I"m in Lucama ,just waiting and watching got a full tank of gas filled water jugs my brother and his wife came and helped me get things put in the shed (they did the putting) and then try to talk me into coming to Raliegh .......I'm thinkng high winds rain power outage ,if I'm going through that then I'm staying where I can be comfortable......... been through enough hurricanes while living in Florida .
WOW another North Carolinian. I had to go look that one up and yes it looks like even though you are bit inland you will be severely impacted with both wind and rain as well as probable power outages. I'm not sure just how much better off Raleigh will be though.If you are going I would plan on completeing travel before tomorrow (Weds) evening as as you can expect heavy rains and flooding after that.
You may be interested in these regional breifings from the Morehead National Weather Service Office:
https://www.weather.gov/media/mhx/LatestBriefing.pdf
Well that's my thought we are all under the gun with this blow hard sooooI'm not one to get together to be miserable together thingy ,I have a bad back and knees and would rather stay where I can be comfortable
Hope you all stay safe!
Batteries. Especially if your flashlight/lantern/radio/whatever takes larger sizes (especially C or D size) they were nearly impossible to find during Harvey down here. Enough food and water to last 3-5 days per person (include your pets, if you have any, in this calculation). Medications, especially vital ones, for you, and your pets if you have any. Gas in your car (if you have one), plus an extra canister or two of gas, just in case. (When we evacuated for Hurricane Rita, the roads were all backed up, and a lot of people ran out of gas and were stranded.) Battery or solar/crank powered emergency radio. A propane camping stove is nice to have, plus extra propane canisters. An emergency bag to grab in case you have to get out quickly, with cash/credit cards/id/extra change of clothes/medications/a small food and water supply/emergency radio/and other essentials.
Above all, be safe. Listen to the weather updates, and heed evacuation warnings. Don't go out in the flood. I really hope none of you have to deal with this, but what they told us during Harvey is this: if you have to retreat to your attic due to rising water, have an escape plan: an axe or a saw, or some way to get out. It's much better to get on top of the roof on the outside, if you can.
Wishing all of you who are in the path the best. Stay safe.
My Moms in Sararsota, FL. Hope she had some help preparing!