Big Red X on NC Coast

[Mike Holleman]

Well, We seem to be the magnet for another Hurricane as Irene looks to be headed our way. Of course, there are several days before we will know for sure who will get lucky this time. If you look at the NC coast, it juts out to the east at three Capes. First Cape Fear, then Cape Lookout and lastly Cape Hatteras. I'm about 10 miles west of Lookout. While I love the good surf we get ahead of a storm, a direct hit will be a real bad deal for where ever it takes place. And they are talking like this one could get big and nasty. So everyone focus all your positive energy to push this bad boy away into the open ocean. No one on the Atlantic Seaboard needs to get to know Irene personally.
Mike

[Samckitt]

We moved to Virginia Beach area last November, so I am a little nervous about what we will see here too.

[novamob]

After the last coupla devistating hurricanes the ins co's bumped the premiums so high on coastal homes they're not affordable any more. Ours, in North Myrtle, is uninsured & my folks are 88 & 94 yrs old...they will refuse to be evacuated & ride it out.
Yeah, lets pray this one misses landfall.

[John Wright]

Accuweather is looking for it to come ashore somewhere around the SC/NC line. Predicting a Cat 4 by the time it gets alongside of FL. Their prediction path looks like it will track over us here in VA Sat to Sun. I guess they will know more about it as time goes on.


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[Mike Holleman]

After the last coupla devistating hurricanes the ins co's bumped the premiums so high on coastal homes they're not affordable any more. Ours, in North Myrtle, is uninsured & my folks are 88 & 94 yrs old...they will refuse to be evacuated & ride it out.
Yeah, lets pray this one misses landfall.

Uninsured is unfortunate. But if it looks to make landfall at Myrtle and is Cat 3 or higher, go get your folks. If they are not well above sealevel, say 50 feet or more they do not need to be there.
Mike

[Mike Holleman]

It will be a couple of days before the NWS will know with any certainty where the path will lie. Today I'm going fishing. Tomorrow hopefully some good surf will show but by Friday I will be busy getting prepared.
Mike

[moreHP]

Best of luck to all of you in the potential path of that storm. Hopefully it weakens and doesnt do any major damage.

[66SuperSport]

Mike

We'll keep our fingers crossed that you stay high and dry.

For all that may be effected, we hope that this one decides to turn out to sea rather than sweep the east coast.

Stay safe

[brans72]

You can park your cars at my house Mike if you leave me the keys to the Elky. I hope nothing bad happens out your way on serious note and if you need anything etc give me a pm.

[Samckitt]

And an earthquake? You feel it in NC?

[brans72]

I did not feel it in my part but the Capital building which is about 45 mins from me felt it they said on news.

[Mike Holleman]

Chris, As a Surfer, I love the swell that a hurricane sends in ahead of itself. But we don't want the impact of a hit nor do I wish it on anyone else. But we have no control and it is a small price to pay to live in paradise. I am high enough to avoid all but the worst case from a surge. Plus I'm on the mainland, 1/2 mile from the sound which is a mile wide, so close to two miles from the ocean. That offers a buffer but a direct hit from a cat 3 or better would still be very bad for us. We prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Mike

Mike

We'll keep our fingers crossed that you stay high and dry.

For all that may be effected, we hope that this one decides to turn out to sea rather than sweep the east coast.

Stay safe

[Mike Holleman]

Scot, I was in a local business and we did feel the tremor from the quake. At first we thought a train was going by as they are right on the tracks, but there was no train and lots of things shook and swayed.
Mike

And an earthquake? You feel it in NC?

[Mike Holleman]

Hopefully my cars will be fine locked away in the shop. I did have a customer want to bring me his 67 vette that I built several years back for me to store. I told him I wanted nothing in my building that was not mine and not covered by my insurance.He seemed a little miffed. I guess he has more cars than he has garage space.
Mike

You can park your cars at my house Mike if you leave me the keys to the Elky. I hope nothing bad happens out your way on serious note and if you need anything etc give me a pm.

[cornfed]

Stay safe everybody.

I was on vacation at Carolina Beach last week. Glad we're missing the weather. Although, we did have front row seats to the water spout/tornado on Thursday. It was cute until it moved on to the shoreline ~600' away from us.

[Samckitt]

A friend of mine from Florida says Irene is taking a hard right turn & will probably miss the US completely. I haven't turned on the TV tonight so I can't confirm.

[chops101]

Hurricane threats....Earthquakes (I'm in Reston VA this week)..... I'm aging quickly because all of this

[Mike Holleman]

A friend of mine from Florida says Irene is taking a hard right turn & will probably miss the US completely. I haven't turned on the TV tonight so I can't confirm.

Your friend is partly right. It is expected to miss Florida. Most of the models currently are showing a landfall between Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras late Sat. This can and likely will change. If it follows this path and has the Cat3 strength, the eye would pass maybe 40 miles to my east. And we will see winds approaching 100 mph and all the other storm conditions a hurricane can offer up. Multiple tornados. Flooding rain. Heavy beach erosion. Most of the surge will be to the right or east side. Okracoke and Hatteras would be hit hard. Hopefully it will pass further offshore but then you guys North of us will be in it's path. With a storm this size and strength there is no win win. Hopefully it will decide to turn right.
Mike

[Ishmael]

Good luck.

[Viperlover]

I'm in Maysville, hoping it stays off the coast...