Storm tracker thread

[Jstpssng]

I just was listening to NPR where they were interviewing people who decided to ride the storm out in place. One person said that they had no choice because the shelters won't allow pets...
who haven't been vaccinated.

 

[FTG-05]

Four seasons mall area, Greensboro. Pic doesn't do it justice. About a 200 yard x 200 yard section of parking lot filled with utility trucks. Coming back off I 40 about an hour later, the off ramp for this exit was packed with even more utility trucks getting off...

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Stopped for Lunch in Winston...

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I've never seen so many utility vehicles on the road BEFORE a storm hit.

This morning, dropped down to a Category 2 from a 4.

I don't see them in your pics but at least two of those trucks are (or will be) power utility trucks from our local power company here in Lincoln county, TN. Talked to one of the supervisors yesterday and he said he had already packed his bags and they were leaving at odarkthirty this morning.

Good luck to all those in the affected areas!!!

 

[Sigarms]

I don't see them in your pics but at least two of those trucks are (or will be) power utility trucks from our local power company here in Lincoln county, TN. Talked to one of the supervisors yesterday and he said he had already packed his bags and they were leaving at odarkthirty this morning.

Good luck to all those in the affected areas!!!

A co worker of mine from West Virginia sent me a couple of pics of utility trucks heading down on I-77 from WV to NC.

 

[dmccarty]

Our local "Ohio Task Force One" just sent a team to SC yesterday. Their only focus will be water rescues.
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I had read/seen where other states were sending in water rescue teams. Twas really hoping that they would have nothing to do since people where taking the storm seriously and leaving. Yet this morning, I saw a report of a family asking to be rescued because the water rose into the house and they were in the attic. MORONS. This was in a town which is going to flood from storm surge and everyone knew it.

There always has to be someone. When Floyd hit, a family member went to have her hair done. It was her scheduled time even though she knew it was a major hurricane, there was flooding, and the power was out. She drove through water on the road and the car was swept down a creek. She managed to get out of the car and a man in a pickup saw what happened. He was able to call 911 and a USMC copter was able to rescue her. She was up there in age so I prefer to say her actions were age related. First and last time she was in a copter. She was danged lucky to survive. If that man in the truck had not seen her and had a cell phone.....

Later,
Dan

 

[Sigarms]

I had read/seen where other states were sending in water rescue teams. Twas really hoping that they would have nothing to do since people where taking the storm seriously and leaving. Yet this morning, I saw a report of a family asking to be rescued because the water rose into the house and they were in the attic. MORONS. This was in a town which is going to flood from storm surge and everyone knew it.

There always has to be someone. When Floyd hit, a family member went to have her hair done. It was her scheduled time even though she knew it was a major hurricane, there was flooding, and the power was out. She drove through water on the road and the car was swept down a creek. She managed to get out of the car and a man in a pickup saw what happened. He was able to call 911 and a USMC copter was able to rescue her. She was up there in age so I prefer to say her actions were age related. First and last time she was in a copter. She was danged lucky to survive. If that man in the truck had not seen her and had a cell phone.....

Later,
Dan

'''It'''s like a bomb has gone off here''': Stranded residents hunker down as Florence hammers NC

They are called... delta uniform mike bravo foxtrot uniform charlie kilo sierra

We have them in all walks of life. Can only hope they don't last around too long and let our maker sort them out and give me patience not to feel the way I do.

Hint... If you get flooded out in one speciffic area, chances are it's going to happen again if you get more rain.

We may get some high winds that will take down some trees (never any structural damage to the house so far), but when it comes to flooding, we're on a hill and the high water line never gets close to the house. As my wife says, if we get water problems, God help everyone else (knock on wood LOL).

I was out last night with some sheet metal roofing, nails tightening down some on the sheds.

 

[dmccarty]

They are called... delta uniform mike bravo foxtrot uniform charlie kilo sierra
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The sheriff had to close public access to a local river...

Why?

Because two people were out kayaking on the river on Saturday. :shocked:

I had checked one of the gauges on the river and it was around 4,000. I think CFS but I can't remember the unit of measurement. Anywho, normal was 100. :shocked:

Drove over the river this morning after some of the heaviest rain I have ever seen and heard that came down yesterday and overnight. Never seen the river so high. Guessing 15-20 feet? We had flooding on several roads, including ours which have never, ever flooded.

People have gone out in high water on the river before and were lucky to not die. With the current water level, I don't think one could survive long enough to get to a tree which is how people in the past have managed to live. No way they could launch a boat for rescue so they would have to risk a copter and crew. They have done that before but it is high risk with the valley and trees.

Later,
Dan

 

[Sigarms]

The sheriff had to close public access to a local river...

Why?

Because two people were out kayaking on the river on Saturday. :shocked:

I had checked one of the gauges on the river and it was around 4,000. I think CFS but I can't remember the unit of measurement. Anywho, normal was 100. :shocked:

Drove over the river this morning after some of the heaviest rain I have ever seen and heard that came down yesterday and overnight. Never seen the river so high. Guessing 15-20 feet? We had flooding on several roads, including ours which have never, ever flooded.

People have gone out in high water on the river before and were lucky to not die. With the current water level, I don't think one could survive long enough to get to a tree which is how people in the past have managed to live. No way they could launch a boat for rescue so they would have to risk a copter and crew. They have done that before but it is high risk with the valley and trees.

Later,
Dan

I've been on more than a couple of rivers running over 20,000 CFS (pretty big LOL) and never died (I'd never put on if I saw trees floating down LOL). Once had a park ranger stop me from putting in on a pretty hard creek around Lake Placid until my local buddy showed up who the ranger knew, so then it became ok because he knew the guys skill level and knew I wouldn't be with him if I wasn't as good.

People want to do stupid stuff, as long as they know their limitations, let em. If they don't know their limitations and die doing it, well, it was either stupid or bad luck. You need to go rescue them, charge their butt.

Per rivers, with some, when running normal flow, they're kind of boring. Get them to flood stage though, and they can be kind of fun.

Call me stupid, but then again, I'd never buy a home and property in a low lying area without checking the flood history first. You build on the coast, it's not a quesiton of when you're going to get wiped out, just a question of when.

 

[MossRoad]

I read the Cape Fear River in one place was normally 25' and was expected to crest at 62'..... 5+ feet over the previous record. That's a 32' rise in elevation. I see houses all along rivers here built on stilts 15-20' above the river. 32' is ridiculous. Almost unfathomable.

 

[Shaneard]

We only got 8” of rain from it. This is a 48” pipe that had 2 dump truck loads of busted up concrete packed around it with a trackhoe. Most of the concrete is gone.

 

[Soundguy]

The sheriff had to close public access to a local river...

Why?

Because two people were out kayaking on the river on Saturday. :shocked:

I had checked one of the gauges on the river and it was around 4,000. I think CFS but I can't remember the unit of measurement. Anywho, normal was 100. :shocked:

Drove over the river this morning after some of the heaviest rain I have ever seen and heard that came down yesterday and overnight. Never seen the river so high. Guessing 15-20 feet? We had flooding on several roads, including ours which have never, ever flooded.

People have gone out in high water on the river before and were lucky to not die. With the current water level, I don't think one could survive long enough to get to a tree which is how people in the past have managed to live. No way they could launch a boat for rescue so they would have to risk a copter and crew. They have done that before but it is high risk with the valley and trees.

Later,
Dan

Actually.. this is a perfect place for a kayak.. not a canoe.. but a kayak. You can launch a kayak basically anywhere water meets land.. most models float even when waterlogged.. meaning a tipped 'full' kayak still provides rescue boyancy. I have 4 kayaks and a paddle board. set on, set in, 8-11' feet, etc. every one of them will float 100% full of water, the set on top kayak and paddle board are impossible to sink without tripple loading them, and then they pop back up once unloaded. I tested a 275# rated kayak , set inside, at double weight and it still was keeping the operator opening above water. that's with an operator, gear, and 2 people hanging onto the boat, one fore, one aft.

In other words.. kayaks are EXCELENT rescue boats. some of them can navigate in as low as 4" of water, and many are ocean rated. If I can be fully loaded with water and emergency supplies, and still pickup 2 waterbound people, on a plastic craft that I can carry on my shoulder and launch from a roadside ditch.. that's just superb.

My buddies and I kayak about once a week on average.