Florence Observations

[Kraychav]

2 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Still pouring here and all the guidance has things continuing all day. 

Would you mind posting a link to this graphic, please? Thanks.

[GunBlade]

Don’t think I’ve seen anyone post this.  Not too surprising unfortunately as it was swaying all over the place before the camera went out.

The ends of the Oceanana Pier and the Barnacle Bar appear to have been lost, according to Atlantic Beach Mayor Trace Cooper, writing on Facebook.

[CaryWx]

3 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Still pouring here and all the guidance has things continuing all day. 

WxWatcher,  Do you still have power?  The State and Progress Energy will need to get those crews into Lumberton to restore power later today or tomorrow latest before the river floods everything out on Monday or Tues and access is cut off for a week.

[CaryWx]

WxWatcher,  You're in a hotel

[sctvman]

The Charleston area south of I-26 has basically had almost no real effects from this storm. Some 45 mph wind gusts, a few power outages, a very small amount of rain (maybe 1/4” or so). Incredible the difference here and 50-60 miles away in Georgetown.

 

[CaryWx]

Thanks WxWatcher

[nchighcountrywx]

Any information on surge in Topsail Beach?

[downeastnc]

I seen several reports of up to 14 t of surge in and around Jacksonville.....

 

[Solak]

4.57" yesterday. 2 day storm total 5.80"

no power since 7:25 last night

[downeastnc]

1 minute ago, Solak said:

4.57" yesterday. 2 day storm total 5.80"

no power since 7:25 last night

we are lucky the power grid is all underground for the most part and its gotta really gust up over 60-70 a lot to lose power....I heard 15-20 transformers pop Thurs night into yesterday morning and never had more than a brownout or two....

rain total is hard to determine, its somewhere between 9-12" this last band of storms gave me 1-1.5" in just 30 mins and the yards around here are all underwater this is my back corner and my two neighbors yards...

 

[Chubbiegull]

I need to get to Charleston from Rocky Mount NC - daughter is having baby tomorrow ... DOT says 95 closed around Dunn . Wants to re route me to Hickory !!!!

 

Can anyone pinpoint roads off 95 that are flooded - I was thinking 95 to 40 to Clinton back to 95 around Lumberton -- once past Lumberton should be good to charleston

 

Lumber River not supposed to Crest until Monday

 

[kvegas-wx]

30 minutes ago, Chubbiegull said:

I need to get to Charleston from Rocky Mount NC - daughter is having baby tomorrow ... DOT says 95 closed around Dunn . Wants to re route me to Hickory !!!!

 

Can anyone pinpoint roads off 95 that are flooded - I was thinking 95 to 40 to Clinton back to 95 around Lumberton -- once past Lumberton should be good to charleston

 

Lumber River not supposed to Crest until Monday

 

No way they would recommend Hickory.  There have to be 15-20 routes south you could take before that.  Just go 64 to Raleigh and then South to Fayetteville.  If they were only recommending interstates then they wouldnt have to go further than 85 to Charlotte and then back to 95.  

Hickory is crazy.  Who recommended that?

[marsman]

32 minutes ago, Chubbiegull said:

Can anyone pinpoint roads off 95 that are flooded - I was thinking 95 to 40 to Clinton back to 95 around Lumberton -- once past Lumberton should be good to charleston

 

NCDOT: https://tims.ncdot.gov/tims/

Google Maps may also show current closures.

[CentralNC]

6 minutes ago, marsman said:

NCDOT: https://tims.ncdot.gov/tims/

Google Maps may also show current closures.

Thanks for that link.  Headed back to W-S tomorrow from Daytona Beach area.

[griteater]

2 hours ago, nchighcountrywx said:

Any information on surge in Topsail Beach?

This sounds dramatic, but the photo doesn't look terrible.  I'm sure they've had plenty of beach erosion.  I believe that is a public access walkway in the foreground.

 

[CaryWx]

Is there a good link to get rainfall totals by town or area for what has occurred so far?

[GramaxRefugee]

1 hour ago, Chubbiegull said:

I need to get to Charleston from Rocky Mount NC - daughter is having baby tomorrow ... DOT says 95 closed around Dunn . Wants to re route me to Hickory !!!!

 

Can anyone pinpoint roads off 95 that are flooded - I was thinking 95 to 40 to Clinton back to 95 around Lumberton -- once past Lumberton should be good to charleston

 

Lumber River not supposed to Crest until Monday

 

I suppose the baby will be named Florence? (Florio if it's a boy)

And, congratulations. 

[Thor]

Just got power back that we lost about 24 hrs ago

0.40" Thursday

5.45" yesterday

1.64" so far today but with all the blowing hard to say.

Couple trees down, saw a trailer up the road that lost a roof but overall could be worse and is just to my SE across 95. 

[NCSNOW]

NWS. Issued flood warning ,not watch for about 6 counties in the triad till like 900 tonight

[kvegas-wx]

Just now, NCSNOW said:

NWS. Issued flood warning ,not watch for about 6 counties in the triad till like 900 tonight

Has a precautionary feel to it.  It really isnt bad at all across the triad....fortunately.

[NCSNOW]

1 hour ago, Chubbiegull said:

I need to get to Charleston from Rocky Mount NC - daughter is having baby tomorrow ... DOT says 95 closed around Dunn . Wants to re route me to Hickory !!!!

 

Can anyone pinpoint roads off 95 that are flooded - I was thinking 95 to 40 to Clinton back to 95 around Lumberton -- once past Lumberton should be good to charleston

 

Lumber River not supposed to Crest until Monday

 

Take 64 west to Asheboro, then 49 south to Charlotte, then 77 south through Columbia. 

[jburns]

15 minutes ago, kvegas-wx said:

Has a precautionary feel to it.  It really isnt bad at all across the triad....fortunately.

I've only had .02" yesterday and .59" since midnight.  

[CaryWx]

4.4" in Cary in last 48hrs

[shaggy]

This was after the worst winds had hit. They were around 4-7AM. This was squall that hit a little later and gusted to maybe 40-45mph.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYI6Vz5VzgU

[GunBlade]

1 hour ago, NCSNOW said:

NWS. Issued flood warning ,not watch for about 6 counties in the triad till like 900 tonight

Flood warning here in Union as well.  Already had about 3” of rain here and the heaviest started moving in about 45 minutes ago.  

[knowledgeispwr]

1.38" so far in southwest Winston-Salem since Thursday afternoon.

[kvegas-wx]

Those poor folks in SeNC.  Look at the neverending fetch on radar.  They are getting destroyed with rain right now and likely for the 12 hours.  Easily another foot of rain.  Then they have to worry about how much falls west of them.  

Florence has left a very, very large mark on the state.

[Ander]

4 minutes ago, kvegas-wx said:

Those poor folks in SeNC.  Look at the neverending fetch on radar.  They are getting destroyed with rain right now and likely for the 12 hours.  Easily another foot of rain.  Then they have to worry about how much falls west of them.  

Florence has left a very, very large mark on the state.

 

I worked down that way for several years, at UNCP in Robeson County.  So not a good place for flooding - terribly flat, the Lumber River right there, and such a economically down area of the state.  This corner of NC is pretty poor, but the people are some the greatest I have ever met in my life.  It might sound trite to say it, but it reminds me of growing up a long time ago where people looked out for each other, did the best with what they have, and the community was more than the person living next to you for a couple years.  If this goes as bad as it might, I would really suggest this be a place where focused donations be aimed.

[Wow]

0.5" today with manageable wind.  Pretty ho hum so far.

[wncsnow]

Thin band keeps training over Danville with heavy rain. Over an inch now storm total. Some places have had 2 inches the past hour to the southeast of here.