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20 minutes ago, MattPetrulli said:

 

Honestly, and this is semantics, I hate when anyone says “the town is under water” when it’s like a foot of water. Ft myers beach was under water. New Orleans during Katrina was under water. This is inundation but not under water 

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Conway, SC, data suggests center passing just east? They're at 33.8N, 79.0. Note the north wind: 
30 Sep 4:15 pm 68 66 94 N 13G24    1.25 Lt Rain OVC006 28.96 981.7 28.99 0.05
30 Sep 3:55 pm 66 64 94 N 21G32    2.00 Hvy Rain OVC008 28.98 982.4 29.01 0.20

Edit: And now at 4:45 PM, a WNW wind as the center apparently passes just to its north:

30 Sep 4:35 pm 66 66 100 WNW 9    1.00 Lt Rain OVC004 28.98 982.4 29.01 0.06
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WTNT34 KNHC 302043
TCPAT4

BULLETIN
Post-Tropical Cyclone Ian Advisory Number  33
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092022
500 PM EDT Fri Sep 30 2022

...IAN BECOMES POST-TROPICAL BUT THE DANGEROUS STORM SURGE,
FLASH FLOODING AND HIGH WIND THREAT CONTINUES...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.9N 79.2W
ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM NW OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 INCHES
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Good riddance to Ian.  One of the wildest storms I’ve ever tracked.   There are so many lessons to be learned from all agencies / weather enthusiasts from this storm.

one last note to add:  the comparison of charley and Ian is such a great case study of how size really really matters, and how two category 4 150 mph storms are not the same animal. 

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4 minutes ago, Normandy said:

Good riddance to Ian.  One of the wildest storms I’ve ever tracked.   There are so many lessons to be learned from all agencies / weather enthusiasts from this storm.

one last note to add:  the comparison of charley and Ian is such a great case study of how size really really matters, and how two category 4 150 mph storms are not the same animal. 

Bolded made me chuckle on a late Friday. 

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1 hour ago, kgottwald said:

From the radar it looks like Savannah has escaped much impact. Good luck for them!

 Absolutely correct, thankfully! That was what the UKMET had been suggesting since the 12Z 9/26 run with no runs since then closer than Charleston for landfall even while the Euro and GFS continued to have landfalls in this area for several days afterward. 

 Our highest winds were only near 40 mph (in a couple of gusts) and we got only 0.75" of rain. There were virtually no power outages thank goodness. We got hit much harder by the precursor to Colin on July 1st, which gave us 4" of rain within 3 hours and some flooding. That center was much closer to us as it passed within only ~30 miles to the E and SE.

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I've watched numerous vids of the damage. My heart is torn to shreds. Poor people, homes are gone, they are homeless and refugees and their neighborhoods are no more. We need to send lots and lots of aid! Floridians need our help like never before!

 

I might go down there with a Jebman Shovel and try to dig sand off the Ft Myers roadways.

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25 minutes ago, StantonParkHoya said:

Things have kind of died down here in Raleigh and looks like the edge is nearing. Overall, much more similar to a January nor’easter than a cane.

The gusts are definitely getting less frequent. More impressive than I expected that is for sure. Definitely scattered outages around here and limbs/branches down.

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2 hours ago, dan11295 said:

Fort Myers Beach Aerial Footage

Not a whole lot to say. Any buildings still standing close to the coast are likely built recently to current code both against wind and surge. The hotels probably fairly well although there are a few (like the one at the 8:30 mark) with major roof damage.

That's almost like what happened at Panama City Beach/Mexico Beach/Port St. Joe with Michael.  Michael was more intense (eventually confirmed as a Cat 5 at landfall) but in either case, anything not poured concrete as a structure, was just obliterated, whether from the surge and/or from the winds.

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Devastating.  I wanna know how you move 50 ton boats off land?   Cranes I suppose? But then where do they go? Do they make trucks big enough to haul them?  Is there also boat salvage/graveyards?
 

At work today I did get a work order for a JC Penney’s store in Fort Myers requesting an electrician to turn off the main switch gear. I was able to get in touch with someone to get it done.  I thought it would be days.   Floridians are good folks.  I could never live there though. It’s too humid and I love my four seasons here in SE PA.  
 

Best wishes going out to all here that are effected.  

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