Hurricane Florence set to disrupt events weekend of Sept 15-16 in GA, NC, and SC

Vanity based on current projected path via NHC-NOAA.gov web site ^ | 8-Sept-2018 | Part Vanity/Part NHC-NOAA info

[topher]

I hope Georgia is not impacted... But...

Below is an image that changes with NHC/NOAA predictions.

The 'header' at the top of the image says:

Note: The cone contains the probable path of the storm center but does not show the size of the storm.

Hazardous conditions can occur outside of the cone.

At this time, most of the NORTHERN part of Georgia is inside the cone...

[Thank You Rush]

I don’t know if I should thank you for all that information or not. I know I’m not being logical but I just can’t stand hearing about them coming close. We’re fairly new to GA having retired and moved from CA some years ago and truthfully, I would go back in a heartbeat - to earthquake country - to avoid thinking about hurricanes and tornadoes...My husband requires oxygen and some of his equipment requires power and the power can go off here if it’s just a cloudy day. He has the portable oxygen concentrator that he uses through the day and the home unit which needs power for sleeping. I guess it’s the stress of worrying about the oxygen that gets to me. We do have emergency tanks available and after last September without power for 5 days, it really doesn’t lessen the stress much.

[Thank You Rush]

“”You may be totally right about minimal impact to Georgia.””

I wasn’t making any predictions - only looking at that first map which seemed to skirt right by GA. Wishful thinking? You bet! I have a bad habit of not even wanting to see what’s in store for us. Friends and relatives call me to ask me if I’m watching the weather.....

[topher]

When I lived in Atlanta, there was an ICE STORM in the winter of 2000 that took out all power for Fulton County. Eventually even cell phone towers and phone equipment died because they only have 48 hours of battery backup. Maybe they have more today -- that was about 20 years ago...

There were a lot of trees where I lived in Dunwoody, and they came crashing down on power lines. The electrical crews had to work for about a month restoring power.

And the tree removal folks had more work they could handle for a while from trees falling because of the ice.

Wind and especially heavy rains might cause problems for Atlanta. Just make sure you have a 'Plan B' just in case -- which could be going to a local hospital with some things that might need power.

A senior home/rest home might be another option -- you might be able to find one close by, and set up a very short term deal... Some places have 'generator backup'.

Hospitals and other such places have the highest priority for keeping them up. Then come businesses and then homes.

That is what happened in 2000 - businesses such as telephone equipment run by the phone company was a high priority. So were the cell towers.

[topher]

You wrote:

I wasn’t making any predictions

People follow these systems and make decisions (if necessary) on the what might happen.

Atlanta - being so far inland - really should not have much trouble. Atlanta has trouble with ICE STORMS ever few years.

Atlanta will probably be fine, but you might lose power if there is a lot of wind and rain there.

I also lived in Southern California. When I first moved there in 1976, an earthquake hit (about a 6 something) just as I got ready to take a shower. I did not know if I should take a shower or what...

[topher]

The 5:00 EDT Forecast Discussion has it weakening, but the size of the predicted storm surge has increased.

You should only have a little wind and rain... How much rain will depend on weather predictions... So your local weather forecast would be the best to watch.

Storm surge for the Carolinas is a big threat. There is a possibility of storm surge over 9 feet. This may vary as it approaches landfall.