One of my neighbors that splits between living here and in FL just found out her house in FL has 5 feet of water in it. She has no insurance because she said they wanted $10k for flood insurance. Just helped her get a flight back there so she can see what might be salvageable.
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Aug 31, 2023 - 6:51am
One of my neighbors that splits between living here and in FL just found out her house in FL has 5 feet of water in it. She has no insurance because she said they wanted $10k for flood insurance. Just helped her get a flight back there so she can see what might be salvageable.
Watching Laura moving in with wind gusts now 128 and it's not even past the eyewall. It's a Cat4 now, nearly Cat5.
100,000+ without power.
Storm surge predicted at 9 feet in Lake Charles (so it'll flood your second floor apartment), possibly 20 feet in Cameron near the coast, plus there's all the sewerage and wildlife in the water. Horribly dangerous.
My brother's place was on 4 foot pillars, so it's certainly gonna be gone. (He's in FL and safe)
Watching Laura moving in with wind gusts now 128 and it's not even past the eyewall. It's a Cat4 now, nearly Cat5.
100,000+ without power.
Storm surge predicted at 9 feet in Lake Charles (so it'll flood your second floor apartment), possibly 20 feet in Cameron near the coast, plus there's all the sewerage and wildlife in the water. Horribly dangerous.
My brother's place was on 4 foot pillars, so it's certainly gonna be gone. (He's in FL and safe)
In recent years a lot of people seem to base whether or not they'll evacuate purely on the Category rating - which is primarily wind speeds - and ignore the rain and surge predictions. Those are a lot of the folks who drown in flash floods or get their cars washed away in overflowing streams and rivers. That happened in NC to some extent a few weeks ago. Still, this storm is at Category 4 - I wouldn't have been sticking around.
if a person is at risk
that person should have a plan, especially if responsible for other people
Yeah, I'm keeping an eye on the updates. Lots of people did not leave, I think there are going to be a significant number of deaths.
Katrina had the same problem: 'Oh, we've been through dozens of hurricanes, we can handle it.'
Let's hope it's not as bad as I'm afraid it is.
I have (ex) relatives in Greenville and Montgomery, they could get hit pretty hard too. c.
In recent years a lot of people seem to base whether or not they'll evacuate purely on the Category rating - which is primarily wind speeds - and ignore the rain and surge predictions. Those are a lot of the folks who drown in flash floods or get their cars washed away in overflowing streams and rivers. That happened in NC to some extent a few weeks ago. Still, this storm is at Category 4 - I wouldn't have been sticking around.
