Thank you for all the pictures. The Myrtle Beach Pier photo is beautiful and the one of the fellow in the boat with kitten is moving in a way. Not sad, not happy, just nakes me want to know his story. Patrick
I was towing the T down to Florida when that happened. I had to do an 80+ secondary road detour to gain 25 miles on I-95. It was quite a mess.
I am not sure why anyone would leave a boat in the water with the storm approaching.. I can understand the logistical issues of removing the big boats, but there are plenty of small boats in those pictures that take just minutes to get out of the water. If I had a boat too big to remove quickly, it stands to reason that I am not a work a day guy, and have the resources to have the boat moved to safer waters. It's not like this storm caught anyone by surprise, it was forcast to hit the SE US at least a week before it did. JW
I understand that I-95 is now also flooded in northern S.C. If you had waited any longer, you would have been diverted north of Rocky Mount N.C. to below Georgetown County, S.C. which is maybe 150 -200 miles. If fact, the interstate diversion is I- 85 at Petersburg , Va. to Charlotte, N.C., then on to I-77 to Charleston, S.C.
I asked a boat owner that just a few days ago. His response: "insurance. Ya either get a new boat or get to off load you're current one fairly easy".
I'm in just about the center of this mess... Lost a 70+ year old pecan tree to Matthew in '16; looks like severe damage to at least two more pecan trees. major flooding in all the streets of town, evacuation in effect for low lying area of town. The road about half mile from house is under water, and it leads to a large pond and a major creek. Trees down everywhere; power out since Friday noon with no estimate of restoration. (sending via sister's computer...). Her neighbor has been without power for two days now. Other sister and I went to get some hot food at one of the few places open, and it is in the next county! Drive back was lots of fun with MORE trees down and power lines down. Get to her house and avoid a limb in the drive and the S-10 truck sinks to the BUMPER immediately! No BS! to the freakin' BUMPER, plastic is in the dirt and grass. Looks like it will be sitting for a few days! At least I saw the Duke Energy service trucks (Electric Power!) on the major road between town and my house, but I am serviced by a feeder from the next town down... (I'm the next to last house served by that feeder; my aunt is THE last house..., not counting a mobile home park that has 'adjustable' count of 'trailers' across the road...My nephew took me home, and decided to take the road that is VISIBLY flooded and is lower than the main road. oh yeah. he's in a Jeep. Mind you, it is a two wheel drive, automatic, six cylinder Jeep. I hope that HE doesn't get stuck, cause I can't help him now...
The rain started here Thursday. It is expected to stop Tuesday. I just got in from making fence line repairs in the rain. Are we having fun yet?
Talked to him today, no damage, no flooding. Just some cleanup of leaves and other debris. looks like the rainy side of the storm missed him.
You guys are getting slammed good.I sort of know what your going through and feel for you. When TS Debbie hit our area of N Florida and stalled for several days we got over 30" of rain. Theres still vacant houses that were flooded out and abandoned. What amazes me is that the low areas that were 5'+ under water is where people are now building . Just a matter of time until it happens again.
Florence squarely hit Southport,NC. Southport,NC is a small town located at the mouth of the Cape Fear River as it empties into the Atlantic. There are only 3 roads that access Southport from US 17, NC211,NC87 and NC33. They are impassable.The flooding has collapsed the roads . Sinkholes crater the roads. Together with the flooding,this town(to include Oak Island and Caswell Beach) are cut off. The nearby community of Boiling Spring Lakes has been evacuated. Two years after Hurricane Mitch came through,restoration has yet to be completed for many in SE NC. This hurricane is worse.
Archie --I think isolation by water applies to Wilmington. Until the water recedes no more fuel or power repair crews can access the area. The insurance adjusters cannot get there either. The governor is starting an airlift for supplies.
