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sKePTiKal:
The storms we had end of August and first of this month, were VERY hurricane like. That torrential downpour, like you describe... lasting an hour or two. Hurricane Debby remnant blew thru first. And what we got yesterday wasn't that bad.
But what I see from the Asheville & Black Mountain area of NC is BAD. They're still waiting for rivers to crest today. Pray it stays dry down there. Lots of people won't have power back for awhile - because some of the major roads are gone in places; mudslides wiped out homes even if they weren't flooded. Of course no internet. And I hear it's still raining in Kentucky... we're expected to get rain the next four days, but I think it'll be normal showers.
Hope you're doing OK, Lighter!
Hopalong:
I've been worrying about Lighter too. I don't think her house is low-lying but who knows. "If the crick don't rise" is kind of moot in that area right now. Damn.
Glad you're okay, Amber, and on a mountainside. That one sudden downpour I was talking about was like a solid, foot-thick wall of water. Literally couldn't see through it. Luckily it was brief.
Stay home and dry and safe, would you? I'll send white light to all.
hugs
Hops
sKePTiKal:
OH i'm staying home. Natural inclination. But I do need to go out from time to time. I go loaded for bear. At this point; in a place I've called home for 40 years. I am no one's victim now.
I just want to know Lighter is safe and all is well.
Hopalong:
Me too! Lighter, hope you can find a sec on Wifi to check in...
For those far away, this link is free for 14 days and will give you an idea of what's happened in the worst part of western NC:
https://wapo.st/3XOffyS
Nature wins, every time.
hugs
Hops
PS My guess is that if Lighter's area is flooding, she's up to her collarbone in rescue work.
sKePTiKal:
Yep, there are a lot of reasons she might not be able to check in, but still be OK.
Given the slow govmt. response, a couple good charitable organizations with can-do ability are Samaritan's Purse (they're local to that area), United Cajun Navy, and Mercy Chefs. There's even Mountain Pack Mules, that are walking supplies into more isolated locations. But I don't think Lighter's that remote.
NC has posted inconvenient but passable detours to the highways that washed out. So it's getting possible to truck supplies TO the area then the locally situated groups can distribute. Ham radio groups have been relaying messages in/out for families to get in touch, gov't comms too. With digital radio equipment, it's possible to send pictures too.
There's usually a space of time, for people, to just look on at what happened with disbelief and shock. It varies, before survival instinct and the "putting things in order" mentality kick back in. I think the momentum toward that mentality is already in action and is picking up steam. MD and FL have sent teams in; MD sent marine rescue teams. That said, there are still a lot of people unaccounted for; missing.
B's sister checked in; she walked 20 miles to a safe place. The old family home is gone; flattened. His cousin was injured in an accident while on an EMT shift. But he's up and moving around and cussing the pain, so on the mend. The very last shreds of the storm turned east again, so we have two more days of steady but more gentle rain.
People KNEW it was predicted the remnants of the storm would make it this far north; no one said it was gonna be this fierce. I've been through a few left-over 'canes now, up here. The worst was Fran, in the 90s.
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