Any forum members being affected by Hurricane Isabelle..is everybody safe?

by Special K 51 Replies latest jw friends

  • DJ
    DJ

    It is beginning to get a bit windy here in eastern PA...very cloudy with a few sprinkles....that is my weather update.....

  • Special K
    Special K

    Hey guys.

    Take precautions.

    In a storm..

    I always fill the bath tub just in case the power goes off. A family of 5 can't go too long without having to flush the toilet.

    Fill extra pots in the kitchen.

    Batteries/candles

    Can beans and some stuff the kids can eat cold

    I'll be thinking about you all

    (((Worldly Girl)) .. NOrth Carolina.. hang TIGHT.

    (((Waiting))).. South Carolina.. brace for rain.

    ((Leslie V))).. western New York.. keep dry

    ((( Anybody I missed))).. keep checking your basements for water.. make sure your drain are clear!!!

    sincerely

    special k

    and we will be waiting to hear from you all

  • El Kabong
    El Kabong

    I'm in the Baltimore/DC area. All schools and activities have been cancelled. All trains and busses will stop running at around noon. As for me, I'm working from home and as of right now, have no reason to leave the house.

    Mostly we are preparing for flooding and power outages. Made the run to the store yesterday for Batteries , food and stuff. Stores were packed with people doing the milk and toilet paper thing. Did a ton of cooking last night just in case.

    Hope everybody affected by this storm will be safe!!!!! Please remember to fill jugs of water for drinking, and make sure to fill your bathtub with water for washing and flushing and such.

  • unique1
    unique1

    I am in NC, not on the coast but in the middle of the state (thank goodness). Right now we are under a wind advisory and being told to watch out for flash flooding later in the day. Currently it is raining and the wind is getting worse. At the coast, they are already out of power in many places and the worst is yet to come. I am keeping my fingers crossed for all you guys on the coast!!!!

  • Special K
    Special K
    U.S. National - AP
    A Look at the Effects of Hurricane Isabel
    2 hours, 19 minutes ago
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    By The Associated Press

    A look at the effects of Hurricane Isabel as it came ashore Thursday.


    AP Photo

    AP Photo
    Slideshow Slideshow: Hurricane Isabel

    NORTH CAROLINA: Eye of hurricane moved across Outer Banks. Storm surge of 5 to 6 feet reported at Cape Hatteras. More than 300,000 without electricity; more than 8,400 people went to shelters. Gov. Mike Easley asked federal government for disaster relief.

    VIRGINIA: High wind knocked out power for more than 800,000 customers. Huge waves destroyed the tip of a 400-foot-long pier in Virginia Beach. More than 6,000 people went to shelters.

    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Metro subway and bus service were suspended through at least Friday morning and city schools were closed. Mayor Anthony A. Williams declared a state of emergency.

    MARYLAND: Western Maryland prepared for up to 10 inches of rain while people fled low-lying areas in east. Gov. Robert Ehrlich said 630 National Guard troops were on active duty and 540,000 sandbags were prepared. Officials said a historic bridge at the Antietam National Battlefield, weakened by a storm two weeks ago, was in danger of suffering further damage.

    DELAWARE: National Guard was activated, with about 100 troops standing by at armories and emergency operations centers. More than 150 people sought refuge in seven shelters. Officials worried that dunes at Indian River Inlet could be breached, flooding coastal U.S. 1.

    NEW JERSEY: Extra utility workers were brought in from as far away as Canada in case of outages. Ferry service suspended across Delaware River between Cape May and Lewes, Del. Atlantic City casinos sandbagged Boardwalk entrances.

    NEW YORK: Officials in western counties checked emergency plans as the storm's vestiges were expected to produce heavy rain. Long Island Power Authority warned of possibility of outages that could affect thousands.

    PENNSYLVANIA: Gov. Ed Rendell declared state of emergency as forecasters warned of more flooding in towns west of Philadelphia that had floods earlier in the week.

    WEST VIRGINIA: Eastern Panhandle counties prepared for possibility of flooding and U.S. Geological Survey ( news - web sites ) warned of possible landslides caused by heavy rain. Many schools closed in the Eastern Panhandle.

    SOUTH CAROLINA: Wind and rain reached northeastern part of the state and some schools were closed. With the worst of the storm missing the state, officials closed the emergency management operations center.

    special k

  • Nikita
    Nikita

    The rain has been fairly steady since early afternoon and the past couple hours the wind is picking up considerably. They say the worst for us will be in the overnight hours.

    Nikita

  • Yizuman
    Yizuman

    Here's a live satellite pic as it progresses....

    Yiz

  • rocketman
    rocketman

    Thus far in eastern PA, we've has some windy conditions and light rain. The heavy rain is forecast for late tonight/early tomorrow.

    Special K, thanks for the PM!

    Not yet Noah class

  • ashitaka
    ashitaka

    Here in Jersey, we are getting some 45-50 MPH winds, big gust, but strangely enough, no rain or thunder....just high wind.

    The wifey and I are going to go to the shore tomorrow, so we can see the monster waves.

    ash

  • Shakita
    Shakita

    Yea, just a lot of high wind here too. Hope the large tree in the backyard doesn't decide to come down on the house though.

    The wifey and I are going to go to the shore tomorrow, so we can see the monster waves.

    Wish I was going with you. God, I don't want to go to work tomorrow. Have fun....somebody should.

    Mrs. Shakita

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