If the storm was hitting as predicted just a few days ago, it very well could have been the storm of the century. I was terrified. am trying not to relax too much b/c anything can still happen with wind and rain.
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Thought I would pass along that CB&B sent out an "I am safe" marker on Facebook this morning (around 8 am or so).
Power been out since about midnight last night. The kids are starting to panic. 😂
Prolly more to do with internet and air conditioning....one reason we evacuated to Raleigh. Our place is out of power, may or may not be underwater from the surge....may or may not go underwater in days when the Neuse reverses and rolls back the surge that flooded New Bern.
In the meantime, we are high and (relatively) dry in 'the capital' (a little Mayberry lingo)...with internet, phone, AC, the ability to cook.
slight wind, some rain in cary nc....let's see if that changes...
Lots of weather stations that were the first ones to show the massive rain yesterday are no longer online, presumably because of power loss.
This one near Jacksonville is still up as of this point and is reporting ~35" of rain already.
Edge of the eye went by it ~5-6AM with a minimum pressure of 29.1in/985mb
Raleigh report:
Winds: 20-25 MPH with gusts to 40-45 (guessing)
Rain: started about 30 minutes ago as steady and light to moderate; Mrs. dd and I did complete a 90 minute walk from about 0800-0930 with a few drops falling.
Ground/yards/streets: few leaves, small branches and isolated large dead limbs have fallen
Temp: 77
Humidity: 91% (LOL; it's raining)
Dew point: 74
Hourly forecast: 80-100% chance of rain for the next 40 days: temps in the low to mid 70s
Report from southern Durham County (I just called my dad) - it's not raining although it is windy. They still have power.
Nothing much to report so far farther inland. Not surprisingly, all we have as of now are gray skies, humid air, and more wind than normal. But this thing is just getting started, unfortunately.