Hurricanes 2022

[CameronDuke]

Hope all of our Florida and Caribbean folks are getting prepared. Ian looks like it’s going to be a strong hurricane when it makes landfall down that way. Ian is projected to be the closest pass to Tampa Bay for a major hurricane since 1950. The current track puts the center of Ian passing within 25 miles west of the coastline as it parallels the coast.

Stay safe and take precautions, folks. This one looks like it may get nasty.

[DUKIECB]

Hope all of our Florida and Caribbean folks are getting prepared. Ian looks like it’s going to be a strong hurricane when it makes landfall down that way. Ian is projected to be the closest pass to Tampa Bay for a major hurricane since 1950. The current track puts the center of Ian passing within 25 miles west of the coastline as it parallels the coast.

Stay safe and take precautions, folks. This one looks like it may get nasty.

Best wishes for any who might be in the path of the storm. Tampa is even more in the crosshairs this morning as the track shifted further east. I am seeing predictions of catastrophic storm surge in and around the Tampa area. Couple that with the storm losing forward speed and dumping rain measured in feet and you have a recipe for disaster. Hopefully this doesn't happen but it's not looking good.

[CameronBornAndBred]

The whole Southeast is going to get soaked.
I expect lots of flooding everywhere. This is a link to predicted rain totals through Sunday morning.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graph...9WPCQPF_sm.gif

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

The whole Southeast is going to get soaked.
I expect lots of flooding everywhere. This is a link to predicted rain totals through Sunday morning.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graph...9WPCQPF_sm.gif

I saw early models that were predicting double digit rainfall for our mountains. I don't mind if the storm veers more sharply east, though I know the coast would rather not have yet another storm event. Here's hoping our state gets largely spared.

[jv001]

I saw early models that were predicting double digit rainfall for our mountains. I don't mind if the storm veers more sharply east, though I know the coast would rather not have yet another storm event. Here's hoping our state gets largely spared.

My family and two other families have a vacation planned for Myrtle Beach beginning Friday of this week. I think we may either cancel or change our arrival to Saturday at the earliest. Three of us have golf scheduled for Monday and Wednesday. However, the golf courses may be under water.

[Kdogg]

My family and two other families have a vacation planned for Myrtle Beach beginning Friday of this week. I think we may either cancel or change our arrival to Saturday at the earliest. Three of us have golf scheduled for Monday and Wednesday. However, the golf courses may be under water.

Might want to think about Sunday. You will be potentially driving into it Saturday. If you stick to Friday you will at least be in but have 6-10” of rain. If it stays over land it will move faster (and stay west) but if it goes back over the Atlantic it’s going to slow down. Where are you scheduled to play?

[CameronBornAndBred]

I saw early models that were predicting double digit rainfall for our mountains. I don't mind if the storm veers more sharply east, though I know the coast would rather not have yet another storm event. Here's hoping our state gets largely spared.

That's never good for the mountains. I remember the flooding after Ivan.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

That's never good for the mountains. I remember the flooding after Ivan.

Yeah. It can really create a pretty serious mess in certain areas. When the rivers overflow their banks, low-lying areas can get innundated quickly.

Biltmore Village, just south of downtown Asheville is on the Swannanoa River, near the convergence with the French Broad and seems to flood quite often.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Yeah. It can really create a pretty serious mess in certain areas. When the rivers overflow their banks, low-lying areas can get innundated quickly.

Biltmore Village, just south of downtown Asheville is on the Swannanoa River, near the convergence with the French Broad and seems to flood quite often.

The mountains of North Carolina near the Blue Ridge Parkway are also expected to experiencing devastating effects, including landslides and up to 7 inches of rain.

"We are concerned about the risk of localized flooding, mountain flash flooding, and on the coast, river and inland flooding," said William Ray, North Carolina's new director of emergency management.

https://www.wral.com/heavy-rain-isol...kend/20491890/

[wavedukefan70s]

I saw early models that were predicting double digit rainfall for our mountains. I don't mind if the storm veers more sharply east, though I know the coast would rather not have yet another storm event. Here's hoping our state gets largely spared.

I'd rather it not return to the ocean and come back in.
My daughter canceled her vacation
In N.C. I just don't see how weather is avoidable .

While I know it's a Longshot I'm planning as it will go offshore after Florida strengthen come back in to s.c.
As a hurricane.
Only thing I need to do is fill my 55 gallon drums with fuel .
110 gallons gives me eight days of generator. Or 8 days to find more fuel.

[howardlander]

Only thing I need to do is fill my 55 gallon drums with fuel .
110 gallons gives me eight days of generator. Or 8 days to find more fuel.

I got sick of smelling like gasoline, so I bought a duel fuel generator that can run on propane. We already have a 500 gallon tank we use for our heat. The gen burns .5 gal per hour so depending on how much is in the tank and how much we want to run the generator, we can hold out for a while.

[wavedukefan70s]

I got sick of smelling like gasoline, so I bought a duel fuel generator that can run on propane. We already have a 500 gallon tank we use for our heat. The gen burns .5 gal per hour so depending on how much is in the tank and how much we want to run the generator, we can hold out for a while.

There suppose to put natural gas behind my house if they do ill buy a standby stationary unit.
How much wattage are you pulling
I'm running 9k 12 surge .
Ideally I need 14 k to run my house as normal .

[howardlander]

There suppose to put natural gas behind my house if they do ill buy a standby stationary unit.
How much wattage are you pulling
I'm running 9k 12 surge .
Ideally I need 14 k to run my house as normal .

It's an 11k max generator. The most important things are the well pump and the fridge. The heat, cooktop and hot water are all propane and use little to no power. We can't run the AC but everything else is pretty much a go. A natural gas line would be great. It's close to us but I don't think it will get here anytime soon

[wavedukefan70s]

It's an 11k max generator. The most important things are the well pump and the fridge. The heat, cooktop and hot water are all propane and use little to no power. We can't run the AC but everything else is pretty much a go. A natural gas line would be great. It's close to us but I don't think it will get here anytime soon

I supplemented two portable ac units .
You may have enough to power 1 .
It gets warm and humid here si I have to run one to get to where my wife will just be miserable.

[budwom]

I supplemented two portable ac units .
You may have enough to power 1 .
It gets warm and humid here si I have to run one to get to where my wife will just be miserable.

I find that having a heat pump (pretty new) providing A/C, the generator handles it easily, and the electric consumption in normal times is shockingly low. Pleasant surprise).

[CameronBornAndBred]

Due to city ordinances/safety regs, we aren't allowed to have a whole home generator. We can have (and likely will at some point) have an electrician wire up a box that we can plug into, but the generator itself has to be portable and sit in the yard.

Ian's track is shifting towards the East now, and that's not good for anyone on the coast from Florida to NC. Storm surge comes into play, which I know from Florence can be a nightmare. Rain totals expected for middle NC to the coast are increasing as well.

Another problem with that track is that LOTS of people in multiple states are affected. All of the emergency services that are usually confined to a general area will have to be spread out, meaning longer waits for power to be restored and infrastructure (roads/bridges) to be repaired.

[BigWayne]

Due to city ordinances/safety regs, we aren't allowed to have a whole home generator. We can have (and likely will at some point) have an electrician wire up a box that we can plug into, but the generator itself has to be portable and sit in the yard.

Do this. It is so nice to be able to plug the generator into the house and run what you need without having to run cords everywhere. I added a 4 prong power inlet box to the side of my main service panel when I had a solar system installed.
I had this setup on my house in GA back 20 years ago also. That one was set up with a generator that could output 220V so I could run anything in the house up to the 4K limit of the generator. Now I have two quiet camping style inverter generators ganged up to get me 4K, but only at 110V. Just can't run the clothes dryer or the AC, but I don't need AC except a few weeks a year.

I did mine myself, but get an electrician if you don't understand the technical details. I had a friend that wired up a generator to his house in the aftermath of the fires we had near here in 2020. He almost got it wired correctly, but not quite. He ended up frying a big TV and other stuff in his house.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Do this. It is so nice to be able to plug the generator into the house and run what you need without having to run cords everywhere. I added a 4 prong power inlet box to the side of my main service panel when I had a solar system installed.
I had this setup on my house in GA back 20 years ago also. That one was set up with a generator that could output 220V so I could run anything in the house up to the 4K limit of the generator. Now I have two quiet camping style inverter generators ganged up to get me 4K, but only at 110V. Just can't run the clothes dryer or the AC, but I don't need AC except a few weeks a year.

I did mine myself, but get an electrician if you don't understand the technical details. I had a friend that wired up a generator to his house in the aftermath of the fires we had near here in 2020. He almost got it wired correctly, but not quite. He ended up frying a big TV and other stuff in his house.

Ouch to the TV! I'm a big fan of not electrocuting myself, so an electrician will be doing it for sure, ha!
I've got one of those inverter generators that you are talking about, and have always liked that they can be chained together, but hadn't thought about the 110 vs 220 output. I just have mine for our tailgates; my girlfriend has no plans to ever go camping where we can't plug right in.

Our home one is a "Predator" that we bought on sale at Harbor Freight. I was a little leery, but it has been very reliable and saved us during Florence. We bought it literally the day before she got named. Talk about lucky timing. We just happened to be driving around where a HF was, and decided it would be smart to get one since not having one during the last power outage sucked.

[BigWayne]

Ouch to the TV! I'm a big fan of not electrocuting myself, so an electrician will be doing it for sure, ha!
I've got one of those inverter generators that you are talking about, and have always liked that they can be chained together, but hadn't thought about the 110 vs 220 output. I just have mine for our tailgates; my girlfriend has no plans to ever go camping where we can't plug right in.

Our home one is a "Predator" that we bought on sale at Harbor Freight. I was a little leery, but it has been very reliable and saved us during Florence. We bought it literally the day before she got named. Talk about lucky timing. We just happened to be driving around where a HF was, and decided it would be smart to get one since not having one during the last power outage sucked.

If the Predator is the loud contractor type ones, it probably has a 220 3 or 4 prong plug on it that would be perfect for wiring up to your panel.
That's the style I had in GA and when we first moved out here. With that one, the generatorless neighbors would tell me when the power came back on because they wanted me to shut it off as soon as possible.

My camping ones are nice because they are much quieter and each one only weighs 48 pounds, so easy to carry out to put into action.

[CameronBornAndBred]

If the Predator is the loud contractor type ones, it probably has a 220 3 or 4 prong plug on it that would be perfect for wiring up to your panel.
That's the style I had in GA and when we first moved out here. With that one, the generatorless neighbors would tell me when the power came back on because they wanted me to shut it off as soon as possible.

My camping ones are nice because they are much quieter and each one only weighs 48 pounds, so easy to carry out to put into action.

Yep to both. After Florence, you could probably hear New Bern from Durham with all of the generators running.

My 2k inverter is what you're talking about. Quiet and mobile. The one that we've used previously to this year at tailgate was a 1k, half the weight, and whisper quiet. I got the 2k one for if I ever choose to, I can run our camper (including AC and fridge) with it. But I'll never talk gf into even thinking about that possibility, ha!

Back to the subject at hand, I'm hoping that everyone has a better idea of what Ian will be doing this weekend by tomorrow afternoon.