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douglas9

(4,358 posts) Thu Sep 13, 2018, 08:59 AM Sep 2018

Photos: Preparing for Hurricane Florence

While Hurricane Florence appears to have slowed somewhat on its approach toward the southern coast of North Carolina, forecasts are now predicting patterns that may cause the storm to stall along the shoreline, possibly spinning in place for days and dropping up to three feet of rain in some areas. More than a million people are under evacuation orders across a broad swath of the East Coast, and they have been busy preparing their homes, packing their valuables, and making their way out of town. Florence is now expected to make landfall sometime on Saturday, near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/09/photos-preparing-for-hurricane-florence/570055/

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Photos: Preparing for Hurricane Florence (Original Post) douglas9 Sep 2018 OP

Really nice set of photos at that link!! blaze Sep 2018 #1

Those are some great photos. mnhtnbb Sep 2018 #2

These are really great photos. Dem_4_Life Sep 2018 #3

kickety irisblue Sep 2018 #4

They stopped selling alcohol? Are they insane? nolabear Sep 2018 #5

Nice collection. Nitram Sep 2018 #6

Great pic of the eye. keithbvadu2 Sep 2018 #7

Re: Topsail beach Roadside Attraction Sep 2018 #8

Those pictures are stunning. catbyte Sep 2018 #12

Awesome pictures leftynyc Sep 2018 #9

Amazing photographs. Thank you for posting. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #10

Sad to see the empty streets mountain grammy Sep 2018 #11

blaze

(6,362 posts)

1. Really nice set of photos at that link!!

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Thu Sep 13, 2018, 09:19 AM

Sep 2018

I never heard of taking the electronic tops off of parking meters before!! Makes perfect sense, just never heard of it before.

mnhtnbb

(31,394 posts)

2. Those are some great photos.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 09:22 AM

Sep 2018

I wouldn't be surprised to see North Topsail Beach (NC) basically gone--condemned--by the time this is over. They've been fighting beach erosion for years along the inlet and it doesn't look good for crashing waves and storm surge there.

Dem_4_Life

(1,765 posts)

3. These are really great photos.

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Thu Sep 13, 2018, 09:30 AM

Sep 2018

irisblue

(32,982 posts)

4. kickety

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Thu Sep 13, 2018, 09:45 AM

Sep 2018

nolabear

(41,987 posts)

5. They stopped selling alcohol? Are they insane?

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Thu Sep 13, 2018, 10:00 AM

Sep 2018

I love Topsail Island. Lots of vacations there. I hope it survives this one.

Nitram

(22,822 posts)

6. Nice collection.

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Thu Sep 13, 2018, 10:06 AM

Sep 2018

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)

7. Great pic of the eye.

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Thu Sep 13, 2018, 10:41 AM

Sep 2018

No pics of Donald tweeting?

Roadside Attraction

(238 posts)

8. Re: Topsail beach

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 10:44 AM

Sep 2018

We went through Katrina in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

Looking at that photo of Topsail Beach -- looks exactly like neighborhoods outside Bay St. Louis and Waveland, MS. I predict that entire area will be gone. Disappear. Nothing but row upon row of pilings. The houses and contents will be washed ashore into huge debris piles, or, washed out to sea.

http://4christe.tripod.com/WavelandDamage

http://www.schlatter.org/Katrina/Katrina%20page%201.htm