Hurricane Dorian
 

Charleston is getting pounded by Dorian with very strong wind and heavy rain. I wish everyone along the coast the very best through this hurricane. God bless.

Re: Hurricane Dorian
 

Unfortunately all I can say is here we go again. Things had just got back to normal for many in this area and now here we go with this one. The outer edges of the storm have just started coming onshore here and have already spawned several tornadoes in the area. Good luck to my fellow coastal folks and keep your heads down!

Re: Hurricane Dorian
 

I am praying for everyone in the path.. Hope God moves it to the East as he did for most all except the Bahamas.. Sorry for those people for sure....Follow James's advice.. Keep your head down!!!!

Re: Hurricane Dorian
 

We’re back home (1/2 mile from the coast) just south of Savannah and we dodged a bullet as did some of my friends just north of Charleston. Dorian going right for NC, hope it eases. Been thinking and praying for you guys Cooter!

Hopefully organizations and individuals will contribute to the Bahamas relief aid. Those poor folks got hammered.

Re: Hurricane Dorian
 

Sorry to disappoint a lot of you guys as the storm missed me. I'm just south of Sebring Raceway in the middle of the state about an hour from Bradenton race track. No wind, and not a drop of rain.
I wish you and the rest of the racing families in the way of the storm lots of luck. I got hammered 2 years ago in the Hurricane that came thru here but survived. The best of luck to and your family HR9121

Re: Hurricane Dorian
 

Damn that thing missed you?!?! Lol just kidding Terry, I know deep down you're a happy person! And thank you for the well wishes I think we're going to need them. I've never seen so many tornadoes popping up this early in a storm. Hopefully this thing picks up some speed and gets the hell out of here.

Re: Hurricane Dorian
 

Hang in tight Cooter! Best wishes to all effected.

Re: Hurricane Dorian
 

Cooter, New Bern is being hammered, as you well know, I hope you and yours are well.

Re: Hurricane Dorian
 

It doesn't take long to remember what these things are like, the last couple of hours things are starting to get real. That said I don't recall this many tornadoes in a storm, I believe we have had 10 or so tornado warnings in the last few hours. At one point this week I thought about going to Epping for the division race but decided it was too far of a tow but about right now I wish I could reconsider that.

Re: Hurricane Dorian
 

Hopefully that damn thing will be out of your hair soon and you get through with out any damage. Your town does not need this after what happened with the last storm. Stay safe!!

Here in Florida we really dodged a bullet with a cat 5 hurricane just 100 miles off of the east coast. Someone was looking out for us. The islands in the Bahamas that took a direct hit are pretty much destroyed. The people in Florida are rallying to help with lots of donations of needed supplies. My wife went to the grocery store last night and purchased a box of food and supplies to be sent there. It will be a long road back for those over there.

Re: Hurricane Dorian
 

Mike I would say what happened down there in Florida was definitely some divine intervention. It looked bad for you guys and I hate seeing those pictures coming out of the Bahamas.
It looks like we faired really well here last night and most of the damage around is from tornadoes that popped up around the area yesterday evening. We actually had power until around 5 am this morning which is about the time the eye passed to our east and the winds switched around. The only flooding I know of is in the low lying areas. Storm surge was not that big of an issue like it was last year.
Overall we look good!

Re: Hurricane Dorian
 

I just checked the NWS forecast and Epping may be effected by wind late Saturday into Sunday.

Re: Hurricane Dorian
 

Two years ago I had bought a whole house Gen. from Gen. Tech a few weeks before the hurricane hit my area. Not cheap at $12,400 installed with a 500 Gal. propane tank buried in the ground. It was worth every penny as I had power to run everything including the A/C. My area was without power for 9 1/2 days and a day after it came back on it was shut down again so the elec. company could make more repairs down the road for another 3 days. Money well spent in my opinion. Needless to say I had friends stopping in for lunch, dinners, and a chance to cool off or take a hot shower. Never again will I live in a house without one.