2024 Hurricane Season thread of DOOM

[BamaATL 16,593]

31 minutes ago, SurlyGator said:

Where are you, Alphatucky?

Looks to be North Alpharetta, and 20 miles to the east of me.  We (where I'm at) appear to have missed the brunt of all this, it came thru starting about 5 and was pretty rough for a couple of hours, and now appears to be subsiding.  It would appear that the eye missed us at least 40 miles to the east.  The power flickered a bit early this morning but beyond that, we appear spared on that front as well.  

I'm certainly worried for the folks in Asheville, that looks real bad.  Also, it seems that there is scant info from the big bend area of yet.  I'm hoping we get real lucky all the way around.  

[SurlyGator 866]

The track seems to continue to creep further east than forecast, and the turn toward the northwest seems to be slow coming as well.  Both of those facts seem to bode well for the greater Nashville area, but western NC is getting abused.  My in-laws have a cabin on the Toccoa river outside Blue Ridge GA, I will be curious to see how high the water gets up there...

[Gatorubet 30,247]

7 minutes ago, SurlyGator said:

Both of those facts seem to bode well for the greater Nashville area, but western NC is getting abused.  My in-laws have a cabin on the Toccoa river outside Blue Ridge GA, I will be curious to see how high the water gets up there...

That is some pretty country.  One of my favorite hiking spots is the Benton McKay Trail In that area. 

[gofuckyourself 8,339]

Bottom line people...

Where are we on the Waffle House Index® ?!

(please excuse the old graphic. I couldn't find the official FEMA one.)

 

 

 

[LTtxfan 49,283]

13 minutes ago, SurlyGator said:

The track seems to continue to creep further east than forecast, and the turn toward the northwest seems to be slow coming as well.  Both of those facts seem to bode well for the greater Nashville area, but western NC is getting abused.  My in-laws have a cabin on the Toccoa river outside Blue Ridge GA, I will be curious to see how high the water gets up there...

Yeah NE Jawja, East Tenn, NW S.Carolina, and western side of N.Carolina getting lots of water.

Hillbillies and their stills in the Appalachian area are now likely hiding at the top of the hills...  

 

Edited September 27 by LTtxfan

[BamaATL 16,593]

5 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Yeah NE Jawja, East Tenn, NW S.Carolina, and western side of N.Carolina getting lots of water.

Hillbillies and their stills in the Appalachian area are now likely hiding at the top of the hills...  

 

You don't know these hillbillies

[LTtxfan 49,283]

10 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

One good thing that this storm might do is continue moving quickly off the gulf which would reduce some of the fuel for higher rain levels...  🙏🙏🙏

Damn Helene is a fast one...

Right now the EYE is over Cullowhee NC

(SW of Asheville)

[LTtxfan 49,283]

15 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

You don't know these hillbillies

[SurlyGator 866]

31 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

That is some pretty country.  One of my favorite hiking spots is the Benton McKay Trail In that area. 

Yep, you know the exact area in question!

[Hornius Emeritus 12,472]

 

 

 

 

 

[LTtxfan 49,283]

130 yr old damn in South Carolina had water going over the top....

Lake Conestee Damn ( Greenville County)

 

[locodos 5,387]

7 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

130 yr old damn in South Carolina had water going over the top....

Lake Conestee Damn ( Greenville County)

 

Oh dam!

[LTtxfan 49,283]

Weather Guy seems like a TikTok joke

 

 

Edited September 27 by LTtxfan

[Bill Brasky 1,449]

once it got over land the forecasted track by the NHC has gone to shit, they are wayyyyy off 

[Native Horn 3,504]

Where the hell is Frankie???

[BamaATL 16,593]

6 deaths reported in Georgia, unclear as to where of yet.  I know at least two were killed in a pop up tornado near Brunswick (North of Jacksonville).  I suspect that number will climb in the south as more information comes available.  

[Brisketexan 105,161]

3 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

6 deaths reported in Georgia, unclear as to where of yet.  I know at least two were killed in a pop up tornado near Brunswick (North of Jacksonville).  I suspect that number will climb in the south as more information comes available.  

I presume that 2-3 of them are folks who died because they didn't get their daily infusion of Waffle House hash browns, smothered and covered.

[BamaATL 16,593]

20 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I presume that 2-3 of them are folks who died because they didn't get their daily infusion of Waffle House hash browns, smothered and covered.

You are such an asshole.

 

Everyone knows you get them scattered as well.  

[jimmyjazz 45,986]

Where did the eye pass relative to Athens?  I have a good buddy who lives there, haven't heard from him yet.

[Mother mopar 3,319]

Don't look now but GFS is showing some stuff popping up in the SW gulf from the CAG over the coming week. Headed either west to Mexico or you guessed it Florida. 

Edited September 27 by Mother mopar
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[BamaATL 16,593]

6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Where did the eye pass relative to Athens?  I have a good buddy who lives there, haven't heard from him yet.

Not far from there, not clear how big the eye was when it went thru there, but at least the eastern portion of the eye was about 40 miles from me, and Athens is about 70 miles from me.  Basically, it probably didn't get a direct hit, but it was close.  They likely have lots of power outages in that area.  Below is the outage map from GA Power indicating 50k plus without power in that area

https://outagemap.georgiapower.com/

[GreenspointTexas 9,662]

29 minutes ago, Mother mopar said:

Don't look now but GFS is showing some stuff popping up in the SW gulf from the CAG over the coming week. Headed either west to Mexico or you guessed it Florida. 

Some models show a NOLA hit as well

[Nicole44 22,064]

Here is new video of that dude with his dog getting rescued. Glad they were both rescued. Rumors are he is a vet with PTSD who lives on his boat with his dog. So I don’t want to pile on him anymore. 

 

 

Edited September 27 by Nicole44

[UnivTex34 1,763]

Just heard from a cousin in St. Pete. 4 feet of water in their house currently.

[TexasHooch 5,122]

For now the imminent failure appears to be overflow vs structural, but it's downstream flooding either way.  

It's a pretty big one.

 

[BamaATL 16,593]

13 minutes ago, TexasHooch said:

For now the imminent failure appears to be overflow vs structural, but it's downstream flooding either way.  

It's a pretty big one.

 

That does not look promising.  

[Bill Brasky 1,449]

15 minutes ago, TexasHooch said:

For now the imminent failure appears to be overflow vs structural, but it's downstream flooding either way.  

It's a pretty big one.

 

 

so, does this mean Ann Margret is not coming? 

[BamaATL 16,593]

11 now confirmed dead in Georgia, including a first responder.  According to Kemp's presser, it's a shit show in Valdosta (south central, GA, just north of the border to Florida) with many people currently trapped.  

I fear greatly for anyone down river from that dam in NC.  

[Brisketexan 105,161]

21 minutes ago, TexasHooch said:

For now the imminent failure appears to be overflow vs structural, but it's downstream flooding either way.  

Generally speaking, "dam failure" does NOT mean overtopping or extra release.  It means the dam...fails.  As in "breaks/collapses."  Overtopping is a key MECHANISM to make that happen (dams are designed with floodgates to prevent overtopping for that very reason).  Would like to see more of what they are saying re this dam.

[hookemATL 11,783]

[TexasHooch 5,122]

 

4 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Generally speaking, "dam failure" does NOT mean overtopping or extra release.  It means the dam...fails.  As in "breaks/collapses."  Overtopping is a key MECHANISM to make that happen (dams are designed with floodgates to prevent overtopping for that very reason).  Would like to see more of what they are saying re this dam.

Yeah, I don't know if it's misuse of terms or sloppy reporting, but this is what I read:

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As of 11 a.m. Friday, Lake Lure officials told Rutherford County Emergency Management they expect water will be spilling over the Lake Lure Dam. 

https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/severe-weather/helene-lake-lure-dam-failure/275-ff893ea8-e29e-466a-95b4-857ea3fb8e18

 

 

[BillyGoatHill 4,312]

41 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

 

 

 

He probably lived on his boat.

Most likely losing everything except his dog. Those thinking he was just an asshole in the ocean taking selfies for IG,  was just a still taken from the CG swimmer's GoPro.

Glad they got both off safely.

[GreenspointTexas 9,662]

33 minutes ago, TexasHooch said:

For now the imminent failure appears to be overflow vs structural, but it's downstream flooding either way.  

It's a pretty big one.

 

Bet people have lost a lotta tackle on that lake over the years….

[Nicole44 22,064]

39 minutes ago, BillyGoatHill said:

He probably lived on his boat.

Most likely losing everything except his dog. Those thinking he was just an asshole in the ocean taking selfies for IG,  was just a still taken from the CG swimmer's GoPro.

Glad they got both off safely.

There are a couple of comments under some of the tweets about this that he is a veteran with PTSD and does likely live on his boat with his dog. So I will go back and clean up my post. 

[Nicole44 22,064]

Omg. I needed this laugh and I am SIAP. 
 

the weather man’s ex wife is Helene and he goes off on a hilarious mother fucking rant. 
 

he has to be surly, no? Yall have to watch this shit if it hasn’t been posted. 
 

my apologies if it has I’m really busy. 

 

 

[MissingInAction 25,113]

It's fake.

[royiv 9,326]

Couldn’t even spell “accosted” correctly.

[Nicole44 22,064]

 

Edited September 27 by Nicole44

[LTtxfan 49,283]

Lake Lure approx 30 miles east of Asheville.

And now more NC problems...

 

[mchookem 16,337]

jesus 😳

and whoever thought friggin Knoxville would be at risk from hurricane impact. wow.

[Parliament 14,262]

29 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Omg. I needed this laugh and I am SIAP. 
 

the weather man’s ex wife is Helene and he goes off on a hilarious mother fucking rant. 
 

he has to be surly, no? Yall have to watch this shit if it hasn’t been posted. 
 

my apologies if it has I’m really busy. 

 

 

How do we get that guy on Surly?

[Nicole44 22,064]

Just now, mchookem said:

jesus 😳

and whoever thought friggin Knoxville would be at risk from hurricane impact. wow.

I wish we had a crying emoji sometimes. 
I spent my birthday in Asheville a few months ago and it was a magical trip. It’s heartbreaking. To see all the damage and flooding. It is tragic. 

[texasdago 7,575]

6 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Lake Lure approx 30 miles east of Asheville.

Getting serious dejavu from the picture of that dam... almost certain we drove over it when I was a kid visiting family

[LTtxfan 49,283]

Drone 11: People stranded on roof of flooded Unicoi County Hospital

[BillyGoatHill 4,312]

20 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

There are a couple of comments under some of the tweets about this that he is a veteran with PTSD and does likely live on his boat with his dog. So I will go back and clean up my post. 

No foul. Your post wasn't overly malicious. 

Others? It's surly.

He got off his boat with his possession (with a PFD on) that he cared most for. Swimmer got to make two good saves.

 

[LTtxfan 49,283]

6 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Drone 11: People stranded on roof of flooded Unicoi County Hospital

 

UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Patients and staff at Unicoi County Hospital are trapped on the roof Friday due to flooding caused by Tropical Storm Helene.

News 5 spoke with Erwin Police Chief Regan Tilson who said more than 50 people are trapped on the roof.

Ballad Health said as of 12:27 p.m., 54 people were on the roof and 7 remain in rescue boats.

All roads accessing the hospital are impassable due to flooding. Several cruisers and ambulances have been lost.

A SWAT team happened to be training and was able to save medications for the patients. Tilson said all patients and staff are safe at this time.

Ballad said theTennessee Emergency Management Agency and the National Guard are involved in the rescue operation

 

[Aqua Buddha 14,598]

 

[Nicole44 22,064]

 

It is just going from extremely bad to worse and worse. God I pray the National Guard gets all those people off the roof of the hospital asap. 

[BillyGoatHill 4,312]

1 hour ago, Nicole44 said:

 

 

1 hour ago, LTtxfan said:

Lake Lure approx 30 miles east of Asheville.

And now more NC problems...

 

While it would suck to be on top of that hospital roof, that area is not that far over the border from NC. Like Texas has had for years, NC has a helicopter task force made up from National Guard aircrews and rescue specialists/swimmers from fire departments. No doubt they are flying throughout NC now looking for stranded motorists or those in homes. They could fly to Tennessee if needed to that hospital should the waters not be receding. 

...CSB/? TXTF-1 with 5 helos and six swimmers were the first aircraft in to New Orleans the following morning after Katrina. The CG aircraft had been moved east and was still in the aftermath of the storm when TXTF-1 flew in from their staging area at Ellington Field just as the sun came up. Started picking up stranded people as soon as they got into NO. Baton Rouge became their base of operations.

Edited September 27 by BillyGoatHill

[BamaATL 16,593]

21 minutes ago, BillyGoatHill said:

 

While it would suck to be on top of that hospital roof, that area is not that far over the border from NC. Like Texas has had for years, NC has a helicopter task force made up from National Guard aircrews and rescue specialists/swimmers from fire departments. No doubt they are flying throughout NC now looking for stranded motorists or homes. They could fly to Tennessee if needed to that hospital should the waters not be receding. 

...CSB/? TXTF-1 with 5 helos and six swimmers were the first aircraft in to New Orleans the following morning after Katrina. The CG aircraft had been moved east and was still in the aftermath of the storm when TXTF-1 flew in from their staging area at Ellington Field just as the sun came up. Started picking up stranded people as soon as they got into NO. Baton Rouge became their base of operations.

State of Georgia National Guard should also be able to contribute, not far from us either.