Hurricane Idalia

[Glide-bpm]

Hope none of y'all are in Florida in the path of Hurricane Idalia! We've already been upgraded to expect around up to 70mph stained winds here in The Charleston, SC areas around 2am tomorrow morning. Still have rather unfond memories of Cat 4 Hurricane Hugo when I was in college in the late '80's! Most wood I've ever cut with a chainsaw... Dohhhhh!

 

[Greywolf]

Prayers to all in its path .. We started to get the first of the bands last night .. it's going to be a WET one

 

[JasonE]

It went North of me. Now I just have to watch it to be aware if it makes a loop and comes back in my direction. I saw a couple of models yesterday that showed it doing that and hitting around Miami and Fort Lauderdale and moving up the coast over me. Time will tell.

If it is heading your way, batten down the hatches and dig in. Hopefully it will die out and not cause a lot of damage.

 

[Tony M.]

Please be safe people in the path.

 

[GADonis]

Here in Savannah, GA it's been raining all morning. Looks like we may get some pretty good wind by the end of the day. Hope everybody in Florida is able to stay safe.

 

[JasonE]

I chatted with some coworkers this morning that live in the North part of the state to see how things are going up there. Tallahassee is getting pounded pretty hard. A bunch of them lost power early on when the storm started rolling in.

 

[GADonis]

Just found out that our company is shutting down at noon today to allow people to get home before things get ugly. We have people that have a pretty serious commute from home, so a big thumbs up to our management.

 

[JasonE]

Just found out that our company is shutting down at noon today to allow people to get home before things get ugly. We have people that have a pretty serious commute from home, so a big thumbs up to our management.

Thankfully this one is coming at you mostly across land instead of from the south east. I hope it weakens a lot before it gets to you.

 

[bodia]

Stay safe to all you peeps in the path.

 

[Greywolf]

The storm was located about 5 miles east-northeast of Madison, Fla., and 25 miles south of Valdosta, Ga., around 10 a.m. ET, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. A storm surge of up to 16 feet is expected in some parts of Florida. Forecasters are warning about tornadoes in both Florida and Georgia.

 

[GADonis]

Thankfully this one is coming at you mostly across land instead of from the south east. I hope it weakens a lot before it gets to you.

I believe they are expecting it to be around Cat 1. But I wouldn't be surprised if it falls below that.

 

[garrett]

She's been giving us a nice, long hug since yesterday afternoon. Lucky for us she stayed far enough west to prevent any significant issues where I'm at.

 

[Glide-bpm]

These Gulf storms are notorious for sprouting up tornados in the Charleston SC area when they come through.

 

[OldBayCrab85]

These Gulf storms are notorious for sprouting up tornados in the Charleston SC area when they come through.

I’m riding this one out in Goose Creek brother. If I see a PRS riding a tornado or floating down the street, I’ll let you know.

 

[Glide-bpm]

I’m riding this one out in Goose Creek brother. If I see a PRS riding a tornado or floating down the street, I’ll let you know.

Always rains in Goose Creek!

 

[Glide-bpm]

I’m riding this one out in Goose Creek brother. If I see a PRS riding a tornado or floating down the street, I’ll let you know.

They'll definitely be floating down the Cooper River from Moncks Corner!

 

[OldBayCrab85]

Wind flipped a car on US 52 already

 

[Glide-bpm]

Wind flipped a car on US 52 already

Yep. Watching Bill Walsh now...

Three Tornado warnings until 4pm for Charleston and Berkeley counties

 

[Glide-bpm]

Wind flipped a car on US 52 already

On a side note, someone in Summerville has a 513 for sale on Reverb...

 

[OldBayCrab85]

On a side note, someone in Summerville has a 513 for sale on Reverb

I’ve never seen one of those in the wild