NC getting ready for Ivan's Impact

[ncbird]

http://www.governor.state.nc.us/News_Fu ... sp?id=1422

Even though NC has not taken the direct blow from the storms as those down south, this years Tropical Season is making a hard impact on us here also. Every tropical Storm that has hit the SE this year has made its way here to us. In 6 weeks we have had Alex, Bonnie, Charlie, Frances and Gaston come visit us, and now Ivan.

Prayers for all my western NC neighbors.... be safe.

[dyrewolfe]

Hi bird

It looks like more than just the mountains could be in for a soaking this weekend:

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tr ... 00409.html

[hurricanefreak1988]

Two words: we're screwed. I dread this weekend. And now that Jeanne will most likely be added to the long list of letdowns for Fayetteville, instead of being the real deal, she's gonna add to Ivan's rain dumping. I don't have a swimming pool at my house but the way things are going I don't think I'll need one

[Guest]

It's like Eastern North Carolina is going to get hit twice. The rain in the west flows east where it will already be raining. Then there is Jeanne, no telling what is going on with that right now. I don't know what is worse, getting every landfalling storm to pass through NC or getting three land falling hurricanes to hit NC. That begs a question....How much property damage has each storm done to NC compared to the State it made landfall with. Also I wonder which state has the most combined of damage from all the storms.

[hurricanefreak1988]

Also I wonder which state has the most combined of damage from all the storms.

No question it's Florida.

[Guest]

Yeah your right...Plus the economic hit they have took this year.

[Rainband]

Stay safe.

[Guest]

Thanks Rainband I was hoping someone from florida would care. The end of the year storm totals are going to be interesting.

[ncbird]

I have been doing some research on the impact of Tropical Storms and Hurricanes on NC for a web page I am working on and here are some of the figures I have found on damage so far (this is far from complete).

Alex - Dare Co. 4.2 million real property (doesn't include all the cars and such or the other counties)

Bonnie - 1.2 million from Tornado in Rocky Point

Charlie - almost 18 million from 5 countie reports

Frances - 54 million in agricultural damage, 11 million to Blue Ridge PKwy, FEMA report of 1.1 million given out

[Guest]

Ivan might top Frances. Seems the damage gets higher and higher with each one that crosses NC. Ivan could very well pass Frances.

[Pebbles]

You know we are thinking of everyone in NC!! *hugs* hang in there....Try hard to stay positive...just keep saying It CAN'T last forever! (i know it feels like it will..but it won't!)

[saltcod]

And I moved here to get away from all the tropical storms...
(I have a deep appreciation for hurricanes, but the TS's seem to always be such looong, dreary, tiresome events that love to spoil entire weekends...)

The rain has started now in earnest here in Asheville...and the one thing I forgot to do was move my rain gauge somewhere closer to the house so I can actually check it now and again. oops. :)
Here's hoping Ivan's not hiding as much moisture as they say he is...and that he speeds up a lot, for the sake of the whole mid-atlantic. We're all soggy enough, thank you. *waft*waft*

[Guest]

saltcod since you have a gauge give me some updates once in a while pretty pleaseeee.

[saltcod]

Sure! So far we've gotten .8" here.
We are generally in a bit of a rainshadow here; in the big Frances debacle we only got 4" compared with much more from others less than a mile away. It'll be interesting to see if the pattern holds for this storm too.

[Hugo_Charlotte]

This is getting tiresome...the folks in Fla have suffered a big punch. One that can knock you out. The Western Carolinas just keep getting body blows. I will be very curious to see the direct result of Ivan in the 2 states. Local met's don't know what to think...stall...no stall...Jeanne...more rain..flooding. They are scratching their head and scared to say what could happen.

[saltcod]

Latest in Asheville:
Rain gauge now at 1.8 inches. It's very squally; the trees on the ridge above me are whipping around. I'd be surprised if a few of them didn't come down. Local met reports spotty power lossage around town, and the TV station has gone to color bars a few times.
More later.

[Guest]

saltcod thanks! What have the local forcasters been saying about the movement of the storm?

[saltcod]

They are still forecasting 7-11" total, higher in the mountains. They don't seem to be committing -at all- as to track, just the ramifications of the various possibilities. They are rather concerned about some of the bands that are still south of us in SC and heading our way; they've been getting up to 2" per hour in some of those storms.
Basically he expects a more wind and rain. Which, while I am not a pro, I could certainly tell me myself.
The wind here has picked up dramatically though in the last 20 minutes. Lights are flickering now, despite my buried electric. Wish I had an anemometer, but I don't think I would want to go up on the ridge to check the speed; it's howling around my house, and it's clearly far worse up there. Would guess gusting around 25ish down here, maybe 40 up there?
Just a guess though.
How're things elsewhere around the Carolinas?

[Anonymous]

My most fervent prayers go out to North Carolinians. You folks have gotten hit by excessive rain and tornadoes again and again.

I wish IVAN would go due north at 27mph and just die out over the Great Lakes.

I don't want more torrential rain in NC or in my native Virginia either! GO AWAY IVAN! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ALREADY!

Jeanne had better stay the heck away from my beloved Outer Banks too!! Nags Head got slammed really badly from Isabel last September, they don't need more trouble from Jeanne.

[Guest]

I can speak for the East by saying we have actually been fairly dry for the past few days. All that could change in a hurry if Ivan's forcasted track hold through. I'll post the amount from my gauge once we get our first rain.