Hurricane Dorian zeroing in on Florida

[Qxxx]

Landfall by monday. In case anyone is there.

 

[highdesertranger]

be safe use your wheels. highdesertranger

 

[maki2]

I would think that by now many of the full time RVers have split that scene. They know the roads will get jam packed because millions of people are involved.

 

[INTJohn]

Yeah, hope it doesn't destroy my fav bar at Juno Beach like the hurricane that hit Wilmington NC & took out 1a my fav beach bars at Crystal Pier; have lost more than 1 good beach bar to a 'cane;

Life's a Beach till a hurricane.............intjohn

 

[Jimmyflorida]

I'm in Michigan now flying home tomorrow morning to the sticks and bricks I'm hoping I'll be ok I'm in southwest Florida
Be safe all

 

[GypsyJan]

I used Dorian as an excuse for a road trip , LOL. Left Orlando after work yesterday and slept at Wlamart lot in Valdosta last night. Had breakfast at McDonald's in Perry, Ga, but decided to turn west to Columbus, as Dorian has shifted...again....and may not be the threat to FL as was once thought. Meanwhile I will monitor the storm and use this as an opportunity to tweak minivan dwelling. Less is definitely more is all I can say so far!

 

[RogerD]

I'm all the way over on the west coast about 5 mins from the Gulf.

Its track is starting to move east and now they are forecasting it will likely swipe up the Florida east coast.

Shouldn't be a big deal where I'm at.

 

[1shemp]

Good and bad news.Dorian is turning north,but is now a catagory 5.Stay safe everyone.

 

[GypsyJan]

I am glamping at a motel in AL....thank God for a/c! I will decide tmorrow wheather to rush home for work on Tuesday or drive slowly and stop along the way. It would help if this dang storm would choose a path and stick to it!

 

[Rabbit]

I'm in Central Florida, and as of right now the National Weather Service is telling me that most likely I'll get a tropical storm with gusts up to 40 MPH and minor flooding in low-lying areas, but be prepared in case they're wrong and all Hades breaks loose. Who knows what they'll be saying in an hour or two?

 

[GypsyJan]

Thanks...that helps a lot as I am waiting to hear from my manager tomorrow at noon re whether the office will be open on Tuesday....if it is open, I will need to start moseying my way home.

 

[highdesertranger]

LOL isn't all of Florida a low lying area. highdesertranger

 

[maki2]

Little category 2 Dorian ate way too much of that yummy Caribbean food and has turned into a big fat category 5 bully with a projected path right up and along the whole lower half of the east coast. Let us hope that path prediction does not come true and it pulls on out to sea well away from the coast line.

 

[Rabbit]

LOL isn't all of Florida a low lying area. highdesertranger

Heh! I grew up in St. Louis, which is also highly prone to flooding, and learned from experience that even small variations matter. My home base is about 20' over most surrounding terrain, at the majestic altitude of about 55' above sea level, and I have at least one way out that's mostly about 8-10' higher still. It's not much, but most of the rest of the peninsula will go under before I do.

A side note... Most of the stuff this forum promotes-- self-reliance, independence from utilities, etc-- seem to be exactly what's called for in face of a natural disaster. Therefore, I feel much more confident as a result of all the "prepping" I did readying the cargo trailer I travel in. In other words my time here is already paying off in terms of personal growth and self-confidence, and once again I'd like to thank you all for putting this site together, moderating it, etc. You're doing a lot of good for a lot of people, perhaps even more than you suspect. It's never a Bad Thing to promote self-reliance and common sense.

 

[Qxxx]

They are saying Dorian is the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Bahamas, winds up to 185 MPH. Good lord.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-september-2019/index.html

 

[INTJohn]

Looking forward to Dorian leaving the Hatteras area. Next week after the storm has departed the coastal beach Outer Banks areas, it will make for some AWESOME! Seashell hunting. A storm like this always brings the best sea shell hunting as it will rake the coast but not bring a direct landfall hit.

The entire Atlantic coast beaches from Fl to NC will have awsome sea shell finds!

Can't wait & hope to head that way by early next week!.........INTJohn

 

[bigsallysmom]

Looking forward to Dorian leaving the Hatteras area. Next week after the storm has departed the coastal beach Outer Banks areas, it will make for some AWESOME! Seashell hunting.

I was volunteering at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the coast south of Nags Head, NC and visitors kept talking about Shelly Island south of Hattaras.  Basically, wind and waves made a small island and shell collecting was awesome.  Surf fishers thought the same thing.  Some conflicts between the two as collectors were walking among the fishing lines.  Then during a nor'easter, the island disappeared.

 

[highdesertranger]

so I deleted a couple of post. come on people we don't want to hear your bickering here. highdesertranger

 

[maki2]

There will be many Bahamians living out of the cars that survived the storm.

 

[SheketEchad]

Yeah, I'm east of the I-95 corridor here and waiting to see what Dorian will do here, most likely flooding and some TS winds. My daughter used to live on OBX and I'm glad she's not there now. I moved her back home in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy. It was a mess out there. I'm much further inland where it gets hotter than Hades and the Tar River floods.

INTJohn, hope you make it for shelling - I've lived here two years and haven't made it to OBX yet! I've hit the hiking trails, but no beaches.