A swath of ferocious winds possibly gusting over 100 mph (purple colors) is nearing Wilmington

[teach1st]

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A swath of ferocious winds possibly gusting over 100 mph (purple colors) is nearing Wilmington, NC and the coastline surrounding Cape Fear very quickly. Do *not* be outside.

[soothsayer]

1. Yikes

[Nevilledog]

5. Exactly what I said out loud.

[spinbaby]

2. My sister lives there

She says the ground is already saturated, so they’re expecting a lot of trees down.

[teach1st]

3. I hope your sister's OK

Lots of trees around there, so yeah.

[nocoincidences]

4. This storm has been nuts

from the beginning. Now it decides to ramp up into a genuine hurricane, as it moves onshore!

It is fixin' to run over the top of Tidewater, where I live, and I am NOT looking forward to it.

I frickin' hate hurricanes. I spent my life in tornado country, and I will take a tornado over a hurricane always!! 20 seconds of terror, vs. countless hours. . Tornado wins.

[teach1st]

6. It really blew up

Good luck, nocoincidences! I grew up in Florida and went through many hurricanes. Then I moved to Hawai'i for a decade or so, where my house slid into the ocean during a hurricane. I can't get away from 'em, and they're no fun.

[nocoincidences]

7. No shit.

If I wake up dead tomorrow I will be under a tree. They are all around my house, I love them all, but....

[I_UndergroundPanther]

8. It's going to go up the Chesapeake Bay and will

Move right over my house.. if it's re
strenghening all I can say is oh shit,this is getting scary, I hope everyone dealing with this hurricane is ok.