PLEASE take precautions if you live in SC & NC!

[Are_grits_groceries]

Wunderground:
Historic Rain/Flooding Heading for Carolinas
An extremely strong conveyor belt of moisture will stream into the Carolinas over the next several days, aided by moisture from Hurricane Joaquin as it turns to the north in the Atlantic Ocean. While the higher elevations of South Carolina will experience the most rain, upwards of 18 inches of rainfall will fall on parts of the Carolinas. This could create an historic flooding event that NOAA is calling a 1 in 1000 year event. Residents are urged to take precautions to protect life and property.

I am in the belt of highest rain because of the way it's plotted.
Do not assume that you will not flood just because it hasn't before. The ground in most areas is already saturated. If the wind is strong, trees will be uprooted because the roots are not deep in many cases.

[SusanaMontana41]

1. Take care out there. eom

[malaise]

2. South Carolina in particular is going to face the worst of this

Stay safe sis

[Are_grits_groceries]

5. Thanks!

[brer cat]

3. Stay safe!

My sister's family is in Chapel Hill area and they are already saturated. She says my BIL is building a boat in the garage just in case.

[barbtries]

4. thanks are_grits_groceries

i'm in the triangle. my son and i drove into work an hour early to avoid the inevitable mess that will ensue on the road. I think you're in much greater jeopardy than we are. stay dry and safe!

[retrowire]

6. RTP North Carolina here.

thanks for the heads up.

I'm on high ground, but I do hope the trees on my property stay rooted.

stay safe everyone.

[Are_grits_groceries]

7. Thanks for the well wishes.

I'm kinda glad ol' Mouse and Scat aren't here. They went through 2 apartment floods and I can see their eyes roll.
I still miss them but Tater and Moonpie keep me entertained.

[malaise]

11. You don't need any stinken flood now

This may be an experience for Tater and Moonpie -

[daleanime]

8. Safety first, we've got plenty of work to do later.....

so we need every one of you around.

[postulater]

9. That would be like 12 feet of snow

for us northerners.

Stay safe.

[csziggy]

10. Just got home from Myrtle Beach

I spent several days there at a seminar and I'm so glad I didn't take additional classes - the seminar doesn't end until Sunday. The other participants who are staying for the entire event are going to have problems getting home. I hope they will be safe.

The bad thing is that it had already rained enough in the week before I arrived that some of the coastal roads were flooded. My husband went to Huntington Beach Park on Monday and the main road into the park was closed due to water over the road.

While we were in South Carolina our area (Tallahassee) had severe rain and some roads are still flooded.

Be careful everyone in the Carolinas!