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Anyone in the path of Florence?
My stepfather's sister lives in Wilmington, right where it's supposed to hit. He tried to call earlier and he's not getting an answer, but I think they could be evacuating. She's pretty smart, so I...
debbie.jean.bro wrote:
Hey GabeU, listening to the horrific news coming out of Willmington. How's your family??
They're okay, though I don't know about their homes. They haven't gone back to the area yet (I don't think they're allowed to), and the last I knew there was about two feet of standing water in my step aunt's neighborhood, though it's almost assuredly increased since then. I'm not sure about my former SIL's home, or the area of Wilmington it's in.
Today I was more worried about my brother and the tornadoes. He lives in Blackstone, VA, and at least a couple of times there were tornado warnings, and they were headed right for Blackstone. He was okay and I guess they turned out to not be tornadoes, or at least not ones touching the ground. In his area, that is. Can't say the same for the area around Richmond. :(
I can't imagine all of that rain. Over 30 inches in a city north of Wilmington. Just unreal. And the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville is expected to crest at 62 feet, which is 27 feet above flood stage? SHEESH!!!!!
I watched videos of the Richmond tornadoes yesterday on Twitter. Holy pineapple, those were really scary. And Wilmington was (still may be) completely isolated by water. It's insanity. And then there's the typhoon in China and the Philippines....What a season.
GabeU wrote:They're okay, though I don't know about their homes. They haven't gone back to the area yet (I don't think they're allowed to), and the last I knew there was about two feet of standing water in my step aunt's neighborhood, though it's almost assuredly increased since then. I'm not sure about my former SIL's home, or the area of Wilmington it's in.
