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[ARC]

I feel for the panhandle the most.... it will be mass devastation.

 

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[ARC]

And devastation is the ONLY word to use.

 

[ARC]

And devastation is the ONLY word to use.

IF OUR particular area were to get hit the same way....
The words "mass devistation" would be an undestatement.

IF...................... you want to SEE what we would be facing.... heh...... i urge you to watch this.

Project Phoenix Hurricane.

It is a simulation of a "what if" scenario.

 

[pepperj]

Any slight deviation in projected path can result in totally different situations.
Pepper... EVEN IF it stays offshore... the effects on our area are going to be seriously severe.
Seriously sever.
For example...'
Even on a freaky serious heavy rainy day...
homes / streets / businesses flood here.
We can get flash flooding in our lower lying areas (which are EVERYWHERE here) on a bad rain storm.
As for people ON the waters.... arggg... its almost guaranteed...
This storm...
No matter what...
IS GOING TO cause mass damage to my area.
People will be homeless to worse ... a mathematical certainty.

 

[ARC]

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Correct..... we are in the red 6-10 foot range.
We start to flood at 2 in all low lying areas.
Some areas like beach and coast low areas flood at 1.

 

[ARC]

Correct..... we are in the red 6-10 foot range.
We start to flood at 2 in all low lying areas.
Some areas like beach and coast low areas flood at 1.

My particular area is 15-18 foot above sea level.... and i am over a mile inland.
Flood zone C... just in my small little area....
Problem is....
We are completely surrounded by flood zones A-B... so if they flood we are stuck... and no power can be restored anyway in that.

 

[ARC]

The trees can be most of the problematic things...
Wind and rain take em down.
When they go down....
Power lines go down.

This takes time to remove the trees and debris from roadways first.... then to remove downed lines...
Then to rerun the lines.
This is the biatch part.
Not to mention you CANNOT drive anywhere so you are stuck in place for some time if bad.

 

[ARC]

Our area is under mandatory evacuation in Zone A and have been since yesterday.
Starts at 2 pm today.
Crazy time now.

 

[ARC]

The one good thing about this storm is going to be...
if it in fact does what it is projected to do... which is ... it is going to be moving fast.
The faster it goes by the better we will fair.
The slower the storm the worse it is for all concerned.

 

[Mackaydon]

In case you missed it, the Padres secured a Wild Card spot last night by beating the Dodgers (4-2) with a TRIPLE PLAY in the last of the 9th inning.
Another birthday present for me. Go Pads !!
Don in SoCal

 

[ToddsPoint]

I haven’t seen any posts by Retired Sarge. He’s near Pensacola and suffered badly with hurricane Michael. I don’t think I could live in FL with yearly hurricane threats. Very stressful!

 

[releventchair]

Stay safe! Hope the storm misses you!!

It will here in the Midwest..

 

[pepperj]

The trees can be most of the problematic things...
Wind and rain take em down.
When they go down....
Power lines go down.

This takes time to remove the trees and debris from roadways first.... then to remove downed lines...
Then to rerun the lines.
This is the biatch part.
Not to mention you CANNOT drive anywhere so you are stuck in place for some time if bad.

In storm prone areas all power lines should be underground.

 

[ARC]

I haven’t seen any posts by Retired Sarge. He’s near Pensacola and suffered badly with hurricane Michael. I don’t think I could live in FL with yearly hurricane threats. Very stressful!

Stressful is an understatement for many.
Post traumatic stress kicks in for many... including myself.
Fear is the driving force.

 

[ARC]

In storm prone areas all power lines should be underground.

They have started this infrastructure in certain areas.

Kinda alwways made me wonder how that works under 4 feet + of water though .. heh

 

[oldmxrat]

Good morning

 

[pepperj]

They have started this infrastructure in certain areas.

Kinda alwways made me wonder how that works under 4 feet + of water though .. heh

Buried electric cables are fully waterproof.
No issues with moisture.
It's the overall costs vs above ground cables.

The long range costs are much lower overall.

Basically it's just the square headed thinkers that control the purse strings.

 

[pepperj]

 

[pepperj]

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I used to strip these types of cables.
The aluminum core basically was the standard for the subdivision power grids.

 

[releventchair]

Furthermore...
Our power infrastructure is VERY fragile IN OUR particular area due to the fact that we have not had a direct hit causing it to be rebuilt.
So...
A storm like this will automatically cause 100's of thousands if not close to 1 million people in our area alone to be powerless.
Never mind the rest of the state areas which will be floundered... which will for sure be dark for some time.

Probably should do more than roll up your pantlegs and crack open another Stella..