Hurricane season is upon us and the east coast of the United States is under watch for Hurricane Matthews. Currently it’s getting ready to hammer Haiti as a Category 4 and then travel a northern path.
Still too far out from the coast to predict a reliable path folks need to be prepared as it is estimated Matthews will be a Category 2 by the time it reaches the area of the Carolina coast. This is plenty strong enough to cause severe damage and destruction with winds upwards of 105 mph.
For the latest tracking check Weather.com.
Let’s hope it just turns and heads out to sea.
Rourke
I second that vote for Matthew to hook out to sea and be a fish storm.
Stay safe JR.. If it could just fall off and bring a little rain for a few days that’d be ok wouldn’t it ? Other wise out so sea it goes!
Thinking of you all….yes, out to sea….praying this is so.
However, to be on the safe side…I weathered Hugo in ’89. Since then, we have relocated to the Upstate of SC, but still, it’s best to be prepared. Swapped out 4 empty propane cylinders for full. Picked up a roll of 15# felt, two more sheets of OSB and roofing cement for roofing repair should it be necessary. Changed out the water storage. Picked up a couple of quarts of Alladin lamp oil. Filled the gas cans to have 5 – 5 gallon cans full. Ran the two generators for a while, (a monthly event). Filled up the car and truck with gas. Filled in a couple of gaps in the prep’s for food. And last but by no means least, the wife baked a huge batch of oatmeal raisin cookies. Now, with my work finished, I’m going to sit back with a nice cup of coffee and the fresh cookies.
Hmmmm………oatmeal raisin cookies.
Yup – very familiar with Hugo. Roade it out in my dorm room. What a mess the next day.
JR, I am not much of a commenter, but your site is one that I visit each day. I followed you over from your last site, and I cant thank you enough for what you do. Keep up the good work. With that said, I felt compelled to comment today because I live in South Florida. My wife and I talk about relocating at some point to South Carolina or somewhere comparable, but we have the usual excuses, lol.
With regard to Hurricane Matthew, I am still surprised every time someone who lives here all the time has to go out last minute and “hope” there is water left at the store. My wife and I are better prepared than most around our area, but it seems people get complacent and don’t think it will ever be a big deal or happen to them. I just can’t wrap my brain around people in areas like mine that don’t have the ability to sustain themselves for two weeks. It makes me eager to talk to my wife about truly looking into relocating. I know other areas have their own natural occurrences too, but ours come with MILLIONS of unprepared people nearby.
Anyway, enough rambling. I wish that everyone stay safe, and my prayers go out to those in some of the areas of the Caribbean that don’t have half of what we do to weather the storm (pun intended, lol)
Keep up the good fight JR!
Thanks barney0101. South Carolina is a great place to live and is on the right side politically(most of the time).
Appreciate your kind words. I know just what you are saying with people who know there is the chance of impending danger yet ignore it. It is called “normalcy bias” and it exists almost everywhere.
Few are as prepared as I, but it’s a bit difficult to prepare for something that can knock down your house and scatter your belongings to the next county. I am not looking forward to battening down and packing the jeep to possibly get out of Dodge 36 hrs from now.
My heart and prayers go out to all in Matthews path. We were hit hard by Hurricane Irene here in upstate NY so even though we are prepared we will be gathering in some extra batteries, snack foods ( very essential- smile !!) etc.
Lightning
Praying for safety, hoping this doesn’t turn out to be a judgement on DC and states like New York.
– Keep Looking UP