Hurricane Florence

[Gazrok]

I thought I was, but learned otherwise last year, lol.

I guess the storm wasn’t bad enough so they have to embellish some... typical for the news

If they want to stop being called FAKE news, maybe they should stop BEING fake news? LOL

 

[brandx]

Here is where the eye of Florence is making landfall...Carolina Beach.

Now if I'm not mistaken...Carolina Beach is a Barrier Island meaning that it is a barrier between the ocean and the mainland.

So why are there houses? Every one of these houses on Carolina Beach is up to the roof right now in water. I mean, I guess I'm OK with someone taking the risk of building on a barrier island as long as it is their risk. But what do you want to bet that we the taxpayers are going to be paying for this through Federal Flood Insurance?

Sorry, but I have no sympathy for idiots that build houses on barrier islands...

Florence just proves survival of the fittest again. Not wise enough to go inland, not wise enough not to drive through water in areas that you know nothing about, or plugging in electrical cords when standing in water,, well, those seem to be the ones who are dying for the most part. Why would you be out in the storm driving or trying to cross flood waters or staying when they have been telling you not to for days? There have been days and days of warnings that these flood will be unprecedented. I guess that is why people keep dying. I really feel sorry for penned up animals though. They don't have a choice.

 

[brandx]

I'm just glad the flooding hasn't been as devastating as they first thought and it seems like only the coastal areas were effected as of yet. Sorry guys but we were over 100 miles away from initial impact of Harvey and I can not tell you just how many homes r flooded even 50 miles north of us. It's not always just coastal damage and unless you have lived thru something like that you will never understand what these people who lose everything are going thru when they have to start over. My heart goes out to the people in those areas. I am sure this will be the lifetime of a storm for some, Irma will be Gaz's and Harvey will be forever (hpefully) mine.

That is why I will never build or buy a home in a low lying area. Not even close. All the levies have created more problems, as they don't allow for the natural expansion of rivers and streams, then there is sudden flooding. rivers and streams need room to breathe. With levies water rises quicker and is deeper and runs faster, when it goes, then that's all she wrote.

 

[DrHenley]

My father (a geological engineer) was always ranting about people building houses in the Pearl River bottoms. He picked the highest spot he could find when he built our house.

This is what the Pearl River bottoms looked like during the "Easter Flood" of 1979. Yeah, those are roofs...

 

[Brent S]

If my house floods here then there will be stories about the second coming of Noah! That was one of the first things I looked at when looking for property here, elevation. A good creek was the first priority, but not being in a low area that water could pool in was definitely on my mind. I guess lots of people only look for the cheapest property, or just don’t have a clue. If I did have a property that could flood the house would at least be on stilts.

 

[DrHenley]

Jackson, MS has a subdivision called "Eastover" which is where the multimillion dollar homes are located. Everybody wanted a house in Eastover because it was the place to live, so they expanded Eastover towards the Pearl River. Every new street they built in Eastover was farther downhill until they were right down in the bottom of the the Pearl River bottoms.

Multimillion dollar home...no flood insurance...water up to your roof. How's that living in Eastover working out for ya?

 

[brandx]

My father (a geological engineer) was always ranting about people building houses in the Pearl River bottoms. He picked the highest spot he could find when he built our house.

This is what the Pearl River bottoms looked like during the "Easter Flood" of 1979. Yeah, those are roofs...

I don't know why it bothers me. I guess it is just the waste caused by stupid people.

 

[Danil54grl]

Heard on the radio 3 million chickens and read an article 5500 pigs were lost due to flooding but expected numbers to rise as farmers can get back to their farms. Some of these places that flood were expected because they are low lying, but some places had never flooded before. A lot depended on how fast and how long the rains lasted. There was also lost cotton that was still out in the fields ready for harvest. Sure lots more than what we've been told so far.

 

[Arcticdude]

Sounds like Trump is going to out spend obumer on cleaning up and rebuilding after this storm.

 

[Gazrok]

I doubt it compares to the damage caused by some of the previous storms. While flooding was bad, compared to much more powerful and wide affecting storms, not likely. Irma affected many more folks, but we didn't have the same flooding issues as much, due to our topography.

 

[Danil54grl]

Irma cost was $60 billion. Harvey $125 billion, which had a lot of flooding and effected the majority of southern Texas into Louisiana. Verdict is still out on Flourence. Some say up to $170 billion. Wait and see I guess.