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As a native Floridian who has seen a few of these I would urge you and anyone you know if living within 100 miles of the coast, living in a flood prone area anywhere mid-state or east or in a home/building minus hurricane construction standards to pack up yourselves (and all of your pets!) and drive out of the scope of landfall to North Florida, the western half of Georgia, east Tennessee, the western tip of NC or higher ground in western VA. Avoid the major interstates which can become severely traffic clogged and a hazard as gas supplies dwindle leaving you stranded. Take the state/county roads and leave with a full tank of gas if possible along with cash from an ATM in case of power outages later.
At this point I must say anyone who lives anywhere near the ocean would have to be crazy to stay. It's just not worth the risk. This is a VERY dangerous storm. Get out while you can.
Just home from NMB where we cut our one week golf "mancation" to three days with only two rounds of golf. Annual trip for 8 friends from PA. Three stayed today and played Tidewater, they were the only group out. The other 5 headed north at 6 and 8 AM. No traffic. Better safe than sorry, there's always next year.
Just home from NMB where we cut our one week golf "mancation" to three days with only two rounds of golf. Annual trip for 8 friends from PA. Three stayed today and played Tidewater, they were the only group out. The other 5 headed north at 6 and 8 AM. No traffic. Better safe than sorry, there's always next year.
Caco, wise of you to beat the exodus. Did you see any price gouging on gasoline along the way?
Wife and I were considering moving to Myrtle Beach earlier this year but this storm has killed that idea.
I will stay tuned to this thread to see how areas just east of the Intracoastal Waterway fare in the storm. That's a very low lying area and could get inundated with massive amounts of rain. Particularly interested in how things go along Carolina Bays Pkwy and developments like The Bluffs on the Waterway, The Dunes and The Grande Dunes.
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Did not see any price gouging but a number of stations were out of gas. We left at 6:30 AM on Tuesday. Three out of the 8 of us played Tidewater before departing. They were the only ones on the course. They hit much more traffic on 17 and I40.
Our "last supper" was at Villa Tuscany on Rt17 near Main Street. Great meal, we will be back.
We have been making this trip for 20 years, had a few rain out rounds but nothing like this. Full cash refund on rounds not played and accommodations.
I don't know if the cam platform is lit at night, (I just discovered the camera) but the sound of the wind is deafening!
(Nice daytime view)
Wonder if it will ride out the storm?
Below are two photos.
One of the platform's location, in relation to the N.C. coast.
The other is the platform where the camera is mounted.
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This ocean cam is affixed to the Frying Pan Tower, 34 miles off the coast of Cape Fear, North Carolina. The tower was built in the 1960s to warn ships of the shallow waters nearby.
Though GPS navigation technology means this tower is no longer used for its original purpose, it's an important ecosystem for marine wildlife (check out the underwater shark cam to see what we mean) and provides a beautiful view of the sun rising and setting over the Atlantic Ocean.
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