We've got a lot of folks in harms way, and I want to hear where you are, how you are, and what's your plan?
Thomaston Ga currently under Tropicial Storm warning. Checking the National Hurricane Center website frequently. Shoulde get the wind around 2pm
We are square in the path. Projected winds here are for 60 mph. Expect lots of tree damage and no power.
Quote from: WDH on October 10, 2018, 08:15:24 AM
We are square in the path. Projected winds here are for 60 mph.
Expect lots of tree damage and no power.
I am right at the edge. Hopefully it turn an miss both of us. Jake may get it also
My 88 y/o mom and my younger brother & his family live about 40 miles north of Pensacola. Last I heard it looked like eye was crossing near Panama City about 80 miles south of them. They will still get lots of wind but maybe not the worst. They rode out Ivan and Dean so pretty much think they are invincible I guess. We will keep following how they fare with this one.
Our beaches and low lying areas are getting surge. Been raining off and on but that will get worse as will the wind as the storm passes. It will be a normal tropical storm for us.
Dang is in for it though.
Hope all you folks fare just fine in this.
Last month, Poston WideHead stated that his hurricane was coming straight to sawmill building. I feel the same way about Michael, which is "advertised" as being a cat 1 when it gets to Middle Georgia. We already cancelled Church for tonight. I'm sure the shelves of the piggly wiggly are low. (Not like a 1/2" snow) Going out this AM to get gas for the Generator and put enough gas in the truck to get to a Hotel 6 or a ER. Praying for everybody in its path, especially DanG in Chattahoochee, FL I know there are many Forum Members in its path. Be smart, be safe.
Hope all in the storms path are going to be OK
I'm about 35 miles north of Ft. Walton, rain and light wind so far, expecting 60 mph sustained winds later. Looks like Panama City, Port St. Joe and Apalachicola will take the brunt of this one.
Cooks Saw is in the storms path too!
Thoughts and prayers out for all in harms way!
My mother just moved from bay shore alabama to the panama city area about 2 months ago. Lost half her roof and sun room today but was safe last i heard.
So i guess it was a pretty serious storm.
When it gets to my mill the eye will go right across us into Charlotte NC.
Our winds are only predicted to be in the 45mph range.
Tomorrow is the first day of gun season and schools are out due to the wind.
Paul said perfect timing.
I expect trees down and minor power outages. But this storm has been unpredictable from the get go.
Right now it about 80 miles ssw of Macon Ga winds are down to 85. We are getting eain a winds are picking up i hate night time storms
here's pulling for all of you down there...
be safe...
All I got was a bunch of rain and some wind so far no damage. Hopefully everyone else in Fl and Ga faured well.
Outer rain bands are getting to us now. Good thing this one is a fast mover, unlike Florence. They say tomorrow will be fall time temps and beautiful! 8)
Same for us tommorow project low 51
250 power company crews staged in Jackson last night and will deploy into the affected areas after the storm passes today.
Some tree tops lying the yard, Metal roofing covering lumber blown off. But the power is still on, PTL. We have been blessed, According to the local news, there are thousands without power and will have to deal with damage.
Just rain and some limbs down for me. I crossed I 10 at Crestview this morning about 6:30 headed to work, steady line of power trucks rolling east as far as I could see.
DanG posted on Facebook that his power was beginning to flicker. Haven't seen any post or updates from him since then.
It looks like we are in the path for what's left. We have high wind and flash flood warning for this afternoon. Over cast and eerily calm right now and it is tracking directly toward us.
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DanG just texted me that he is ok but has a mess.
I just got a text from DanG. His power is out and he's got a mess to clean up, but everybody is safe.
Just heard from WDH too. His power and internet are out. People and buildings are okay. He does, however, have extensive timber damage.
We're not getting any wind yet. But boy da water is coming down. :)
Our Florida and Georgia boys made it! 8) 8)
Quote from: POSTON WIDEHEAD on October 11, 2018, 09:47:06 AM
We're not getting any wind yet. But boy da water is coming down. :)
We got between 3 and 4 inches
Quote from: nomad on October 11, 2018, 09:21:55 AM
Just heard from WDH too. His power and internet are out. People and buildings are okay. He does, however, have extensive timber damage.
Extensive timber damage equals more lumber and a new box of blades for the mill. Glad that him and DanG are ok.
Glad to hear our guys are ok. There are many who have lost everything along the Gulf Coast.
We were hit awfully hard here, winds were 50 mph plus. Lots of trees down and power out. Mostly inconvenient stuff that pales in comparison. It was still a surprisingly powerful storm even here.
Just watced the weather it may make all the way Spain next week
We're getting hammered here in central VA. Power has been out for sometime. Lots of trees down. Raining so hard sideways it is blowing up under my ridge vent and my garage and shop are being drained in. My table saw is soaking wet.
Winds seem to be higher here today than with Florence. However nowhere near the rain. Prayers for those in the Fl panhandle!
Got 2 to 3 inches of rain so far. Been pretty mild up til now. I'm about 60 miles NE of DR_Buck, so it sounds like it's been worse down his way. They're calling for 4-6 inches of rain and some wind. The rain is supposed to be out of here by midnight, but the wind is supposed to pick up even more after that.
Wind picking up pretty good now. Lights blinked a few times. Thought I heard a tree come down not too far from the house. We were already saturated before this rain, so it won't take much wind to cause trouble. Standby generator is standing by.
BIG white pine in the front yard worries me.
Whatever happens here, it's just a minor inconvenience compared to FL and GA.
Glad to hear that everyone is safe.
5.5" rain so far, 32 MPH peak wind, but had several tornadoes touch down around us again. One about 5 miles north and the other 10 miles east. Several others were reported as well.
We've had flooding, that was a lot of rain. The creekside roads around here have been going under, I went through where there was a small mudslide across 21 today, I've heard of another in Galax across 58. And then it blew out followed by cool air, we loaded logs and the slabbing Lucas to saw at the farmers market tomorrow.
Quote from: DR_Buck on October 11, 2018, 06:39:06 PM
We're getting hammered here in central VA. Power has been out for sometime. Lots of trees down. Raining so hard sideways it is blowing up under my ridge vent and my garage and shop are being drained in. My table saw is soaking wet.
Hate to hear that, sounds like quite a rain. TV just said there were tornadoes around there too. Stay safe.
Quote from: fishpharmer on October 11, 2018, 09:02:34 AM
DanG just texted me that he is ok but has a mess.
Thanks for letting us know.
Quote from: nomad on October 11, 2018, 09:21:55 AM
Just heard from WDH too. His power and internet are out. People and buildings are okay. He does, however, have extensive timber damage.
man that is too bad on his plantations, he took such pride in them.
Quote from: nativewolf on October 11, 2018, 08:36:25 PM
Quote from: nomad on October 11, 2018, 09:21:55 AM
Just heard from WDH too. His power and internet are out. People and buildings are okay. He does, however, have extensive timber damage.
man that is too bad on his plantations, he took such pride in them.
I sent him a text earlier. He said buildings were good and was still assessing damage, but alot of timber damage. Since he is about an hour from me offered my help if he needed it.
OK. Got power back. Never seen wind like this so far inland. My recently thinned 21 and 30 year old pine plantations took it pretty hard. Lost some big hardwoods too, however, I have not walked the creek bottoms yet, so I am sure that many more will be down. Got smacked pretty hard. Lost power at 8:25 p.m. yesterday, so I have had little information about the impacts of the storm. Not sure if the eye of the storm came directly over us, but it had to be close. Thankfully my house and out buildings and sawshed and air drying sheds came through without damage. The amount of limbs, leaves, and woody debris on the ground is amazing. I won't be needing any extra pine logs for a good bit :).
Glad to hear that you are ok.
We just lost power here.
Danny,
Glad you are okay.
Last I heard a couple hours ago my daughter in Charlotte was without power. I saw David Poston on line and he is only about 20 miles or so hopefully it was a local issue and they will be back on line pretty soon.
Quote from: WDH on October 11, 2018, 11:16:29 PM
OK. Got power back. Never seen wind like this so far inland. My recently thinned 21 and 30 year old pine plantations took it pretty hard. Lost some big hardwoods too, however, I have not walked the creek bottoms yet, so I am sure that many more will be down. Got smacked pretty hard. Lost power at 8:25 p.m. yesterday, so I have had little information about the impacts of the storm. Not sure if the eye of the storm came directly over us, but it had to be close. Thankfully my house and out buildings and sawshed and air drying sheds came through without damage. The amount of limbs, leaves, and woody debris on the ground is amazing. I won't be needing any extra pine logs for a good bit :).
Danny
If you need help with clean up let me know
Thank you guys for continuing to give us updates. It is so comforting to be reassured that you are OK.
Glad to hear that yall have weathered the storm. Trees can be sawed, property can be restored, the folks are what matters the most and sounds like all are good. Good luck with all the clean up efforts.
Came through pretty good all in all. There some issues around the area. Five storm-related deaths in the Richmond area. I haven't made a full survey around my place yet but so far things aren't too bad. Couple big trees down right here, but they missed everything.
This one could have hit 15 different things but it missed them all. I hope everyone one else is this lucky.
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We lost power about 12 hours ago, have not surveyed everything yet, 7.4" rain total , and a kiln full of wood. >:( At least the bulk tank was empty.
Yesterday, I bartered to get the rest of a dead pine took down and get my back yard cleaned up in exchange for lumber. My lower back says thank you.
Glad to hear everyone is well.
Danny sorry to hear about your timber loss.
Our power came back around 4:30 or 5:00 am.
Minor tree damage around the house.
Just remember those power company crews that are working long hours and in dangerous working conditions to restore the power outages. Telephone and CATV crews will follow them.
WDH, I am glad you got power back so soon. I sent you a text last night but it evidently did not make it.
I have some friends in Blountstown, Fl that got smacked really bad. The only picture I got from them after the storm showed devastation - their well cared for pines were broken and twisted, their house and out buildings were severely damaged and they were happy to have survived.
My son in law recently returned from a 13 day assignment to North Carolina to help restore power and was sent to north Florida yesterday morning. He reported that he has never seen storm damage this significant and some of the seasoned veterans said this was as bad or worse than Andrew was in '92. They told him he may be on the job for 30 days and then rotate out. Basically, they will have to rebuild from the substations out. He is about 10 miles from Panama City Beach.
I volunteered to go help my friends in Blountstown and was going to leave this afternoon but was told that I probably could not get there from here.
Dang must have a heck of a mess at his place too. This storm morphed into a monster.
Caveman,
Wondered how your SIL did during Florence. Felt like he would be involved in this too. Kinda glad I retired. I feel like I'd be down there or headed that wat had I not. Hope he and his fellow workers stay safe. Lots of hazards.
I hope he stays safe too. They work long days and have daunting tasks before them.
My damage was insignificant compared to what those people on the coast suffered.
Son-in-law's widowed mother has (had) an apartment in one of them old warehouses in Bainbridge Ga that was converted into senior citizen apartments. She got out in a hurry, went to Birmingham. Got back in yesterday, the entire top floor is gone, she literally lost everything.
Unfortunately, I'm hearing the death toll will rise significantly, lots of people still missing.
Quote from: WDH on October 13, 2018, 08:15:49 AM
My damage was insignificant compared to what those people on the coast suffered.
Wasn't just the coast..CAT 3 closed core structure into S GA
Just got back from Bristol area....few miles east of Blountstown. Lord what a mess.
Yes, you are very correct. South Georgia got smashed.
Glad to hear everyone made it through ok. We just got our power back on. A little over over 3 days on generator for lights and necessities. Used 48 gallons of gas to keep it going. Got most of the bigger stuff around the house cleaned up. Still have one large oak down in the front yard and another that is leaning farther out than it was that will have to wait until I have time. I need to concentrate on the new addition. Almost 3 days lost work time has set me back some. Drywall installation is scheduled and if I'm not ready by the end of this week it could be a while. I still need to get the heat pump hooked up also.
Quote from: WDH on October 11, 2018, 11:16:29 PM
OK. Got power back. Never seen wind like this so far inland. My recently thinned 21 and 30 year old pine plantations took it pretty hard. Lost some big hardwoods too, however, I have not walked the creek bottoms yet, so I am sure that many more will be down. Got smacked pretty hard. Lost power at 8:25 p.m. yesterday, so I have had little information about the impacts of the storm. Not sure if the eye of the storm came directly over us, but it had to be close. Thankfully my house and out buildings and sawshed and air drying sheds came through without damage. The amount of limbs, leaves, and woody debris on the ground is amazing. I won't be needing any extra pine logs for a good bit :).
Good deal, that's the right way to look at a Hurricane. You are ok, buildings ok, have extra wood to saw.
Went through several small ones in NC but a class 4 moving quickly is really devastating if the eyewall is tight and the pressure gradients are there, wind that will just rip trees apart like tornadoes.
Quote from: Barney67 on October 13, 2018, 08:36:40 PM
Unfortunately, I'm hearing the death toll will rise significantly, lots of people still missing.
I believe it, lots of people riding it out and it was much stronger than expected. The images from the eyewall impacted areas remind me of unhappier days in foreign lands.
Glad to hear those of you are okay who posted. As mentioned several times property can be replaced but lives cannot. I wish more people would keep this in mind when warned to evacuate ahead of a storm.
Several years ago when Fla was getting beat up badly and one of the hurricanes to hit the state got downgraded from a Cat 4 to a Cat 3 just before it hit. Friends of mine described it as the difference between getting hit directly by a freight train for a Cat 4 and getting hit directly by a tractor trailer for a Cat 3. Basically, if you were directly in its path you did not notice much difference.
Hi all. I'm back after nine days without power or phone service. All family, friends & neighbors made it ok but most everybody has some damage. We lost a couple of roofs on barns and many, many trees. Worst part for us was the lack of air conditioning. We broke heat records two of the days and temps were at or above 90 until today. Now we will likely need the heater or fireplace tonight! :D :D I'll post details and a few pics tomorrow.
Glad you came through ok. Sorry for your damage.
Talked with Woodbowl today. He came through about like me, house is ok but trees down all over the place. He still doesn't have power but they are used to camping and roughing it. He will not lack for sawing business for quite a while. :)
Glad he is okay! Has anyone heard from PC Urban Sawyer?