Hurricane

Be safe

hydra-glide said:

Strip those fan leaves. Stake 'em. They'll come back after the storm thinking they've been ravaged by wild animals. . . . . . . . . . . .

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I think the wind will defoliate pretty effectively.

You guys batten down the hatches. This one looks like the real deal. There is always another season for growing weed. Keeping yourself and your families safe is job number one now.

If they say to leave, think about leaving. I've always stayed around to clean up afterword, but I'm an hour from the coast. The timing will be a big factor in storm surge, so check out the tide tables as it gets closer.

BULLETIN
Hurricane Florence Advisory Number 46
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018
500 PM AST Mon Sep 10 2018

...FLORENCE GROWING IN SIZE AND STRENGTH...
...HURRICANE AND STORM SURGE WATCHES COULD BE ISSUED TUESDAY
MORNING...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.4N 61.1W
ABOUT 525 MI...845 KM SSE OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 1170 MI...1880 KM ESE OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...939 MB...27.73 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Interests in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic states should monitor
the progress of Florence. Storm Surge and Hurricane watches could
be issued for portions of these areas by Tuesday morning.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Florence was located
near latitude 25.4 North, longitude 61.1 West. Florence is moving
toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h). This general motion
with an increase in forward speed is expected during the next couple
of days. A turn toward the northwest is forecast to occur late
Wednesday night. On the forecast track, the center of Florence will
move over the southwestern Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda and the
Bahamas Tuesday and Wednesday, and approach the coast of South
Carolina or North Carolina on Thursday.

Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum
sustained winds have increased near 140 mph (220 km/h) with
higher gusts. Florence is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-
Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Further strengthening is anticipated,
and Florence is expected to be an extremely dangerous major
hurricane through Thursday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles
(240 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure from NOAA Hurricane Hunter
aircraft data is 939 mb (27.73 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF: Swells generated by Florence are affecting Bermuda and
portions of the U.S. East Coast. These swells are likely to cause
life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult
products from your local weather office.

We got one aiming for us here in Hawaii as well. If your main concern is losing your plants, you should really consider yourself lucky, looks pretty serious at this point

Ahoy Landshark1!, over.
How's the crop?, over.

hydra-glide said:

Ahoy Landshark1!, over.
How's the crop?, over.

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LOL

Anyone heard from landshark

Landshark1 said:

Welp- mandatory evacuations have started. My little coastal town is going crazy. No water, propane, gas...
I’ll see what I can do to them tomorrow and try to keep them safe. Worst comes to worst, they break and I can harvest what I can find.

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Hope you and yours are safe. I’d love to hear how everything fared once you get back to your spot. I’m in Asheville waiting on the dumpin rains and gusty winds but it seems to have mostly died out... mountains will do that. I carted every single one of my plants into the barn for this but probably didn’t need to, derrrr *smacks forehead*

News like this is trickling in now:

BluRidgeBaby said:

Hope you and yours are safe. I’d love to hear how everything fared once you get back to your spot. I’m in Asheville waiting on the dumpin rains and gusty winds but it seems to have mostly died out... mountains will do that. I carted every single one of my plants into the barn for this but probably didn’t need to, derrrr *smacks forehead*

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Hey bro, at least you didn't chop your's. *Mega smack*

Beachwalker said:

I don't think it's possible

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Give me two pieces of concrete reinforcement mesh 10'x5', 16 bars of 3/4" rebar, 8' long, 100' 1/4" steel cable, and a whole roll of trellis netting. Then we might have a chance.

But it'll be the most fortified, obvious thing ever.
Never mind the cost.

Hey y’all- sorry haven’t been on the site, we didn’t even get a rain shower! It’s never shifted like they said it did and I never clipped them! I pray that everyone that was in the path is recovering
Thanks for all of your responses!

kindnug said:

Only you would wish harm to innocent people, there are many races living in those states not just white confederate offspring

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I’m not wishing harm on anyone

I’m just saying this is God’s will

Landshark1 said:

Hey y’all- sorry haven’t been on the site, we didn’t even get a rain shower! It’s never shifted like they said it did and I never clipped them! I pray that everyone that was in the path is recovering
Thanks for all of your responses!

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What luck! Congrats on your good farming fortune!