New Hurricane Thread

Not actually a canal:

 

The remnants of this thing sparked a tornado outbreak in our hood yesterday ... one hit about five miles from the office. Made it home OK, but it was scary there for a bit.

 

I woke up yesterday morning to multiple emergency alerts from my phone due to tornado warnings. Not a fun way to start the day - corralling the whole family into an interior hallway - but I am thankful we didn't get hit by one. The tail end of the storm went out with a monster punch.

 

Glad everything is OK, FS.

Still grateful that we got out unscathed in our corner of the world. That's of zero consolation to folks in New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, Craven and Cumberland counties, among others, but this is Floyd again. The wind and rain were bad ... and the flooding was much worse.

 

Drone footage

 

The contractor who specializes in building steps from your house down to the beach is going to have a very, very good year.

 

Property owners get to go back on TI tomorrow.

 

Probably a volunteer or part-time job under normal circumstances. Give that mayor a raise.

 

How deep in the ground do the support poles go for those houses right on the beach? Guess they're sturdy, but ...

 

I talked to some guys setting the pilings once, and they sort of indicated "just depends" in each case. I think they are all set at least eight feet. The ones I've watched are all driven in, so the ground is never loosened around them, making for a more secure hold. Most of them are 12x12 I think, and you'll have probably 12-16-20 depending on the house and era of construction. It would be cataclysmic for water itself to knock one over. If there was a super surge that washed boats or other debris like another house into one, that would be probably what it would take.