Coffee Thread

[Allen]

Florida did NOT have a good night last night.

Helene came in as a cat 4 hurricane @ 140mph.

[Allen]

Though we were on the "good side" of the hurricane and had minimal affects many weren't so fortunate.

I read where helicopters were evacuating people from the rooftop of a hospital in TN due to flood waters (forgot what city).

Here is a pic to give you some idea. If areas this far inland have this much destruction think how bad it is for those of us near the coast where the storms hit much stronger. Plus there is the storm title surge, usually around 20-30'.

Areas to the North of the coast suffered mostly from flood waters, reduced winds, and tornadoes spun off by hurricanes. It was reported in 1979 Hurricane Frederick (direct hit my area) spun off over 200 tornadoes.

Gotta love it.

[Allen]

Pictures cannot begin to comprehend what it is really like after a storm like this (or worse). Even the Biltmore estate has some damage and the Biltmore village was flooded.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-grandson.html

[Allen]

Pray for those in Florida. Hurricane Milton is projected to hit some of the same area as the last hurricane. At time of posting sustained winds are 180mph. Storms aren't rated any higher than cat 5 (157 and +).

For a comparison, hurricane Camille (1969) that leveled Biloxi MS had sustained winds of 200mph and gust to 230mph regardless of what the reports may say now. I remember the live TV reports as they happened. We had a good bit of damage way over in Alabama from it.

This storm has a way to go yet before hitting land so anything can happen.

[Allen]

Light frost here the past few nights. Nice sunny days with not as much rain.

What I read is people in NC and other hurricane affected areas are still in chaos over the damage feeling they were safe so far inland. FL got hit twice. It's hard to get use to losing everything.

[Allen]

Mowed grass today.

Mostly cut dandelions, clover and a few frozen weed stalks. This keeps the mowers in condition too.

[Allen]

6.2" of snow and still falling here along the Gulf Coast and breaking the record set in 1895.

Minor for most of you but a lot for us.

[lyman]

Cold as a witches titty here in central Va

[PWC]

Cold as a witches titty here in central Va

I remember VA winters at Langley; hi humidity stuck to windshield in early morn. Is VA still owned and operated by VEPCO?