Hurricane Matthew
 

Just watched an official say he hoped they had a good supply of bodybags for the knuckleheads who think this is an occasion for hurricane parties instead of getting their asses out of Dodge.

Just talked to someone in Lakeland, they're hunkering down for it inland. Thunderstorms.

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Over here on the left coast so far it is drama free. But I think the east coast will get hammered later. :-(

It's looking like Ft. Pierce and on up the coast past Daytona are going to get hammered by 7-11ft. storm surge and 100+ mph winds.

The last hurricane I saw was Agnes up in the Wash. DC area. in 1972. I prefer earthquakes. ;)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Agnes

Lots of flooding with that one. I remember that Rock Creek almost came up to the roadway at the P Street bridge and there were cars flowing down the swollen Rock Creek.

Talked to our son Brian last evening, he is in West Palm in a very new apartment building. In the morning he helped his ex's beau to shutter all the windows on the house and he said it is on high ground so should be safe. Unless any of the cell towers are still standing he likely can't call.

Ellicott City got hammered too.

Map in my paper this morning said this huge storm is forecast to start in south Florida and just track right up the coast all the way to Savanah. Couldn't design a hurricane to do more damage. Bet it sets a $$$ record. Just hope it's not a death toll record as well.

It got hammered again with just heavy rains, no hurricane needed. Main Street was just re-opened yesterday.

Wonder how cats is doing....

The kids drove up from Charleston and are bunking with us for now. :D

Areas of Leakin Park we used to hang out at ceased to exist.

I was a wee lad in 72 but I remember all the damage caused by Agnes. We lived right by Blair highschool and Sligo park flooded badly every footbridge was mangled.

Brian said the storm was pretty tame in West Palm Beach and he and the girls are just fine.

Good news Rob.

http://pop.h-cdn.co/assets/16/40/480...ne-matthew.jpg

http://www.popularmechanics.com/scie...tellite-image/

yes it looks like a the first cold front of the year (that reached Fla) magically keep the storm just off the coast. hurricanes suck!

Small world, man. Former denizen of the Peoples Republic of Takoma Park here. ;)

I remember Sligo Creek Parkway being closed for months afterwards.

Indeed! as a youth I spent alot of time at the park as it was literally my back yard. had lots of fun playing in the creek and riding our bikes there. even found Morel mushrooms under the trees. on the other side of the parkway there are a bunch of apartments or now condos? anyway my grandmother always warned us to stay away from that area, calling it the league of nations, perhaps my first exposure to racism...

And I used to live a mile or two up Piney Branch Parkway from Tacoma Park while I was at the U of Md.

As for Agnes, My ex-wife gave me the boot the day before Agnes hit. I didn't even know about how bad it was until I arrived in Colorado 2 days later high and dry.

Flooding in Charleton. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...e-time%2Fpromo

I hope forum member Catswiththumbs is doing alright.