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On August 26 2011 13:11 Muir wrote:
Being from Houston and dealing with hurricanes nearly every year this doesn't really scare me, although i do wish everyone in its path GL.
Hell, I was hoping WE would get some rain. According to the weatherman, Irene is just going to divert hot air towards us and lead to yet another record-breaking hot day at 107 F.
Also, you guys should probably evacuate before officials give the warning, else you'll be stuck in the world's worst traffic jam for half a day trying to get to a hotel / relatives out of town. TRUST ME, if you leave late, you WILL regret it.
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I go to school in DC (AU) and we haven't heard anything about evacuations yet.... just warnings about heavy rain and power outages.
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Glad my area of MA is inland enough that I'm probably going to only see tropical storms, but it might ruin my plans for Barcraft on Sunday :< This makes me very sad.
Simple emergency measures people should take:
Have FOOD AND WATER ON HAND:
Flooding can really mess up city water - Stock up on some bottled water or just put a few gallons in some kind of container, in case you lose tap water access.
Have food available that you can eat without needing electricity or other utilities to make.
Hurricane Isabel (several years back) knocked out my electricity for over a week. It's not just about what you need to do to survive, but take some preparations so you aren't miserable in such an event, lol. I was reading >1 novel per day for that week. Couldn't go to work, couldn't internet, heh.
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Bracing myself for 3+ days of power outage.
Edit:
Sorry, preliminary estimates guessing several weeks. This gonna be rad.
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On August 26 2011 12:47 kOre wrote:
Holy shit ... I really hope everyone at MLG this weekend will be okay! Be safe everyone and put your safety ahead of the gaming!
They should be fine.
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On August 26 2011 10:14 SafeAsCheese wrote:Where I live  ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/K9rk0.png)
Best of luck bud, be safe.. If you have to leave, do it.. don't be a hero!!!
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On August 26 2011 15:37 Br33zyy wrote:Best of luck bud, be safe.. If you have to leave, do it.. don't be a hero!!!
We are inland enough that at most the front yard gets flooded, and we cut down all the trees in our yard after Isabel.
The annoying thing is that the potential power outages that can last anywhere from 2-10 days =/
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I live in Nova Scotia, the storm will be missing us. We're east of it :O
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I live in florida and the hurricane was the best thing that happened in Miami. I was finally able to surf! :D
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I edited the OP with a new forecast map, updated links, and other info. It's a Cat 2 atm, but expected to quickly reachieve Cat 3 status before reaching the Outer Banks. I hope everyone will be ok!
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This is like one of the only times I can vouch for a city like Toronto.
Almost everything misses us when it comes to natural disasters and hazards. Well, we did have to watch the SARS outbreak, but that is different. o;
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Time to go brave the grocery stores. Wish me luck T_T
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Wow, good luck to the people in those areas. I hope it won't be too bad.
Slightly off-topic, has there ever been a hurricane named Lisa? There's a certain quote which would be too epic not to use.
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the only place that needs evacuating is the outher banks, because it will flood there and be a little dangerous. Other than that I would probably just stay where I was.
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Thats not true, norfolk va is evacuating today as well. In fact, areas as far west as Richmond are still under a tropical storm warning - meaning we will get tropical storm force winds.
I live in richmond which is only 35 miles from the earthquake earlier this week as well.... I sense impending doom on several fronts.... :p
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that hurricane looks beautiful o_o
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looks like its shifting east
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Looks like I'm going to get hit, live in NB.. I don't think she'll hit too hard though..
Best of luck everyone.
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On August 26 2011 21:50 FeUerFlieGe wrote:
the only place that needs evacuating is the outher banks, because it will flood there and be a little dangerous. Other than that I would probably just stay where I was.
If the latest forecasts that the hurricane will rapidly decrease in intensity after passing over the Outer Banks holds true, then maybe you're right. No mandatory evacuations have been issued beyond NC if I'm not mistaken. Better safe than sorry is usually a helpful policy, however.
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