Charleston braces for DIRECT HIT as Hurricane
Ian swirls back in from Atlantic to pound
historic city TOMORROW morning: Thousands
board up their homes and flee ahead of
7ft storm surge
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Emma James
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
9/29/2022 5:32:36 PM
Charleston is bracing for a direct hit from Hurricane Ian with storm surges of up to 7ft as it hurtles towards the historic city after barreling through Florida leaving swathes of the state decimated.
Monster tempest Ian has recharged from a tropical storm back into a Category 1 hurricane as it angles northwards towards South Carolina, and will hit the coasts of North Carolina and Georgia.
Landfall in Charleston is expected around 8am on Friday, with the surrounding states also being issued with several extreme weather warnings.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
qr4j 9/29/2022 5:44:31 PM (No. 1291400)
They remember Hugo, many of them.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Mushroom 9/29/2022 6:09:06 PM (No. 1291417)
I'm guessing the Charleston AFB fleet is in Little Rock right now.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
udanja99 9/29/2022 6:17:59 PM (No. 1291427)
I live in Charleston, but not in the downtown area which floods regularly in heavy rain. Our house is elevated and we have a generator which powers the whole downstairs. It’s powered by natural gas which is piped in. Plus we’re several miles inland from the Atlantic. We’ve seen worse and we’ll be fine.
Prayers for all of those in flood-prone areas.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
smidgen 9/29/2022 6:31:15 PM (No. 1291434)
God bless "The Holy City" and my friends and family there. Just fought this sucker in Florida for family here. My prayers are worn slam out!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Enoch Powell 9/29/2022 7:14:01 PM (No. 1291454)
Darn. Hugo was cat. 5. I was in Charleston a few years ago. Everything back to normal. Weather happens.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Enoch Powell 9/29/2022 7:52:07 PM (No. 1291491)
What a lovely city Charleston is. They have experienced worse. And, by the way, are there any year round residents of the city? Any original residents? Answer? No.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
downnout 9/29/2022 8:22:38 PM (No. 1291515)
Charleston is our favorite city. Prayers to all and especially to #3.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Hugh Akston 9/29/2022 8:23:17 PM (No. 1291516)
Hugo hit Sullivan's Island by Ft. Sumter as a Cat 4. Ian looks like it will make land near where Matthew did - Bulls Bay, Cape Romain area, both as Cat 1...and Matthew ripped out the bulkhead/deck on our condo in Garden City. The local TV reporter did a spot with my ocean front porch overlooking the torn up pool deck as a backdrop. Fingers crossed.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
DVC 9/29/2022 8:27:26 PM (No. 1291518)
Good to hear of your sensible planning, #3. Happy that an esteemed LDootter will be safe.
We've been to the warfside part of old Charleston and it does look flood prone.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 9/30/2022 12:23:01 AM (No. 1291562)
Best of good fortunes, folks in Charleston. One of my old college buddies was not so lucky. He and his wife had flown back to Colorado last weekend from Fort Myers to escape the storm and hang out in their primary residence. His vacation home in Fort Myers had taken on several feet of sea water from the storm surge. His place never had a chance. At best his house is eight or nine feet above sea level. He has the most unpleasant experience awaiting him when he goes back to start cleanup. I'm not familiar with homeowners insurance in Florida and if hurricane-caused flood damage is even insurable, but his out of pocket costs to fix his place will be high.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
anniebc 9/30/2022 8:56:13 AM (No. 1291764)
I'm in the Charleston area too. Like poster 3, my property and home are elevated. My neighbors have a generator, so all good here. Parts of downtown Charleston floods with normal rain, as poster 3 stated, so when a hurricane is coming, most downtown residents know to prepare in whatever way that suits them or is required. I imagine the whole downtown area has been shut down. My concern is always the wind and all these darn pine trees my city won't allow us to cut down without paying for permission. It's hard to find professionals who will just do it anyway for you.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
udanja99 9/30/2022 9:43:04 AM (No. 1291821)
Thanks for the good wishes, everyone, and prayers for you too, #11.
As I type, the wind has died down and the rain has stopped completely, though it will be coming back and getting worse in the next few hours. Ian moved east overnight and the eye will be making landfall north of Charleston somewhere between here and Myrtle Beach. There is a lot of wilderness (National Forest) and unpopulated land on the coast in that area, so fewer people will be affected.
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