Fifth Avenue Forum

mac5155 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:39 pm How they gonna get anything to Sanibel without helos or boats, did I hear the causeway is it, and it's gone?

blackjack68 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:26 pm Brother in Law lost his house in Matlacha by all accounts but can’t get there anytime soon.

nocera wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:12 am I was able to talk to my folks for about a minute earlier. They can receive calls but cannot make any outgoing calls, texts, and they don't expect to have any power for a day or two. My dad had set up some flood barriers at his doorways and those worked well so he was happy with himself. Apparently they had water come up to their house and lots of trees are down. They still haven't been able to inspect the damage and my dad isn't really able to get up on the roof anymore so who knows how bad it is. But, they're safe and have plenty of supplies. I wouldn't be surprised if the next time they get a hurricane, they evacuate regardless of the orders.

NAN wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:59 am

nocera wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:12 am I was able to talk to my folks for about a minute earlier. They can receive calls but cannot make any outgoing calls, texts, and they don't expect to have any power for a day or two. My dad had set up some flood barriers at his doorways and those worked well so he was happy with himself. Apparently they had water come up to their house and lots of trees are down. They still haven't been able to inspect the damage and my dad isn't really able to get up on the roof anymore so who knows how bad it is. But, they're safe and have plenty of supplies. I wouldn't be surprised if the next time they get a hurricane, they evacuate regardless of the orders.

Any more updates.

DigitalGypsy66 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:01 pm Just made landfall near Georgetown, SC an hour ago.

RIP our power about 30 minutes ago.

DigitalGypsy66 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:08 pm Yes, we are now in Conway, just north of Myrtle Beach.

Three piers along the coast were damaged already btw.

DigitalGypsy66 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:55 pm That's pretty common, usually from Gulf to Atlantic hurricanes or vice versa. I vaguely remember Floyd bouncing off the coast and hitting NC harder than it hit SC, with next to no warning.

But we're going to get more and more of these with how warm the water is into late October.

mac5155 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 11:28 am Really Chaps your ass looking at the Monday - Friday forecast next week, but at least my house isn't floating away or gone.