(09-12-2018 01:51 PM)VA49er Wrote:  

(09-12-2018 01:47 PM)umbluegray Wrote:  

(09-10-2018 05:01 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  Im sitting the the path of another Hurricane. The current path puts the eye less than 20 miles from me on the backside of the storm. This one looks very much like Hazel that devastated a huge portion of North Carolina not only on the coast but way inland. Say a prayer that somehow this monster steers North and skirts the coast. Any impact from a cat 4 is going to be devastating. Ive got the generators ready and have enough fuel for about 10 days. Moving one set of elderly parents out of harms way tomorrow and we are going to hunker down with the other set and ride it out. Im VERY wary of this storm even being 40 miles inland. Flooding could be catastrophic in our area that is just now recovering from Matthew.

Prayers for you, your family and everyone potentially impacted by this storm.

Are you not under mandatory evacuation orders? How does that work, anyway?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the govt can not force anyone from their home so the word "mandatory" is a bit misleading. However, if told to leave, and people ignore the warning, then the govt basically says, "Don't call us if you get into trouble".

Pretty much.

Even if there isn't a mandatory evacuate when conditions get to certain levels you are on your own anyway because public safety just stops responding until conditions ease up.