Hurricane Isabel

It could be worse. They are using the word "catastrophic" a lot.

I've been following this, and I'm scared. I just saw an update on The Weather Channel here ,and if it goes the way they think it will, the entire east coast will be affected. Looks like they are saying landfall would be around the Carolina's and it would travel straight up the coast thru MD, DE, NY, MA, and ME.

I live on the ocean in Massachusetts and have seen one too many hurricanes here. UGH.

I just hope it fizzles out or takes a more north east path and goes back out to sea.

I have decide to stay and ride it out unless the authorities make everyone leave. My house has been through several huricanes, and has never sustained any damage. I guess I'll just have to have faith that it will be ok.

Yeah, I think we will stay as well. Unless its a mandatory evacuation, which I hope it doesn't come to that!

My house ( before we bought it ) has sustained thru both Hurricane Gloria, bob and others as well. I assume if she withstood through those, this time will be no different. Although we will be in the basement!

I am from NC originally and have family in Edenton NC which on is the east coast of North Carolina. They own a fishing marina on the water and my uncle just had quadrupile heart surgery. I hope that they don't get hit by the hurricane
The Outer Banks of NC is such a delicate area with alot of old beach houses on or really close to the water that if the hurricane hits there, the whole area could be "taken out".

Let us all jus keep praying that this hurican will move back out in the ocean and slow down to nothing .

I went and stocked up for about 2 weeks. Water, canned food, cat food, kitty litter. We have a bunch of batteries, oil lamps, candles, and a battery operated tv, so we should be set if the house doesn't blow down around our ears. Now all I have to do is go to the book store, and the liquor store.

The news said it has been downgraded to a Category 4. Still serious.

I saw the weather this morning and everyone is talking about this on the news. They said even Toronto should get part of the bad weather this coming Thursday/Friday.

Hang in there and hopefully it will head back out towards the ocean as Daniela mentioned.

Originally posted by krazy kat2
I went and stocked up for about 2 weeks. Water, canned food, cat food, kitty litter. We have a bunch of batteries, oil lamps, candles, and a battery operated tv, so we should be set if the house doesn't blow down around our ears. Now all I have to do is go to the book store, and the liquor store.

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If you have 2 bathrooms, fill up one of your tubs with water. If you lose water, you can use a bucket of water from the tub to flush the toilet. Do you have a camping stove (propane type) or gas grill with a side burner, and are your tanks full for your grill?

My sister-in-law lives on the outer banks (the inland side of the first street along the coast) and went without water and electricity for 6 weeks when Hugo hit them in '92. Oh, the stories she told about their "camping" experiences during that time! She's sweating on this one right now.

Got this from the weather channel - this is the PROJECTED PATH

http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atl...ath_large.html

Hedi,

If this comes true you and your babies will be safe in GA.
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I Just hope everyone will be safe!!

Umm I hope it misses ya's places keeping our paws crossed

Hellen , that would be great news for me .But not good news for the other places . I am still praying it will not make any land fall at all and move back out in to the ocean and also to slow down to nothing .

Hedi - I know!! I hope everyone stays safe!!!

Most likely I'll be at home on Friday. If it's like Flloyd the whole area where I work - I am right across from the tip of Manhattan on the NJ side - was flooded. I was also told the train line was out for about a week.

Let's hope for the best for everyone...

There is still hope , I don't give up hope that every body will be ok .

Got this from the PSU Meterology forecast... Doesn't look to promising. So for those of us in the area, it's possible Inet wont be available when this thing hits.

Time for a hurricane party....

Whose gonna bring the ice for the Magaritas????

IT HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A CATEGORY 3!!!



Maybe it won't get any stronger and we will all be ok. I have been through 2 category 3 hurricanes, and though they were scary, I am not nearly as scared as I was yesterday.
I hope so, that grid puts it right on top of Jacksonville!

Ken, I can't tell from your map...Is that the Chesapeak Bay area?

One good thing about living in Kentucky is that I no longer have to worry about hurricanes!

All y'all living on the east coast can come to my house to weather out the storm! I live in a dry county, so you'll have to bring your own tequila!

Looks like it's going to hit just east of the bay, of course on our news that say its going to go right up the bay.

The model (the Part I didn't copy) shows it as a Cat I when it hits landfall....