Yep, it's almost 11:30pm here, & still no rain yet. They just showed Myrtle Beach on the news & was raining & very windy, so it's on its way! They said by 8:00 am, we will be getting 1-2 inches an hr.
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Any rain in the NC, SC & surrounding areas is from the hurricane. I hope you are watching your local news.I live in western NC and we got a ton of rain yesterday, in fact it's still raining today but not as much. I don't know if this is from Matthew or not but we sorely needed an end to the drought.
Any rain in the NC, SC & surrounding areas is from the hurricane. I hope you are watching your local news.
We are in the midst of it now.
That's something else worth having -- one of those emergency cell phone chargers that you can buy for a few dollars from the grocery store. Your cell phone is absolutely essential in an emergency. You can use it to call 911, it has GPS so 911 can find you if you're lost somehow, and it has a flashlight you can use in an emergency. Keep it charged up, and have backup power for it just in case you actually need to use the flashlight feature.Things you can also use, even though they won't give off much light--but you can use them to steer yourself around your house in the dark:
We stay away from candles. Too unsafe. Especially with pets around.
There's lots of good LED lanterns available for not much money. And flashlights. Just always be sure to have enough of the right batteries for them and, test them before the storm hits.
1. Bring in any solar lights from outdoors.
2. Glow-sticks; Wal-Mart tends to have more this time of year, for trick-or-treaters to use. They usually go on sale for 50% off after Halloween, so you can stock up. Just keep an eye on the expiration date.
3. Check out Dollar Tree: they currently have Halloween lanterns, and some sort of flashlight-looking things for kids (they may be solar lawn stakes). They always have battery-powered flameless candles. That's what I use in power outages, in conjunction with an emergency lantern. Even a flameless tea light candle in a jar lid or saucer can be handy, especially to calm small children who are afraid of the dark.
4. Don't forget, your cell phone has a flashlight feature--or even just the light from the screen. However, you may want to conserve its charge by not using it.