Hurricane Joaquin could bring "Thousand Year Rainfall" to the Carolinas! North & South Carolinians Report Here!

Isn't everybody there pretty much high up on a hill?

Seriously that is a beautiful state. Just visited for the first time this year. Smoky Mountains, Chimney Rock, Asheville. We loved it. The roads were a bit tricky to navigate, though. 25-35 mph most of the time.

Good luck. Stay high and dry.

The coast is, by definition, at sea level.

Sorry - we were in the north one. (Brain Fart) Realized after I hit send. Duh!

North Carolina is great, though!

Thanks for the good luck wish!

I live in the mountains of SC, but much of the state is pretty flat.

I'm still a little nervous about the amount of rain coming. Supposed to be high winds too.

Probably lots of trees will blow down.

Keep safe everyone!

western NC here, hasn't been too bad thus far

They just admitted global warming is NOT manmade.
No industry, or SUV's a thousand years ago.

No, nothing happening here yet either.

I think it's supposed to start about midnight tonight though.

We stayed at Cashiers, NC for a wedding. We loved that area. It was like nothin' we never seen before. (Especially the white knuckled driving part)

Wish you the best.

Fatbob,
Been to Cashiers many times. Beautiful area! We live near the NC state line, so go into NC often.

The mountains here aren't quite as high, but it's nice here too.

Glad you enjoyed your visit!

Thanks for the good wishes too!

Last Edited by Dixie63 on 10/02/2015 08:05 PM

What's it going to be like in Raleigh?

I'm in south, west, central NC. We're on a hill of sorts but we have a walkout so we're a little concerned and prepared for 10" of rain as best we could. We did tar the driveway at the house so no water runs downstairs.

I think a carolina rolling update thread should be posted for this weekend. Part of my 3 acres and part of the property behind me is flood zone. Going to be interesting.

It's been misty and soppy today. Heavy bands not close yet but it's very windy.

Stay safe and dry! I thought this thing would peter out but it blew up instead! :O

Please, all of you. Do keep us informed of how it's going.

Pics, updates, whatever.

We're all pulling for you all to NOT have it too bad there!

Wishing you Carolina folks the very best all the way from New Hampshire! I hope there isn't too much damage. Stay safe all!

Myrtle Beach here. Today, we've only had two types of rain ... heavy and torrential.

Thanks for the five stars!

Sorry it took me so long to see all the new posts.
I will update with any information as it comes.

Thanks for all the good wishes everyone!

Last Edited by Dixie63 on 10/02/2015 10:23 PM

15 inches of rain in one shot is crazy scary! If that happens you have to get outta Dodge my friend.

Hugs and prayers

Good luck OP...report here if you can.

Yes, we live in a pretty safe place flood-wise, but I'm worried about the wind causing a lot of trees to fall with the ground saturated.

Thanks for the prayers!

Thanks! I will report on here, as long as we don't lose power!

Thanks for the pin!



Ok, not pinned. Got karma for pinned thread, but it isn't pinned?

Last Edited by Dixie63 on 10/02/2015 10:41 PM

Here in Chapel hill n.c and it is crazy rain....It has begun

That kind of rainfall on mountains is pretty dangerous, expect huge landslides and whole mountains and rocks falling all over the place. If I where you I will scared too, DO NOT underestimate this merge, I repeat, DO NOT!

Wow, maybe I'm taking it too lightly.

I will keep a close eye on any warnings tonight!

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Water always take the easiest way to go down a hill, avoid those locations. If you live near a river no matter is a small creek, you must move if your area is expecting to have several inches of rain. Flash Floods occurs also in mountains... For sure, people near the coast are going to be like if a tsunami has hit their area.
But never underestimate Mother Nature when angry.
I do live in mountains too and we on the past have severe flooding events, and sometimes half of the mountain just landslide and had killed people. Also people have been killed here when rivers from the mountains flash flood and carry everything away, including houses.

Why do you chat about yourself so much?

the rain may uncover some new gold deposits, but i dont think this storm will come close to the US.

You're in south, west, central nc?