Lawd! South Carolina gonna get whacked if this holds.

[Are_grits_groceries]

I will be north of the eye.👀

[Wounded Bear]

1. Hold on tight!

We'd hate to lose you.

[Grammy23]

2. This one may be one for the record books.

FEMA might wanna ask for that $9 + million back from ICE.

[W_HAMILTON]

3. I don't know what to do, really.

I originally was planning to evacuate to Charleston, back when it looked like it was gonna hit in the middle of NC.

Then I was planning to evacuate to Florence, back when it looked like it was gonna potentially straddle the coast and head southward to Charleston.

Now I'm planning to evacuate to Columbia, but it looks like it's still gonna go right through that area, even though obviously not as severe as along the coast.

Where can I evacuate to when -- even so close to landfall -- the forecast tracks are varying so much? Short of driving hundreds of miles and multiple states away like FL/TN/WV, where are we supposed to evacuate to?

EDIT: I even thought about NE North Carolina or SE Virginia, but even though they aren't expected to have a direct hit, they have some of the worst rain/flood projections of anywhere......

[B2G]

7. Where are you located? nt

[W_HAMILTON]

12. Northeast SC, heh. Right along the coast.

Basically wherever I have planned to go, the storm seems to change direction and wants to head there, lol.

I was leaning on maybe just riding it out, but now that it is projected to actually make landfall right in this area (or a bit south, which would arguably be just as bad since it seems as though being on the northeast side of the storm is just about the worst place to be), I'm leaning more towards evacuating. I have a reservation at a hotel in Columbia tomorrow and was planning to head out early tomorrow morning, if we do decide to evacuate.

[RhodeIslandOne]

15. Just go somewhere inland as far as you can drive

Preferably a hotel with no trees around it.

These things lose their power swiftly once they hit land. Rain and wind is nothing compared to storm surge.

[B2G]

16. Columbia is your best bet.

Leave as early as possible. Columbia will have some flooding but nothing like the coast and the hotels will have generators.

Stay safe!

[cwydro]

13. I'm east of Charlotte.

Head to the mountains if you’re in NC and don’t feel safe where you are.

I’ve got a generator, lots of food and water. Tree lady coming today to top some of the big ones.

I rode out many a hurricane when I lived in Key West. Fingers crossed.

[B2G]

17. Actually the mountains are a bad idea.

They're predicting a ton of upslope rain and mudslides. The piedmont will be safer.

[cwydro]

18. If I didn't have all my critters, I'd be heading up there.

I have a favorite campground on the top of a ridge.

But I hear what you’re saying. Anyhow, I’m stuck here in the piedmont with my geese, chickens, dogs and cats!

[B2G]

19. Right there with ya.

Minus the chickens and geese. Stay safe!!

[unc70]

22. Nowhere in NC or SC is really safe this time

When it goes inland to the mountains, the flash flooding will be deadly. Often more people die in the mountains of NC and VA than along the coast with a typical hurricane. Every major storm is different, but this one is a week long nightmare.

Hugo ripped its way through Charlotte where you are and beyond, Fran wrecked everything from Wilmington through the Triangle, Floyd flooded everywhere east of I-95. Florence could be a equal of all three combined.

[cwydro]

29. Well, we're here for the duration.

I don’t have to worry about flooding because I live on a hill.

Wilma flooded me in the Keys years ago. Awful.

[mnhtnbb]

20. I hear you. I'm in Raleigh, NC

and several days ago I was trying to figure out where to go--if the track continued heading straight for Raleigh even though we're 100 miles inland--and I thought maybe Asheville?

I decided to stay put when it started looking like the projection would be to turn west through SC after coming ashore in NC. Glad I did. Now Asheville looks like it will get more rain than we will here in Raleigh! And I'm in downtown Raleigh where all the power is underground. Don't expect we'll lose power, and if we do, it will be back up quickly since all the state agencies are right downtown.

[Totally Tunsie]

24. It might be worth taking that long drive.

Were I you, I'd drive as far west or south as you can get. Florida is 5 hours or so away, but it's safe in this storm. Whatever you choose, I hope it works out well for you.

My D-in-law packed up the two kids, leaving Summerville SC on Tuesday and headed for Disneyworld. They're out of the storm path, and kids are having a blast. My son stayed behind, which doesn't make Momma happy, but they have a very solid brick house on a knoll on the high side of their road. He wants to be there in case anything immediate needs to be repaired, but he also has the RV packed up if he and the dog need to get out. When they moved there from NY just 8 weeks ago, one of the first things they did was to have a pro come in and cut down a group of pine trees surrounding the house, just for the esthetic value and sunlight. Might be the best decision they made.

Sending heartfelt good wishes to all in Florence's path.

[NCjack]

4. Trump has yet to guide a complex project, and his temporary

FEMA managers don't know what to do. Let's watch Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC-R) bite his tongue as Trump screws over South Carolina.

[Are_grits_groceries]

31. FEMA screwed up so bad after Hugo

that there are prolly still some people around Charleston who would like to strangle them.

[gademocrat7]

5. Good god's nightgown!

Are_grits_groceries take care.

[jambo101]

6. Not to worry

trump will be there to save the day with a box of paper towels.

[bigtree]

8. they keep saying it's making land at Myrtle Beach

...sister-in-law and daughter are just North of there in Long.

Just heard the words I feared from them yesterday: "Hunkering down."

I'm now waiting to hear if they are heeding the change in forecast and are reconsidering.

[Are_grits_groceries]

25. They better LEAVE! nt

[TheBlackAdder]

9. It's almost like the storm heard that Trump denied Clinton state Virginia's disaster aid request.

[Stallion]

10. You Better Get a Good Preacher That's Tight With Gawd to Blow that Sucker in another Direction

[cwydro]

11. We're battening down the hatches here in NC.

East of Charlotte. Stay safe.

[maryellen99]

14. Stay Safe!!

Do Tater,Moonpie,and Butterbean sense there’s a storm coming? My cat Baby would creep along the carpet if bad weather was coming.

[Are_grits_groceries]

26. Not yet.

However, I expect the craziness to commence at some point. They did during Matthew.

[mcar]

36. Oh yeah, the animals know

[NurseJackie]

21. Does FEMA have enough paper towels?

[unc70]

30. Harris Teeter has none

All the grocery stores are out of most everything

[Crunchy Frog]

23. No, no, no. Pat Robertson has made provisions with God

to ensure that SC will not be harmed. Ye of little faith.

[Totally Tunsie]

27. Wishing you luck and safety, Are_grits_groceries!

[Iliyah]

28. Stay safe!

[malaise]

32. Stay safe sis

Stock up for you and those kitties

[DAMANgoldberg]

33. I have to ride this out in Charlotte...

Otherwise, the Atlanta area, Chattanooga area, or virtually anywhere in Alabama or Middle Tennessee seems to be good places to ride this one out.

[bdamomma]

34. Please be careful

DU"ers who are in the path of Florence. Better safe than sorry.

[mcar]

35. That is one hard left turn

I've seen hurricanes do some weird things in my 27 years in FL but that's the oddest looking zig I've ever seen.

grits.