Reply #4: The best hope is that as it approaches land..... [View All]

[NRaleighLiberal]

it will have a harder time wrapping around itself since it loses area over water, hence will weaken - seems to be over the past few years several stronger storms have dropped down a few notches when this happens. Here's hoping - and praying. Everyone anywhere near the path needs to be out of there. We had Fran pass through Raleigh in 1996 with 75 mph winds and it was remarkable how much damage it caused. sounds of winds whistling in the trees still freaks me out.