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Impact from Matthew

fuelair said:
And, for the curious, all went well in our neighborhood. Only problem was 3-5 short electric outs starting around 8 AM then a 4+ hour one. It ended mid/late afternoon. At this point all is well here. :):):):thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Glad to know that everything went ok. Ya'll dodged a big one.
 
DGM said:
Were you able to find the problem and was it storm related?

We have areas where this happens due to flooding overwhelming the sewer system.
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We called an emergency plumber who came out this morning. There was a complete clog somewhere at the end of our underground pipe in the front yard where it meets up with the city sewer pipes. The plumber was at the end of his long snake tool and about to give up and tell me to call the city when the pipe cleared.

I doubt it was hurricane related. More likely my 2 year old flushed something down the toilet when we weren't looking. I told her she was grounded when she turns 13.
 
I just read that the hurricane exposed some Civil War cannonballs on Folly Beach in Charleston, SC! They're live, so they have to be dismantled or blown up by demolitions teams or whatever.

My mom's comment: "I wonder what else will turn up?"
My response: "Didn't the Air Force lose a nuke somewhere around Savannah years ago?"
 
I was loath to say anything at the time for fear of making light of a serious situation, but I have to say it was a bit weird looking at a headline that said "Warning: Matthew will kill".
 
We lost power for 23 hrs but thankfully no damage. Lots of downed trees and powerlines all over town. Historic levels of flooding were recorded in Wilmington. It was a pretty intense storm.
 
Aardvark422 said:
We lost power for 23 hrs but thankfully no damage. Lots of downed trees and powerlines all over town. Historic levels of flooding were recorded in Wilmington. It was a pretty intense storm.
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Durham here. We got close to 5 inches of rain on Sat., but not much wind.

Lots of flooding, which we were still getting local warnings about yesterday.

It's interesting that the news today (second day of bright, clear, beautiful weather) is talking about the rivers still rising a hundred miles east of here and flood warnings continue. As does flood damage.

Hurricanes aren't all about the winds, and after they go by the damage doesn't necessarily stop. People who don't live in hurricane prone areas don't always understand this.

I have a young 'un (well not so young, just turned 32 yesterday) who lives in Wilmington. I haven't had a chance to talk to him to see how he weathered the storm. He lives downtown, five blocks or so uphill from the river.
 
quadraginta said:
Durham here. We got close to 5 inches of rain on Sat., but not much wind.

Lots of flooding, which we were still getting local warnings about yesterday.

It's interesting that the news today (second day of bright, clear, beautiful weather) is talking about the rivers still rising a hundred miles east of here and flood warnings continue. As does flood damage.

Hurricanes aren't all about the winds, and after they go by the damage doesn't necessarily stop. People who don't live in hurricane prone areas don't always understand this.

I have a young 'un (well not so young, just turned 32 yesterday) who lives in Wilmington. I haven't had a chance to talk to him to see how he weathered the storm. He lives downtown, five blocks or so uphill from the river.
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I was, and still am, flabbergasted by the people out driving in the storm and right after. Death happens from the water, not usually the wind.

We still have areas without power and flooded out roads. School in our county has been cancelled for two days now because of power and access troubles.
 
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