Major Hurricane Florence Landfalling Hatteras Light NC

I don't have time to put up links but they will be added come morning after the new updates from NHC and other sources.

It has been shifted north pending Landfall in less than 72 hours to near Cape Hatteras Light NC outerbanks.

It's going to go through past Raleigh to about Roanoke and then die pouring rain over everything. They are expecting 2 to 3 FEET if not 4 feet or more total rain by next Monday.

As a trucker I tell you right now, forget I-81, I-40, I-77 Fancy Gap etc. Forget all of that. Forget 64, especially 26 and so forth.

They are pretty much out of grocery and everything else. They are crying to restock everything retail. That is probably not going to happen until after the storm.

The last storm that we had was Camille for one and Hazel for the other that came past DC among others not so serious. If this track continues to slide north at or just past Hatteras Light on landfall, it could possibly go up the Chesapeake Bay which will absolutely cause millions of problems.

This is one storm I am hoping to see the #### thing turn to sea and go away. But it's too big and too much inertia and mass. It's going to need a thousand miles to do a turn now at it's extreme gross weight and strength. Which stands at 150 mph sustained by morning 9-11 until Thursday AM landfall. 90 miles across and then tropical storm force winds at 40 to 70 with higher gusts about 240 miles across.

Edit.. Norfolk Bridges will absolutely close up once the winds approach a certain power. You will need to be at 45000 in the trailer loaded at 79000 or higher to use the CBBT for example until 60 mph, then they will slam that bridge shut. That one is usually the last to close as the others are closed whenever the Navy wants out which is probably what is going to happen if they are not already out with the British QE2 carrier.

And more rain than God.

 

I-26 will be all lanes ONE DIRECTION towards COLUMBIA from Charlestown only starting at Noon today (Tues)

SC has ordered everyone in coastal out as has NC and sections of VA starting at sunrise. Looks like between 1.4 to 2 million plus will be on the move. Between Norfolk to Charlestown at least.

NC has ordered all outerbanks OUT. Does not matter what you are. Visitor, Resident etc.

Virginia's Hampton Roads and Virginia Eastern Shore ordered OUT as of 8 am today.

I'll try to put up some more as the day progresses in the am.

 

Bottom of Texas below Houston may be dealing with a new storm called Joyce should it complete being formed west off Cuba in the Straits and move into the Gulf near the Texas Coast. Probably more rain for them.

 

I-95 is going to be FUBAR'ed. In the South Carolina Area. You pretty much can write off this highway and a number of smaller connecting routes that will mostlly be converted to one way or being converted as I write this.

Evacuation Routes

I have not found any other similar routes, but you can bet that as this thing develops there will be a hash made of I-95, I-85, I-75 and so on over time rather quickly. Probably between the Georgia State Line all the way up towards St Petersburg-Richmond area within a day or two.

You are probably around 40 million of people between say Wakefield down to Charlotte. If even 20% decide to get going... there isnt enough gas stations, not enough of anything to support this refugee exodus. They might try to do it anyway.