Hurricane Florence: Rain, wind, flooding are just some things we have to deal with
@PatZAnthony (14752)
Charlotte, North Carolina
September 16, 2018 5:31pm CST
Hurricane Florence has not been any fun for anyone so far.
The rain, wind and flooding people are experiencing from Hurricane Florence has been terrible for some. Many are without power and might be for weeks, while others have lost everything, including family members and pets.
While we wait for Hurricane Florence to finish doing what she has to do, most of us are sheltered and have what we need.
Hope all of you are safe and can stay dry if you are in the path of Hurricane Florence.
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@porwest (78759)
• United States
16 Sep 18
Hope all is well with that thing. A bad situation for sure. But you know, as they say, when you choose to live in certain areas in California you have to expect wildfires. When you live in certain places in Texas you have to expect tornadoes. And when you live in certain places along the East coast you have to expect hurricanes. I am currently in Illinois. I expect high taxes. 
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
Well that made me laugh.
the storm is here were pretty terrible for some and they lost most of what they had including family members.
We just lost a few tree limbs and everything is a mess but we can move on.
Oh, and you know there will be more storms so we just have to get over it.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
9 Oct 18
@porwest Do you ever think about living where it might be easier or cheaper? Many have moved to have less expenses and less stress.
@porwest (78759)
• United States
26 Sep 18
@PatZAnthony Can't fight Mother Nature, and no matter how I vote...I always get the high taxes. I suppose at the end of the day it is what it is.
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@Hannihar (129609)
• Israel
25 Sep 18
@PatZAnthony
No, it does not sound fun dealing with that and the cleanup afterwards is no fun either.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
We were some of the fortunate ones that didn't get the flooding on our property this time.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
9 Oct 18
@Hannihar We have not had it as bad as some, but over the years have lost a roof, a room, screening around a pool, had flooding in the basement and in the house, so it is almost like we expect something to happen when the storms hit!
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@Hannihar (129609)
• Israel
26 Sep 18
@PatZAnthony
That is good and you were lucky. I take it when you said this time that you have had flooding in the past. Not much fun is it?
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@rsa101 (37969)
• Philippines
25 Sep 18
@PatZAnthony Same here. Damage was substantial. Although my place was generally safe because we were not directly hit, north from my place was badly hit That many landslides happened and many casualties were reported.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
9 Oct 18
@rsa101 While we are safe, there was so much damage for some, they will not recover but had to relocate.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
They are terrible to deal with and do much damage.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
A lot of wind and rain, but no flooding or evacuations in our area.
Many lost everything @LadyDuck
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@LadyDuck (459629)
• Switzerland
26 Sep 18
@PatZAnthony I have read that many lost everything and this breaks my heart. I can barely imagine what it means to lose everything you own. I have experienced losing a lot of personal objects when our self storage was flooded, memories are precious.
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
13 Dec 18
My daughter evacuated to Disney World. They have annual poasses and were actually there before the hurricane hit. They couldn't come home as their home was in a mandatory evacution area so they stayed an extra couple of weeks. Nor too much damage fortunately, Not as bad as the previous flood from Hurricane Matthew
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Dec 18
That was a rough storm and so many lost all they had. It seems there will always be something going on when it comes to the weather. Property we own there was not severely damaged, but there were few hands to go around, so it took a long time to repair everything.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
14 Dec 18
@PatZAnthony We found that in Florida too. When my roof blew off during hurricane Irma, I was fortunate that my nephew is a builder. He sent a roofer over THE NEXT DAY to patch the roof so as not to flood the house. Then I waited unti January for my new complete roof.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
17 Sep 18
We just pass through typhoon Ompong, one of the strongest and fiercest typhoon to hit our region. Lots of damage that only left for us now is hope to stand again. Really terrifying experienced. In one town of our nearby province, so many were buried alive because of landslides.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
That is really terrible and there is nothing we can do to stop it. Hope you are safe.
@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
17 Sep 18
It is a trip isn't it? They have had several tornadoes in the Richmond area..and we are under a tornado watch until 10.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
It can be a terribly frightening thing and when they started calling for evacuations in some area and people start to panic.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
Everyone we know is safe right now in most are dry...
We are just waiting for the next storm!
@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
19 Oct 18
Did you have any damage or problems? I don't have hurricanes here. We have tornado (though I lived here all my life, I've never seen one, just the damage one does in another part of town) and of course power outages, drawback when it is hot is the food can go bad, in the cold, we freeze without heat.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Dec 18
There was not as much damage for us as there was for those closer to water than we are. It is a shame how much some lost, but most are determined to rebuild.
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17 Sep 18
I've been through 11 hurricanes---they are never easy but they do pass and most people who are prepared know how to deal with that. Sadly there are those who know it all--don't get water, batteries, non-perishables, etc.--and don't get prepared BEFORE hurricane season.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
We like to be prepared always!
But, we can't fight the harsh winds and the rising waters.
Our little area was safe but so many lost everything.
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
9 Oct 18
In our area the main concern was wind, while close to the cost people were flooded. Just a mess @rakski
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
It was/is a mess and now they're asking more people in South Carolina to evacuate so they're watching the rivers and expecting more flooding.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Sep 18
I am glad you checked in, I worry about everyone in the storms path.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
These storms are getting a little close together!
They are evacuating a section of South Carolina right now because of the river's rising.
@anya12adwi (6049)
• India
17 Sep 18
It is such a wonderful thing that you are safe and protected..
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
We were really surprised at how little we had to deal with during the storm.
Some had flooding in their homes, lost animals &family members, but that was closer to the water.
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@anya12adwi (6049)
• India
26 Sep 18
@PatZAnthony Yes, coastal belt always will be hit..during these storms
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
We will do our best!
It seems there is always a storm to think about.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Sep 18
i read one article that said florence is dump water, while mangkhut/ompong will whip with wind.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
It was a mess but we probably will have more so we will just get over it, right?
Can't control the weather.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
Oh, there is always another one on the way isn't there?
Just how things are.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
9 Oct 18
It was a mess for some, but we escaped damage this time @sol_cee
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
It was a mess there so what happened with your husband's job?
@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
16 Sep 18
Hopefully she fades away soon. I am happy that you are safe. Hopefully the power will return for everyone soon. 
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Sep 18
Having power seems to be one of the most important things from any of us.
No one wants to deal with wind and rain in the dark.
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