fat rat
09-14-2003, 06:46 PM
For those of you that have been upset about a little rain........check this out!
U.S. EAST COAST ON ALERT
Still, some East Coast residents were already preparing for the worst.
In Washington, D.C., emergency officials were working on acquiring additional sandbags, and planned to meet with other department and critical services leaders Monday, said Peter LaPorte, director of the Emergency Management Agency.
“We’re going to take a proactive approach Monday into Tuesday,” LaPorte said. “One, of public education campaign and two, take some steps with some of the government services.
“Then we’re going to pray.”
Hurricane resources
• Briefing guide
• Slide show
• Deadliest U.S. hurricanes
• Flood guide
• Storm terminology
• Wind-proofing your property
Even with plywood at its highest prices in a decade, Steve Myers had a steady stream of customers looking for supplies to board up windows in and around Georgetown, S.C.
At the 84 Lumber store he co-manages there, a half-inch-thick sheet now costs about $20, but that’s “cheaper than a $300 window,” Myers said.
In Wilmington, N.C., John Byrnes had already stocked up with 25 sheets of plywood Sunday and enough two-by-fours and screws to barricade the windows at his house, his in-lawsÂ’ house and their downtown law office.
His household generator was ready and he had an extra tank of propane gas to run appliances.
“We’re all pretty much taken care of,” Byrnes said. “We’re in standby mode.”
In coastal Georgia, the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency urged residents to review their hurricane plans, which should include adequate supplies, updated insurance coverage and evacuation routes.
“It’s still a long ways away [but] we have to prepare as if it’s coming here,” said agency director Phillip Webber.
READINESS, ACCEPTANCE IN S. CAROLINA
The state went on an elevated alert status Friday.
In Charleston, S.C., Joe Walker said he didnÂ’t evacuate in 1989 when Hurricane Hugo blasted ashore, and he probably wonÂ’t leave if Isabel veers into his area.
“If it’s going to come, it’s going to come,” Walker said.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and other state officials were briefed Saturday by the state Emergency Management Division on emergency preparations. The state went on an elevated alert status Friday.
Water management officials in Florida were worried about the stormÂ’s possible effect on some of their already-swollen rivers and lakes.
The State Department issued a travel warning advising tourists to avoid the Bahamas; large ocean swells and dangerous surf were forecast for the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean.
The last Category 5 Atlantic hurricane was Mitch in 1998, which killed about 11,000 people in Central America. The last two Category 5 hurricanes to strike the United States were Andrew in 1992 and Camille in 1969.
The Atlantic hurricane season began June 1 and ends Nov. 30.
Let's hope for the best.........I'm headed down to 84 lumber for plywood and Food Lion for toilet paper, bread and milk. I dont know why but these item's sell out fast. :rolleyes:
U.S. EAST COAST ON ALERT
Still, some East Coast residents were already preparing for the worst.
In Washington, D.C., emergency officials were working on acquiring additional sandbags, and planned to meet with other department and critical services leaders Monday, said Peter LaPorte, director of the Emergency Management Agency.
“We’re going to take a proactive approach Monday into Tuesday,” LaPorte said. “One, of public education campaign and two, take some steps with some of the government services.
“Then we’re going to pray.”
Hurricane resources
• Briefing guide
• Slide show
• Deadliest U.S. hurricanes
• Flood guide
• Storm terminology
• Wind-proofing your property
Even with plywood at its highest prices in a decade, Steve Myers had a steady stream of customers looking for supplies to board up windows in and around Georgetown, S.C.
At the 84 Lumber store he co-manages there, a half-inch-thick sheet now costs about $20, but that’s “cheaper than a $300 window,” Myers said.
In Wilmington, N.C., John Byrnes had already stocked up with 25 sheets of plywood Sunday and enough two-by-fours and screws to barricade the windows at his house, his in-lawsÂ’ house and their downtown law office.
His household generator was ready and he had an extra tank of propane gas to run appliances.
“We’re all pretty much taken care of,” Byrnes said. “We’re in standby mode.”
In coastal Georgia, the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency urged residents to review their hurricane plans, which should include adequate supplies, updated insurance coverage and evacuation routes.
“It’s still a long ways away [but] we have to prepare as if it’s coming here,” said agency director Phillip Webber.
READINESS, ACCEPTANCE IN S. CAROLINA
The state went on an elevated alert status Friday.
In Charleston, S.C., Joe Walker said he didnÂ’t evacuate in 1989 when Hurricane Hugo blasted ashore, and he probably wonÂ’t leave if Isabel veers into his area.
“If it’s going to come, it’s going to come,” Walker said.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and other state officials were briefed Saturday by the state Emergency Management Division on emergency preparations. The state went on an elevated alert status Friday.
Water management officials in Florida were worried about the stormÂ’s possible effect on some of their already-swollen rivers and lakes.
The State Department issued a travel warning advising tourists to avoid the Bahamas; large ocean swells and dangerous surf were forecast for the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean.
The last Category 5 Atlantic hurricane was Mitch in 1998, which killed about 11,000 people in Central America. The last two Category 5 hurricanes to strike the United States were Andrew in 1992 and Camille in 1969.
The Atlantic hurricane season began June 1 and ends Nov. 30.
Let's hope for the best.........I'm headed down to 84 lumber for plywood and Food Lion for toilet paper, bread and milk. I dont know why but these item's sell out fast. :rolleyes: