speedraider

I would run like hell, this is a big MF and the bad part is its moving slow. That means alot of rain sitting on you and it adds up fast.

gmmcgar

Don't take a chance,,I live in Houston,,went through IKE in 2008 and Alicia 1983 both were Cat 1's and both tore up Houston. No way I would chance a Cat 2 or above; get out while you can

bbudman

I have a few questions for you. Do you have a place to put you vehicle inside? Are there any trees within falling range of you home and property? Is your property subject to flooding with 4" plus rain? If you can answer yes to any of these questions then I suggest you find somewhere to go for the weekend.

I grew up in North Carolina and even lived on the beach for several years. I re-located back to Raleigh in the spring of 1996. In September 1996 I went through Hurricane Fran in Raleigh and saw just how powerful mother nature could really be! We were 130 miles inland but it didn't matter. we had twelve trees fall with two on my truck, two on my boat, and four on the house! No power for over a week. No phone for six weeks. No cable for three months! We had no flooding but I lived on high ground. Many others were not as lucky.

Yes, I went through it but if it but I don't ever want to do that again.

Thrash

Calm down, it's hardly a hurricane now, winds are less than 90 mph, and it's supposed to become a tropical storm in the next day or so. 90 mph is strong though, so watch out.

cthusker

Still showing 100 mph with gusts to 120.. that's more then enough to do tremendous damage to say nothing of tidal surge in certain areas. Has a good chance to pick up wind speed with the Atlantic so warm at the moment.... I live 60 miles from the coast but am prepared as I can be... Everything locked down, propane for several weeks running everything on 12 kw gen set, satellite TV, provisions and battery powered radio just in case!

Been without power for over 2 weeks after a freak late season snow storm and vowed NEVER again! I say you prepare for the worst, hope for the best! I would not want to be in any low lying areas if we get the amount of rain, tidal surge and wind forecast for parts of New England....

Hope everyone stays safe and this thing completely fizzles out or simply heads out to sea....

c1vettes

It doesn't matter whether it's a cat 2 or a cat 1. It's the size of the storm. If size counts baby, this is it. This storm is 400 miles wide last I heard. It's gonna take a long time to pass.

I am trying to get a 40' dead white Pine cut down in the AM. It's on my neighbors property but leaning my way. He has poo-pood it for years. Probably gonna be outa my pocket. It can hit my garage and you know what's inside. Insurance ain't gona do it, I have 2% deductable which is 11K.

While I type this, just got a reverse 911 call from first selectman town of Westport , CT. It's a code RED! Advised by CL&P power could be out for weeks!!!!

Got one question for you bunky. Can you swim?

laconiajack

If you look at the projected path of the cone where the hurricane could travel, Greenville is within that cone. It is the amount of rain that could result from the hurricane that you should be mostly concerned about, and the real possibility of local flooding. As others have suggested I would park it in the upper floor of a parking garage, or at least on high ground.

torque*is*cheap

Luckily, Corvettes float well. GM was thinking ahead with the balsa floorboards.

Seriously, though, do you have a relative who lives a bit more inland? If so, I'd take a little road trip right about now.

GTJim

I'm in Wilmington De, pretty far from the coast but still expecting very heavy rain and high winds. My Z06 is parked in my garage but I'm afraid of the door getting blown in on it. Going to park my FJ Cruiser in front of the door in hopes of providing some type of a shield. Keeping my fingers crossed!

ceastham1

CAT 2 - you better get the heck out of the way and get your cars above bloddie sea level ...

anyone that says no problem - has not been in one and is an ID 10 T.

cthusker

Funny you should mention TREES! Just 2 weeks ago my buddy and I dropped 2 large Birch (about 60 ft) that were leaning toward my garage and my VETTE! When we cut the butt log on one of them it was almost completely hollow inside... Turns out a top branch had broken years ago and water had been going through it like a river... Do not think it would have survived any high winds from a hurricane. Very lucky on my timing to take them down because they were really close to the house... WHEWWWWWWWWWW!!

As you say it's the SIZE of this thing that's troubling. Lets hope it weakens and/or heads much much further EAST......... Good luck down there by the way.........

category4

Why take a chance, take the Vette and go to the mountains for the weekend!

boraxman

"Should me and my car be worried about Irene"

realcanuk

cgiff

went though Katrina,leave if you can.Your elevation is one thing,trees are house killers.Pictures of valueables,insurance policies,anything that
can't be replaced(family photograghs).Good luck! Craig.

Bigrightwinger

For those that remember 2008, Hurricane Ike was "only at Cat 2". Houston was devastated. Sometimes it isn't just the windspeed, but the size of the storm. I would take the Vette on a nice vacation inland!

cgiff

Leave an answer mahine on your phone.You can call home and see if power is on.

ronkh

Your elevation is the main thing. Wind will scare the hell out of you, but storm surge will kill you. We've evacuated 4 times. Elena in 85, Georges in 98, Isidore in 02, Katrina in 05. First three we would have been ok staying home, uncomfortable but ok. Katrina put 5 ft. of water in our house and floated my car into the garage door. We're still getting over that one. If you have to ask "should I leave" then just go.

titans1979

Jump in your vette and head west till its over. This hurricane is the size of Europe. Why take chances.

whiteboy

Are you gone yet??? Best heed the advice and get a couple hundred miles inland. Why risk it. You certainly can't do anything to stop the storm and it is going to hit hard in your area.