Hurricane Helene
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Here in Kentucky, I've been dazzled all day by the gigantic, swirling vortex that rotates counter-clockwise and covers from Missouri to Iowa, beyond Tn/Ky's east side, and is literally moving air from the EAST, which never, ever happens.
Wishing safety for everyone.
Wishing safety for everyone.
A friend of mine moved from Wisconsin to Homosassa several days ago. He was in Indiana when it hit, and his wife was in the new house alone. They were on the edge of the bullseye a few days ago, but luckily for them it turned North before hitting land. They are a few miles inland and didn't even lose power.
DesertRatt
All Bark, No Bite!
Best wishes for all in the path!
H2oman7.62mm
Super Member
Over 7 inches of rain here, the lights blinked a few times around 5:30 AM and then we experienced high winds from Helene's backside when the eye passed just to our east as she made her way north. The winds brought down limbs, branches and a few dead pine trees in the woods before 10 AM, things calmed down and the sun came out. It could have been a lot worse.
elitopus
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I have some family who live on the gulf coast north of Tampa. They said they had about 3’ of water under the house (stilt house). Luckily they left their car at a friends house during the storm or else it would have been flooded.
I lived in FL for 33 years and now live up north. I’ll take the snow over hurricanes anyday. The winters are getting warmer anyways
I lived in FL for 33 years and now live up north. I’ll take the snow over hurricanes anyday. The winters are getting warmer anyways
Bill S
Thread Killer
Friend lives in Apollo Beach. 2 feet of water in the house, hardwood floors. His insurance rates were already high. Wondering how high they will go now. With floor and drywall damage, good luck finding a contractor who can replace everything before mold sets in. They have lived there for 30 years now and never experienced something like this but the last one that hit Fort Meyers and Sanibel came close. Whatever you thought your home was worth just went down now that you've had flood damage. I feel sorry for all those folks.
DesertRatt
All Bark, No Bite!
Insurance rates are climbing in many places. Here, in California, there are 11 million people living in fire hazard areas and word is that getting insurance will be pretty tough in the future. Many companies pulling out, rates jumping by 100% and so on. I hear that companies are pulling out of Florida too.
BSome
Super Member
We fared OK here. Folks in the western parts of the North Carolina got hit hard with flooding with some communities inaccessible. Some areas in the NC foot hills reported over 17 inches of rain.
We had about 2 inches here yesterday, most of that fell in about an hour. That was on top of a few days of on and off rain with several healthy thunderstorms training through Tuesday night that dumped around 3 inches. Problems here were nothing a saw and rake could not take care of though. Another day I was glad I bought that 1025R tractor, I did fill up the bucket up 6 times this afternoon
We had about 2 inches here yesterday, most of that fell in about an hour. That was on top of a few days of on and off rain with several healthy thunderstorms training through Tuesday night that dumped around 3 inches. Problems here were nothing a saw and rake could not take care of though. Another day I was glad I bought that 1025R tractor, I did fill up the bucket up 6 times this afternoon
KingBubba
"Too Much Stuff"
Helene was way more serious than it first appeared. West North Carolina got it really bad. I feel very lucky. The day before the storm, our local power company just happened to choose our property to cut back all trees and brush under our power lines. They shredded most but left behind a neat stack of larger logs along the property line. They took down a huge pine that was tall enough that if it ever fell toward the West, it would have slammed the center of our house. Once again we were very lucky.
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Sounds awful. And it's not just 'water' that's everywhere. It's disgusting dirty water that's absorbed all kinds of crap as it floods an area. I can't imagine the filth that's floating about. Yuk.
I always thought I wanted to live some place warmer....as the years go on I'm not so sure.
Best of luck to those affected.
Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
You`re correct about insurance Cos. bailing out of covering FL. homeowners and of course, the fewer ones remaining are excessively jacking up their policy rates with greater limits.
I`m financially quite easily able to self insure, and purposely let my homeowner insurance policy renewal lapse on both on my occupied houses earlier this yr., but maintain my separate high blanket liability coverage, and FEMA flood insurance.
When my Financial Advisor stopped by for our bi-yearly get together earlier this month, I informed him of my homeowners insurance policy non renewal decision, and he replied that`s good, you can safely and easily financially do this.
So no homeowner policy rate increase happening for me anymore.
DesertRatt
All Bark, No Bite!
Self-insurance is the best kind of insurance!
Pio1980
AK Member
At least 65 dead in Hurricane Helene aftermath
Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm on Thursday night, Sept. 26, 2024, in Florida’s Big Bend region. At least 65 people are dead, many from fallen trees, as the storm makes its way across the U.S. Southeast. Millions…
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