North Carolina tops for weather disasters? (Wilmington, Hickory: rent, earthquakes, taxes)

[SunnyKayak]

Wildfires are another problem that can face anyone in this state esp near a wooded forest either in mountains or towards the coast or in the piedmont

Here is information on the latest fire caused by a typical afternoon thunder shower

Fires in, near Linville Gorge burn 1,200 acres - The Morganton News Herald

this link will take you to amazing photos of the fire
InciWeb: Pinnacle Fire Wildland Fire

[Carolina_native]

The NWS is currently investigating whether it is tornado damage that occured this week in Lincoln county during a thunderstorm. For the past 5 consecutive days there has been severe weather here in this part of NC.

[eadams2]

Originally Posted by mickijay

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I moved to Carolina Beach 6 mo's ago. If a hurricane 4 or above comes this way, does anyone know where I could trailer my horse in Clinton? Are there farms there? I would grab my two dogs and horse and run northwest. I'm just trying to think about it and Clinton seems like a good place for me. Thanks much.

Mickijay - There are permanent evacuation sites set up in NC for horse owners to use during hurricanes. One is the James B Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh and the other is the Bob Martin Eastern Agricultural Center in Williamston. Those are your best options as they are both large facilities and are well inland. You can get in touch with the NC Cooperative Extension office in your county to help get more information about evacuation plans involving horses. Your contact in Brunswick Co would be Blair Green at (910) 253-2610. It's possible that there will be a site available in Pinehurst also but not guaranteed at this point.

[Peebsmom]

Originally Posted by njprintman

No matter where you live............you are gonna have weather problems.
What is your preference?
Rain, tornado, hurricane, flood, fire, snow, heat?
Horror stories from all parts of the country.
I do believe that if a BIG ONE (whatever that is) is gonna hit you.........it's gonna hit you. Don't care where you live.
Me? I'm coming to NC. I'm gonna be warm. I won't see two feet of snow every time I get out of bed to go to work.
Me? I'm coming to NC. I'm gonna be warm. I won't see 20 degree weather for 10/15 straight days..........then warm up to 30 degrees.
If a hurricane, fire, tornado or whatever hits..........the good Lord will help me survive or I'll perish.
That is the way life is. At least enjoy what and where you WANT TO BE.
BUT
I'll be warm.
Denny / Woodlynne NJ

I whole heartedly agree with you!

[groove1]

I like how people in cold weather states always say that nobody dies in snowstorms or cold weather. BS. People freeze to death, car accidents, fall through ice, etc.

[ss20ts]

Originally Posted by sheena

Are these storms really bad here? I want to hear from some New Yorkers on how these thunderstorms compare to your avg storm in Ny.

I live in Upstate NY and I was in Virginia Beach for Fran in '96. The morning after Fran barrelled through NC and VA, I went to Charlottsville and Luray Caverns. I've NEVER seen that kind of damage in all of my 30+ years in NY. NOTHING compared to a Noreaster....snow melts eventually.

Busch Gardens CLOSED due to damage. VA Beach CLOSED. You could NOT go in the water. The beach was trashed with debris. The city was CLOSED because there was no power.

Monticello was open for business! The Charlottesville area had a good deal of damage. Thomas Jefferson had planted 4 popular trees at certain places around the house. The trees were over 200 years old. Two of them slammed into the ground. One barely missed the house. I mean by mere inches.

Luray Caverns was open with NO POWER. One side of the mountain had power so they ran extension cords all over the place so the caverns could be open. Nothing else on the grounds was open.

The drive out there was awful. It was unbelivable. I've never seen nor heard anything like that in my life. The wind was just wild. Our car was parked behind the hotel. The actual beach was about a block away. Our car was completely covered in sand. It was black, but you couldn't tell. The sand was stuck and I mean STUCK to the car. It was like someone used crazy glue. When we got home, we went to the car wash. It took a few washings and lots of scrubbing to get the sand off. That was WEIRD!

We've had ice storms up here, but that damage is nothing compared to what Fran did. The October '87 ice storm that crippled my area was nothing. That was just downed powerlines. There wasn't major damage. I mean damage like several trees through - yes through - someone's house. Some trees looked like a giant was playing pick up sticks. Highway signs were shredded.

[ss20ts]

Originally Posted by sheena

Are these storms really bad here? I want to hear from some New Yorkers on how these thunderstorms compare to your avg storm in Ny.

Oh I was also in the south a few days after Hugo. Hugo came up the coast and was a nasty bugger. The night before my family was to leave for our vacation in Virginia and Florida. That fellow pounded up here. I can't remember if it was a tropical storm still or a depression.

Virginia was fine. It was just wet everywhere. NC and SC on the other hand looked like a train just plowed through. We were told you couldn't get gas I think it was SC. I'm pretty sure we had to fill up near the border. Then again in GA. You know it's bad when Stuckey's isn't selling the log rolls!

I remember more from teh damage of Hugo than I do Disney! That's how much damage there was. I was a teenager and had never seen anything like it. If I never do again, that's ok with me!

Also, being in Upstate NY is very relative to where in NY you are. I am NOWHERE near Buffalo or Rochester. There is not enough money on the planet to make me live there. The snow is beyond absurd. I don't know why anyone lives there. I live near Albany so my weatehr is VERY different. It's different from Syracuse even which is only 3 hours away. Weather in Manhattan is also very different. That's only 2 1/2 hours awy. Plattsburgh is dreadful and different and 4 hours away. So it matters where you are in the state. I imagine that is the same in most states.....at least states that aren't flat. Not sure if your safe anywhere flat in the midwest in Tornado Alley.

[onion]

Originally Posted by mm34b

Got your NOAA All-Hazards radio yet? North Carolina is one of the few states that require them in all public schools.

http://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag217.htm

I got 2 after Last Mothers Day (May 14th, 2006) This is what happened

[tguru]

Does anyone have an opinion as to where the Pinehurst area would rate in the flooding department? Thanks.

[lorriem]

Originally Posted by magellan

Forgive me if this topic has been covered before, but can anyone expound on why North Carolina is the only State in purple (highest) on this $Billion weather disaster maps? Is it mainly from hurricanes? Do you guys get a lot of tornadoes? How is it that North Carolina receives more damage from weather-related disasters than say, Louisiana or Florida? Has it begun to affect insurance premiums yet? Are homes built with hurricane bracing for trusses and foundation plates? Any other extra code requirements or precautions that homeowners and business owners need to be concerned with?

Thanks in advance!

Oh great after deciding to sell our place in FL to move to the lenoir area I had to read this. The reason we are moving from FL is the weather. After living in CA for so many years I want weather that is not severe.We just spent a week in CA visiting our grand kids and it was a pleasure not having to worry about the weather. Pleace someone give me some hope.Right ow I am sitting in the family room with our weather station on showing us what watches and warnings are. Fun saturday.