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Old 09-22-2018, 07:09 AM   #107
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Originally Posted by foreverunderway View Post
That's just not true. The surge was forecast days in advance at 13 to 14 feet and the marina pilings were only 10 feet tall above high water.

How many "days in advance"?

When we decided to move when Sandy threatened, about 4 days in advance of its eventual closest approach, sea states here sucked.

When we've crossed the Neuse River, further toward the Sound... conditions a couple times ranged from very uncomfortable to downright snotty. Wouldn't want to be in that by waiting 'til only 3-5 days in advance of an approaching hurricane.


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Originally Posted by sdowney717 View Post
Seaford VA is about 170 miles north of New Bern and we hardly got any wind or rain. You don't have to move very far to be outside of the big destruction area. Assuming you know where it will be.
Doesn't seem like all that long a distance, especially for boats like ours... but of course it'd be a longer trip on a slow boat. Maybe not so great for folks who also have to deal with houses and businesses and helping relatives and so forth.

And what if Florence had turned north after all, as a few of the prediction tracks suggested? That knowing "where it will be" is key...


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