DUers in the Carolinas - Are_grits_groceries et al

[malaise]

Please check in!! How's the weather now??

[GentryDixon]

1. I hope the winds die down.

My hubby is flying into Raleigh at 410 tomorrow.

[maggiesfarmer]

2. Windy! Very windy but in low 70's in Raleigh area

[johnnyreb]

3. 72 degrees F, eerie calm and quiet in central South Carolina

No traffic in the big city, just the occasional distant whistling wind. Forty miles to the red line. Gonna hit about 8:30-9pm. I am in position.

[malaise]

5. Stay safe

[madinmaryland]

4. It's pouring with high winds here in Maryland. Under a Tornado Watch until 2:00am.

At least the weathermen won't be whining about drought conditions. Or maybe they are just whining about the lack of draught beer!!

[malaise]

6. Stay safe

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Thanks for asking, I did not realize the weather went to heck and all that

living clear across and family visit.

I try to pay more attention.

<----- my bad

[malaise]

10. You'd better

[GoCubsGo]

8. The heavy stuff is just about to hit here.

Boy, it's windy!

[malaise]

11. Stay safe

[octoberlib]

9. In Charlotte, NC we're having torrential rains and gusty winds.

In the mountains around Boone there's been some flooding . Grabbed this pic of Boone Mall off of Facebook. Thanks for asking.

[malaise]

12. Stay safe

[Starry Messenger]

13. Holy crap!

Stay safe everyone!

[HillWilliam]

14. It's just arriving in the north-central Piedmont

I'm pretty close to Danville, VA, just south of the line. We've probably another 45 minutes to an hour before the torrent gets here.

This is a really good tool: http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx

Intellicast has just upgraded the hell out of the page. There are tons of layers and tools on it now.

[HillWilliam]

15. As I clicked Post, this arrived in my email

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... SOUTHERN CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... EXTREME EASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... EASTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 1015 PM EST * AT 908 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUDDLESTON TO BETHANY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF PENHOOK TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF WENTWORTH... AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAYFIELD... PROVIDENCE... DANVILLE CITY... BLAIRS... EDEN... REIDSVILLE... WENTWORTH... YANCEYVILLE... JERICHO... INGRAM... CALLANDS... CHATHAM... HURT... BROOKNEAL... GRETNA... MT AIRY... CAMP SPRINGS... GATEWOOD... PELHAM... AND RINGGOLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IN A STURDY BUILDING. IN ADDITION TO STRONG DAMAGING WINDS... TORRENTIAL RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE OR LARGER HAIL...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

[malaise]

18. Hope you're OK

[HillWilliam]

21. We're fine, thanks!

It rained biblically for about an hour and the winds have been pretty stiff, but by the time it got to us it was losing some strength. I've seen some rains when I lived down in Florida that were about as dramatic. Fortunately, no lightning, so we got off pretty easy where I am. Just to the north of us, the Dan River is full and Danville, VA had some street flooding. If it floods up on the hill where I live, the whole world has bigger problems

I really appreciate your asking.

[ms liberty]

16. Rain, thunderstorms, and 60 degrees.

I'm in the foothills, about an hour n/nw of Charlotte. Weird.

[RedRocco]

17. about over here in Greenville, SC

[Are_grits_groceries]

19. Winds still gusting at 45mph.

The line of storms is east of me now. The wind will be the problem for a while.

[malaise]

20. That's tropical storm winds

I guess power cuts will be the problem. Stay safe.

[obamanut2012]

22. Stll windy, but not bad like last night

Hurricane-level winds and tornados. Ugh.

[malaise]

23. Still?

That was some storm

[obamanut2012]

24. Yes -- I was just outside

And, it dropped 35 degrees.

[malaise]

25. Crazy weather

Hopefully drought conditions will soon end

[wandy]

26. Any time temputurs can drop that much quickley it's likley to be rough going.....

Best wishes and stay safe.