Post Michael Report: 10'18

We were lucky yesterday here on Pawleys Island.  We had no structural damage, and not even a single brown-out on our electrical system.  Others were not so lucky.  Today we are seeing power outages across large swathes of  South Carolina as the result of Michael's wind and rain. Trees are down on power lines. Trees are down on roads, 

and it is taking forever to get anywhere.

Rain , stay away: 10 '18

The good news is that rainfall along the beaches communities, where we live, is supposed to be light ( 1" maybe)  and over early.

The bad news is that Michael will still be dumping a lot of rain on all those South and North Carolina's inland communities that were ( and still are) flooded by Florence.  It will take several days, but the runoff from Michael's inland-rain will drain into the rivers and bays that surround us. Then, our beach communities will be experiencing road and residential flooding and contaminated drinking water all over again.  (It wasn't until last Thursday that SC Dept of Transportation fully reopened Hyway 17, and our local water company announced the tap water didn't have to be boiled any longer the same day.)  

It's gonna be a long long day: 10 '18

We were awakened by Michael's howling winds before daylight this morning.   While not as powerful as what battered the panhandle yesterday,  they are still a lot more forceful than what we had anticipated and they are getting stronger as the storm gets closer.  

All along Michael's path, there are power outages.  Tornado alerts are posted for areas just to the south of us.  Looks like this is going to be another very long day.

And now it's Michael: 10 '18

As one of my cousin's said. " Hang on you your Bootstraps,  Michaels coming."

This fast-moving Cat. 4 Hurricane is slated to wallop the Florida Panhandle and SE Georgia on Wednesday, then move inland on Thursday to continue to wreak devastation across most of South and North Carolina.