Hurricane Dorian Thread - CAT 2 - (Updated: 0930EDT 04SEP)

[Country Singer]

We'll use this thread for news, announcements, reports, and links for Hurricane Dorian.

Hurricane Dorian Current Status:  Category 2 - Winds 105MPH - Moving Slowly Northwest - Florida Coast Being Affected with High Winds - Higher Impacts Now Possible for GA/SC



Hurricane Dorian Models Continue to Shift East and Following the Coast Northwards toward the Carolinas

FEMA Daily Ops Briefing (03SEP) is an attachment at the bottom of this post and will be updated as new briefings are received.

Hurricane Warning is in now in effect for the Georgia and South Carolina coast from Altahama Sound (N of Jekyll Island) to the South Santee River (between Charleston and Myrtle Beach). 

Tropical Storm Warnings/Watches for the rest of the GA/SC coast.





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Virginia State of Emergency:  Entire State.  No evacuations at this time.

North Carolina State of Emergency:  Entire State.  Evacuations for Dare County (Outer Banks): Visitors must evac beginning 1200EDT, Tuesday, 03SEP; Residents must evac beginning 0600EDT on Wednesday, 03SEP.
Latest: Updated Evacuations in effect.  NC Road Conditions. 


South Carolina State of Emergency: Entire State. SC EOC at OPCON 1, evacuation ordered to begin at 1200EDT Monday, 02SEP; 830k people affected: Evac details.  All schools and state government offices in the following counties will be closed, beginning Tuesday, September 3: Jasper, Beaufort, Colleton, Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley, Georgetown, and Horry. 
Evacuation routes beginning at 1200EDT, Monday, 02SEP: Charleston to Columbia - A full, four lane reversal on I-26 in Charleston begins at the interchange of I-26 and I-526. The full reversal continues west until the I-26 crossover to I-77 just outside Columbia in Lexington County.  Hilton Head - One lane is reversed to create three lanes traveling west on US 278 at the intersection of the Spanish Wells Drive and Moss Creek Village Drive. This reversal is approximately two miles in length.   SC Road Conditions.   

Florida State of Emergency: Entire state.  Florida Evacuation Orders by County.

Georgia State of Emergency: Expanded to 21 Counties 04SEP, see graphic.  Georgia hurricane evacuation routes.  Governor Kemp has issued evacuation orders for the listed counties in areas East of I-95 starting at 1200EDT Monday, 02SEP.  Traffic contraflow on I-16 will begin at 0800EDT on Tuesday, 03SEP.  Georgia Road Conditions.  Glynn County/Brunswick, GA has implemented a curfew from 2200EDT 03SEP to 0600 04SEP for Evacuation Zone A.  Al Sihah Shriners in Macon, GA has RV lots available for evacuees.



AmRRON has upgraded to Condition 2 (at 1830EDT 03SEP) and has persistent nets operating.

The Hurricane Watch Net is active.

Cajun Navy Relief and Forward Observer/Fox Company are spinning up operations but have not updated their websites as of 1200EDT/1600Z Sunday 01SEP.

Situational Awareness Resources

Disaster Center: A Disaster Resources Aggregation Website

Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association: Dorian Resources
Weather Underground: Storm Surge Models

FEMA Crowdsourcing Unit Map Journal:Data aggregation, including from social media

Weather Links: National Hurricane Center   |   Mike's Weather Page aka "Spaghetti Models"   |   Tropical Tidbits
National Weather Service Charleston, SC Latest Update Briefings
NWS Jacksonville, FL Latest Briefing
NWS Social Media Links

Power Outage Maps: PowerOutage.us
Coastal counties in FL and GA beginning to experience intermittent outages (1700EDT 03SEP)

Flood Maps: FEMA   |   FloodTools
Lightning strikes in near-real time: Lightning Maps

Online Scanners: Broadcastify

Georgia Repeater Status: this page has lots of useful data, including weather overlays, but may take some time for some overlays to load as it draws from multiple sources.

South Carolina Health Emergency Amateur Radio Team (SCHEART): Statewide DMR network.

Florida SARNET: Statewide amateur radio system.

Orlando Amateur Radio Club D-Star can be heard (while internet connectivity is up) on REF 037C
Southeastern D-Star Weather Net operates on REF 004A.  Georgia will operate on REF 030B. 

Shelters:  American Red Cross Shelter Map  |  Georgia State Parks  |  Airbnb Open Homes   |


NEWS UPDATES

South Carolina Coast now under a Storm Surge Warning

Georgia Coast now under a Storm Surge Warning

Report received via Amateur Radio from Leeward Yacht Club in Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas: Food and fresh water running low, request supplies ASAP, all people OK, "devastation is unimaginable".  Original report came via Garmin InReach satellite device.

Virginia declares State of Emergency
Hurricane Watch and Storm Surge have been extended to include most of the Georgia coast
Outer bands starting to hit Florida
Dorian is now spawning tornadoes in south Florida
Atlanta Motor Speedway Campground Opened to Dorian Evacuees
Flooding has begun in Charleston, SC
"King Tide" May Make Coastal Flooding Worse
Florida has ordered mandatory evacuations
18'-23' storm surge predicted for the Abaco Islands

[Starlady]

An almost straight northward turn predicted now on Sunday night, running right up the center of FL.  More of central GA in line for some breezes and rain.

[RWS]

An almost straight northward turn predicted now on Sunday night, running right up the center of FL.  More of central GA in line for some breezes and rain.

Yeah,  That means it's headed my unless it stays on the East coast.  My squash just started blooming again after too much water.  Now looks like more on the way.  At least the winds will be down a bit.  Coastal flooding will be a problem..

https://truepundit.com/florida-urged-to-plan-for-7-days-without-power-as-hurricane-dorian-approaches/

[Country Singer]

I know we love us some five gallon buckets, but I'm sure none of us is this...challenged:  Home Depot buckets are not gas containers!

[Country Singer]

Thanks to John Jacob Schmidt for the shoutout on the latest Partisan Radio podcast episode!

[nj_m715]

I know we love us some five gallon buckets, but I'm sure none of us is this...challenged:  Home Depot buckets are not gas containers!

Florida man?
of course it is. no need to ask

[Country Singer]

Update bump. There will be larger gaps between updates until/unless Dorian's track appears to be threatening a particular area of the U.S.

[Country Singer]

Dorian on the move again update bump

[Country Singer]

Georgia State of Emergency expanded and Dorian affecting GA/SC today and tonight bump.

[8greenbeans]

Bean3 is on the Hurricane Ride-out Team at his base. Grandbeans2&4 will be picked up by their great-aunt this afternoon from daycare so they will be safe inland. Pups are with a friend. I know Bean3 will be safe due to where they do their ride-out and they are only expecting flooding from the surge and a little bit of storming, not a hit. His house is expected to be completely okay. It is 10 feet above sea level and surge waters are currently expected at 7.2 feet. There are at least two housing areas expected to be flooded and have had mandatory evacuations.
That's the latest on one base in southeast Virginia.