NC gets the sloppy seconds

It looks like we're going to get a one-two here... a left jab from Ivan, and then a possible uppercut from Jeanne. They'll both be well below hurricane status by the time they get here, but...

Western NC is expected to get 12" of rain in the next three days, as Ivan stalls out right over the Appalachian Range. Problem is, they're already flooded out. The Swananoa River in Asheville was *eight feet* above flood stage late last week.

We're supposed to get 6-8" here.

So the ground is going to be *saturated*... and then Jeanne comes flying in. If we get hit with any sort of wind, a lot of trees are going to go down, as mud just isn't good for holding roots in place.

This. Could. Suck.

Granted, we're being spared massive winds so far this year, but the winds don't take down the massive trees and cause the damage, without the ground being soaked first. It's going to take weeks for the ground to dry out - if we *do* get another one winging in here, we're screwed. Which is entirely possible - the massive high pressure range in the Atlantic that has been diverting them to FL and the Gulf is shrinking after Ivan sucked some of the power from it... guess where they go normally? Well, ever notice how the East Coast is scooped out from GA to NC? The southern half of the NC coast is hurricane alley... it has the audacity to stick out into the ocean.

NC gets the sloppy seconds

It looks like we're going to get a one-two here... a left jab from Ivan, and then a possible uppercut from Jeanne. They'll both be well below hurricane status by the time they get here, but...

Western NC is expected to get 12" of rain in the next three days, as Ivan stalls out right over the Appalachian Range. Problem is, they're already flooded out. The Swananoa River in Asheville was *eight feet* above flood stage late last week.

We're supposed to get 6-8" here.

So the ground is going to be *saturated*... and then Jeanne comes flying in. If we get hit with any sort of wind, a lot of trees are going to go down, as mud just isn't good for holding roots in place.

This. Could. Suck.

Granted, we're being spared massive winds so far this year, but the winds don't take down the massive trees and cause the damage, without the ground being soaked first. It's going to take weeks for the ground to dry out - if we *do* get another one winging in here, we're screwed. Which is entirely possible - the massive high pressure range in the Atlantic that has been diverting them to FL and the Gulf is shrinking after Ivan sucked some of the power from it... guess where they go normally? Well, ever notice how the East Coast is scooped out from GA to NC? The southern half of the NC coast is hurricane alley... it has the audacity to stick out into the ocean.