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Tropical Storm Gaston Destroys Power
« on: Aug 29th, 2004, 12:35pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
 
125,000 Without Power As Storm Slams S.C.  
 
Tropical Storm Gaston is shown making landfall over the southeast coast ...More...  
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. - Tropical Storm Gaston sloshed ashore in South Carolina Sunday, spinning sheets of rain and near hurricane-force wind as it uprooted trees, flooded roads and knocked out power to at least 125,000 homes.
 
Gov. Mark Sanford declared a state of emergency as the storm moved inland and encouraged "folks to stay in their homes for the time being so that damage assessment crews, utility truck crews and debris removal crews can do their jobs."
 
The storm made landfall at Bulls Bay near McClellanville, just a few miles from where Hurricane Charley made a second landfall after devastating southwest Florida earlier this month.
 
As much as eight inches of rain had fallen along some parts of the coast by midday, and a flash flood watch was in effect.
 
Steady sheets of rain fell in Mount Pleasant hours after the eye of Gaston came ashore. Tree limbs littered flooded roadways, some of which were impassable. Palmettos planted earlier this year on a new boulevard were pushed to the pavement, and road signs twisted in the wind.
 
Across the harbor in Charleston, Gaston flooded streets and pushed over power poles. At least 75,000 people were without power at the height of the storm.
 
"The best advice for everyone is to stay put. Stay put, don't go out please," said Charleston's mayor, Joseph P. Riley Jr. "This will be past us quickly and let's just stay out of harm's way and get it behind us."
 
By midday, the storm was moving north about 8 mph toward inland South Carolina, weakening along the way but still prompting flood watches and warnings of wind gusts as high as 60 mph.
 
The rain along the coast was tapering off, although blustery winds still raked the coastline near Charleston and intersections throughout the area had no traffic lights.
 
"The important thing is that we don't have any false sense of safety that it's all over," Riley said. "We have downed trees and often times there are power lines under those downed trees."
 
Charleston County officials said there was only one initial report of a serious injury _ a resident injured when a tree fell on a home.
 
"It just goes to show that the residents took the proper precautions that they needed to take and shows they were prepared," said Roland Windham, the Charleston County administrator. "We hope we don't experience any more injuries during the cleanup. That's typically when you see a lot of injuries occur."
 
Residents in low-lying areas in Charleston and Georgetown counties were urged to move to higher ground before the storm hit. Authorities also asked people living in mobile homes to evacuate.
 
John Legare of the state Emergency Management agency said about 30 people had sought refuge in five shelters in coastal counties as Gaston approached. Shelters were opened in at least one inland county.
 
A flood watch was also issued for parts of North Carolina.
 
Gaston _ the hurricane season's seventh named storm _ had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph by midday, down from 70 mph when it hit land. A storm becomes a hurricane when its winds reach 74 mph.
 
Legare was optimistic that the storm had picked up speed, which could mean less flooding.
 
"The faster it moves, the less chance it has to rain," Legare said. "But until it has passed through, I don't think we can say flooding is not a concern."
 
In the Atlantic Ocean, meanwhile, Hurricane Frances strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 135 mph. The storm's center was about 550 miles east of the Leeward Islands in the southeastern Caribbean.
 
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said people from Cuba to the southeastern United States should closely monitor the progress of the storm, which could strengthen on Sunday and threaten land by Labor Day weekend.
 
National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov  
 
 
 
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« Reply #1 on: Aug 30th, 2004, 11:31pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify

Ol' Gaston got to Richmond, Va and decided to hang around awhile!  The rain started around 1pm Monday afternoon and here it is midnight and it is finally tapering off!!  The area has received between 10 and 14 inches of rain!!  Shocked
Lots of flooding, power outages, roads washed away, etc.  Several tornados touched down but did no major damage.  The news video has been quite amazing, cars floating down streets, ect.
 
Now as it leaves, we see that it is moving back out over the Chesapeake Bay, gaining strength and now threatning areas northward.  Hopefully we will dry out a bit before the NEXT one which looks like it will be something to watch out for by Labor Day weekend!
 
This latest rain pushes us here in the Richmond area to over 30 inches of rain since June 1.  The Richmond area has received more rain this summer than Seattle!!  
 
Jeez!  What a summer!
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« Reply #2 on: Aug 31st, 2004, 9:22am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
So glad to hear you and family are OK!  30 inches of rain this summer andTexas has had a record high of 18 inches of rain this summer.  
We agree with you, geez, what a summer!
 
Brace up, for there are two coming at ya this weekend.  Our daughter-in-law's parent live on the east coast of Florida, they're used to evacuating!
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With the sun's rise this morning, it has become evident that Gaston kicked butt here in Richmond.  Major damage!  We're now learning that there were several deaths, people swept away in the rapidly rising waters.  I saw video news footage of several blocks in the downtown area completely flooded with over 6 foot of water rushing down the streets, taking cars, trucks and everything else with it!  The video looked like some of that news footage I recently saw of flooding over in England, with torrents of rain sweeping cars along!  
 
We received between 10 and 14 inches of rain in about a 7 hour period.  MUCH more rain than we were able to handle!  As a result, lots of roads washed away!
 
Here at the Bumper plantation, the only damage is a little water under the house in the crawlspace.  A result of just too much rain . . . . much too fast.  Simple math revealed the problem . . . 10 inches of rain and a foundation trap door sill 6 inches above ground level!  Weather talking heads are telling us that this is the wettest August ON RECORD for the Richmond area.
 
I think i'm starting to grow web feet.  Shocked
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« Reply #4 on: Aug 31st, 2004, 10:53am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify Remove Remove
several of us here wondered how you weathered the storm good to see you here Bump!
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Hopefully the hurricanes brewing in the Atlantic Ocean will turn and  
not come on shore to damage anyone or flood this weekend.
 
Glad your Plantation was unharmed Bumper. Grin
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