Quote Originally Posted by piperdbh View Post
Often the heavy rainfall is worse than the wind, in terms of widespread damage. The school where I teach is beside a river, and the normal river level is about 20 feet below the level of the football field. In 2004, Hurricane Frances dumped untold amounts of rain, such that there was 9 feet of water on the football field.
It looks like BEEDEE (in New Bern, NC) will be hit pretty hard, as his town is pretty much in the path of the storm.
Yep, I use to live in Onslow County, Jacksonville and Swansboro, NC to be precise. The storm's path is heading straight for this area!

Stay safe,