Universal Chat Thread

[ShiraNoMai]

Time sure is a thing, huh?

Luckily the worst of it seems to be whiffing past both of us, but we'll be getting all the fun stuff on this right side of the storm (wind, rain, storm surge (though that's more Maniak than us)).

Looks like it'll be hitting at a Cat 4, though, which is pretty nasty.

[Maniakkid25]

Yeah, I'm glad I'm not in the direct path; I don't need to experience Ian 2: Electric Boogaloo. For those that don't recall, Ian made landfall as a Category 4 (it was briefly a Cat 5, but it didn't make landfall in the US as that), immediately slowed to a crawl upon making landfall, and OBLITERATED the general area that it made landfall on. Fort Myers Beach? Sanibel Island? LEVELED! It was absolutely insane. Our house had our patio screen ripped down from the wind force alone, AND WE WERE AMONG THE LUCKY ONES!

I feel bad for the people in the direct line of fire, because it's gonna be a rough ride.

[Maniakkid25]

So Hurricane Helene has made it inland and is now circling Kentucky at ludicrous speeds (last I checked, she was moving at 28 mph -- which is absolutely booking it for a storm like that). I can report that our house sustained no damage and that I am doing fine. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for those in the direct path of the storm. Massive flooding has plagued the general area the storm has appeared in. It's really bad, and it's only gonna get worse as the storm is projected to be in a holding pattern over the midwest as it dissipates.