Should I go help strip all the milk, bread, and toilet paper from the local grocery?

[struggle4progress]

I teach in central NC

My school cancelled all classes today because of the hurricane

Total expected rain today and tomorrow: about 0.7 inches overnight

No rain yet

Wind for the next 12 hours: 15 - 25mph, maybe gusting to 35, then dying down

No blowing so far

Well, a body just can't be too careful!

I guess I should rush out and stock up on supplies before the weather starts

And don't even get me started on our Snow-zilla Monsters! I think we got a sixteenth of an inch last year. My school cancelled classes for that too

This is so stressful! It's like being in a warzone

[jpak]

1. NC is nowhere near AL

Just sayin'

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. went out yesterday for OJ, milk, lunch meat and Talenti ice cream!

Food Lion was pretty much empty.

[mnhtnbb]

3. Building management made us bring everything in off our balconies here in downtown Raleigh.

So far, it's raining a bit. The hourly forecast through the night is wind speeds less than 20 mph. Yawn.

BUT, there has already been a waterspout/tornado in Emerald Isle this morning and Dorian is still threatening landfall on the coast.

But central NC? Somebody wanted a day off at school!

And yes, the cancellations for snow are pretty funny. I lived in Nebraska for 6 years. Grew up in New Jersey. I've seen some snow!
When we first moved to NC in 2000, the occasional snow would be melted by 10 am when we had a storm. The last few years, though, the temps have stayed colder and the snow/ice has stayed on the ground for days at a time. Definitely different.

[ms liberty]

4. When you say central NC, I'm not sure where exactly you mean

I'm in the foothills. Nothing's been cancelled here, but the wind is actually getting just a bit stirred up and whippy now. We're not predicted to get anything here.

[struggle4progress]

5. Weather can vary widely across the Piedmont

Heavy rain in Raleigh may never touch Greensboro; and heavy snow in Greensboro may never touch Raleigh

[ms liberty]

6. Yes, I was born here and I moved back here 35 years ago

As a young woman. "Central" is pretty generic though, considering we're a wide state.

[Totally Tunsie]

7. You just never know where Chump might draw the next sharpie bubble!

Just sayin'.