Hurricanes And Fossil Hunting

[cowsharks]

I wonder what kind of "damage" the extra water will do to the mine at Lee Creek. I seem to recall several years ago a hurricane hit that area and the mine stopped fossil collecting for a few seasons.

I know the mine had already cancelled collecting for this Fall 2011 season, but if flooding is real bad, could it impact next season too? Hope not.

Daryl.

[JohnJ]

I have lived in coastal NC for most of my life. I have been through 20 or so hurricanes, some direct hits some not. Bertha, Fran and Floyd were the 3 worst that I can remember; i was very young when Donna came through. Don't take these things lightly;y. Even days and weeks after the storm there can be dangerous conditions along waters edge and cliffs. It's going to be a rough night and day

, so everyone in Irene's path stay safe and use your head.

Take care, Pete. Wish you the best.

[Nandomas]

Pete, Daryl and all you on the Atlantic Coast, please stay safe.

[sixgill pete]

Take care, Pete. Wish you the best.

Pete, Daryl and all you on the Atlantic Coast, please stay safe.

John and Nando, thank you. I am prepared for this storm, but I also expect the unexpected.

[Roz]

Good site for tracking.-My link

That's a good one..

Stay safe, Gizmo and all that are in her path...

[darrow]

for the uninitiated in Irenes path...

When evacuation orders are issued consider the following before deciding to ignore the order.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude_(energy)

4184 joules = the energy released by explosion of one gram of TNT

100,000,000 joules = the kinetic energy of a 55 tonne aircraft at typical landing speed (59 m/s or 115 knots)

63,000,000,000,000 joules = the approximate yield of the Little Boy atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima, Japan at the end of World War II

600,000,000,000,000 joules = the energy released by an average hurricane in one second

[Coco]

Hi,

For all those who are concerned by the hurricane, please be careful during and after its passage. And give us fastly news when the peace will have returned.

My thoughts are with you for all the weekend. I shall follow the information regularly, and I expect from your news at the beginning of the week.

Coco

[Scylla]

Got the call that we were in the evacuation area for 8:00am Saturday. Left by 8:30. Drove west and "accidentally" ended up in a hotel 10 min. from Deer lake. Found some devonian sea floor. Will head towards DC area next.

[Nandomas]

Got the call that we were in the evacuation area for 8:00am Saturday. Left by 8:30. Drove west and "accidentally" ended up in a hotel 10 min. from Deer lake. Found some devonian sea floor. Will head towards DC area next.

;) ;)

[Nandomas]

Good site for tracking.-My link

You people affected by evacuation, please let us know you are fine

[Vordigern]

pleasantly surprised to wake up and find the electricity still working , the lake that was my back yard now only a puddle, and the repair I made to the roof Friday still sealed tight, hope everyone else faired as well

[sixgill pete]

Got my electricity back about 2 hours ago, and I am one of the fortunate ones. Some people in Carteret County wont have it for up to 3 weeks they say. No damage to my house, I had 3 trees uprooted and lots and lots of limbs. Lots of trees down all over, some on top of cars and houses. In my area it wasn't to bad, no where near the damage that other storms brought. However there is severe damage in some areas Hope everyone else is OK>

[Tarheel59]

940ish lights came back on after 30+hours in jurasic era.. Lots of trees down here in eastern NC(my area)apprx 2 hrs above Greenville (GMR). Some roof leakage here and there cosmetic damage to home but people are safe(main concern). Spent a sweltering day picking up limb debri with probally 2 days or more to go. Hope all my friends here on FF are ok from this storm... Regards Tarheel/Jeff

News from Greenville and Tarboro/Rocky Mount area Tar river supposed to crest maybe tommorrow and surely GMR is flooded too. Heard some streets in Greenville are flooded...