Thread by @robferdman

I’m in southern North Carolina, just south of Fayetteville, where I’ll be for the foreseeable future. Service permitting, I’ll be sharing updates about #HurricaneFlorerence, conditions on be ground, and folks in need of help. Please let me know if you hear or know of anything too

One thing that I’ve already seen in North Carolina is the disparity between those who have the money to prepare for the storm and those who do not. One woman said she knocked on over 200 doors yesterday asking people to please evacuate. The majority said they couldn’t afford to

another thing I’ve seen is that a lot of people are resigned to the fact that there is going to be debilitating amounts of flooding. i can’t tell you the number of times people have pointed to building and homes and said “that’s going to be mostly under water”

that being said, hurricane Matthew humbled a lot of people here. at a high school in Lumberton that is offering shelter there are a bunch of people waiting already even though it doesn’t open for another hour

Wind is starting to howl in Lumberton, North Carolina where it’s been raining for most of the day. Electricity is out, leaves and branches are strewn across the ground and grass, and some things are already knocked over #HurricaneFlorerence

Update: It’s now raging here in Lumberton, North Carolina. A large branch fell, plopping onto a car, several trees are swaying, a couple others are beginning to lean. And this is expected to last through Sunday. Audio on