1. As a NC resident, I get the #Florence is a big deal. But still I think the media has been hyperbolic and dishonest in its reporting on anticipated effects on outlying areas. I have a friend who's convinced our area would have 80mph winds and 20 inches of rain by 2 am this a.m.
2. So convinced, he packed up his family and drove to Tulsa OK to wait out the storm, posting on FB during the trip on how bad it was going to be in my area.
Here is the current hourly forecast:
Here is the current hourly forecast:
3. We had worse sustained winds in SoCal when the Santa Ana's came through. The rainfall forecast in my area is a couple inches per day. My friend evacuated to Tornado Alley for this. The media needs to cut the ratings game and be accurate with it's reporting. It's ridiculous.
