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(1) #Florence #PhotoThread: Week Two, starting 9/20/18.

(Some pix in this thread are from Week One. The first thread is here: )

Info: fema.gov/hurricane-flor…

Please donate to a Governor's fund (NC, SC, VA) or nvoad.org trusted charity.
(2) State level #HurricaneFlorence fundraisers:

NC: governor.nc.gov/donate-florenc…

SC: yourfoundation.org/community-impa…

VA: vaemergency.gov/get-involved/v…

Below: NC Gov Roy Cooper & Mrs Cooper at a shelter this week.
(3) Rescued at night: "We made it!"
(4) Precious cargo being loaded into the boat.
(5) Brave pupper, kind soldier. 12/10.
(6) Scenes from the great Wilmington Airlift, before responders bashed through a land route for trucks to bring in supplies.
(7) Look at the care they are taking with this elderly man. Beautiful.

"#USCG Strike Teams continue to assist residents in #HorryCounty, #SouthCarolina, as floodwaters rise as a result of #HurricaneFlorence. Download imagery here: bit.ly/2xG45jN" @USCGSoutheast
(8) I just had to add this story here, because it's so positive & inspiring, and the guy is only 18 years old! Serving your community during disasters is a great thing.

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Source: an ABC reporter at the Pentagon. Hopefully this is the real letter.

Assuming it is, here are my thoughts on it:
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🌀 NC, SC, VA...East coast
Pay attention.

Even if you live in inland like I do, you will still get high winds & rain. This is a big hurricane, expected to stall over land.

Be prepared.
Don't forget to have extra food & water for pets too.
Trim old branches.
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heavy flooding threats -- esp. eastern counties

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