22 - Florence / STORMS
Here in South Carolina this week, there has been ONE THING on everyone’s mind: Hurricane Florence. We watch the television or online constantly for the latest updates. Sites with webcams that are located at the beach become increasingly popular. My favorite is in Murrels Inlet at the Dead Dog Saloon . People flock to the stores for bottled water, bread, milk, and other supplies to have on hand “just in case.” The location of the “Cone of Uncertainty” becomes a topic of discussion, as do the spaghetti models of possible tracks of the storm. People share memories of the chaos caused by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, and talk about how long they were without power, how badly the beaches were damaged, how it affected their lives. I live on a lake that is prone to flooding with a heavy rainfall, and if upstream gets a lot of rain, it’s a sure bet that the following week that runoff will be in my back ya...