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I know the Gulf Coast is primarly beach properties but I was wondering if there were any barrel racers or BHW friends evacuating?
AFSOC is relocating aircraft at Hurlburt to Little Rock along with Tyndall AFB. The brunt of the storm should miss Destin which I know alot of us love to spend time at :) :) Sending extra prayers out for everyone in the area.
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Yes. We are supposed to take a direct hit. Around 3-4 this afternoon, the first effects, then later in the night the eye. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | 3canstorun - 2018-10-10 8:41 AM Yes. We are supposed to take a direct hit. Around 3-4 this afternoon, the first effects, then later in the night the eye.
How do you prepare for something like this? Is there anything we can help with? |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | IRunOnFaith - 2018-10-10 10:08 AM 3canstorun - 2018-10-10 8:41 AM Yes. We are supposed to take a direct hit. Around 3-4 this afternoon, the first effects, then later in the night the eye. How do you prepare for something like this? Is there anything we can help with?
You pick stuff up that can fly and damage stuff. You turn your horses out in pastures. Make sure your generators work, etc.
Other then that, you just hope and pray no one gets hurt or worse. |
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Location: OH. IO | 3canstorun - 2018-10-10 9:41 AM
Yes. We are supposed to take a direct hit. Around 3-4 this afternoon, the first effects, then later in the night the eye.
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | jake16 - 2018-10-10 10:33 AM 3canstorun - 2018-10-10 9:41 AM Yes. We are supposed to take a direct hit. Around 3-4 this afternoon, the first effects, then later in the night the eye. Where are you located?
A small town 80 miles North of Tallahassee. Morgan GA |
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| 3canstorun - 2018-10-10 8:41 AM Yes. We are supposed to take a direct hit. Around 3-4 this afternoon, the first effects, then later in the night the eye.
Putting you at the top of the prayer list.
Keep us updated as best you can. Thanks. |
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Location: OH. IO | 3canstorun - 2018-10-10 10:38 AM
jake16 - 2018-10-10 10:33 AM 3canstorun - 2018-10-10 9:41 AM Yes. We are supposed to take a direct hit. Around 3-4 this afternoon, the first effects, then later in the night the eye. Where are you located?
PLEASE CHECK IN AS SOON AS YOU CAN,PRAYERS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | 3canstorun - 2018-10-10 9:26 AM IRunOnFaith - 2018-10-10 10:08 AM 3canstorun - 2018-10-10 8:41 AM Yes. We are supposed to take a direct hit. Around 3-4 this afternoon, the first effects, then later in the night the eye. How do you prepare for something like this? Is there anything we can help with?
Other then that, you just hope and pray no one gets hurt or worse.
Prayers Prayers Prayers |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | I think that we have quite a few BHW members in the Florida/Georgia area......hopefully, all will be taking appropriate actions and stay safe !!! Prayers for ALL and their animals through this storm....it looking REALLY bad !!!! |
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Location: the land of dust & sticks | We are expected to be hit hard too, about 30 mins north of Tallahassee, in southwest Ga |
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Location: OH. IO | barrelchasinmonki - 2018-10-10 12:03 PM
We are expected to be hit hard too, about 30 mins north of Tallahassee, in southwest Ga
Prayers for you,stay safe and please check in! |
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| barrelchasinmonki - 2018-10-10 11:03 AM We are expected to be hit hard too, about 30 mins north of Tallahassee, in southwest Ga
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Location: South Georgia | We are in Valdosta, GA. Ready as we can be. |
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Location: Arizona | So no one evacuates? I can't imagine my horses out in a hurricane...no way! |
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| horsegirl - 2018-10-10 11:31 AM We are in Valdosta, GA. Ready as we can be.
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Location: WYOMING | Thats a hard call on these things... I have never evacuated and I live 20 minutes from the coast of FL. There is a lot to take into consideration. If you live close to a river you may choose to leave if its a direct hit because of surge and flooding. If you are on the right or left side of the storm may cause you to consider leaving, one side is stronger than the other. If you think you can or can not get back to your home afterward due to damage is a consideration. How prepared you are with generators, wells, etc. Its hard to choose what animals leave with you and NO you can not always get them all evac-d.
You just dont pick up and run each time a storm is headed your way. Its turned into a waiting game for a lot of folks, and I completely understand having lived here forever. Sometimes its if you leave you are stuck not being able to get back home for a week.
Last year I stayed. Turned the horses out, painted my number on them, kissed their noses. All was ok with the storm issues... until the tornado topped the trees between my house and barn!! that noise at 1 am made my butt pucker.. walking outside the next morning and seeing what looked like a war zone was not great. But **** happens. Still have huge trees down in my yard.
Lots to consider... for me, I would NEVER live in tornado ally! Those things are whack! or earthquakes... NOPE... LOL at least we have a couple days to make an informed decision on how to proceed!
This storm... I might have left!!! but I do have friends who are staying in the direct hit area. Its certainly a stress that I am about done with, but what part of the country doesnt have its issues? THATS where i wanna move to!!!
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Location: Dearing, GA | geronabean - 2018-10-10 1:31 PM Thats a hard call on these things... I have never evacuated and I live 20 minutes from the coast of FL. There is a lot to take into consideration. If you live close to a river you may choose to leave if its a direct hit because of surge and flooding. If you are on the right or left side of the storm may cause you to consider leaving, one side is stronger than the other. If you think you can or can not get back to your home afterward due to damage is a consideration. How prepared you are with generators, wells, etc. Its hard to choose what animals leave with you and NO you can not always get them all evac-d. You just dont pick up and run each time a storm is headed your way. Its turned into a waiting game for a lot of folks, and I completely understand having lived here forever. Sometimes its if you leave you are stuck not being able to get back home for a week. Last year I stayed. Turned the horses out, painted my number on them, kissed their noses. All was ok with the storm issues... until the tornado topped the trees between my house and barn!! that noise at 1 am made my butt pucker.. walking outside the next morning and seeing what looked like a war zone was not great. But **** happens. Still have huge trees down in my yard. Lots to consider... for me, I would NEVER live in tornado ally! Those things are whack! or earthquakes... NOPE... LOL at least we have a couple days to make an informed decision on how to proceed! This storm... I might have left!!! but I do have friends who are staying in the direct hit area. Its certainly a stress that I am about done with, but what part of the country doesnt have its issues? THATS where i wanna move to!!!
I grew up in Tornado Alley outside of Memphis. I was trail riding with a group of students during a summer camp once and watched a tornado touch down in the pasture. You've never seen people move so fast. Took bridles off horses, turned them loose, and laid on top of the campers in a ditch in the pasture. We were all okay, thank goodness, but that was something I NEVER want to do again.
Last year I was in South Florida and evacuated when Irma hit. I was thankful I didn't have a horse to worry about then, I don't know how some people deal with the stress. |
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Location: OH. IO | horsegirl - 2018-10-10 12:31 PM
We are in Valdosta, GA. Ready as we can be.
Many prayers,Please check in when you can! |
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | If it is a 2 or less we stay and the horses stay out in a pasture. 3 or more we seriously debate leaving. But we live far enough inland and away from rivers. If this would have moved our direction it would have been a "too late" case. We got lucky and skirted the left side of this storm.
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