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  Hurricane Floyd
 
Well, looks like I could be in for a blow here (Raleigh NC)... If things hit hard I could be off line for a while so if you need to contact me and don't get an immediate response, don't panic. (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Hurricane Floyd
 
Frank Filz wrote in message <37DFF37F.2847@minds...ng.com>... (...) I am sitting here in Charlotte wondering how this is going to go - so far seems like it will miss us. (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Hurricane Floyd
 
Don Forth wrote in message ... (...) Right now (midnight EDT) in Raleigh it appears that we will be spared as Floyd's path is now projected east of here. We will have some high winds but nothing like what was originally forcasted. Our biggest (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Hurricane Floyd
 
(...) paper stuff. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Hurricane Floyd
 
(...) Hey guys, We came out ok in Roxboro. Just some limbs down and some loss of power (not much). Hope everyone else in NC is ok. Chris <>< (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Hurricane Floyd
 
Gary Istok wrote in message <37E0FDF8.5D59672@umich.edu>... (...) Once again it appears that the greater Research Triangle Park (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) area has skirted a major hurricane. Although we had a ton of rain, the winds never (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Hurricane Floyd
 
(...) Well, here in NJ we got water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink! Most of Route 18, the major highway between New Brunswick and U.S. Rte 1, was covered by 4-5 feet of water. The Raritan crested at nearly 15 feet above flood stage, and (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Hurricane Floyd
 
(...) From the sounds of it, eastern North Carolina is devastated. We may have more opportunities to donate LEGO to needy causes. It will probably be a week or longer before we get a full telling of the situation in eastern NC (many areas are still (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Hurricane Floyd
 
(...) Uh....so to speak......---...---^^^^ The fewer the routes to NJ, however, the better. <dons asbestos undies, runs> -John (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Hurricane Floyd
 
For an idea of the seriousness of this flooding check out: (URL) facility has never flooded before in its 100 year history. It is near Burgaw NC in Pender County, near the Cape Fear River. The name of the facility, Shelter Neck, comes from its being (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)

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