By FAR the worst we have had in my almost 60 yrs. Total outages reported by our EMC . Like swamp said this will be well over a 6 digit claim .
The right hand shift caused the right corner of the eye to pass over us . My outdoor weather was showing wind in the upper 70`s to lower 80`s before it spun the guts out of it .
Thank you Lord for keeping us safe .

Definitely did a shift to the east. I was expecting it to come up 75 from Macon according to the weather wizards. Passed east of us so just a good stiff breeze by time it got here. Everything is wet and soggy as the rain is ending now.

Good luck to all you guys, praying for you.

Glad to hear you all survived! Things can be repaired/replaced.... your lives, not so much!

God Bless.

Projected path was West of Albany…bad for me.
Next path was between Albany and Sylvester…bad for me.
Next was Sylvester and TyTy…again bad for me.
Actual path was East of Tifton. We got tons of rain but nothing over 40-50mph winds here…really really good for me.
They have no clue until it actually happens. The entire East side of I75 got hammered.

11 dead in Georgia. At least 1 dead in Florida.

115 structures in nearby Valdosta (20 miles west of me) that currently have people trapped inside.

All this from a news conference by Gov Kemp a few min ago.

Dang! Not good. Prayers sent for y'all over there.

Death toll in NC is probably going to be high as well, roads and bridge's washed away everywhere up there. I don't recall ever seeing a hurricane do this much damage that far inland on this scale.

Keaton Beach, FL.

Great sea trout, red fishing, and scalloping in this rural Gulf Coast fishing community.

Never will be same again in my lifetime.

https://youtu.be/aX-zKbe7IYo?si=Kd_iSpjH_1uaQ02M

It happens, the 38 hurricane here was a direct hit, thought to be the equivalent of a strong cat 3, destroyed the oyster industry, opened new inlets and changed the south shore of long island, old oystermen committed suicide.

But, a few years later we had a massive set of hard clams, everyone became clammers... inlets were stabilized which helped the offshore fishing opportunities, things change, but something else always fills in, just might take awhile.

Early morning weather was showing an update on this storm. What caught my eye was an outer band / arc of clouds still circling around the low pressure center. The arc that caught my eye originated in Atlantic off coast of Boston......passed over Boston......then over Toronto into Canada........then over Great Lakes..........and finally got to us in eastern MO. We are getting 15 mph wind......gusting to 20 to 25.......from N / NE. All that blowing still.

The amount of energy in that storm was / is pretty bizarre. Normally that fall apart pretty fast when they hit land. This one defies logic.

Rumors that we may be without power down here for weeks....not days...

Can't speak for other states, but news in the news this morning was MO Rural Electric Coops have sent over 200 lineman to area to help rebuild. Suspect other states have as well. All were sent early, pre-positioned and ready to go when it passed. Can't fix this stuff overnight, but sounds like FL at least has a plan to get back to normal ASAP.

Georgia don't seem to have a plan.

Talked with one of my former game wardens this morning. He said he has 100 miles till his state truck is empty. Said command told him to find fuel wherever he could. No plan in place.

We’ve got a hot shower and a place to stay if you come up north swamp

Sadly the Federal response is very weak so far, probably because of both Georgia and Florida have Republican governors, who biden/harris despise. Hopefully people can get the help they need to rebuild.

Keith

Seems irresponsible after years of hurricanes, the lingering effects and the advanced warnings, that people still don't stock some essentials like extra propane tanks, gasoline, non perishable food, etc......I understand the region is devastated but sheesh, a state employee that works out of his truck doesn't have a few cans of spare gas?

Its a State truck. They supply the fuel. Let them find the fuel. I would be at home taking care of my family.

Nephew is down there with his five crews. Conditions for those linemen aren’t ideal for safety, all of them could use a few prayers as well.