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Hurricane Preparation Guide

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ncpilot:
Forgot about all that "pre" rain--I was actually living out of state at that time...

ncpilot:
I was joking with a friend at work that this is my endless supply of food and water in a hurricane aftermath:



 :wink: a joke y'all.........

mhweather:
Hey ncpilot, where is the high ground in Wilmington ???  Week away from that Myrtle Beach trip and the new I-140 experience. Always think about a storm coming in while I'm down that way,  Sounds like I-40 can be a mess.  Thats an interesting road, any explanation for the exits ramps having the exit number painted on them ????

ncpilot:
In the event of a hurricane, all lanes of I-40 will be one-way west bound between Wilmington and I-95.

Can't imagine what the traffic jam will be like at that intersection...

Unless you were to evacuate (from Myrtle Beach) a full day or more ahead of an impending hit--I'd suggest going straight west, or towards Asheville...

There isn't much high ground in Wilmington... :roll: From the elevation maps I've looked at, mostly the center portion of the county is the highest ground, but we're talking in the 30-40' range only...

I think the advice you'd most often get for vacationers is to just completely leave the area rather than trying to "evacuate" to someplace close by. No telling what the infrastructure will be like after a storm, or whether you'd even be able to get out of town.

Don't know about the painted exit numbers--haven't heard or seen pictures of it...

Make sure you watch your speed through the initial stretch of 17 after you merge from 421, lots of traffic lights, and patrolled heavily...

Have fun down there...

mhweather:
I like that Highway 17 after you leave Wilmington. AAA always wants to send you via I-95 to US-501 in SC just past South of the Border.  I-95 is such a dreadful, boring, dreary road to travel, and reading those 76....75....74...miles to Pedro's at South of the Border, too much!!!  I like I-40, not heavily travelled it seems (least on our Sunday afternoon down, then 5am back home) timeframe.

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