[Magdalen] SC update to Hurricane Matthew

[Ginga Wilder]

The back side brought some amazing wind and gusting. We fared well.  A
friend who lives on an old dairy farm...some cows still there now, sent a
video about midday of a limb falling off one of those grand oaks you see in
the South.  The limb popped their electrical connection to the property and
caught the tree on fire.  Then the wind blew roofs off two of their storage
sheds.  In addition the wind blew most of the shingles off their house.
Have Mercy!  They are fine, if they are without power and probaby will be
for a few days.

Edisto Beach caught a the brunt of storm surge.  I don't know the extent of
the damage but I've seen photos of houses collapsed and their contents in
the street.  Charleston streets flooded.

I have not be out...limbs still falling, even though the strom has passed
us.  So, I don't know how much damage there is, but I can tell you that a
Cat 1/tropical storm does not hold a candle to 1989's Cat 4 Hurricane Hugo.


Thanks for your interest.
Ginga

On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 1:50 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm glad you've come through the worst of it Ginga.  I've been thinking of
> you.
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 11:24 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm glad you didn't get blasted badly, Ginga. When I was a travel nurse
> in
> > Greenville, NC, my stay was punctuated by two tropical storms such as you
> > describe. I've never seen rain quite like that in all my days.
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks, Judy.  Matthew is beyond us now, going up the  coast, with
> winds of
> >> 75 mph.  A nice rain fell through the night.  Most of the rain has gone
> >> now, but the winds have come.  We are having a tropical strom.  Much,
> much
> >> flooding and trees down and power outages across the the area.  We have
> >> lights intermittently...which means our transformer has not blown yet.
> Our
> >> roof leaked into our family room and we have small debris in our
> >> yard....some big mud puddles that will drain shortly.
> >>
> >> Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd has an email discussion going.  We
> >> are checking up on each other and that has been a really good thing.  A
> >> fair number of our members have not experienced a storm like this
> before.
> >>
> >> All is well.
> >> Ginga
> >>
> >> On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 9:19 AM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> > How are things in South Carolina this morning?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 11:28 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> >> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > It is wonderful to read that you have thought of so many things to
> take
> >> > > care of. God grant that you and yours ride out the storm with little
> >> need
> >> > > for all of those precautions!
> >> > >
> >> > > And, yes, a prayer for those poor folks on those islands.
> >> > >
> >> > > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> >> > > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
> >> preserved,
> >> > > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >> > >
> >> > > On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com
> >
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Hellooooo.  The storm is coming to Summerville.  We will have
> >> hurricane
> >> > > > force winds and 11 or more inches of rain.  The outer bands of the
> >> > storm
> >> > > > will get here in 2 or so hours.  Worst of storm will be around 2
> AM
> >> > > through
> >> > > > 8 AM tomorrow morning.  We are under a tornado watch.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > We are as ready as we can be.  John moved furniture, etc. off our
> >> > porches
> >> > > > this morning.  I have done all the laundry, cooked everything in
> the
> >> > > > fridge, located all the old Advent candles, filled the bathtub
> with
> >> > water
> >> > > > for flushing, filled the water jugs with water for drinking.  I
> took
> >> > > photos
> >> > > > of our house and yard.  I found an old battery operated radio and
> >> > > replaced
> >> > > > the batteries.  ETC.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > This is all necessary busywork.  We are all a bit antsy with the
> >> > > wait....I
> >> > > > spoke to a friend this afternoon who was about to polish her
> silver
> >> > just
> >> > > to
> >> > > > stay busy.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Anyway, if we lose lights and wifi and cell towers are knocked
> down,
> >> I
> >> > > > won't be able to communicate.  So, assume that all is well
> because it
> >> > > will
> >> > > > be.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > The loss of life in Haiti is mind boggling.  Pray for all who have
> >> lost
> >> > > > their lives and been devastated by Matthew.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Blessings and love,
> >> > > > Ginga
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
> >> > Western Michigan
> >> >
> >>
>
>
>
> --
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