This is a very scary storm. States of emergency declared in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland, with mandatory evacuations of residents near the coast, and the general directive "get to higher ground".
Thinking of our friends seaeagle, BigVanVader, TomNJ (I'm just glad of all those beautiful mountain photos Tom! and thinking you at least won't be evacuated for flood risks), even PureHarvest in Maryland could be affected, and other T'villains. Hoping your homes are all battened and yourselves are getting to a safe place now if you aren't already at lower flood risk.
However did we ever survive without weather forecasting.
It is so awesome to have days to prep and/or get out of the way of these terrible storms. I just can't imagine the old days, when a monster like Florence could sneak right up on you.
Here's hoping there will be no loss of life because everyone was warned and knew what to do and where to go to safety.