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joshcryer

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8. Worst case scenario is a coastal plain being hit.

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Fri Sep 29, 2017, 03:50 PM

Sep 2017

Some 1/3rd of North Carolina is 150-200 feet above sea level. There is nothing humans can do proactively against it, if your levees aren't working, if your pumps are non-existent, if you're not controlling the flow of water, you are going to be in for a hard time for a long time.

Hurricane Matthew last year had its worst impact on life in North Carolina. It tooks weeks for the floodwaters to recede, and that's with human action to open up flow ways.

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What hurricane was it during the Clinton [View all] ALBliberal Sep 2017 OP

floyd? unblock Sep 2017 #1

Worst case scenario is a coastal plain being hit. joshcryer Sep 2017 #8

Suspect Andrew--- August, 1992 hlthe2b Sep 2017 #2

Andrew was under Bush 1. maryellen99 Sep 2017 #3

yes, you are right... saw 92 but thinking 93 hlthe2b Sep 2017 #5

I'm not sure but the director of FEMA during the Clinton Administration, James Lee Witt Boomerproud Sep 2017 #4

Nice reminder of how good The Big Dog was. It's become comradebillyboy Sep 2017 #6

Bill Clinton was a great president nt ALBliberal Sep 2017 #7

Big Dog would still be President were it not for term limits. joshcryer Sep 2017 #9

He was great. I still miss him. lunamagica Sep 2017 #10