Hurricane Florence Is Coming!

Haven't posted on this site in over a year - I talk weather on the main TOE every time I blog so I forget I have an actual weather blog. But, this seems like the time to spread the Flo warnings. The long lived, re-strengthening storm is still in the warm waters of the Atlantic, well south of Bermuda and while still a "fish" storm, as it was first called, that seems likely to change.
The stage is set for this to be horrific: saturated ground from a crazy wet summer, a blocking high pressure system to the north forcing it toward the coast and that high with a cold front to the west seems increasingly likely to cause the storm to stall once it does come ashore with Noachian rain for several days. Camille on steroids, this year's Harvey, first cat. 4 storm to hit east coast since 1954's Hazel (my mom told me Hazel stories, she was 8 month's pregnant with me), major disaster potential!!
Get ready, could be wind and rain like few of us have ever seen. Hate to be pessimistic but the Outer Banks could be gone or in a different place after Flo is done. And, with Virginia in the predicted "stall" zone, things could be catastrophic here, too.
Oh yea, yesterday and today's wet weather is a combination of a low with the remnants of Gordon, remember Gordon, and remember it is the G storm, named after Florence. Not sure Gordon will be retired from the name list but, sadly, it's looking like this will be the last time Flo is used and a name we long speak of and remember. Fingers crossed for the best, but, prepare for the worst, Today on Earth.