Sounds like a heavy hitter really itching to do some damage on the Eastern Seaboard. Finally Florida and the Gulf Coast catches a break. The storm's destruction will likely result in a flurry of insurance claims, stimulating an already robust economy with construction/repair work.

Over/Under I will take the over on a CAT 3 and say this makes landfall Saturday as a strong CAT 4

Current forecasts are for it to make landfall at the higher end of the Cat 4 range. Winds at 140-145 mph

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Probably going to fuck up a lot of college games and maybe some NFL and MLB games too.

I spent a Saturday in July driving and ferrying north from Moorhead City to Nag's Head/Kitty Hawk. It had rained the night before, and streets were flooded all over the place from a simple slightly heavy rain storm.

These people are going to get crushed this weekend. It's the one thing I worry about moving to the Triangle next year.

I was supposed to fly into Raleigh on Thursday AM after my west coast business trip ended. I bailed out and picked up an award flight home to Chicago instead because American/United/Southwest all wanted $550 last-minute. I'm just waiting for Delta to get around to issuing a weather waiver so I can cancel my original ticket without penalty. Southwest already put theirs up this morning.

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Aspen Insurance is getting bought out by Apollo. If Aspen has a large cat loss, the buyer can back out. There is a put option play.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Don't worry One Post. I am not saying anything.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

You da man 'Axe!

Wife was going out there this week for some conference. HSnt gotten the call that it’s cancelled but the hotel just called and said nope, we are evacuating so I assume it’s same with conference.

Dare County along the ocean has issued mandatory evacuation orders. They are not fucking around.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

This is God's will.

Fuck hurricanes. Why doesn’t Trump build a wall to stop them?

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If the rule you followed lead you to this, of what use was the rule?

Why is the Trump Administration sending hurricanes to attack the East Coast?

Retaliation for the NYT Op-Ed?

What false flag operation will they be running while the hurricane is raging?

Why is no one asking the tough questions?

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Once you've heard 145+ mph winds, you hope like hell for anyone living in it's path.

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I hope like hell Dignified Rube is in it's path.

Do you guys think this is the big giant generational storm as Bernsie out it that will doom the Cubs? He is seemingly a bit over the top give the recent cone projections.

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If anything, it might fuck over the Braves if it keeps on drifting west-southwest after it makes landfall. They've got 3 at home against the Nationals this weekend, and it would mess up their pitching rotation if they suddenly had 3 rainouts to try and reschedule. They'd have to play the games even if they clinch the division, because it'll affect seeding in the NLDS/NLCS.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

He's just balancing out clowns like Limbaugh on the other side who parrot Koch brothers anti climate change drivel. It's all amusing imo.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
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I wonder what size steak you need to eat after this blowjob.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Yeah but it isn't even his generational over the top description. The thing is that it is slowing and won't hit land until Sat and not even DC. He is just carrying the Cubs' water that they do not want to go.

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I agree, but it's too predictable and lap doggish to worry about, so I lump them all in the same boat and move on.

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Now just a measly CAT 3. Much ado here about nothing.

It is almost always the case. Need the made for TV crisis time before the storms. Awful when they do come to fruition as bad as they predict (sometime hope?) but usually does not.

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Cubs game won't be affected at all. It'll probably be sunny in DC.

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Even a CAT 2/3 can produce massive storm surge. Flooding and storm surge is what causes the most death & descruction.

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You can die from a simple mild thunderstorm true story.

I'm looking forward to Weather Channel footage of Jim Cantore hugging a pole on a beach in NC in 120 mph winds while tree limbs, family pets and Fiats fly by.

Also being pinned against the coast and the Appalachian mountains, I'd expect rivers to flood like no other. If it stalls on the coast there just isn't anywhere for that water to go.