Keeping Tabs On Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian has hit landfall and is raging across the North Carolina coast. The storm took a turn, and while it didn’t wipe through Florida and Georgia like anticipated, we are still seeing devastation as it wipes through the towns in North Carolina. It hit Friday morning at 8:35 am EST and maximum sustained winds of 90 mph with a central pressure of 956. Big Bags USA keeps tabs on the storms so we know which communities will need our assistance, so here are a few things to know about hurricane preparation, the devastation happening from Dorian, and how you can protect your communities in the future from these catastrophic storms.


As The Storm Moves On 

You would think that the initial storm is what needs to be feard, but it’s the impacts and after-effects that you will continue to feel. The backside of Dorian brought a storm surge from Pamlico Sound which resulted in a rapid rise in the water levels at Ocracoke and Hatteras. A flash flood emergency was issued by the National Weather Service for Hyde and Dare counties. The water levels reached 6.37 feet at Ocracoke on Friday morning, and they have been predicted to reach 6.3 feet at Hatteras.

As the storm continues to move through, surge flooding with continues to remain a concern through the rest of Friday in the eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia regions.

Dorian’s Forecast Timing

If you are curious what the predictions are for Dorian over the next several days, here is a quick breakdown from weather.com to give you an idea.

Friday: It’s expected that Dorian’s center will track near the eastern North Carolina region, bringing storm-surge flooding, damaging winds, and flooding rain as far north as southeastern Virginia. By Friday evening, it is expected that the center of Dorian will move into the Atlantic Ocean, which will improve the conditions of North Carolina and Virginia. However, this means that the winds will pick up in Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha’s Vineyard.

Saturday through Sunday: The predictions are showing that Dorian will track close enough to bring a period of rain and some tropical-storm-force winds to southeastern New England on Saturday morning. Then it will quickly race toward parts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland later on Saturday into Sunday. The impact on Nova Scotia is anticipated to be a hurricane or a strong ocean storm with hurricane-force winds. From there, it will sweep into Newfoundland into Sunday spreading winds the equivalent to a tropical storm.

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Flood Barriers for Hurricane Prone Areas

Big Bags USA protective flood barrier systems are ground conforming and therefore can be deployed on terrain that is uneven or unleveled with negligible preparations. The protective flood barrier system is well suited for corner and curved deployments. The systems are stackable directly on top of each other two systems tall, for higher stacking the pyramid method is advised. In environments that are unreachable with standard equipment, Big Bags USA flood barrier systems are liftable for safe and effective deployment using our spreader bar.

From all of us at DRIPS LLC, exclusive United States manufacturer of the BIG BAGS USA barrier systems, we want you to know our mission is to save lives, protect property and reduce human suffering. With strategies in place during your "action" stage, we teach you how to defend roadways and property from any rising water.

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