Major Storms

[THil08]

@Jamie@ScoutMotors is the factory clear from these storms rolling in? And what will it bring? Will anything happen to the framing? Foundation sinking or anything? Or is it mainly gonna hit the areas that are sheathed already?

 

[THil08]

Update! Looks like the will be getting some rain

 

[dreamweaver]

Update! Looks like the will be getting some rain

Heavy rain most of the day. About 2" expected. Also a tornado watch. No fun.

 

[THil08]

I think I’m more nervous the rain will saturate that ground and make the structure sink. Hopefully it doesn’t,

And for the tornados hopefully they stay away.

 

[dreamweaver]

I think I’m more nervous the rain will saturate that ground and make the structure sink. Hopefully it doesn’t,

And for the tornados hopefully they stay away.

That area was already pretty wet before they even started construction. Hopefully it was constructed using driven pilings, less likely to sink.

 

[Scoutons86]

No in construction but I’d assume they have contingency plans for bad weather. It’s not the first time it’s rained in South Carolina I’m sure

 

[J Alynn]

My daughter was with us in London. College station/Texas A&M got crushed with hail that destroyed vehicles. Fortunately she was parked at Austin at airport all week. Got lucky on that as other bad weather hit. Hoping no damage in Blythewood

 

[dreamweaver]

My daughter was with us in London. College station/Texas A&M got crushed with hail that destroyed vehicles. Fortunately she was parked at Austin at airport all week. Got lucky on that as other bad weather hit. Hoping no damage in Blythewood

The weather forecasters actually told people not to go outside without a hard hat.

 

[THil08]

Looks like it’s passing over it now all green with bits of red and yellow.

 

[dreamweaver]

Looks like it’s passing over it now all green with bits of red and yellow.

Looks like we could see the tail end of that storm around here 7-8pm

 

[THil08]

I would expect the company building it planned for harsh weather, since they have made other major buildings and factories.

Landmark Construction Co.

From what the website states, is that they do piles.

 

[J Alynn]

I would expect the company building it planned for harsh weather, since they have made other major buildings and factories.

Landmark Construction Co.

From what the website states, is that they do piles.

It will definitely be designed for hurricanes but if not fully enclosed it could tear the whole thing apart depending on how strong winds are

 

[THil08]

I think tomorrow after the storm we should be getting some pictures of the site. Just so we can mentally prepare for any delays or what not.

 

[N Wilson]

High winds blew through here this evening and took down a big maple tree at the end of my driveway. It fell across the road and took down the power lines and snapped the utility pole in half.

Power company crew is still out there working on it, but I'm not sure if the power will be back on when I get up tomorrow morning.

 

[dreamweaver]

High winds blew through here this evening and took down a big maple tree at the end of my driveway. It fell across the road and took down the power lines and snapped the utility pole in half.

Power company crew is still out there working on it, but I'm not sure if the power will be back on when I get up tomorrow morning.

Bummer.

 

[THil08]

@Jamie@ScoutMotors how did the factory hold up?

 

[Jamie@ScoutMotors]

Factory is fine. Rain at these amounts is always a difficult situation.

 

[THil08]

glad to hear the factory held up through the storm

 

[BeerParty]

High winds blew through here this evening and took down a big maple tree at the end of my driveway. It fell across the road and took down the power lines and snapped the utility pole in half.

Power company crew is still out there working on it, but I'm not sure if the power will be back on when I get up tomorrow morning.

Sorry to hear about the power being out, but glad that you were not hurt and that your house was undamaged by the falling tree. I hope you got your power back on quickly.

 

[N Wilson]

Sorry to hear about the power being out, but glad that you were not hurt and that your house was undamaged by the falling tree. I hope you got your power back on quickly.

Thanks for checking. The tree took the lines down at around 7:00 that evening and the crew was out there working on it all night. They got the power back on at 4:00 AM.

The silver lining is that I got some free firewood. The town highway department guys know I burn wood, so when they cut the tree up to get it off the road, they left the logs right near my driveway.