Im in myrtle beach.. hurricane help.

[lawrosa]

Hi all. Im from nj but living in myrtlr beach in my camper. Im doing this till i get a stick built home..

The hurricane is supposed to hit here. Im not familiar with hurricanes and best I have seen were 50mph winds during hurricane sandy.

So what I need to ask is I know I should pack up but how far inland do I go?


I was thinking heading west to NC and find refuge at Uwharrie
National Forest.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Uwharrie+National+Forest/@35.1166316,-79.9154956,9z/data=!4m5!3m4!...

Does this seem far enough inland?

Maybe kings mountain state park?

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kings+Mountain+State+Park/@35.1172037,-81.3410596,12z/data=!4m5!3m...

[DutchmenSport]

Get your camper ready for travel. Wait until you get official word you need to evacuate. If you don't want to wait that long, then head out now. If you wait, when the word comes... get out! Either eay, drive West. Keep going till you can't drive any more. Stop at the first KOA for a couple days and ride it out there. When everything finally passes, head back.

You should be able to easily drive a couple hundred miles inland in a day, getting you away from the main blunt of the hurricane. If you can drive farther, then do. There's a pretty nice KOA right near the Tennessee, North Carolina border on I-40. We stayed there a couple times for an overnight. You only need to stay a couple days for everything to pass. Keep it simple is your best policy.

[dpgllg]

It depends on the magnitude of the storm.

Three years ago we were at Willowtree and endured a mild hurricane. Lots and lots of rain and many main roads had water closing them. Strong winds rocked the 5th wheel. It was not fun but tolerable.

If it is a bad storm then head out. I'd ask at the campground office on what they think is a safe location to travel to. They have encountered this before and will have the best answer.

Good luck and keep safe!

Dave

[Whammon1]

I wouldn't be to concerned at this point give it a couple days. The dangerous thing is the wind in your situation. Either site that you mentioned would be good. There may be other choices a little closer like Bass Lake in Dillon.

Also consider heading south of your area as chances are this one will go north.

Just my 2 cents worth.

[Optimistic_Para]

Just off the top of my head, I wouldn't go to any forest. Even if you don't get full huricane-force winds, I would think that any winds over 40 mph, especially with heavy rain to soak the ground, would cause trees to fall.

Even if none fall right on top of you, they could still fall over the roads you used to get in, keeping you from getting out in any timely manner. Plus, heavy rain would most likely cause the forest roads to become impassable until they dry out. And I would guess that the government would be too busy trying to clear real roads to be able to worry about clearing roads in a forest or park.

Even if no trees come down, I would expect dead branches and stuff IN the trees to go flying, probably causing significant damage to your rig if they hit it.

If I was having to ride out a bad storm in an RV, I would try to find a parking lot where I could park close to a sturdy building that could block the wind.