{"id":9310,"date":"2023-09-02T12:40:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T16:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?p=9310"},"modified":"2023-09-02T12:40:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T16:40:21","slug":"hurricane-idalia-and-aftermath-2023-09-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/hurricane-idalia-and-aftermath-2023-09-02.html","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Idalia and aftermath 2023-09-02"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nA few scenes from during and after Hurricane Idalia.\r\n<p>\r\nWe had many deadfalls, but no property or personal damage.\r\nSo we were much luckier than many others.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Deadfalls, power lines, cooking, rainfall\" name=\"M:Deadfalls-power-lines-cooking-rainfall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Deadfalls, power lines, cooking, rainfall]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/many.html\">Deadfalls, power lines, cooking, rainfall<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThis still just looks like heavy rain, but the video shows the wind was blowing.\r\nIdalia&#8217;s eye went a few miles east of us, but those were probably still 60 mph winds from the north.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Movie: Looking east (23M) 2023-08-30\" name=\"During:Movie-Looking-east-23M-20230830\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230830_111004.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230830_111004.jpg\"  alt=\"[Movie: Looking east (23M) 2023-08-30]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230830_111004.html\">Movie: Looking east (23M) 2023-08-30<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLLk2OxkA4UvwoSOHSDh-bgkmY0FC2JaXX&#038;si=-3-oEaaXIdKetUfB\">video playlist<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=Tc_3JCxIiWNPt2SN&amp;list=PLLk2OxkA4UvwoSOHSDh-bgkmY0FC2JaXX\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nWe had to chainsaw our way out our front gate.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Oh, my, a deadfall! 2023-08-30\" name=\"DFG:Oh-my-a-deadfall-20230830\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230830_144952.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230830_144952.jpg\"  alt=\"[Oh, my, a deadfall! 2023-08-30]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230830_144952.html\">Oh, my, a deadfall! 2023-08-30<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThen I charged the electric chainsaw with an inverter in the Prius.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Gate clear now 2023-08-30\" name=\"DFGAfter:Gate-clear-now-20230830\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230830_152637.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230830_152637.jpg\"  alt=\"[Gate clear now 2023-08-30]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230830_152637.html\">Gate clear now 2023-08-30<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nEven our banana plants weathered well.\r\nThey are protected from north winds.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Banana plants look good; protected from the north wind 2023-08-30\" name=\"BP:Banana-plants-look-good-protected-from-the-north-wind-20230830\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230830_154516.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230830_154516.jpg\"  alt=\"[Banana plants look good; protected from the north wind 2023-08-30]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230830_154516.html\">Banana plants look good; protected from the north wind 2023-08-30<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nGretchen likes camping.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Gretchen cooking, dogs helping 2023-08-31\" name=\"GC:Gretchen-cooking-dogs-helping-20230831\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230831_080144.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230831_080144.jpg\"  alt=\"[Gretchen cooking, dogs helping 2023-08-31]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230831_080144.html\">Gretchen cooking, dogs helping 2023-08-31<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nBanana spiders can find a place to spin webs.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Roof spider in the morning sun 2023-08-31\" name=\"SMS:Roof-spider-in-the-morning-sun-20230831\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230831_080339.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230831_080339.jpg\"  alt=\"[Roof spider in the morning sun 2023-08-31]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230831_080339.html\">Roof spider in the morning sun 2023-08-31<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nWe do not like to see this.\r\nA large double slash pine fell, and took two smaller ones with it.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Slash pine tree deadfalls 2023-08-31\" name=\"PD:Slash-pine-tree-deadfalls-20230831\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230831_112819.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230831_112819.jpg\"  alt=\"[Slash pine tree deadfalls 2023-08-31]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230831_112819.html\">Slash pine tree deadfalls 2023-08-31<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThe day after I cleared the back driveway.\r\nIncluding sawing myself into a corner.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Now how do I get out 2023-08-31\" name=\"CSDF:Now-how-do-I-get-out-20230831\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230831_131008.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230831_131008.jpg\"  alt=\"[Now how do I get out 2023-08-31]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230831_131008.html\">Now how do I get out 2023-08-31<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nOur power was for less than three days.\r\nAlso for our neighbors on Quarterman Road.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Power lines under trees on Quarterman Road 2023-09-01\" name=\"QRDF:Power-lines-under-trees-on-Quarterman-Road-20230901\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230901_115347.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230901_115347.jpg\"  alt=\"[Power lines under trees on Quarterman Road 2023-09-01]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230901_115347.html\">Power lines under trees on Quarterman Road 2023-09-01<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAnd this morning, it&#8217;s back on.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Quarterman Road deadfall cleared by MDR 2023-09-02\" name=\"PL:Quarterman-Road-deadfall-cleared-by-MDR-20230902\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230902_075531.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230902_075531.jpg\"  alt=\"[Quarterman Road deadfall cleared by MDR 2023-09-02]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230902_075531.html\">Quarterman Road deadfall cleared by MDR 2023-09-02<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/colquittemc.com\/outage-center\">\r\nColquitt Electric Membership Corporation (CEMC)<\/a> had 57,000 meters without power after Hurricane Idalia.\r\nThey have <a href=\"https:\/\/colquittemc.com\">71,355 connected meters<\/a>,\r\nso that&#8217;s almost 80% of their meters without power.\r\n<p>\r\nAs of 10 AM, Saturday, September 2, 2023,\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/colquitt.datacapable.com\/map\/\">\r\noutages are down to 23,950<\/a>,\r\nor 34%.\r\nThat&#8217;s fast work.\r\n<p>\r\nThis is partly due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdrpowerline.com\/about\">MDR Construction, Inc.<\/a>,\r\na contractor, presumably hired by CEMC.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"MDR truck turning from Hambrick onto Quarterman Road 2023-09-02\" name=\"MDRQR:MDR-truck-turning-from-Hambrick-onto-Quarterman-Road-20230902\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230902_074841.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230902_074841.jpg\"  alt=\"[MDR truck turning from Hambrick onto Quarterman Road 2023-09-02]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/20230902_074841.html\">MDR truck turning from Hambrick onto Quarterman Road 2023-09-02<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nOn facebook,\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/colquittemc\/posts\/pfbid023V9jJXGSUQCAJJrXtyVrf3iFFb9rfmwKri5tDnajuLJYezXTEX8CiQUMfxK9YzKzl\">\r\nColquitt Electric Membership Corporation<\/a> wrote:\r\n&ldquo;As of 8:00 PM on August 30, we have 55,140 meters without power. Crews are responding to all affected areas. In addition to 13 Colquitt EMC crews, we have 26 crews from MDR and 8 mutual aid crews.&rdquo;\r\n<p>\r\nOur rain gauges only go to 5 inches, so we don&#8217;t know how much we got.\r\n<p>\r\nHowever, the nearest river gauge shows more than 6 inches.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"6.66 inches rain on the Skipper Bridge Gauge\" name=\"SKG:X666-inches-rain-on-the-Skipper-Bridge-Gauge\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/2023-09-02--precipitation-skipper-bridge-gauge.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/2023-09-02--precipitation-skipper-bridge-gauge.jpg\"  alt=\"[6.66 inches rain on the Skipper Bridge Gauge]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/2023-09-02--precipitation-skipper-bridge-gauge.html\">6.66 inches rain<\/a>\r\non the\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/waterdata.usgs.gov\/monitoring-location\/023177483\/#parameterCode=00045&#038;period=P7D&#038;showMedian=true&#038;timeSeriesId=228644\">\r\nSkipper Bridge Gauge Withlacoochee River Gauge<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nNeedless to say <a href=\"https:\/\/wwals.net\/2023\/09\/01\/no-testing-due-to-rivers-in-flood-and-hurricane-obstructions-in-roads-2023-08-31\/\">the rivers rose many feet<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nThere are a few more pictures\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2023-09-02--mdr-quarterman-road\/\">on the OPF website<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A few scenes from during and after Hurricane Idalia. We had many deadfalls, but no property or personal damage. So we were much luckier than many others. Deadfalls, power lines, cooking, rainfall This still just looks like heavy rain, but the video shows the wind was blowing. 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