We have just had out first feeder bands from the hurricane going up the coast. My hope is that it takes a hard turn to the right and doesn't hit land anywhere.

Amen to that.

I am hoping for that also!! The people in the East have had enough to deal with this year without a hurricane to top it off!!

Hope all is well with you all!!

Question, I live a long way from the coast. What are feeder bands?

PS I hope it turns too. There has been too storms that have cause so much damage this year.

I hope so too!

everyone please stay safe.. Prayers to our coastal friends..

I hope it turns as well, we sure seen enough damage this year. Praying for the best for all. Take care & be safe.

I would like to know this as well!

bands of rain are the first thing you get before the hurricane they are circles around the storm of rain and wind. This is a really broad storm. I think they said it was 200 miles across.

Feeder bands are the outer bands of the hurricane which when they are over water draw up more energy and warm water from the warm ocean. . The hurricane swirls in a counterclockwise circle and the outer swirls are the feeder bands. Luckily for us in Florida, this storm is well off shore from us so we are only getting rains and higher than normal (but hopefully not very strong) winds.

According to local news updates as of 4pm eastern time looks like the track will be bypassing Florida all together. We've had about the same amount of rain today as most so hopefully not much more. But keeping an eye on our northern neighbors and hoping most of it misses them as wel..

:-D :-D :-D Thank you so much for your post. You explained it much much better than I did. I even understand it better than what I said. LOL :-D :-D :-D

I looked it up to be sure! Thanks.

Got my daughter here with me! She use to live in Wilmington, N.C., soooo happy shes home with us!

Everyone be safe

Well the people of New England have to get ready for the hurricane. I live in RI and we are on the high side of the storm. I am inland but still worried and getting all my out door furniture inside. Anyone else getting ready?

Thank you all for your responces to my question. Learned something new and thats all ways a good thing. I grew up in New Brunswick, Canada and we only got the big rain storms in my youth, differnt story now.

Keep safe all you on the east coast.

Hope and pray all goes well, that is diminishes.