Hurricane Isbel

Hurricane Isbel is bearing down on the United States, in particular, the Carolinas. The last hurricane of this strength was Hurricane Hugo. Isbel is predicted to hit Thursday or Friday but predicitions that far in advance are usually incorrect so it could come in sooner or later.

As in Hugo, Isbel is supposed to come in as far as Charlotte, NC and Rock Hill, SC (which is only 20 minutes away from Charlotte). The eye of Hugo was over Lake Wylie, which is in the same county as Rock Hill.

Please pray for everyone, not just ZTAs, in the Carolinas. We have two chapters near the coast at the College of Charleston and USC-Aiken. Those two chapters will be the first ones to experience the effects of Hurricane Isbel.

Isbel is 1 mile under the minimum mileage for a Class 5 hurricane.