Maps and perspective

I am out of the office this week, so this is a pre-post.

In this Issue

• Hurricane season and our long distance from the coast

Because we are into hurricane season, and because my late mother panicked any time she heard the words “hurricane” and “the Carolinas” in the same sentence, today we are going to talk about Wake’s location relative to the coast.

Winston-Salem is very much inland from the coast. It’s 3-4 hours away to the closest beach. Maps to Wilmington, NC and Charleston, SC are below so you can get a sense of the scope. You can click the pictures to enlarge.

In my 30+ years of living in Winston-Salem/working at WFU, there have only really been a couple of hurricanes that took a wonky turn north and impacted Winston-Salem. And by “impact,” what I really mean is it rained for a couple of days and was windier than normal. (Once a hurricane has to travel 3-4 hours over land, it pretty much peters out into just a wind and rain event.)

Hope that helps add some perspective to where we are and reduces any anxiety one might feel.