Do we have any jellies in the path of Hurricane Florence?

Do we have any jellies in the path of Hurricane Florence?
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Yupper Doodles, Forecast is for Hurricane 1 or 2. We are about 120 miles inland from the coast. The wind forecast is 74 MPH to about 100 MPH. This is not going to be a parade with pretty hats. I don’t ear pretty hats. Rainfall up to 3 and half feet.
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