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December Almanac

TweetFor the record (since it’s so late) The wintry west extends his blast, And hail and rain does blaw — Robert Burns, Winter: A Dirge [...]
December 17, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events | Comments closed | Full Story »

November almanac

Tweet The husky, rusty russel of the tossels of the corn, And the raspin’ of the tangled leaves, as golden as the morn; The stubble [...]
November 5, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Items of Interest | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story »

October almanac

TweetI watched October Flare today The Flames spread across the highway Across the ridges, along the creek banks Where sycamores marched naked — Sam Ragan, [...]
October 8, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Items of Interest | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story »

Hatteras after Hurricane Irene

Tweet Note: Just returned from Hatteras, where Hurricane Irene caused major flooding and extensive damage to homes and businesses. A few quick notes about what [...]
September 12, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Hurricanes, The Coast, Weather & Climate | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Sunshine reported in Wrightsville

TweetStill windy and wet in NC but Irene is heading north. We shan’t miss her.
August 27, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Hurricanes | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story »

Ocracoke this am video

TweetThe lighthouse as the storm came in.
August 27, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Hurricanes, Weather & Climate | Comments closed | Full Story »

Irene at landfall

TweetImage from the NHC of Irene as it made landfall this morning near Cape Lookout. click on the photo for the full view
August 27, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Hurricanes, The Coast, Weather & Climate | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story »

Rough, stay inside

TweetReport says Swan Quarter levee was just topped. Seeing lots of reports of stranded people, flooded homes. At least one person killed by a fallen [...]
August 27, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Hurricanes, The Coast, Weather & Climate | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story »

NHC 11 a.m. Irene update

TweetStorm is heading up the coast, just passed over Harkers Island heading NNE and right around Bellhaven as of this post. Wanchese, Kitty Hawk and [...]
August 27, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Hurricanes, The Coast, Weather & Climate | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story »

Governor’s press conference

TweetGovernor Bev Perdue: Hurricane winds predicted all day long 227,000 have lost power flooding all over the eastern part of the state Nash hospital on [...]
August 27, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Hurricanes, The Coast, Weather & Climate | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story »