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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 »

All up and down the road

Tweet I don’t think most people know how bad it really is here. This photo is of NC 12 in near Salvo.
September 11, 2011 | Posted in: Hurricanes, The Coast | Comments closed | Full Story »

Testing

TweetJust testing mobile blogging in preparation of a trip east.
September 10, 2011 | Posted in: Miscellany, The Coast | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story »

North side of the island

Tweet Payed a quick post-Irene visit to the north side of Pleasure Island. Observations about about three days after landfall. The large rocks that face [...]
September 1, 2011 | Posted in: Hurricanes, Miscellany, Nature, The Coast | Tags: , | 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 »

Nags Head this morning

Tweetvia Reuters: Video streaming by Ustream
August 27, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Hurricanes, The Coast, Weather & Climate | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Updates on Irene

Tweet Man, I hate it when people get fixated on terms like weakening. Weakening in this case means not 115 mph winds, but 90 or [...]
August 27, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Hurricanes, The Coast, Weather & Climate | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story »