![]() ![]() We started seeing high water on the sound side before dark and the sound waters reached their highest at night. This ended up being a bad thing for many local people since most of us live on the sound side of the island. It came up the sound from the south instead of out in the ocean towards us. Irene took another unique track towards us. Isabel was one of the worst because the power was out long enough for all the food in the freezer to spoil. When the storm passed all that water between the highways found its way back to the ocean at Wilkins Street. Ocean front homes just north of Wilkins Street as Hurricane Isabel is passing.Īs the storm approached Kitty Hawk the ocean came over the dunes and filled up the area between the beach road and the by-pass. As soon as I closed the front door that leak stopped. That strong wind had forced the driving rain up into the roof vent and down into our kitchen. In no time there was rain water coming through an electrical fixture in the middle of our kitchen. Leaving that westerly door open created a vacuum in our house. I remember opening our front door which faces west and sitting on our front porch listening to the wind howl through the trees. It passed by our new Kitty Hawk home in the afternoon. ![]() Water returning to the ocean at Wilkins Street during Hurricane Isabel. It ended up hitting Ocracoke and Hatteras Island pretty hard. Isabel more or less came in from the south east. Most of the storms before Isabel hit Florida and the Bahamas and came up the coast. Isabel took a track that we had not seen since living here. My father-in-law never said it but I had the feeling he was not happy about me about choosing this place for his daughter to live. It was a long night with hurricane force winds and driving rain hitting the condo. Bob passed just off shore of the Outer Banks during the night. Lori’s parents were visiting from New Jersey and had never experienced a hurricane before. Here they are:Īt the time Lori and I were newlyweds living in the Oyster Pointe condominiums in Kill Devil Hills. With Hurricane Florence heading in our general direction and people approaching panic mode, I figured now would be a good time to write about a few memorable hurricane experiences. We found that spot and we I’ve never felt the need to leave the beach for any hurricane. Yes, there are many places like that on the Outer Banks. ![]() Years ago when we were looking for a spot to raise our boys Lori and I decided the most important thing was to be in a spot where the risk of flooding would be minimal and where it would be less likely to have wind damage from Outer Banks hurricanes. Dealing with these storms is no fun but is worth it to live in such a great place. Since moving to the Outer Banks in 1989 we have been threatened by hurricanes almost every year. Downtown Charleston was experiencing flooding as a result of the storm, which is expected to continue north on Friday.ĭespite the dangers from the storm, the 100 or so wild horses in the area are resourceful and have an incredibly strong will to live, herd manager Meg Puckett said during Hurricane Florence last year.ĬNN’s Mallika Kallingal contributed to this report.Wilkins St in Kitty Hawk ocean front just before Hurricane Florence. Hurricane Dorian’s core approached the Carolina coasts on Thursday. More than 1 million people in parts of South Carolina and North Carolina are under mandatory evacuation orders, forecasters said. Jo Langone, chief operating officer for the fund, said the horses were in good shape on Thursday evening. They also have ID tags braided into their manes, and the herd manager will ride out the storm at the farm with them, the Fund said. They have extra hay and grain, and their troughs are filled with water. The horses’ food, water and other supplies have been stocked up at the farm. Wild horses walking on the beach of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. ![]()
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