Waiting game for the extreme Outer Banks

[gotoman38]

Of course this isn't anywhere NEAR the kind of widespread devastation that Katrina, Ivan, Camile, or Dennis.... but it's a hurrricane. And a slow moving one... what we're discussing here are the potentials for the OBX with a storm moving slowly along the southern islands.

My thoughts and prayers (and tax deductable donations) are with all of the victims of Katrina.

[Skywatch_NC]

6 years ago we were flooded up to 20 feet deep in Floyd, people being rescued from rooftops by helicoptors, and houses on the OB have been destroyed plenty of times, so I think we (better than most) have a firm grasp on the situation in NOLA.

As well as inland communities, too, like Princeville, Greenville, Tarboro and Rocky Mount, NC.

[gotoman38]

Once again, we are reminded that the greatest loss of life from these storms is flooding, not wind.

"Hide from the wind, run from the water."

[gotoman38]

HI reporting possible cut already.... (S curves are 5 mi (?) from HatterasVillage)

http://fishmojo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10506

1:10 am............
...first twisting of the shop rafters, gust to around 60+..........

Radar shows bad stuff on the east eye wall around O'cock inlet, with a twice as wide new band rotating offshore.....


OK, the cell towers across the street just hit the high moan, it's for real.....

This really sucks ass, if it stalls on top of us the north side is hating it.

Officer Kerney just stopeed by the shop, said possible cut through already at the semi-condemed house at S-turns............

Can I wake up now?????????

anyone remember the fishmojo boards?

[nequad]

S curves is on the north end of Hatteras Island...just north of Rodanthe. Hatteras Vilage is on the extreme SW side of the Island.

[gotoman38]

The addr. for his his shop

http://foxwatersports.com/

is a PO box in Buxton... so I'm guessing he's on the S end.... but the cut could certainly be up there.

[nequad]

He does live in Buxton...and the cut is in Rodanthe. News travels fast on Hatteras Island when NC 12 is cut or under water.

[gotoman38]

12 is gonna be a freakin mess.... O is taking her sweet time, and it sure isn't sweet for the HIers staying it out tonight (and tomorrow).

Any projections on cuts? I sure wouldn't have guess Rodanthe.

[nequad]

Rodanthe is a likely place...especially if the back side of the storm rakes accross that part of the coast causing a large sound tide.

The S curves has been washed over many times...but never "cut" in my life time. However...there have been several inlets in that area in years past.

BTW...I live in Kill Devil Hills and just recorded a 45MPH wind gust.

[gotoman38]

Just go out and hit Cantore for me

Rodanthe is like 40 Mi N of the Cape... I can't imagine the battering that HI is taking on the S end, not to mention OK Is.

Take care brother.