Hatteras Island NC Credit: AP Photo/Steve Helber
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Hurricane Irene has come and gone from the state of North Carolina leaving significant amounts of damage in the eastern part of the state. Here around the house we fared pretty well with only tropical strength wind and raining hitting us. Lost the power for a little bit and had some tree limbs and leaves to clean up today so we feel very blessed.
Some of my friends off to the eastern part of the state and right in the path of hurricane Irene have had a more difficult weekend. Parts of Hatteras Island have been cut off because the ocean washed through cutting new inlets and washing huge chunks of highway 12 away. For some it could be days before they can get back out there to see how their homes did because the state will have to get emergency ferries set up to establish transportation between the island and the mainland.
I’ve got another friend that had a tree go through the roof of his home luckily none of them were hurt. Another friend had to spend the day with his neighbors cutting 183 trees that covered the only road that connected them with the world so to speak.
Everyone I’ve talked to is grateful that they made it through the storm with really only property damage and some inconveniences like no electricity. It will be days if not weeks for a lot of them to get things back to some semblance of normal.
The storm may not of been as strong as the predictions last week had said it was going to be but it was powerful enough. Clean up begins now and we all keep our eyes towards the gulf to see if mother nature has anything else to throw at us. September will be here this week and historically September is a much busier hurricane month. So count your blessings and say a prayer for those that are in recovery mode.
