I don't have a house down there peaches... used to live there, not anymore...

Have a condo in Fort Myers Fl....

Yeppirs the Nags Heads houses have been problems for years. I have an old National Geographic (has to be 20 years old now) showing the houses in the water.....

Down on Hatteras, they aren't allowed to build houses beyond the dune lines... protects them a little bit....

If I were to get a house down there, it would be in Buxton (widest point of Hatteras Island) and it would NOT be on the beach.....

While I would love to own a beach house, I would hate to have to pay the insurance premiums and rebuild it every 10 years or so.....

I have been talking to friends on the island..... some natives, some not....

I offered up a place to stay...but I got the answer I knew I would.... "I aint letting no storm chase me out of here"....

They have survived many before, I hope they survive this one because I think Hatteras is gonna get it dead on and then the storm is gonna flow right up the northern current streams and miss most of the rest of the coast until Long Island (reminds me I have to call my brother, he is still in Levittown, where we grew up)....

Ah, OK - I thought you still had a place there.

I heard they evacuated Okracoke. :( It's been a couple of years since we were that far south, but talked to some who had ridden a recent one through and said their power was out for 2 weeks - not fun!

I was looking up in the Duck area because when I first started looking, it was less inhabited. I love the homes on Pea Island, but not having a million or so sitting around.....

The old homes on Nag's Head are just SO cool, IMHO. I love the architecture - especially when they've added on through the years, lol!

Buxton is a cool place also. The only thing I hate about the OB are the crowds. I ONLY go during Off Season after hearing nightmares about the traffic, waits for the grocery stores, restaurants etc.

But I love it and missed going this year :(

Peaches, one day I'll take you to my secret place in NC. No lines, awesome beaches, 45 minutes from all that crap if you want it, etc. :)

You described it to me in FL - I'm ready to go!! We should probably wait until after the storm clears, though. B)

After looking at this today, I have to revise what I said yesterday. I now think it will probably miss Hatteras at this point (skirt it closely, but not a direct hit)... It has started a much more marked turn to the North..... Next stop Long Island....

Although we could still get lucky if it does what most of them have historically done.....

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Last edited by sarettah at Sep 16 2003, 06:12 AM

Maybe so. The average error in a 3 day forecast is about 250 miles. By tomorrow this time the average error to landfall will be under 150 miles.

Any small deviation in the path willl change the landfall location greatly. Just 10 degrees to the right and it will be in Jersey.

im sticking with nyc, long island area

they are way over due

=(

and my grandmother just moved up there saturday

i hope im wrong

Dare County, NC ordered to evacuate.

All of Dare? IIRC, that's the entire OB. :(

All of Dare County evacuating... damn, they really do expect the worst...

Doubt that the islanders will leave though.....

On the good side of this:

Waves are finally starting to set up:

from North to South:

http://www.bungersurf.com/Bunger_Surfcam/

Gilgo Beach, Long Island

Wave Height: Head High with overhead sets 4-5ft

Hatteras (Lighthouse)

http://www.surfline.com/surfline/livecams/...capehatterascam

SURF
8-10 ft. - 3 ft. overhead to double overhead with occasional 12 ft. and fair+ conditions.

LARGE and still building SE ground...cleanest early...Northerly winds become a problem during the day....South facing beaches the best bet.

Folly Beach, SC

http://www.surfline.com/surfline/livecams/...?alias=follycam

SURF
5-8 ft. - head high to 3 ft. overhead and fair-good conditions.

Solid head plus ESE swell. South facing beaches best bet today due to Northerly winds.

Sebastians Inlet, FL

http://www.surfline.com/surfline/livecams/...bastianinletcam

SURF
6-10 ft. - head high + to double overhead with occasional 12 ft. and fair-good conditions.

LARGE swell rolling from Izzy..Cleanest early with NW winds. N winds become a problem during the day.


News on Dare County Evac:
http://www.wokr13.tv/news/national/story.a...E4-931CA4534600

Outer Banks preparing for Isabel


(Manteo, North Carolina-AP) -- Residents of some areas of North Carolina's Outer Banks have been told to leave their homes before noon.

Officials in Dare County have issued a mandatory evacuation order. Authorities say residents and visitors on Hatteras Island must make final preparations to leave as Hurricane Isabel gets closer.

All residents of Ocracoke (OHK'-rah-kohk) Island were ordered to begin evacuating yesterday.

Roads along the southern beaches could begin to feel the effect of Hurricane Isabel as early as today, with ocean overwash expected.

On the surf... seems like the wind has shifted to out of the north, so big waves still but increasingly poor conditions.....

Storm is down to a cat 2..............

Still mean as all hell though......


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Last edited by sarettah at Sep 16 2003, 02:16 PM

Hmmm... Just was watching CNN... Now the National Weather folks have moved landfall to Cape Fear (Just south of Hatteras).... But when I look at the track map, I still see it ending up going more Northward....

Wonder whta they know that I don't knwo... Other than all that science and physics stuff....... :)


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Well...looks like Hatteras and Cape Fear are probably experiencing some pretty good winds now......

http://maps.wunderground.com/data/im...200313_sat.jpg

Time for Vick to post the words to "Riding the storm out"

Good Luck Northeast Coasters..........

See you when your connections come back.......



Last edited by sarettah at Sep 17 2003, 07:37 PM

Hurricane Isabel is drifting to the northwest and is expected to make landfall somewhere along the North Carolina coast on Thursday.

Look for wind and rain to pick up across southern New England and the mid-Atlantic through the day on Thursday. In fact, wind gusts could easily gust as high as 50-60 mph in Washington, D.C. by Thursday night and Friday morning.

Heavy rain will be a major issue as well. 2-4 inches could easily fall by late Friday in New York, while as much as 10 inches of rain could fall in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Flash flood watches are in effect from the Carolinas to Pennsylvania.


Sorry sarettah but Riding the Storm out is about a full moon night in a rocky mountain winter but ......

The wind outside is frightening,
but it's kinder than the lightning life in the city.
It's a hard life to live but it gives back what you give.
And I'm not missing a thing
Watchin' the full moon crossing the range
Ridin' the storm out

Schools and other things have already been closed here in Maryland

Damn nitpickers......... :yowsa:


Then hows about this:

Once I thought I saw you
in a crowded hazy bar,
Dancing on the light
from star to star.
Far across the moonbeam
I know that's who you are,
I saw your brown eyes
turning once to fire.

You are like a hurricane
There's calm in your eye.
And I'm gettin' blown away
To somewhere safer
where the feeling stays.

I want to love you but
I'm getting blown away.

I am just a dreamer,
but you are just a dream,
You could have been
anyone to me.
Before that moment
you touched my lips
That perfect feeling
when time just slips
Away between us
on our foggy trip.

You are like a hurricane
There's calm in your eye.
And I'm gettin' blown away
To somewhere safer
where the feeling stays.

I want to love you but
I'm getting blown away.

You are just a dreamer,
and I am just a dream.
You could have been
anyone to me.
Before that moment
you touched my lips
That perfect feeling
when time just slips
Away between us
on our foggy trip.

You are like a hurricane
There's calm in your eye.
And I'm gettin' blown away
To somewhere safer
where the feeling stays.

I want to love you but
I'm getting blown away.

It's early morning
The sun comes out
Last night was shaking
And pretty loud

My cat is purring
And scratches my skin
So what is wrong
With another sin

The bitch is hungry
She needs to tell
So give her inches
And feed her well

More days to come
New places to go
I've got to leave
It's time for a show

Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane

My body is burning
It starts to shout
Desire is coming
It breaks out loud

Lust is in cages
Till storm breaks loose
Just have to make it
With someone I choose

The night is calling
I have to go
The wolf is hungry
He runs to the show

He's licking his lips
He's ready to win
On the hunt tonight
For love at first sting

Here I am, rock you like a hurricane

"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "It goes to show you never can tell"
(Chuck Berry)

sarettah - goes Neil Young

I go Scorpions

p.s. Expect PD along with Dylan and Hurricane Lyrics soon :D

It looks like it's going to hit the OB at a Cat 2. Certainly still a painful storm, but they can handle a 2. :)