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Evacuation of North Carolina Barrier Island Ordered Ahead of Hurricane Earl
FOX NEWS ^
| 08/31/10
| AP via FOX
Posted on 08/31/2010 5:44:04 PM PDT by Doogle
officials are ordering tourists and residents to leave a barrier island accessible only by ferries as powerful Hurricane Earl heads toward the U.S. coast.
Hyde County emergency management officials plan a Wednesday morning evacuation of Ocracoke Island. The decision came late Tuesday, as the hurricane whipped across the Caribbean with winds of up to 135 mph.
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precautionary........
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posted on
08/31/2010 5:44:09 PM PDT
by
Doogle
To: Doogle
Ray Nagin has offered to send school buses.
To: Tom D.
Surge in Ferry traffic predicted for your neck of the woods. (or swamp)
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posted on
08/31/2010 5:52:06 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Political correctness in America today is a Rip Van Winkle acid trip.)
To: Doogle
School has already started in NC and the season is on it’s final week. Hopefully the evac won’t cause woes for the merchants.
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posted on
08/31/2010 5:54:42 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Political correctness in America today is a Rip Van Winkle acid trip.)
To: Doogle
Are these the islands with the wild ponies? Do they have a good survival rate/chance during hurricanes?
To: Fantasywriter
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posted on
08/31/2010 6:02:55 PM PDT
by
Doogle
((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Doogle
We left the OBX last Saturday after a week in Nags Head. The surf was bad from the last storm. No swimming on Wednesday. Best to get out soon as Rt 168 is a long crawl on a good day back to VA beach.
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posted on
08/31/2010 6:13:09 PM PDT
by
jaz.357
(Stock up on AMMO Bro!)
To: Doogle
No wind surfers:
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posted on
08/31/2010 6:13:54 PM PDT
by
mirkwood
(FUBO)
To: Fantasywriter
yes, those are the islands with the wild ponies....I don't know about survival rates
...the Wright Brothers Memorial, Rodanthe (as in Night in Rodanthe), Lost Colony....all in the same area.
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posted on
08/31/2010 6:54:08 PM PDT
by
Guenevere
(....)
To: Guenevere
I hope the ponies are okay. I grew up reading Misty of Chincoteague. :)
To: Fantasywriter
Ocracoke is a low lying Island, ocean on one side and the sound on the other.....I used to go fishing in September or October there with friends, catching big blues. It is a great place to have a vacation Either you catch the Cedar Island ferry, or the Swans Quarter Ferry, or the one to
Nags Head.....no way out umless you own your boat.
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posted on
08/31/2010 7:29:50 PM PDT
by
Bullfrogg
(American by birth, Irish by heritage, and hellraiser by choice)
To: jaz.357
Our week in Kitty Hawk begins on Friday afternoon. The small ocean front place we rent is ocean-going at high tide...hope it’s still there later this week.
To: Doogle
I just saw an update and they are still not certain of anything.
To: Doogle
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posted on
09/01/2010 1:07:30 PM PDT
by
April Lexington
(Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
To: Doogle
The article states that it is a 2 1/2 hour trip to shore. We rode the ferry boat to Ocracoke island and it took about 25 minutes.
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posted on
09/01/2010 1:10:29 PM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(Gus the Scotty dog likes cheese!)
To: Doogle
The decision came late Tuesday, as the hurricane whipped across the Caribbean with winds of up to 135 mph. Earl never made it into the Caribbean. More fine work from journalists.
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posted on
09/01/2010 1:20:31 PM PDT
by
dirtboy
To: Doogle
I saw what Ike did to my area with a seawall, those barrier islands doesn’t have any protection. These people need to leave now!
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posted on
09/01/2010 1:21:07 PM PDT
by
ForAmerica
(Conservative Christian Black Man!)
To: ForAmerica
Hatteras locals are staying. I think they are nuts.
To: Fantasywriter
"Are these the islands with the wild ponies?"Wild horses... We were out there earlier this Summer. You can be hanging out on the beach, and out of nowhere, wild horses will come over a dune from out of nowhere, and go walking up the beach. A very awesome sight! (I have some pics somewhere).
I'm sure the horses will be fine. They are probably used to 'roughing it' during horrible conditions.
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posted on
09/01/2010 1:34:44 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: 4yearlurker
They may be referring to the length of the trip if you go from Okra to Hatteras and drive over the bridge.
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