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Tropical Storm Hanna Skirts by the Outer Banks

As our eyes and thoughts turn to the Texas coastline and Hurricane Ike, residents of the Outer Banks of North Carolina are thankful that Topical Storm Hanna paid little more than a brief visit to the Outer Banks.

Thankfully, the worst of the weather delivered to the coast by Tropical Storm Hanna were some heavy rains and strong winds the morning of Saturday, September 6^th. The brunt of the storm left the area by noon; however, later in the afternoon, slight sound side flooding slowed traffic in two areas of the Outer Banks. The minor sound side flooding was been reported near Manteo, Collington, and Pea Island. The coastal flood threat diminished once Hanna’s wind relaxed and low tide approached.

There was some flooding experienced in area marinas as well as the tropical storm’s winds pushed the Pasquotank River inland. Tidal over wash flooded some streets, but no significant flooding or wind damage was reported.

Luckily, Tropical Storm Hanna left only standing water in places along the highway and scattered tree limbs in her wake. Hanna’s winds, though they were strong, fortunately didn’t damage the delicate dunes the Outer Banks is famous for and also left the oceanfront without major beach erosion.

Labels: Hurricane Ike, Hurricane season, Outer Banks, Tropical Storm Hanna

posted by Blog Administrator @ 11:36 AM