Posts in "Tropical weather"
USDA opens aid for area farmers with storm crop losses
The U.S. Agriculture Secretary has designated farmers in 35 counties eligible for financial assistance to cover crop losses suffered in the April tornadoes and Hurricane Irene.
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Update: Ophelia’s a hurricane, but well offshore
After fizzling out for a few days, Ophelia has regenerated into a tropical storm and is forecast to pass near Bermuda as a hurricane over the weekend.
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Irene damage in Duck adds up to $3.9 million
Damage in Duck from Hurricane Irene totaled almost $4 million and included sections of the town’s boardwalk that were lifted from their pilings by surge from the sound.
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Tourism officials question move to reopen Hatteras
With the ferry system at capacity, tourism officials urged Dare County Thursday to reconsider the decision to open lower Hatteras Island to tourists.
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Hurricane Irene did one heck of a dredging job
In the days after the hurricane, aerial photos showed a wider, deeper channel was created when the sound-side storm surge rushed out the narrow opening.
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State will pick up local shares for FEMA assistance
The state will pay the 25 percent share of Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance for towns and counties damaged by Hurricane Irene, Gov. Beverly Perdue announced Thursday.
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Coast Guard sends boat for ailing man on Hatteras
With the only road access cut off by new inlets, the Coast Guard was called to medevac a man with breathing problems from Hatteras Island.
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County starts aerial assault on mosquitoes
Dare County started an aerial assault Thursday on the swarms of mosquitoes given birth by Hurricane Irene. Two planes were hired to do the job.
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Offshore storm could beat up fragile coastline
Hurricane Katia is forecast to pass more than 300 miles out to sea by Thursday, but swells of up to 14 feet could rough up an already fragile shoreline.
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Sand losses assessed as beach widening resumes
As another major storm ramps up in the Atlantic, crews have moved quickly to resume widening the beach in Nags Head.
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Dare County sets budget for post-Irene cleanup
Exact figures are not in yet, but the county has budgeted $2.2 million to cover the costs of recovery from Hurricane Irene, most of it in state and federal money.
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Wind is dramatic, but we need a surge scale
Scientists are developing a scale based on something called Integrated Kinetic Energy, which calculates storm surge potential. We need it.
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