Posts in "Tropical weather"
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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Relatively undamaged Ocracoke waits for visitors
Ocracoke Island is relatively damage-free five days after Hurricane Irene made its deadly way along the East Coast last weekend.
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County launches assault on post-Irene pests
Along with cleanup and repairs that will take weeks, if not months, Hurricane Irene, like her predecessors, has left behind another headache: mosquitoes.
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Stealthy Irene
While the wind raged, Hurricane Irene snuck in the back door. Windy beaches were dramatic, but the story was along the sounds.
Irene declaration makes financial help available
The President has signed a disaster declaration that provides federal help for business and home owners who suffered uninsured damage.
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Dredge fill, bridges among N.C. 12 options
Temporary military bridges, using dredge fill or installing prefabricated spans are among the ideas under consideration for fixing N.C. 12 on Hatteras Island.
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Tropical Storm Katia forms far out in the Atlantic
Tropical Storm Katia has formed far out in the Atlantic and is expected to become a major hurricane, but it is at least a week from anything the coastal United States might have to watch.
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Complicated road lies ahead for N.C. 12 repairs
Repairing hurricane damage along N.C. 12, the only land route to Hatteras Island, is complicated by sensitive political and environmental questions.
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Duck, Currituck beaches open at 10 a.m. Tuesday
Long lines of traffic were reported Tuesday as travelers headed to Duck and the Currituck Outer Banks to salvage what was left of a week’s vacation.
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Perdue vows to press Feds on N.C. 12 repairs
After touring areas damaged by Hurricane Irene, Gov. Beverly Perdue said Sunday she would press for federal cooperation to repair N.C. 12 on Hatteras Island.
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Two major breaches cut off Hatteras Island
About 900 feet of N.C. 12 were taken out five miles north of Rodanthe, when Hurricane Irene cut one of two major breaches across the only land access to Hatteras Island.
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Soundside flooding described as worst in decades
Hurricane Irene pummeled the Outer Banks for almost 24 hours and delivered a parting shot Saturday with severe soundside flooding from Hatteras Village to Duck.
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