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Mandatory Evacuation of Hatteras Island Today
Dare County ^
| Sept. 16, 2003
| Dare County Emergency Management
Posted on 09/16/2003 5:59:25 AM PDT by CobaltBlue
Date/Time: 9/16/03 7:55:42 AM
Bulletin Text: The Dare County Control Group has issued a mandatory evacuation for Dare County beginning at 12:00 p.m. today (Tuesday, September 16, 2003). Residents and visitors on Hatteras Island are urged to make final preparations and leave the area prior to noon, if possible, since Highway 12 is prone to flooding and provides the only access south of Oregon Inlet. The northeast quadrant of Hurricane Isabel will cause damage along the oceanfront as the hurricane moves closer to shore. Ocean overwash is expected as early as today, particularly along the southern beaches. Soundside flooding will occur throughout the county. If Hurricane Isabel continues on the projected path, gale force winds are expected to reach the area on Wednesday evening and hurricane force winds are anticipated by early Thursday morning. There are no Red Cross approved shelters in Dare County. A shelter has been opened at Bienvenue Elementary School located on Nicodemus Drive in R ocky Mount, North Carolina . Updated shelter information is available on the Dare County website at www.darenc.com.
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: dare; hatteras; hurricane; hurricaneisabel; isabel; northcarolina
Ya'll take care.
To: CobaltBlue
I feel a "whoopin'" coming on.....
2
posted on
09/16/2003 6:00:54 AM PDT
by
smiley
To: CobaltBlue
Prayers here for everyone in its path.
3
posted on
09/16/2003 6:02:15 AM PDT
by
kenth
To: CobaltBlue
Reminds me of that great line from MASH:
Henry: "We're gonna have to evacuate!"
Hawkeye: "I think I just did."
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posted on
09/16/2003 6:06:28 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Liberals can sugarcoat sh** all they want. I'm not biting.)
To: CobaltBlue
"Dare" county? Do people live there on a dare, and will they only evacuate on a dare?
5
posted on
09/16/2003 7:13:37 AM PDT
by
coloradan
To: coloradan
Named for Virginia Dare, first English child born in the New World.
6
posted on
09/16/2003 7:14:46 AM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(+ R.I.P., Man in Black. +)
To: Constitution Day
....first English child born in the New World....
On nearby Roanoke Island, site of the Lost Colony, whose first name was Virginia, for the virgin Queen Elizabeth.
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posted on
09/16/2003 8:11:18 AM PDT
by
bert
(Don't Panic!)
To: bert
Loved that play. Lived in the Albemarle for 5 years.
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posted on
09/16/2003 8:13:50 AM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
To: bert
Exactly! It's one of my favorite places.
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posted on
09/16/2003 8:14:57 AM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(+ R.I.P., Man in Black. +)
To: Calpernia
Hey, I live between Rocky Mount & Tarboro.
To: CobaltBlue; FreeTheHostages
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posted on
09/16/2003 8:33:12 AM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
To: Constitution Day
I lived in Elizabeth City for 5 years.
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posted on
09/16/2003 8:33:45 AM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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