I was hearing reports this afternoon about that .... but I think it may have been rumor. I saw a number of "live shots" by reporters from Kill Devil Hills after the stories came out and none of them talked about a hotel collapsing. They
did show damage to several hotels .... and I think some or all of them were places where the media were staying. A couple lost parts of their roofs and one lost big chunks of siding. All the pictures I saw indicated a need for MAJOR repairs before the places would be ready for occupany again .... but no collapses.
Someone else may know more or have some completely different info.
Here's something from the Washington Post about one of the hotels. I had read somewhere else about this but can't find the link now. The article I had read earlier said this hotel was had been "swept out" but was unoccupied. It would be nice to know the truth. Having been on the Outer Banks when a hurricane only passed by and seeing how extensive the damage was, several hotels on the beach being lost wouldn't be surprising.
But the wind that delighted the adrenalin junkies shredded the roof of the beachfront Best Western Hotel and collapsed a chunk of the venerable Sea Ranch Hotel, a tourist favorite already battered and weary from years of storms.
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