[wimpycat]

In other words, all the dingbatters left, and the natives are riding it out.

Dingbatter is a local term for "people not from around here".

My aunt and uncle and great aunts and uncles and 1st, 2nd and 3rd cousins are all riding it out in Atlantic (that's not Atlantic Beach), which is right next to Cedar Island.

[NautiNurse]

Nice view of the US providing perspective of Isabel's size