Post-Isabel recovery begins on coast

Citizen Times (Asheville NC) ^ | 9-19-03 | staff

[petuniasevan]

For such a large, messy storm, Hurricane Isabel picked its victims with precision, and Tormeka Daughtery was one of them.

With the winds of up to 100 mph gone, Daughtery lined up with dozens of others in front of a Salvation Army kitchen staffed with Asheville workers.

[petuniasevan]

A co-worker of mine has parents in Virginia Beach VA, and a brother in Chesapeake VA. The brother was staying put, but his parents evacuated inland. I asked him at noon if he'd heard from his parents. He said no, the power outage had stopped cell phone service.

Here's to hoping that all Freepers weathered the storm safely.

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A passer-by Friday looks at a large navigation buoy that was beached
by the winds and surf of Hurricane Isabel near Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach.
Photo by Stephan Savoia / Associated Press.

Durant Station, built around an old lifesaving station, was one of four motels
in Hatteras Village destroyed by Isabel's whipping winds and oceanside storm surge.
Photo by Steve Earley / The Virginian-Pilot.

Residents on Friday look over the remnants of the Harrison Fishing Pier that
was destroyed by Hurricane Isabel. The pier was built in the 1940s.
Photo by Steve Helber / Associated Press.
Note: this pier is in Norfolk, VA.

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I'm not posting images of damaged homes as a courtesy to the residents.

[AntiGuv]

[petuniasevan]

Ooh boy. Bet you're glad you live up in the hills!

[Agnes Heep]

"Where the buoys are ...."

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

That lady looks like she's thinking "OK, I know it's 'red, right, return', but I'm already on shore, so which way do I go?"

[fjsva]

Tidewater area still has about 500,000 w/o power as of 11 pm Sat. Ours came back this afternoon. Phones have been off and on also.

[Severa]

I live in NAS Oceana housing, still waiting (out in Melbourne FL at a friend's house) on word for when power, water, and gas will be back on at my place. All I know now is that it's still standing and in one piece.