Buoys off the North Carolina coast were reporting waves to near 20 feet as Irene heads for landfall early Saturday.
Irene’s fury is expected to deliver extremely destructive storm surges of 6-11 feet and torrential rains that could isolate the Outer Banks from the rest of the state. Strong winds will likely cause power outages.
Definitely not intending to minimize what the eastern part of the state is going through. And my area’s not as dry as Texas either, but still ...
I’ll be glad to take some of that rain off their hands. Unfortunately, the Weather Channel’s map shows us with no expectation of rain in the next 48 hours.