Hurricane Arthur, or How I Spent My 4th of July
Jul 6, 2014 09:30:10 #
Was right in the path of Hurricane Arthur on Thursday night/Friday morning. 109 mph winds with the eye coming ashore around midnight over the house. Given that, there was not much appreciable damage done except limbs down and the usual leaves and shingles blowing around. Since there was not much damage to photograph, and the storm really intensifying after dark, there are not many pictures to post, but there were windsurfers out before the storm - until it got too gusty and rough.
The first band of the Hurricane
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The first band of clouds
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The first band of clouds
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Windsurfers
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The aftermath
The fruit of our labors
Jul 6, 2014 10:50:31 #
Glad you made it through safely. It would seem your screen name is appropriate for a big wind! :thumbup:
Jul 6, 2014 11:34:07 #
Jul 6, 2014 14:02:52 #
We live about 15 miles away from Beaufort, NC right on the coast, but we are relatively lucky having two barrier islands to our south and east that are part of Cape Lookout National Seashore that take the brunt of the waves, and some of the wind. I will be posting another set of a fire that we had to put out yesterday from someone who was burning storm debris and then left the Island to go home to their main house several hours away.
Jul 7, 2014 06:01:07 #
Glad you made it through without much damage or ending up blown to Kansas! Great post.
Jul 7, 2014 06:56:17 #
Jul 7, 2014 15:24:24 #
AuntieM wrote:
Was right in the path of Hurricane Arthur on Thursday night/Friday morning. 109 mph winds with the eye coming ashore around midnight over the house. Given that, there was not much appreciable damage done except limbs down and the usual leaves and shingles blowing around. Since there was not much damage to photograph, and the storm really intensifying after dark, there are not many pictures to post, but there were windsurfers out before the storm - until it got too gusty and rough.
First, glad it was only minor damage and no injuries to anyone. Secondly, nice photos, especially of the clouds moving in.
--Bob
Jul 7, 2014 17:35:07 #
firtree wrote:
Glad you made it through without much damage or ending up blown to Kansas! Great post.
It will take more than a 109 mph wind to blow this body to Kansas. :-D :-D
Jul 7, 2014 17:35:45 #
Lenf wrote:
Thankful no one got hurt.
Just the nerves - they got a bit frazzled at the height of the storm. Thanks for looking and commenting.
Jul 7, 2014 17:36:27 #
rmalarz wrote:
First, glad it was only minor damage and no injuries to anyone. Secondly, nice photos, especially of the clouds moving in.
--Bob
--Bob
Thanks for your kind comment. I wish night had not been falling (as well as the rain) so I could have gotten more pictures.
Jul 7, 2014 20:07:27 #
Very dramatic shots, and I'll bet those windsurfers had a great time!!!
Arthur here brought mainly much-needed rain and very little wind, with no damage to speak of. We were lucky. Glad things weren't worse for you.
Arthur here brought mainly much-needed rain and very little wind, with no damage to speak of. We were lucky. Glad things weren't worse for you.
Jul 7, 2014 21:02:28 #
Jul 7, 2014 22:21:27 #
Treepusher wrote:
Very dramatic shots, and I'll bet those windsurfers had a great time!!!
Arthur here brought mainly much-needed rain and very little wind, with no damage to speak of. We were lucky. Glad things weren't worse for you.
Arthur here brought mainly much-needed rain and very little wind, with no damage to speak of. We were lucky. Glad things weren't worse for you.
The windsurfers had an absolute blast, and I am going to send them some of the pictures. We had the opposite of you - wind and hardly any rain. All the trees got really salted, so in about 2 weeks the leaves will be turning brown and shedding - again, and more raking will be needed. Even Hatteras Island north of us, didn't get a whole lot of damage. Glad you fared well, as it looked pretty nasty up your way on the Weather Channel. Thanks for looking and commenting Treepusher.
Jul 7, 2014 22:23:51 #
Bruce with a Canon wrote:
glad you survived!
OMINOUS skies
OMINOUS skies
I've lived on the coast of NC for over 20 years, and have lost count of the hurricanes I have been through. They don't really rattle me much any more. I hate not having power and a/c the most, because the generator will not run the a/c and it gets really hot after a storm. I really loved the storm clouds with this one, as they showed the rotation of the storm coming. Thanks for looking.
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