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Day 1, Part 3
Posted by: Swpepper, 23:10 GMT le 26 août 2011 +0
It's just past 7pm here in Elizabeth City, and the first bit of rain from Irene is crossing the Albemarle Sound into Pasquotank County right now. It's overcast, slightly muggy, with light winds. There's a pall over the town; everyone is just watching and waiting.

More once the rain gets into the city itself.
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Day 1, Part 2 - WITH INFORMATIONAL LINKS!
Posted by: Swpepper, 14:13 GMT le 26 août 2011 +1
Not much happening yet in NE NC. Clouds rolling into Elizabeth City; apparently some minor rain on the south tip of the county, but short lived.For anyone who wants to watch some of the live webfeeds, here's a few good sites.LinkThat's probably the most comprehensive site for links to webcams from Duck down to Wilmington.LinkAnother good site with a few different locations.LinkWAVY-10 for NE NC and Hampton Roads.Unfortunately, most Eastern NC News stations don't do ...
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Day 1, Part 1.
Posted by: Swpepper, 09:33 GMT le 26 août 2011 +0
5:30 AM ESTStill quite dark here in Elizabeth City. About an hour from sunrise, but all indications are that things are clear. Had a few t-storms pop up around the area overnight that didn't last very long, and didn't dump any sort of precip here in town.Final prep today. Things should start going downhill in the next 12 hours. Until then, we wait.
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The warnings begin....
Posted by: Swpepper, 01:22 GMT le 26 août 2011 +0
Actually, the title is not true now that I think about it. The warnings have been going on for quite a while now. However, the OFFICIAL Hurricane Warnings are in effect for the area.It's 9pm in Elizabeth City. My Facebook friends all say the same general thing; Preparations have been made, people are hunkering down, and the stores are bare. Dare and Currituck Counties are evacuating, and shelters are being set up further west. The local schools will be letting kids ...
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Irene Prep Part 2
Posted by: Swpepper, 17:01 GMT le 25 août 2011 +0
Well, it's 1pm here in NE NC. Drove out to finalize Irene prep, and the chaos has descended upon the town. Wal-Mart, Food Lion and Lowe's are all insanely busy. As usual (for this area at least) the bad drivers are out too. Passed two different car accidents on the way to Radio Shack. Managed to snag a portable battery powered 3.5" digital TV for the storm at a reasonable price. If I could afford a generator, then I'd be set. This will have to do.Weather is quite ho...
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