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Hurricane Irene Update

We are 12 hours into the wind and rain. We’ve had a couple of tornado warnings throughout the night and morning but nothing close. Peak wind gusts at 51 mph here in town. Our retention pond is already at the same level as it was during the Nor’Easter of 2009 so this is some serious rainfall. Overall, not horrible. The Postal Service even made deliveries this morning. The good news in all of this? The fire in the Great Dismal Swamp that has been plaguing our air quality over the past several weeks should finally be out. At this point we still have power and internet but phone service is abysmal. So far so good.

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6 Responses to “Hurricane Irene Update”

  1. tim says:

    Good luck, I am in the center of NC in Greensboro, just some wind gusts, no rain at all.

  2. Sal says:

    Stay dry up there bro. If you need anything hit with an e-mail.

  3. Lawrence says:

    “The Great Dismal Swamp”? LOL – that sounds like something from Lord of the Rings…

  4. Jack says:

    Stay safe!

  5. sean says:

    have fun wigth that. I’m in New Bern, NC and we are still dealing with the wind and rain. this is a big slow system.

  6. EJ Hill says:

    All the best 😉