Applebee's update

The new Applebee's at the Outer Banks Mall is progressing along. I was glad to see a bit more architectural appeal added to the building, which I thought at first glance was really going to be plain. Have not heard when they are to be open yet.

Milepost 5, a mile north of Avalon Pier

For the reader who was wondering about the beach conditions about a mile north of Avalon Pier, here are a couple of pix from that area. Once again, the beach does not look too bad, all things considered. It will get better and better as the summer time approaches and the sand bars move back in to the beach.


Looking south from the access near Milepost 5, in Kitty Hawk.


Looking north around MP 5.

Milepost 19 beach

For the reader who was interested in the beach area around Milepost 19 in S. Nags Head, here are a few beach pix from the beach access there. The beach actually looked pretty good considering the overall state of things down that way.


Looking north at Milepost 19.


Looking south at Milepost 19.

That weather last Friday

I have been hearing tales from others around the banks about that severe storm that we had blow through last Friday. I read in the Coastland Times that the Ocracoke ferry dock station reported a wind gust of 115 mph. Also a friend was returning home in the height of the storm from west of here, and experienced the NOAA reported gusts of 110 mph on the Wright Memorial bridge. He said it knocked the car down to 30 mph and they could drive no faster! I do hope that all the severe spring weather is behind us now, and let the summer begin!

Foggy out last night

Yesterday afternoon the cold sea air started rolling back onshore, and it got right down cool! The fog rolling in off the ocean was really surreal. I walked over to the beach to see if I could get some kind of pic which might show what it felt like. I don't think the pic does it justice, but it was really neat. These very large pelicans were just lazily riding the thermals just over the duneline along the beach. It was awesome seeing them just appear out of the fog and then fade away into it down the way.

New webpage with S. Nags Head pics

Here's the new page of pics taken May 7, 2005 in South Nags Head.


SOUTH NAGS HEAD PICS WEBPAGE

S. Nags Head today at Indigo

Someone asked about the Indigo Beach access in S. Nags Head and how the beaches fared during this latest battering. There was some loss of beach and the newly built and planted berms. The usual hotspots of Surfside and Seagull were the worst. A lot of water line and some electric cables were broken in those areas. These two pics were taken at the Indigo beach access for the requester. To answer your question, no, the access has not been repaired. The parking lot has been planted in beach grass so I assume that means no vehicles. The walkover still has no stairs and is marked closed. There is no beach there at high tide anyway.

I am working on a webpage with many more shots of this morning in S. Nags Head and will get that up sometime today. Not sure when as I have to go do another job in just a few minutes! Stay tuned.

A bit quieter this AM

Still blowing steady 15 from the NW, with gusts to about 30 mph, but it seems a lot quieter. Last night it was just a steady roar. We are finally clear of all the rain. Later this morning I'm going to try to get over to the beach to see what damage has been wrought, so be sure to check back later in the day for some pics.

Tidal rush is on!

The winds have been steadily backing around so that now they are northwest. Around noon today the report I got on the sound tide was quote "it would be easier to fish your crabpots with a wheelbarrow today, the sound's so dry"! All the water has been blown south and banked up against the west shore of the Pamlico sound all day. Now the wind has shifted and the water is rushing back in one big gulp. Just now we rode downtown Manteo to the boat ramp and the water is already up to the parking lot level with the lowest docks. I'm sure it will get higher in the next few hours. It is still raining and the radar shows one more heavy band to move through here in the next few hours. Some areas just east of I 95 in NC received more than 12 inches of rain for this storm's total. I pity the farmers who just planted crops out there.

Still blowing...

Still blowing about 30 plus steady with gusts to 47 mph at Manteo airport. Still raining pretty steady. My garden is drowned. Limbs have been hitting the house roof all day. At least it is cleaning them out before hurricane season!

Wind Gusts

Gusts to 53 mph in the last hour at Manteo airport. Buxton appears to be off the air.

"Tropical Storm" today!

It is not unlike a tropical storm out there today, except it's a little cooler! The winds are whipping around 40 mph and the rain is heavy. Weather channel says Hatteras has gotten over 4 inches so far. I know it rained pretty hard all night. Looking at the radar this thing even has an eye to it, right off Cape Fear. You can actually see it spinning out there. Last night when driving home across the Nags Head causeway, I haven't seen the tide so low in a while. The shallow shoreline was WAY out there! Winds are to back around to the north and west later today and tomorrow. Could be some soundside flooding from that.

The weather is pretty today

Pretty today but a little cool. Tomorrow is to start clouding up and by Friday the local TV stations are predicting yet another nor'easter. Oh boy, here we go again! I'm so sick and tired of windy cold weather! When will summer finally get here? I know, I know, about the middle of June I'll be wishing for a little cool breeze, and some room on the by-pass to drive! Oh well!