There She Blows!!!

Hurricane Irene raged through our area on Saturday, August 27, 2011.  We put everything we thought could fly away up or secured it, and went to Mark's dad.  With dementia, he sometimes doesn't realize things that are going on around him.  We came back to mainly make sure he wouldn't be upset.   It was breezy and sometimes rather gusty at his house. No damage to our house (mom and dad stayed there), we will be picking up limbs; but Irene did a number on NC and on up through the Northeast.  I think sometimes pictures say it all.

 Irene is one more massive storm...and she has her eye on NC and beyond

This storm is going to effect a lot more people than just those in NC.  She doesn't seem to be stopping.

 A person in Virginia Beach caught this as Irene approached the VA beaches.  This is an amazing picture!!!

 Destruction everywhere on the Outer Banks

 Lots more flooding

 Waves crashed and the erosion is tremendous on our coast.

 The beaches on the Outer Banks of NC took a big hit

 Irene moved slow over NC and dumped a lot of water

100 year old trees were no match for this massive storm.

I am thankful that Irene didn't strengthen to a Category 4 as they had predicted.  She made landfall a strong Category 1.  She did a lot of damage, but it could have been lots worse.  As it was said so many times before the storm hit, "We are preparing for the worse, but praying for the best."