Archive for August 25, 2011
The Word for Today is Evacuation
The word of the day is “evacuation”.
Ocracoke Island was evacuated yesterday. Today, all non-residents in Dare County are required to leave and just a short time ago, the order came out that all Dare County residents must evacuate by 0800 hrs on Friday.
Currituck County also gave the order – everyone must leave. This takes effect on Friday.
Eariler this morning, Governor Perdue has issued a state of emergency in North Carolina. With this order and the evacuation directive, it means after the designated time, no fire police or rescue personnel will be available to help in an emergency. You are basically on your own. Also, many of the medical centers are closing through Sunday. So if you plan to stay, be prepared to wing it.
I traveled various county roads today and the visitors are heeding the order. At certain times, it appears this is a major check out day after a week vacation. The roads are really crowded. As are the hardware stores.
Each news agency has their own version of the direction, speed and damage Irene will cause.
One thing is for sure, the “landscape of the Outer Banks” will look different on Sunday morning if just some of the predictions are correct.
I plan to spend the rest of the day “batting down the hatches”. Wish us luck and godspeed.
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