Aug 27th 2011, 19:46:19
Lived on the Outer Banks for 20+ years. Never evac'ed. Never needed to. We get the tourists out of the way and batten down.
The worst one recently we had was Isabel, back in '03. Breached several spots down near Hatteras spilling into the Albemarle, military transports bringing in those giant industrial generators etc
Was the closest to danger I've ever been in from a hurricane. We were well prepped, lived up on a piece of high land, generators food water gas for the grill etc etc But my grandmother up on the north end of Kitty Hawk didnt have everything she needed, so me and a few guys went out for a "delivery." Theres a low spot on the bypass where you go from KDH into Kitty Hawk that always floods, but decided we could make it, my suv had a snokel kit, but honestly was actually scared, I was using the wipers to keep the windshield clear of ocean water that was breaking over the hood.
Not my brightest moment admittedly.
