| A few personal Irene Pics | ||
 By: targadave | Posted By: targadave - (Send PM) Member Since: 2/19/2006 Location: KDH Total Posts: 2377 Experience:  Date Posted: 9/3/2011 7:43 AM |  |
Playin Mexican Train with Sal and Mel at the KH Hilton during the storm (much better than sittin in a dark shakin house with 3' of water underneath)  The 13 yr old planking out by the hotel pool (KH pier in background) Sunday morning sunrise. From fury to calm in just a few hours Easy to see the high water mark at Billy's Seafood (on the way home with Sal to survey the mess). Alot of Colington Island was underwater at peak flood  Only watercraft mishap was the canoe and an old yak getting pulled and deposited in the front yard Neighbor not so lucky with his boat drifting off his lift and ending up 300 yards away in a back yard Ground level mop-up/dry-out routine. Not my favorite job but at least no finished area to deal with. Sure glad the water didn't go higher. Amazing how flood vents worked perfectly | ||
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Older soundfront home across the harbor didn't make it. A small chunk of it drifted past our place and ended up in my neighbors yard
Being high off the water isn't always a good thing. Dune erosion definitely made this a bit more precarious
Soundfront pools are quite the hazard. This one almost compromised the house stability
Bay Drive piers took a big hit
This Bay Dr pier gets 1st place for survival, boat and all. Increase the mag and you can see where the starboard bow boat lift piling is heavily notched from the lift cross beam bangin into during the storm. The pier next to this one was completely ripped apart. 
Unfortunately this is what alot of soundfront piers now look like. At least the homes are mostly intact.
 By: Surfpainter | Posted By: Surfpainter - (Send PM) Member Since: 1/26/2009 Location: Carova Beach, NC Total Posts: 3877 Experience: Date Posted: 9/3/2011 10:42 AM | |
Fantastic photos! | ||
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 By: SeaBeasties | Posted By: SeaBeasties - (Send PM) Member Since: 9/2/2010 Location: Total Posts: 1787 Experience:  Date Posted: 9/3/2011 1:12 PM | |
wow! thanks for sharing the photos. | ||
. Guess it's all part of bein a modern day Banker. Amazing the # of soundside residents who had no idea of the potential flooding from the backside of this storm. Just look at the Floyd track versus Izzy (think I got Mellie a bit worked up yakkin about it at the hotel while everyone was watchin the water get drained out on the front side). Oh well, they sure know now. Good luck with your (potential) search!
 By: beachglass | Posted By: beachglass - (Send PM) Member Since: 11/19/2009 Location: Cincinnati, oh. Total Posts: 288 Experience: Date Posted: 9/3/2011 2:20 PM | |
Great pics! Glad you're safe! | ||
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