Nasty November Nor'Easter
Cue the music... Here comes the sun (doo-doo-doo-doo), here comes the sun... And I say, It's all right...
After days and days of dreary, rainy, gray and downright miserable weather, the skies parted this afternoon and the sun made an appearance! I must admit, I love a stormy day here and there, but this past week was one for the books. As the nor'easter (nick-named by the Weather Channel Nor'Ida after remnants of tropical storm Ida) sat firmly overhead for three days, we had a bit more rain and wind than we'd expected. Water levels rose pretty high, especially during high tides, making the Beach Road impassable in many places. But today, after a weekend and then some of stormy weather, we began to see some relief. Judging by the traffic, I think everyone was out and about this afternoon checking out the beach to see if it was really as Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel had predicted. Adam, Sam and I went to Gull Street in Nags Head to survey the situation. The beach there looked fine--possibly a bit more narrow--but relatively unscathed nonetheless. Sam was quite pleased with the number of seashells that the storm had washed up, and we spent a good half hour scouring the sand for beach glass.
After nasty Nor'Ida, I'm looking forward to a sunnier week. The Weather Channel's calling for sunshine over the next few days, and I think many Outer Bankers will be outside enjoying the change!
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