We made it through TS Hanna. A quick walk to the beach this morning revealed a scene that I had prayed for throughout the night. No erosion, at least in the area where we live. One of the neighbors on the ocean front lost the rail from his deck, but that's the only damage I observed. We lost power for only a short time, as did some other Topsail Island residents. The outages were not city wide but spotty, and all power is back on now. Rainfall was not as much as expected, there was some street flooding, but all streets are ok. The fishing piers sustained no damage that I am aware of.
Our neighbors to the South didn't fare as well as us. This is what I have been able to gather up to now.
Bald Head Island: The island was still without power at 9:30 a.m. Shingle damage was reported.
Boiling Spring Lakes: There were some trees and power lines down, but no major damage.
Calabash: There was some damage to signs, and there were fallen trees in some areas.
Caswell Beach: The door of the Oak Island Lighthouse blew out, damage to a building in town was reported.
Holden Beach: There was minor property damage, slight erosion and scattered outages. The bridge has reopened.
Oak Island: There was some overwash reported on the beach.
Ocean Isle Beach: There was some overwash at the east end of the island.
Southport: There were some fallen trees and scattered debris.
Sunset Beach: There was some minor damages to homes and some beach erosion. The bridge has reopened.
It appears that Ike and Josephine may not threaten the Topsail area, so we are hopeful that we will not have to repeat last night this year. But we do live in a hurricane area, and this is what we do if we want to live here. We have to accept the bad to have the good. We pray that there is no further loss of life from this storm or others behind it.
I have heard that fishing is good behind a storm. I have heard that fishing is bad behind a storm. The only thing I am sure of is if you like seaweed, you can pull up plenty of it after a hurricane, or a TS or a Nor'Easter passes through. So I don't know what to tell you about the prospect of fishing for the rest of the week. I will let you know as I start to get reports.
Till next time....
Thankful that we weathered the storm!
Johnny and Donna
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