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Official: About 50,000 accounts without power in North Carolina
Thursday, September 18, 2003 Posted: 11:43 AM EDT (1543 GMT)
The eyewall of Hurricane Isabel, where the strongest winds are located, is coming ashore along the southern banks of North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center reports. The storm's top sustained winds are at 100 mph and forecasters warn it could cause heavy damage and flooding. Isabel is moving northwest at about 18 mph and is predicted to make landfall between Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout, North Carolina, in the next couple of hours.
(CNN) -- Hurricane force wind gusts pounded parts of the North Carolina coast Thursday as Hurricane Isabel's strongest winds swept closer to the mainland.
The storm's eye wall -- which carries the strongest winds -- was passing over the Outer Banks, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.
CNN cameras at North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, caught images of dunes' sea oats thrashed by driving rain as mounting waves raced up beachfronts.
A North Carolina energy official estimated that some 50,000 "customers" -- meaning power-company residential and business accounts -- had lost electrical service.
CNN correspondent Kathleen Koch, reporting in gusts measured at up to 80 mph, held up a large roof air vent she'd found ripped from a nearby building in Virginia Beach.
At 11 a.m. EDT, the eye of Hurricane Isabel was about 55 miles (88 kilometers) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The storm's maximum sustained winds were moving at 100 mph (160 kph), according to the hurricane center.
Isabel -- a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale of strength -- was advancing to the northwest at nearly 18 mph (28 kph).
The storm's eye is expected to come ashore during high tide, which could make the flooding worse, CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said.
A wind gust of 85 mph (136 kph) was reported in Ocracoke, North Carolina, and a 79-mph (127 kph) gust was reported farther inland in Cape Hatteras.
Inland regions on alert
Forecasters said that as Isabel roars ashore -- with tropical storm-force winds extending up to 345 miles (555 kilometers) from its eye and hurricane-force winds stretching about 150 miles (240 kilometers) outward -- inland cities including Richmond, Virginia, and Washington could experience hurricane-strength winds.
All federal government offices in the Washington area were ordered closed Thursday due to the storm, the Office of Personnel Management said. (Full story)
Isabel was expected to cause major air traffic delays. US Airways and US Airways Express canceled about 400 flights at airports in the Carolinas and Virginia, and other airlines are allowing passengers to cancel or reschedule their travel without penalties.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia.
In North Carolina, about 100,000 residents were ordered to evacuate. Local authorities asked people who remained behind to provide contacts for next of kin. Another 100,000 residents in Virginia are under mandatory evacuation.
• In Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, near where the storm is expected to come ashore, shin-deep water already covered a street near the waterfront, CNN's Jeff Flock reported. Isabel was pounding the area with sheets of rain and large waves. About 90 percent of residents had heeded warnings to leave the area, Flock said, but a few cars could be seen on the roads after an overnight curfew was lifted.
• The beach was practically deserted at North Topsail Island, North Carolina, CNN's Gary Tuchman reported. The narrow island is south of Isabel's center, so the storms powerful winds were blowing out to sea. Officials said they hoped the flood damage would be limited. A curfew was imposed until 7 p.m. Thursday in neighboring Surf City, where police said they would arrest people who leave their homes.
• In Virginia Beach, a handful of customers had breakfast early Thursday at the Waffles 'N Things restaurant, one of the few beachside businesses still open. The restaurant's windows were boarded up, and manager Tina Smith said she planned to leave if the weather got too bad. Winds gusting above 40 mph (64 kph) blew trash cans through the streets and snapped large limbs.
The sheer size of the storm has officials worried up and down the East Coast. The governors of Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware and Maryland already have declared states of emergency.
At least 10,000 people sought refuge in shelters along the North Carolina and Virginia coasts as of 8 a.m., according to emergency officials.
The American Red Cross said its 700 volunteers are waiting in eastern Tennessee, ready to move into where they are needed.
The Pentagon's National Military Command Center has a team of military disaster assistance experts on standby to coordinate any military aid to state and local governments in the storm's aftermath.
CNN's Patty Davis, Jeff Flock, Kathleen Koch, Beth Lewandowski, Bryan Long, Barbara Starr and Gary Tuchman contributed to this report.
Official: About 50,000 accounts without power in North Carolina
Thursday, September 18, 2003 Posted: 11:43 AM EDT (1543 GMT)
The eyewall of Hurricane Isabel, where the strongest winds are located, is coming ashore along the southern banks of North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center reports. The storm's top sustained winds are at 100 mph and forecasters warn it could cause heavy damage and flooding. Isabel is moving northwest at about 18 mph and is predicted to make landfall between Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout, North Carolina, in the next couple of hours.
(CNN) -- Hurricane force wind gusts pounded parts of the North Carolina coast Thursday as Hurricane Isabel's strongest winds swept closer to the mainland.
The storm's eye wall -- which carries the strongest winds -- was passing over the Outer Banks, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.
CNN cameras at North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, caught images of dunes' sea oats thrashed by driving rain as mounting waves raced up beachfronts.
A North Carolina energy official estimated that some 50,000 "customers" -- meaning power-company residential and business accounts -- had lost electrical service.
CNN correspondent Kathleen Koch, reporting in gusts measured at up to 80 mph, held up a large roof air vent she'd found ripped from a nearby building in Virginia Beach.
At 11 a.m. EDT, the eye of Hurricane Isabel was about 55 miles (88 kilometers) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The storm's maximum sustained winds were moving at 100 mph (160 kph), according to the hurricane center.
Isabel -- a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale of strength -- was advancing to the northwest at nearly 18 mph (28 kph).
The storm's eye is expected to come ashore during high tide, which could make the flooding worse, CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said.
A wind gust of 85 mph (136 kph) was reported in Ocracoke, North Carolina, and a 79-mph (127 kph) gust was reported farther inland in Cape Hatteras.
Inland regions on alert
Forecasters said that as Isabel roars ashore -- with tropical storm-force winds extending up to 345 miles (555 kilometers) from its eye and hurricane-force winds stretching about 150 miles (240 kilometers) outward -- inland cities including Richmond, Virginia, and Washington could experience hurricane-strength winds.
All federal government offices in the Washington area were ordered closed Thursday due to the storm, the Office of Personnel Management said. (Full story)
Isabel was expected to cause major air traffic delays. US Airways and US Airways Express canceled about 400 flights at airports in the Carolinas and Virginia, and other airlines are allowing passengers to cancel or reschedule their travel without penalties.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia.
In North Carolina, about 100,000 residents were ordered to evacuate. Local authorities asked people who remained behind to provide contacts for next of kin. Another 100,000 residents in Virginia are under mandatory evacuation.
• In Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, near where the storm is expected to come ashore, shin-deep water already covered a street near the waterfront, CNN's Jeff Flock reported. Isabel was pounding the area with sheets of rain and large waves. About 90 percent of residents had heeded warnings to leave the area, Flock said, but a few cars could be seen on the roads after an overnight curfew was lifted.
• The beach was practically deserted at North Topsail Island, North Carolina, CNN's Gary Tuchman reported. The narrow island is south of Isabel's center, so the storms powerful winds were blowing out to sea. Officials said they hoped the flood damage would be limited. A curfew was imposed until 7 p.m. Thursday in neighboring Surf City, where police said they would arrest people who leave their homes.
• In Virginia Beach, a handful of customers had breakfast early Thursday at the Waffles 'N Things restaurant, one of the few beachside businesses still open. The restaurant's windows were boarded up, and manager Tina Smith said she planned to leave if the weather got too bad. Winds gusting above 40 mph (64 kph) blew trash cans through the streets and snapped large limbs.
The sheer size of the storm has officials worried up and down the East Coast. The governors of Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware and Maryland already have declared states of emergency.
At least 10,000 people sought refuge in shelters along the North Carolina and Virginia coasts as of 8 a.m., according to emergency officials.
The American Red Cross said its 700 volunteers are waiting in eastern Tennessee, ready to move into where they are needed.
The Pentagon's National Military Command Center has a team of military disaster assistance experts on standby to coordinate any military aid to state and local governments in the storm's aftermath.
CNN's Patty Davis, Jeff Flock, Kathleen Koch, Beth Lewandowski, Bryan Long, Barbara Starr and Gary Tuchman contributed to this report.
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