Our power was restored Sunday night around 11:00pm after being off since late Friday night.
We were so lucky! Here's a quick video I put together of the hurricane. Of course, it doesn't show the massive wind we were experiencing around 3:00am Saturday morning. It was too dark to film and I was pretty much cowering in the hallway feeling the house rock and listening to the ceiling make creaking noises. Seriously thought we were going to lose it. The kitties were taking shelter under the stairwell where it was safest.
Landfall occured at Cape Lookout which is literally a 10 minute boat ride from our home. Highest gusts were clocked there at 115mph. Storm surge was worse further east where most of my family lives. Most everyone who flooded during Hurricane Isabel, flooded with Irene. Irene hung around here for nearly 24 hours and we were so happy to see her go, but prayed for those still in her path. My family down east way still don't have power. It could be Thursday or Friday before they get it back on. Thanks again for all the prayers and concern!
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We are so relieved that you are all ok! That must have been so frightening!
Purrs,
Cory and family
Fabulous pictures! We were lucky to only get 7+ inches of rain over 24 hours, so we dint get flooded. But TBT says it looks like you got what HE got in the 90s once (Hurricane Floyd?) where all the street and yard was just flooded for a whole day. And THAT was jusr rainfall from the higher neighborhood.
Flooding from below seems a lot worse cuz the water doesn't have annywhere ta go!
Very happy to hear you are all safe ♥
Wow, this is a very impressive video. We followed about Irene in TV.
Here in Germany we don´t have Hurricanes. Sometimes we have storms called Orkan. Not like a hurricane but scary enough...
Glad to read that you are all safe.
purrs
For not getting the absolute worst of it, you guys still had it pretty bad with Irene! I am glad to hear you are all safe, and that the electricity didn't stay out for too long.
Wow! VERY scary! We occasionally have torrential rain and flooding, but nothing quite like that. We're so glad you're all safe, uninjured. Good night, Irene, indeed.
Purrs to all!
That looked scary--we're glad that it wasn't worse!
We are so glad yoo are all safe. The video made us shiver ~ we could see how awful it has been. the water was moving so fast ~ it must have been very scary. xx
We are so glad you are all safe. It would have been scary to go through that and the high winds you described.
WHEW! We always wondered about your long front porch stairway, and then we discovered your house is on pilings...now we see why! Thank goodness you are all safe.
THat was a scary storm! WE are glad you and all your family are safe.
Wow, she was fierce!!! We think that was probably very scary for you, so glad that you and all the kitties are okay :-)
Glad you are all safe!
Evil Irene was just not friendly at all, but I am so happy y'all are okay!
Oh wow that is some storm!! Good grief!! Glad to know you are all safe and ok!! Purrs and hugs! take care
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OH we are so glad to see you are all OK. We know how scary these storms are, and you were so close. We watched this on TV and we noticed it sat stalled over NC. We were amazed at how quickly it went on , but it seemed to stay so long over NC. Thank you for posting the video, it was good you got your power back so quickly.
purrs
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Glad to know you are ok!!
We are glad you are okay!
Holy crap! You were all so brave to have stayed and stuck it out! Our mom was glued to the tv the hole weekend. Being a natural disaster survivor, she really takes all weather disasters to heart. So, so glad you are all okay!
It is good that you are safe! Those winds in the dark night must have been very very scarey!!
Whew! We are so glad you guys are okay. By the time Irene got to us, she was still scary, but had lost a little of her punch.
Glad to hear you all are safe. Hurricanes are no fun at all!
I'll bet you were all scared to bits. I know I would have been! Glad it's over and you are safe. Hey, do you know Cooper the Photographer Cat?? I interviewed him for the RPO blog -- come check it out!
That must have been terrifying. Glad you and the kitties are OK.
Wow! Scary stuff!! We got hit too but it had mellowed out by the time it hit Canada.
Glad everyone's ok!
Happy Blogoversary gang!
We hope you're all doing well. We came by to wish you a Happy Blogoversary.
Happy Blogoversary furriends!
Happy Blogiversary!
Happy Blogoversary from us too!
Happy Blogoversary!
The Florida Furkids and Angel Sniffie
Happy Blogoversary, furriends. Hope all's well!
Tom
xoxo
Happy Blogoversary!
Happy Blogoversary, dear friends! We are so thankful for you and your friendship. :)
I am so glad that you are safe and escaped the worst of it. Happy Blogoversary!
Happy Blogoversary!!
Glad you all made it through the storm safely.
Happy Blogoversary!
Happy Blogoversary to you all! That hurricane was a mean one. Glad you are safe!
Hugs and purrs from all of us,
Mindy
Moe
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Cookie
Moe
Oh my goodness!! So glad you are safe. My daughter lives in N.Y. so I was really worried about her during that storm.
It was nothing like that up there.
Good video.
We've been missing our Creek Cats updates. Hope everything is OK.
--Jasper
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