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Little flooding and damage mark Hanna’s passing
Power out for some, three tobacco barns destroyed
By TED STRONG
Staff Writer
Tropical Storm Hanna cut power to more than 2,000 people Saturday, but sent only 21 people to a county shelter, said Paul Spruill, the county manager for Beaufort County.
By about 6:45 p.m., about 220 people remained without power, said John Pack, the county’s emergency management coordinator. He hoped only about 175 would have to wait until tomorrow to regain electricity, he said.
The wind caused damage to major power lines near Possum Track Road and Edward, Pack said.
Flooding was confined to low lying areas like Belhaven, Whichard’s Beach, Pamlico Beach and Washington Park, Spruill said.
The only significant property damage was the loss of three tobacco barns on Lizard Slip Road that burned down about 6 a.m. Saturday, Pack said. The cause of the fire wasn’t yet known, he said.
Bunyan and Pinetown volunteer fire departments responded, he said.
Beaufort County and the City of Washington had declared states of emergency for late Friday night and early Saturday morning, though the storm ended up hitting the town early Saturday morning and departing about midday.
The county and city proclamations limited travel and alcohol sales. The city proclamation also restricted firearms and gasoline.
“I think the county’s emergency preparations were on-target for a stronger event,” Spruill said. “But having said that, we view it as our job to be prepared, even if that means that we might be accused of taking the event too seriously.”
He said the county hadn’t cited anyone for violating the restrictions.
The county’s shelter officially closed at 1 p.m., Spruill said.
Fifteen minutes later, Thomas Blount, executive director of the Greater Pamlico Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, said all shelters in the state of North Carolina but one had been closed.
During the course of the storm, 1900 people stayed in shelters across the state, Blount said.
“We’re just waiting to see what Hurricane Ike is going to do before we decide what we’re going to do next,” Blount said.
Hyde County, including Ocracoke, came through the storm well, said Hyde County Sheriff David Mason.
“We had a few trees (down) and power out a little bit and some flooding in the low-lying areas,” he said.
There was a little flooding of N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke, he said.
“We got by this one and hopefully there won’t be another one,” he said.
By TED STRONG
Staff Writer
Tropical Storm Hanna cut power to more than 2,000 people Saturday, but sent only 21 people to a county shelter, said Paul Spruill, the county manager for Beaufort County.
By about 6:45 p.m., about 220 people remained without power, said John Pack, the county’s emergency management coordinator. He hoped only about 175 would have to wait until tomorrow to regain electricity, he said.
The wind caused damage to major power lines near Possum Track Road and Edward, Pack said.
Flooding was confined to low lying areas like Belhaven, Whichard’s Beach, Pamlico Beach and Washington Park, Spruill said.
The only significant property damage was the loss of three tobacco barns on Lizard Slip Road that burned down about 6 a.m. Saturday, Pack said. The cause of the fire wasn’t yet known, he said.
Bunyan and Pinetown volunteer fire departments responded, he said.
Beaufort County and the City of Washington had declared states of emergency for late Friday night and early Saturday morning, though the storm ended up hitting the town early Saturday morning and departing about midday.
The county and city proclamations limited travel and alcohol sales. The city proclamation also restricted firearms and gasoline.
“I think the county’s emergency preparations were on-target for a stronger event,” Spruill said. “But having said that, we view it as our job to be prepared, even if that means that we might be accused of taking the event too seriously.”
He said the county hadn’t cited anyone for violating the restrictions.
The county’s shelter officially closed at 1 p.m., Spruill said.
Fifteen minutes later, Thomas Blount, executive director of the Greater Pamlico Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, said all shelters in the state of North Carolina but one had been closed.
During the course of the storm, 1900 people stayed in shelters across the state, Blount said.
“We’re just waiting to see what Hurricane Ike is going to do before we decide what we’re going to do next,” Blount said.
Hyde County, including Ocracoke, came through the storm well, said Hyde County Sheriff David Mason.
“We had a few trees (down) and power out a little bit and some flooding in the low-lying areas,” he said.
There was a little flooding of N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke, he said.
“We got by this one and hopefully there won’t be another one,” he said.
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