Shoreli
The
October 2005 • Vol. 2, No. 4 A Shoreline Community, Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.
Ophelia Slams PKS
By Dick Reeves
What’s worse, a category one hurricane that
hangs around too long or a two or three that
blows through in a hurry? The experts will be
debating that for a while but many long-term
residents I talked to believe that Ophelia was
the worst yet to visit our shores. The good
news is that there were no deaths or serious
injuries; major property damage was minimal
(Bill Strube had a tree crash through his roof
- see right by Bob Ruggiero - and the Beacon’s
reach marina suffered major damage; the
first responders and volunteer block captains
acted promptly and admirably, according to
Mayor Joan Lamson. She especially praised
the volunteers and singled out Jay Kocher
who manned the phones at the public safety
building non-stop for a day and a half.
Building Inspector Chris Jones estimated
total property damage including all structures
Ophelia Beach
Erosion
By Gregory (Rudi) Rudolph
The following provides a summary of
the beach conditions along Bogue Banks
in regards to Ophelia, a cyclone with slow
movement, very high water levels from
the lift and push from the storm itself and
prolonged NE winds, and landfall at high
tide. Although the Shore Protection Office
was unable to drive the entire reach of Bogue
Banks this morning, we did conduct drive-by
spot check reconnaissance at various portions
of the island. The legacy of this storm
however for Bogue Banks will likely be the
potentially record setting soundside flooding.
(a) We’re please to report that in general,
the beaches fared well. Dune erosion was
very minimal and there are very few examples
of scarping along the entire beach. In some
areas the scarps were immediately covered, or
“masked” by the wind-blown sand once high
tide subsided. The attached picture taken at
Bogue Inlet demonstrates this masking effect.
The other attached pictures are taken along
various stretches of Bogue Banks. There
are some reports of some very minor dune
scarping towards western Emerald Isle - we
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and cleanup at $5 Million (Carteret New Times
reported $11 million) the appropriate figure
will be submitted to the state and federal
disaster relief agencies.
The overall story of destruction is graphically
delineated on these pages by our official
photographers Bill and Kathy Foy with thanks
for getting one more on the record for the
hurricane capital of the world.
EMS Director Bill Mathius reported that all
went smoothly. Fire and EMS crews had all
streets open to emergency vehicles within two
hours after the winds subsided (i.e., 10 a.m.
Thursday Sept 15). Pickups of the mountains
of trash began on T uesday Sept. 20 and should
be long completed by the time you read this.
(It is important to remember that material here
has been submitted for publication on Sept. 20
so that everything you read is very stale news
at best. Hurricane Rita is building up in the
Gulf as I write this and who knows what can
happen in the next 30 days) Compared with
Katrina and Rita, our damage, while personal,
is relatively insignificant.
As usual, Carteret Craven and the telephone
companies responded admirably with all
services restored in 24 hours. A number of
people have suggested that the local radio
station in Morehead City, WTKF, 107.3FM, is
a more dependable source of local information
when the phones, TV and electric power are
down.
I had hoped to have a report from Reggie
on the golf course but he has been very busy
on the mammoth job of cleanup and getting
the course ready for play. You need only to
have looked at the mountain of debris in the
parking lot or review the photos on this page
to realize the scale of this job.
Town Hall 247-4353
Tree on a Roof
By Bob Ruggiero
Local residents Bill and Lois Strube were
rudely awakened during the height of the recent
hurricane by a loud crash that literally shook
their house. When they went to investigate the
noise they found a limb and leaves of a live
oak tree had pierced the roof of their residence
allowing rain to pour into the living room The
rain caused the ceiling tile and wall insulation
to fall into the room and was saturating both
walls and carpet. Pine Knoll shores Fire/EMS
and police personnel were canvassing the town
seeking areas where help was needed. When
they arrived, the rescuers surveyed the problem
and called for a work crew who used a chain
saw to remove the affected limb that had pierced
their roof. The work crew also patched the hole
in the roof, preventing additional damage within
the living room. The Fire/EMS personnel are to
be commended for their rapid response to the
damage and the help that was offered to one
family in need of assistance.
Photos by Bill and Kathy Foy
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