Residents of the Cape Fear coast escaped Hurricane Sandy’s wrath with no demonstrable damage to report.
The Mid-Atlantic states, however, are now bracing for Sandy’s arrival.
According to the 8 a.m. National Weather Service (NWS) bulletin, Sandy is moving north-northwest and accelerating.
The storm is “expected to bring life-threatening storm surge and coastal hurricane winds plus heavy Appalachian shows,” according to the NWS bulletin.
As of the 8 a.m. update, Sandy—still a Category 1 hurricane with 85 mph sustained winds—was 265 miles southeast of Atlantic City, N.J., and 310 miles south-southeast of New York City.
The tropical storm warning now includes the Outer Banks area, including the Pamlico and Albemarle sounds, and Bermuda.
Hurricane-force winds are expected along the Atlantic coast from Chincoteague, Va., to Chatham, Mass., including the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay, New Jersey, New York City, Long Island, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Tropical-storm force winds are expected north of Chatham, Mass., to Merrimack River, Mass.
Many Mid-Atlantic states are already feeling tropical-storm conditions and gale-force winds, according to the NWS bulletin.
Hurricane-force winds could reach the Mid-Atlantic states, including New York City and Long Island, later today.
According to WYDaily.com, Port City Daily’s sister publication in Williamsburg, Va., Sandy was battering the Historic Triangle with wind and rain Monday morning.
Locally, Brunswick County Emergency Services Director Anthony Marzano said Sandy delivered, “pretty much what we expected,” which Marzano said was, essentially, “nothing.”
No power outages, major flooding or road wash-outs were reported, according to Marzano.
“We had two or three trees that came down that were cleared by local fire departments. There was no flooding that caused any demonstrable impact,” he said.
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