Most of the people who live on Billings Farm Road in Ripton have been forced to climb up and down ladders placed into a washed-out culvert just to be able to get off their street.
the large wind field, fully foliaged trees and the close proximity to the land of a major populated center all the way up the east coast, there s bound to be a considerable amount of damage from that. our biggest concern right now though is the close approach to the outer banks and cape hatteras that will occur in the next six to 12 hours. what do we expect to happen in north carolina? well, very high seas and elevation of the tide with those high seas. overwashes of the barrier islands with the big waves on top it, some property damage and some road washout. understanding from talking to the emergency managers, they had a slow response to evacations which is very good. what happens as this storm moves north towards virginia and maryland and new jersey, new york, the new england area? well, one of the things, good things that s happening is, we re fairly confident in the