Just a little excitement on Saturday night.... Hurricane Irene tracked 87 miles east of us out in the Atlantic off the Eastern shore and wrought floods, high winds, and power loss. Three days later several thousand folks in the Northern Neck are still without power, however, we were designated as being in the tropical storm zone and our power was returned within 36 hours. Now we await the arrival of Katia forming in the Cape Verde islands. The scene above is Water Lane and Hoskins Creek at about noon on Saturday as I returned from my first shift at EMS. The Northerly gusts up to 50 mph sent 20 to 30 ft spray over the low lying houses on Coleman's Island seen beyond the channel markers. Click on the photo to see full size.
