Final Update

The nor’Easter that has been named Nor’Ida is slowly moving away from the North Carolina coast.  The rain and winds have diminished quite a bit and are still impacting the Northeast but we are calm for the most part.  No howling winds, no torrential rains….it is quiet now but we are definitely wetter than we were three days ago.  I have discovered the unconfirmed rainfall total I posted yesterday was not the grand total….the final tally for Newport News was 10.01 inches of rain.  Only Virginia Beach received more rain at 10.25 inches.  Here are a few photos our local paper, The Daily Press, had online……

This photo was taken in Poquoson before the first high tide of the storm happenedon Wednesday, November 11th.  A good part of the city of Poquoson is below sea level so they generally flood first.

And looked what washed ashore in the Sandbridge area of Virginia Beach……and it is loaded with hazardous chemical.  They are trying to stabilize and anchor it before the next high tide. 

There has been a tremendous amount of property damage and some loss of property.  If you lose a house on beachfront property, they do not allow you to rebuild ~ they condemn the property and you lose your investment.  But that pales to the fact that six people lost their lives during this storm.  We were very fortunate……and I’m glad it is over for the most part.