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Damage Piling up in Kill Devil Hills
Aired September 18, 2003 - 15:39 ET
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MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's move on to Brian Cabell, who is smart enough not to have an umbrella in 60 to 100-mile-an-hour winds. He is out there, nevertheless, getting soaked, and has some -- well, there has been a fair amount of damage there in Kill Devil Hills hasn't there?
BRIAN CABELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, a fair amount, Miles. Not an awful lot. This house, for example, seems to be well-constructed, seems to be fairly new as a matter of fact, well-braced as well, although frankly, I can see these two-by-fours acting as braces, shaking in the winds, which leaves me a little bit shaky. So, maybe I just ought to leave out of here.
But take a look over here to this side of me. You see a house that is under construction. We've seen the facade of that ripped off over the last half hour or so. It hasn't come down by any means, but it looks to be just the facade, as I say.
And look over here. You can see this business over here. A sign has been ripped off, probably in the last hour or so. I did not actually see it. You can see the signal lights over there shaking in the distance.
The winds have picked up. They've been steady, I'd say, for the last two to three hours. I'd say probably low category 1 winds. One thing you have to worry about, of course, are these cables overhead, the wires overhead.
We've been without power for the last, I'd say, about two to three hours or so. People are gathered underneath the hotel.
And speaking of which, take a look at the hotel right now, a hotel that's been hospitable enough to keep us all here, mostly media, a number of employees, as well as residents who decided to stay. Unfortunately, some of the facade there has ripped off, along with some insulation. This has occurred all within the last two to three hours.
There are some concerns about other parts of the buildings, an enclosure over the swimming pool. It seems to be fine.
Let me tell you about Highway 12 here behind me. About a mile or two down, there is a road closure, basically because the surf has washed over it. You can't get by there now unless you're going with a four-wheeler. Also, a couple of miles the other side toward Nags Head, the same thing. The surf has washed over Highway 12. So, if you wanted to evacuate now, obviously it's a little late. You might as well stay where you are.
Let's take a look at our shot behind the building. This is looking out on the ocean. The tide has receded somewhat, but the waves are as high as they've ever been. They were telling us to expect 20-foot waves. I don't know if it ever reached that, but certainly it was a nasty looking surf.
It looks as though we're on the back side. That's what we're told by the meteorologists, so we're going to believe them. And the winds, though, seem to be about as strong as they've been -- Miles.
O'BRIEN: Good job out there. Stay safe as well.
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Aired September 18, 2003 - 15:39 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's move on to Brian Cabell, who is smart enough not to have an umbrella in 60 to 100-mile-an-hour winds. He is out there, nevertheless, getting soaked, and has some -- well, there has been a fair amount of damage there in Kill Devil Hills hasn't there?
BRIAN CABELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, a fair amount, Miles. Not an awful lot. This house, for example, seems to be well-constructed, seems to be fairly new as a matter of fact, well-braced as well, although frankly, I can see these two-by-fours acting as braces, shaking in the winds, which leaves me a little bit shaky. So, maybe I just ought to leave out of here.
But take a look over here to this side of me. You see a house that is under construction. We've seen the facade of that ripped off over the last half hour or so. It hasn't come down by any means, but it looks to be just the facade, as I say.
And look over here. You can see this business over here. A sign has been ripped off, probably in the last hour or so. I did not actually see it. You can see the signal lights over there shaking in the distance.
The winds have picked up. They've been steady, I'd say, for the last two to three hours. I'd say probably low category 1 winds. One thing you have to worry about, of course, are these cables overhead, the wires overhead.
We've been without power for the last, I'd say, about two to three hours or so. People are gathered underneath the hotel.
And speaking of which, take a look at the hotel right now, a hotel that's been hospitable enough to keep us all here, mostly media, a number of employees, as well as residents who decided to stay. Unfortunately, some of the facade there has ripped off, along with some insulation. This has occurred all within the last two to three hours.
There are some concerns about other parts of the buildings, an enclosure over the swimming pool. It seems to be fine.
Let me tell you about Highway 12 here behind me. About a mile or two down, there is a road closure, basically because the surf has washed over it. You can't get by there now unless you're going with a four-wheeler. Also, a couple of miles the other side toward Nags Head, the same thing. The surf has washed over Highway 12. So, if you wanted to evacuate now, obviously it's a little late. You might as well stay where you are.
Let's take a look at our shot behind the building. This is looking out on the ocean. The tide has receded somewhat, but the waves are as high as they've ever been. They were telling us to expect 20-foot waves. I don't know if it ever reached that, but certainly it was a nasty looking surf.
It looks as though we're on the back side. That's what we're told by the meteorologists, so we're going to believe them. And the winds, though, seem to be about as strong as they've been -- Miles.
O'BRIEN: Good job out there. Stay safe as well.
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