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Old 08-29-2011, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by obxgal View Post
Having lived in the Outer Banks and gone through Cat 1, 2 and 3, I never felt we were in any kind of danger down here. Didn't even consider it a threat to this area.

I did watch as much coverage as to what was happening because my daughter still lives up there and we have many friends in the area. She's a 911 operator and is still on stand by for the next few days.

Over the years we've found that the "weather" channel and new stations over dramatizes things quite a bit. IMHO
Agree completely! Glad your daughter is fine. My daughter decided to stay at her house in VA Beach. Good decision because we are still without power 25 miles away!