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August 30, 2012

Labor Day Brings thoughts of Irene

Staff Writer MIRANDA BAINES

TARBORO — Last Labor Day weekend, Tarboro residents cleaned up from the damage caused by Hurricane Irene. This year, it is the Gulf Coast that is feeling the aftereffects of a storm – Hurricane Isaac.

Although Edgecombe County won’t feel an impact from Isaac, the potential for a hurricane to hit the North Carolina coast this season is still real.

“The peak of hurricane season is right around Sept. 10. We’re not by any means out of the woods,” said Barrett Smith, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Raleigh.

Sept. 15 marks the 13th anniversary of Hurricane Floyd’s landfall in North Carolina. The Category 4 hurricane caused catastrophic flooding in Edgecombe County, claiming the lives of several residents.

“The time to prepare for hurricane season is now, when no storm is approaching the North Carolina Coast,” said Lynwood Roberson, chief executive officer of the Frederick E. Turnage Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Roberson recommended monitoring weather reports and making a hurricane kit with the following items: weather radio, flashlight, manual can opener, canned goods, duct tape, plastic sheeting, three gallons of water per person, a 30-day supply of all prescription medications, and cash. Important documents should be placed in sealed water-safe bags.

“Being prepared can save your life, it’s just that simple,” said Roberson.

Red Cross volunteers in northeast North Carolina have prepared for this hurricane season by taking an inventory of trailers for emergency housing and supplies and dispatching two of its own to the Gulf Coast in anticipation of Hurricane Isaac. In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene last year, the Turnage Chapter opened 10 shelters in the region, housing more than 1,500 people.

“We provided a safe place to stay during and immediately after the storm and provided three meals a day,” said Roberson. In eastern North Carolina, the American Red Cross deployed more than 750 disaster workers in response to Irene, which created 1.4 million tons of debris, according to a Red Cross news release.

Tropical storms tend to develop in the Atlantic this time of year, said Smith, as opposed to the storms that develop in the Gulf Coast earlier in the season, giving meteorologists more time to track them.

“There are a couple of systems out in the Atlantic right now,” said Smith. He said current conditions are not favorable for the systems to develop into tropical storms or hurricanes; however, it is too early to make that prediction.

Hurricane season lasts through Nov. 30.

 

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