Isabel Photos – Tower T3
Frisco (near Cape Hatteras)
Looking North
Looking Northeast
Looking East
Looking Southeast
Looking South
Looking Southwest
Looking West
Looking Northwest
Flooding and home damage
Damage surveys in Kitty Hawk
Retrieving T3 off of the Outer Banks
Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills were flooded
Protective measures
Some of the plywood had been reused from Floyd/Michelle
Looking back on NC 12
Looking forward on NC 12
Dune washout from storm surge
The FCMP must have been one of the first to travel NC 12 after Isabel
Washouts on NC 12
Dunes spread over NC 12
More washouts
More washouts
Many obstacles lay between the team and T3
Like endless road clearing
Inching down NC 12
Road crews told us that the passengers in this vehicle were rescued during the storm
Beach access
Flooding and washouts
Flooded baseball field in Frisco
More roadway flooding
Driving on the beach was the only way to travel in some areas
4-Wheel Drive a wise investment in our line of work
Buried Military Truck I
Buried Military Truck II
Buried Military Truck III
The road to Hatteras Village (town seen in distance)
Driving to the end of the road in the Outer Banks
Effects of storm surge
One of many downed power lines
Waters that remain unresided
Hatteras Village from afar I
Hatteras Village from afar II
Tales from local residents
A new inlet is born
The northern team stands by the washout disconnecting Hatteras Village from the Outer Banks
The first of two bulldozers that pulled T3 through the loosely packed sand deposited by storm surge
Snatch Rope. Don’t leave home without it
The trailer shoveled too much sand for the Powerstroke
The FCMP deflated the tires for added traction but to no avail
The wind left the sand highly aerated, making it impossible to pull
The machine operator pulled us completely through this washout
Almost clear
Ready to be unhooked. Thanks guys!
Road crews told us that the upcoming stretch of road
would be the greatest adversity
The beginning of the worst stretch
Guess we aren’t going home tonight
We unhooked the tower to survey the road conditions (and pulled a sheriff out, too)
The gloaming hours
We asked the road crews to provide a pull. Here we are chaining the M-Truck
Away we went
through water
and darkness
The last pull I
The last pull II
The last pull III
The last pull IV
The last pull V
The last pull VI
No problem.
The last pull VII
The last pull VIII
Thanking the dozer operator
The first time Forrest had cell reception
