re: Hurricane Florence - Catastrophic Flooding Potential

I was thinking about the storm moving south to north lol

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M4 Media?I've seen better oceans in the quad.

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Whoever this is

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Frying Pan Shoals Light

Location
North Carolina

Coordinates
33°29'N 77°35'W

Year first constructed
1964

Automated
1979

Deactivated
2003

Foundation
Steel

Height
80 ft (24 m)

Fog signal
Fog horn

ARLHS number
USA-313

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Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower is a decommissioned lighthouse located approximately 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Southport, North Carolina and 32 miles (51 km) from Bald Head Island, North Carolina.[1] The light tower is modeled after a steel oil drilling platform, known as a “Texas tower” on top of four steel legs that was engineered to be used as a lighthouse housing several Coast Guard members. The 80-foot (24 m) light tower marks the shoals at the confluence of the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean.[2] The platform consists of two floors. The subfloor is a living area of approximately 5,000 square feet (460 m2) that includes seven bedrooms, kitchen, office, storage area, recreation area and toilet facilities.[citation needed]

The light tower is accessible by helicopter and by boat. A January 2010 onsite inspection by an engineering firm that was contracted by the Coast Guard determined that the helipad platform can indeed support a helicopter and that the entire structure, while in need of repair, was 'structurally sound'.[3][dead link] The lower stairs to the light tower were destroyed by a hurricane and the mid to upper section stairs have experienced significant deterioration due to the salt environment.

The tower was replaced by a buoy in 2003 and no longer serves as an aid to navigation but due to the structure attracting a wide range of aquatic life, it is an oft visited site for fishermen and divers. The Coast Guard considered demolishing the light for use as an artificial reef, but instead held an online auction where the winning bid was by a South Carolina diving and research firm Shipwrecks, Inc. in 2009 for $515,000.[2] However, the company failed to make the down-payment[4] and subsequently, the tower returned to government hands and was sold again in August 2010 for $85,000 to a private individual, Richard Neal of Charlotte, North Carolina.[5] Neal, with the aid of volunteers, has refurbished the light, converting it into a "bed-and-breakfast for the adventurous", with accommodation for up to eight. The facility is now open for paying guests.[6]

If anyone else has Surfline access the Frisco Beach cam is directly on the beach and should show the surge pretty clearly as it comes up (if it stays live)

Frying Pan cam is getting dark out there

Peir is taking a beating

Flag pole starting to shake pretty good.

Another OT tigerdroppings shout out .

Buoy 41037 at 33.99N 77.36W is gusting near 70 mph

Still high and dry.

Storms a Cat 2 now? Weak.

Some tasty waves for sure. Wouldn't want to be on that Pier.