Hurricane Florence: the early hours at Bridgepointe Marina in New Bern NC
Channel: Sailing Banjo
Date: 2018-09-30

Although limited by time and resources, we wanted to get this video out to show the speed at which storm surge can inundate an area. During the initial hours of Hurricane Florence, we witnessed several feet of rise over ten course of a couple hours... and those were the early hours.

Coupled with wind and torrential rain, the conditions only got worse as the day and night wore on.

Please forgive the choppy editing.

In an effort to assist our dockmaster, several of us volunteered in the morning and afternoon to help adjust lines. The hope was our efforts would help protect the boats and prevent any damage.  Most importantly, it was critical that no one be on the docks alone.

Unfortunatelt, the storm proved to be too powerful and many homes and boats were destroyed.  Some fell to wind, other to flooding from storm surge and rain.we had, at the time this footage was taken, no idea exactly how powerful the conditions would become. We were just happy no one got hurt while on the docks.  We were hopeful for little to no damage.

Our hearts and prayers go out to everyone who suffered loss during Hurricane Florence in New Bern and all of the southeast US.