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Late mid-morning tour around Oriental:

Off of the dinghy dock at the end of South Water Street. High waters flowed over the top, leaving only some of the dock showing. Meanwhile, the water totally covered the breakwater that usually separates the anchorage from the river.

Gusts bend a tree near the Station 19 fire station on Straight Road, where many area residents use the high ground as a harbor for their vehicles.

Meanwhile, at a home on Factory Street, care was taken to put a Barbie car on higher ground. Nearby, the upper Duck Pond was overflowing its banks.

For good reason, the Town of Oriental has more than one High Water sign in its collection. This one was deployed on Factory Street alongside the upper Duck Pond. In the distance, the flood waters covered the area around the intersection of Factory and Main.

Along the South Avenue waterfront, with the Lou Mac Park pier in the background. The waters were high, sometimes splashing over on to the road, but considering it was part of a hurricane, the waters were not furiously churning.

Looking in the other direction on the South Avenue waterfront.

Near the Oriental bridge, the Red Rickshaw prepped for the storm by lowering its awning. Those planters don’t look as though they’d be moving.

Oriental’s Town Hall, higher and drier than it was in 2011’s Hurricane Irene. The then-flooded building on Broad Street is currently under renovation — and under blue tarps to keep the drenching rains at bay.

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Posted Sunday October 28, 2012 by Melinda Penkava