Offshore storms to churn up Atlantic coast this week
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Jenni Koontz of Epic Shutter Photography spoke about how high surf from Imelda caused multiple seaside homes to collapse in the coastal town of Buxton, North Carolina, on Tuesday.
The homes, once propped on high stilts, collapsed in the afternoon in Buxton, a community on one of a string of islands that make up the Outer Banks.
Five unoccupied houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks have collapsed into the ocean. Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda rumbled in the Atlantic on Tuesday, causing the damage.
Wind gusts and 12-foot swells joined forces to pull five Outer Banks homes into the ocean as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda churn in the Atlantic, North Carolina officials say.
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Humberto and Imelda creating hazardous conditions for Atlantic locales
Imelda is expected to bring hurricane conditions to Bermuda by Wednesday evening as Hurricane Humberto's track lets the storm bring dangerous surf and rip currents to the western Atlantic coastline th
Here's what to know about the storms in the Atlantic. As of 8 a.m. Sept. 30, the storm was 755 miles west of Bermuda, with winds speeds of 75 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane. Imelda is moving toward the northeast near 7 mph.