Article: Isabel comes ashore on coast of North Carolina with wind, surf and rain, thousands lose power

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Dateline: ATLANTIC BEACH, North Carolina The eye of weakened Hurricane Isabel moved onto the coastal islands off North Carolina Thursday as the storm pounded the coast. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were left without electricity.

Most of the Outer Banks islands were nearly empty as rain flew at a 45-degree angle, driven by 96 kph (60 mph) wind gusts. Sea swells up to 10 meters (33 feet) were reported off the coast of Virginia.

The storm's eye started coming ashore after noon along the southern Outer Banks, just south of Ocracoke Island, the hurricane center said.

"This is still a very well-formed storm," said Max Mayfield, director of the ...

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