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November 13, 2009
Tropical storm pounds east coast
The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida pounded the East Coast on Friday, flooding coastal areas of New Jersey and New York and eroding beaches after slamming the Carolinas and Virginia. Crews tried to stabilize a 570-foot barge carrying containers of chemicals that grounded off Virginia Beach after it broke free Thursday night from a tugboat that was towing it from Puerto Rico to New Jersey. Flood warnings remain in effect in parts of western Virginia, where the Danville River at South Boston was more than 7 feet above flood stage. The Roanoke River crested nearly 4 feet above flood stage at Randolph and more than 3 feet above flood stage at Brookneal early Friday. Dominion Power reported that more than 155,000 customers remained without electricity early Friday in Virginia and parts of North Carolina. (21 images)

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Spectators look at a barge that broke free from a tugboat and was beached in the Sandbridge area of Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, Nov. 13, as remnants of Tropical Storm Ida moved through the area. AP / Steve Helber


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A resident talks on his cell as he walks through a flooded street in Norfolk, Va., Friday, Nov. 13. The area has been hit by remnants of tropical storm Ida. AP / Steve Helber



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Derick Reumel waits in his car for the tide to go down from a high spot just off Shore Drive, Friday morning, Nov. 13, in Virginia Beach, Va. The Virginian-Pilot / Vicki Cronis-Nohe



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A couple of Oak Orchard, Del., residents move through the flooded streets on Friday, Nov. 13. Remnants of Tropical Storm Ida pounded the East Coast on Friday, flooding coastal areas in New Jersey after slamming the Carolinas and Virginia. News Journal / Gary Emeigh



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Workers remove construction barriers from flooded areas in Norfolk, Va., Friday, Nov. 13. The area has been hit by remnants of tropical storm Ida. AP / Steve Helber



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Lisa Kendrick, walks her dogs, Gaiden, left, and Loki, along a sidewalk flooded from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida in the Ocean View area of Norfolk, Va., Thursday Nov. 12. AP / Steve Helber



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Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel stops to take a photograph of a South Nags Head, N.C. house that fell in to the ocean on Thursday, Nov. 12. The Virginian-Pilot / Steve Earley



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A beach house patio is coated in sea foam on a beach road in Nags Head, N.C. on Thursday, Nov. 12. The Virginian-Pilot / Steve Earley



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Dr. H Marks Richard walks back to his home in his back yard flooded with the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida in Norfolk, Va., Thursday Nov. 12. AP / Steve Helber



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Workers with a bull dozer try to shore up the beachfront damaged by erosion from the pre-dawn high tide in South Nags Head, N.C., on Thursday, Nov. 12. The Virginian-Pilot / Steve Earley



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Michael Graham of Savannah, Ga., looks out over the erosion from the pre-dawn high tide in South Nags Head, N.C., on Thursday, Nov. 12. T The Virginian-Pilot / Steve Earley



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Tad Agoglia with First Response Team of America based in Knoxville, Tenn., evacuates the Baker family from Spartan Village, Thursday, Nov. 12, as flood waters are expected to rise later in the day in the Norfolk, Va. Agoglia has been nominated by CNN as one of their top 10 heros of the year. The Virginian-Pilot / Stephen M. Katz



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Nelson Firth of Poquoson surveys Lodge Road in front of his home Thursday Nov. 12, in Poquoson, Va. Relentless rain drenched much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to New York's Long Island, inundating streets and forcing some rescues of stranded drivers in hard-hit Virginia. The Daily Press / Adrin Snider



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A vehicle is seen in high flood water in Norfolk, Va. on Thursday, Nov. 12. The Virginian-Pilot / Hyunsoo Leo Kim



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George Trice IV, left, and his father George Trice III investigate the flooding from their canoe on Church Street in Poquoson, Va. Thursday Nov. 12. The Daily Press / Adrin Snider



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Portsmouth firefighters use boats to evacuate residents of flooded areas in Portsmouth, Va., Thursday, Nov. 12. The area has been hit by remnants of tropical storm Ida. AP / Steve Helber



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The canopy of an amphitheater stands above flood waters on the Montgomery, Ala. riverfront on Thursday, Nov. 12. Montgomery Advertiser / Amanda Sowards



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Infinity Times, right, joins her sister, Impressive, center, and brother, Deandre, left, as they look to cross a flooded playground in the Calvert square neighborhood that was flooded from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida in Norfolk, Va., Thursday Nov. 12. AP / Steve Helber



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Larry Hall watches as the Roanoke River swells over the bottom of his back stairs at his home in Elliston, Va., Thursday, Nov. 12. Hall refuses to leave because during past flooding neighbors reportedly burglarized his home. The Roanoke Times / Justin Cook



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Tyler Simpkins, 16, left, and his father Russell Simpkins watch as the Pigg River flows over the old power dam on Power Dam Road in Franklin County on Thursday, Nov. 12. This is the proposed area for a white water recreational site by Franklin County Parks and Recreation. The Roanoke Times / Eric Brady



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Rose Mary Maier fights heavy winds gathering grocery carts at Krogers, Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Norfolk, Va. Virginia's governor declared a state of emergency Wednesday as unrelenting rain from the remnants of a tropical storm soaked the state, while officials in North Carolina braced for another day of heavy rain. The Virginian-Pilot / Ross Taylor



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