Snow blankets Outer Banks, Bodie Island lighthouse
SCHOOL SYSTEMS MAKING THAT
DECISION TO NOT HAVE
SCHOOL TODAY.
>> WINNER IN THE SNOW TOTAL
CATEGORY. YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE
HAD THE MOST. YOU'RE LOOKING AT
A LIVE PICTURE RIGHT NOW IN
BEAUFORT. LOTS OF FOLKS ON THE
OUTER BANKS. MEANTIME, THEY GOT
A HEAVY DOSE OF WINTER AS WELL.
THAT IS WHERE WE FIND WRAL'S
MONICA CASEY WITH A SPECTACULAR
VIEW. THE BODY LIGHTHOUSE,
MONICA.
>> AND YET THE SNOW HAS STOPPED
HERE IN THE OUTER BANKS BUT
LEFT BEHIND SOME BEAUTIFUL
VIEWS. TAKE A LOOK HERE AT
BODIE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE.
IT HAS BEEN A HOT SPOT THIS
MORNING FOR PEOPLE TO COME GET
PHOTOS OF THE SNOW AND YOU CAN
SEE WHY NOW WE'VE BEEN ON THE
ROAD SINCE 09:00AM. TAKE A LOOK
HERE AT THE MAJOR ROAD THAT
RUNS NORTH OF NAGS HEAD.
A LOT OF SNOW LEFT ON THAT
PRIMARY ROAD. I HAVE BEEN
SPEAKING WITH SOME
PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO CAME TO THE
OUTER BANKS SPECIFICALLY FOR
THE SNOW. A LOT OF THEM COMING
HERE TO BODIE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
IN PARTICULAR, GEORGE EVER.
IT TELLS ME IT'S HIS FAMILY
HISTORY THAT GOT HIM ON THE
ROAD FROM VIRGINIA BEACH
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
>> MOM AND DAD CAME DOWN TO
WINTERIZE THE HOUSE BECAUSE
IT'S GOING TO BE COLD AND THEY
HAD A BLIZZARD AND THIS IS
BEFORE CELL PHONES OR ANYTHING.
SO BUT THEIR MEMORIES OF THAT
AND THEN TALKING ABOUT THAT.
AND THAT JUST REALLY. GOT ME
INTERESTED TO COME DOWN HERE.
>> NOW WE'VE SEEN QUITE A FEW
PHOTOGRAPHERS PROFESSIONAL AND
HOBBY US OUT HERE TO CATCH
THESE VIEWS. PEOPLE ALSO
ENJOYING THE SNOW IN OTHER WAYS
SLEDDING EVEN BRINGING OUT
THEIR DOGS WHO ARE HAVING QUITE
A FUN TIME IN THE SNOW. WE SAW
A HUSKY WHO WAS JUST LOVING
IT OUT HERE NOW PRETTY MUCH
EVERYTHING IS SHUT DOWN IN THIS
AREA RIGHT NOW. OF COURSE,
SCHOOLS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
CLOSED AND BASED ON THE
CONDITION OF THE ROADS THAT
YOU ARE SEEING IN THAT VIDEO,
OFFICIALS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO
STAY OFF THE ROADS IF THEY CAN.
RIGHT NOW LIVE IN THE OUTER
BANKS. MONICA CASEY, WRAL,