Jennette's Pier101-mph Wind Gust!

Big Blow -- The Pier was buffeted by heavy winds the other night including a 101-mph gust at 10:18 p.m. that may have been a microburst, waterspout or tornado. Previous to that burst, the winds were blowing 50 to 60 mph according to our instruments on the end of the Pier. A channel marker from Oregon Inlet was recovered in the swash and returned to the Coast Guard. Fortunately, the Pier only sustained minor damages.