12 noon: Dewees Island has been feeling effects of Arthur since about 3:00 am, when the wind slammed in. The biggest gust I have measured thus far is 35 mph. The ferry is still running, and some folks are gathering over at Huyler House to play ping pong and watch movies. Storm Team Dewees (Liz, Judy, and Kate) have been out taking photos and checking out puddles and waves. We’ll be on the job all day, and we’ll keep you posted here. IOP was reporting 6-8 foot waves.

Below is a youtube video with early footage. So far, there is so much sand on the beach that we don’t seem to be losing much, but the waves are much bigger than usual, and high tide is at 12:53.

One of the biggest dangers is rip currents. We post info about rip currents periodically on this blog, and the news is very clear about staying out of the water today. Below is a video from NOAA about rip currents.