THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, July 17, 1996 TAG: 9607160146
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 04 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: 27 lines
Cheyney Cole cuts the remains of a Bradford Pear tree that was a
victim of Bertha. The tree fell in his yard but stretched onto
Crystal Circle in the Bay Colony section of Virginia Beach.
By 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, tourists and residents were on the beach,
checking out the surf and what Bertha left behind. Some beach
erosion was noticeable.
Lifeguard Lee Moore had his hands full keeping people out of the
rough surf and strong undertow on Saturday morning.
Hurricane Bertha was a tamer beast here than people had feared, but
she left her mark on Virginia Beach. Even though she had lost much
of her punch during her journey over North Carolina and into
Virginia on Friday and early Saturday, her destructive winds and
churning surf crashed trees and chewed sand as she blew on through
and out of town.
KEYWORDS: HURRICANE BERTHA by CNB