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Nor'easter Pounds Carolinas, Virginia

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The Associated Press

Published: September 26, 2008

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. - Strong winds kicked up rough surf Thursday as an intense low-pressure system chugged toward the Southeast coast with wind gusts of up to 40 mph, knocking out power to thousands of homes in Virginia.

Minor flooding was reported along the coast from South Carolina to Virginia, and forecasters expected flooding during high tide Thursday evening.

In Wrightsville Beach, vacationers Bill and Linda Schweikert of Stow, Ohio, snapped photos of gray, head-high waves in brisk, 30-mph winds.

"Lake Erie doesn't do this very often," said Linda Schweikert, 62, a retired teacher. "It is pretty."

National Weather Service forecaster Steve Pfaff said the storm should make landfall near Myrtle Beach, S.C.

"It does not have any tropical characteristics, but it is still an intense nor'easter," Pfaff said.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Kyle formed in the Atlantic about 645 miles south of Bermuda.

The storm is headed to the north and could strengthen in the next couple of days, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

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