Tropical Storm Gabrielle picked up speed and prompted a new warning as it began to make its presence felt on the North Carolina coast. The storm's outer rain bands were moving into the Outer Banks on Saturday night, and its center will arrive Sunday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said, calling Gabrielle "a little better organized." The greatest danger will be flooding in low-lying areas and on roads, said North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley, according to The Associated Press."The most deaths during tropical storms occur when people drive into flood waters and drown. Rip currents will be strong in the ocean. The safest place to be will be indoors," he said.
But some North Carolinians were taking Gabrielle's approach in stride.
"When people hear about tropical storms, they assume houses are going to fall in the ocean," Margot Jolly, a lifeguard with Nags Heads Ocean Rescue, told the AP. (CNN)
