The storm came ashore Friday night, battering the coast with 140 mph (225 kph) winds, heavy rains and a storm surge as high as 5 feet (1.5 meters). Rockport is a bustling seaside community when the weather is nice, and as the sun returned Tuesday, so too did many residents and owners of vacation homes. They're taking care of their own places," John Murray said as he worked around his Rockport salon, which sustained damage in a storm that also destroyed his boat. Someone died in a mobile home fire as the storm came ashore, though the fire marshal is investigating and additional details haven't been released. Some beach camps hoisted up sustained damage to the ground levels amid sustained flooding while the upper living areas remained intact.

Source: Fox News August 30, 2017 06:47 UTC